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Council of Somali Organisations
Council of Somali Organisations is a registered charity (number 1154667) based in London, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Abdiraxman Xirsi since 2019. Latest income £135k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as CSO (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £135k (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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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.councilofsomaliorgs.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Council of Somali Organisations LTD
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£135k£134k
- 2024£170k£237k
- 2023£384k£366k
Earlier years
- 2022£312k£265k
- 2021£427k£407k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:1. PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;2. INCREASING OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICE ;3. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE THE SOMALI COMMUNITY TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;4. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE SOMALI COMMUNITY AND THEIR CHILDREN, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION;5. PROVIDING DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.
Grants received
18 grants · £1,590,936 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 · £629,083 (3 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £398,600 (5 grants)
- Trust for London · £325,000 (3 grants)
- LEF · £150,000
- BBC Children in Need · £29,601
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Abdiraxman Xirsi Chair since 2019
- Dr Fowia Ahmed Ibrahim since 2021
- Fadumo Saeed since 2023
- Mariam Ali Abdulle since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Abdiraxman Xirsi Chair since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Abdiraxman Xirsi Chair since 2019
- Dr Fowia Ahmed Ibrahim since 2021
- Fadumo Saeed since 2023
- Mariam Ali Abdulle since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 1154667
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/10/2013 as amended on 07 Dec 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 07405401 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0208 064 0161 · kahiye@councilofsomaliorgs.com
- 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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