Registered charity (CIO) · London
Somali Integration and Development Association
Somali Integration and Development Association is a registered charity (number 1167198) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Nasir Abdi since 2021. Latest income £63k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Sida; Sida UK (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £63k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Where
- Throughout London, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and more
- Website
- www.sidauk.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£63k£75k
- 2024£85k£85k
- 2023£83k£76k
Earlier years
- 2022£202k£191k
- 2021£146k£110k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 98%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LIVING IN THE UK WHO ARE SOMALI OR OF SOMALI DESCENT:A. BY RELIEVING PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS;B. BY ADVANCING EDUCATION; AND C. BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.(2) FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM SOMALIA AND ELSEWHERE WHO ARE RESIDENT OR ARE INTENDING TO RESIDE IN THE UK BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, REPRESENTATION, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN MATTERS SUCH AS ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION, MONEY, DEBT, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.(3) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS, PROTECT AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN SOMALIA AND HORN OF AFRICA COUNTRIES, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS, CLEAN WATER SUPPLIES, SELF-HELP PROJECTS, MEDICAL AID AND SUCH OTHER FACILITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM NECESSARY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.
Grants received
7 grants · £228,181 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 · £120,000 (2 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £39,416
- Power to Change Trust · £24,034
- Postcode Society Trust · £20,441
- United St Saviour's Charity · £14,300
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
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
- Nasir Abdi Chair since 2021
- Amal Ahmed Ali since 2019
- Edil Essa since 2016
- Ibrahim Deria since 2017
- Weli Farah Farah since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Amal Ahmed Ali since 2019
- Edil Essa since 2016
- Ibrahim Deria since 2017
- Weli Farah Farah since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Nasir Abdi Chair since 2021
- Amal Ahmed Ali since 2019
- Edil Essa since 2016
- Ibrahim Deria since 2017
- Weli Farah Farah since 2016
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1167198
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 18 May 2016
- Contact on the register
- 02073583274 · somali.integration@outlook.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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