Registered charity (CIO) · Manchester
Greater Manchester Somali Community Association
Greater Manchester Somali Community Association is a registered charity (number 1170841) based in Manchester, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Abdirahman Said ALI since 2016. Latest income £6k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £6k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 7 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£6k£5k
- 2024£2k£2k
- 2023£1k£987
Earlier years
- 2022£20£0
- 2021£65£67
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 27%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PEOPLE OF SOMALI ORIGIN RESIDENT IN THE GREATER MANCHESTER AREA OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE THROUGH ACCREDITED ADVISERS AS WELL AS USING QUALIFIED TRAINERS TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE IN CHARITABLE NEED TO ENABLE THEM ACQUIRE EMPLOYABLE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS, IMPROVE THEIR JOB PROSPECTS OR SET UP A BUSINESS AND EARN ENOUGH INCOME TO IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING AND HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES.2. ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PEOPLE OF SOMALI ORIGIN RESIDENT IN THE GREATER MANCHESTER AREA OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY CLASSES FOR UNDERACHIEVING CHILDREN IN CHARITABLE NEED AT KEY STAGE 1 TO 4 LEVELS OF UK SCHOOL CURRICULUM AS WELL AS PROVISION OF ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Abdirahman Said ALI Chair since 2016
- Ahmed Mohamud since 2016
- Ibrahim Ahmed since 2024
- Libaan Ali since 2024
- Mohammed Dirye Jama since 2016
- Mohamed Hassan since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Abdirahman Said ALI Chair since 2016
- Ahmed Mohamud since 2016
- Mohammed Dirye Jama since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Ahmed Mohamud since 2016
- Ibrahim Ahmed since 2024
- Libaan Ali since 2024
- Mohammed Dirye Jama since 2016
- Mohamed Hassan since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Abdirahman Said ALI Chair since 2016
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.
Gaps to watch
- 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
- 1170841
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Dec 2016
- Contact on the register
- 07733708628 · gmsca16@gmail.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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