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Social Organisation for Unity and Leisure (Soul)
Social Organisation for Unity and Leisure (Soul) is a registered charity (number 1133445) based in London, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Shamim Miah since 2018. Latest income £494k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Soul (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £494k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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Public contracts won
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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- souluk.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£494k£479k
- 2024£451k£447k
- 2023£308k£303k
Earlier years
- 2022£182k£176k
- 2021£59k£58k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 74%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 21 LIVING IN TOWER HAMLETS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF;A ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B ADVANCING EDUCATION;C RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;D PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.
Grants received
9 grants · £108,838 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £73,148 (2 grants)
- The Clothworkers Foundation · £15,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £9,990
- Henry Smith Foundation · £8,250 (3 grants)
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £1,450
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Shamim Miah Chair since 2018
- Daniaal Karim since 2025
- Jamil Trofder since 2022
- Mohammed Gulzar Hussain since 2025
- Sufia Alam since 2023
- Tamanna Begum since 2022
- Tomas Tadese Kefela since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Shamim Miah Chair since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Shamim Miah Chair since 2018
- Daniaal Karim since 2025
- Jamil Trofder since 2022
- Mohammed Gulzar Hussain since 2025
- Sufia Alam since 2023
- Tamanna Begum since 2022
- Tomas Tadese Kefela since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1133445
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 AUGUST 2009 AS AMENDED 2 JANUARY 2010 as amended on 13 Dec 2020
- Contact on the register
- 02080641351 · info@souluk.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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