Registered charity · Leicester
Active in Development AID (ADA)
Active in Development AID (ADA) is a registered charity (number 1155709) based in Leicester, governed by 5 trustees. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Active in Development AID (UK) (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan
- Website
- www.adasom.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021--
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE HORN OF AFRICA REGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ; (B) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.”•THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE HORN OF AFRICA REGIONS WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE IN PARTICULAR BY THE SUPPLY OF SHELTER, FOOD AND MEDICAL AID TO SUCH PERSONS. •THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, IN PARTICULAR FROM EAST AFRICA, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING:1. EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INCLUDING VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND REQUIRED SKILLS TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;2. SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.3. INTERPRETING/TRANSLATING/ADVOCACY/ HEALTH/HOUSING ADVICE AND EDUCATION.
Grants received
1 grant · £9,680 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 · £9,680
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Abdi Salam Adan Ibrahim since 2013
- ALI Mohamed Durow since 2013
- Amina Omar since 2013
- Farah Mohamed since 2013
- Mohammad Ibrahim since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Abdi Salam Adan Ibrahim since 2013
- ALI Mohamed Durow since 2013
- Amina Omar since 2013
- Farah Mohamed since 2013
- Mohammad Ibrahim since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Abdi Salam Adan Ibrahim since 2013
- ALI Mohamed Durow since 2013
- Amina Omar since 2013
- Farah Mohamed since 2013
- Mohammad Ibrahim since 2013
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1155709
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 JAN 2010AS AMENDED ON 23/01/2014
- Contact on the register
- 07424219689 · adainternational@yahoo.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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