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Asharaf Union Trust
Asharaf Union Trust is a registered charity (number 1175533) based in Manchester, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £20k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £20k (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, Amateur Sport and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Somalia, Yemen
- Website
- www.asharafunion.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£20k£15k
- 2024£36k£43k
- 2023£63k£73k
Earlier years
- 2022£87k£72k
- 2021£98k£82k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF YOUNG PEOPLE [BETWEEN THE AGE OF 18 AND 25 YEARS] IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST AND UK IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:1. AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION.2. PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION , TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.3. PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF A VARIETY OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES.4. ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.
Grants received
3 grants · £16,300 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £11,000
- Forever Manchester · £5,300 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Dahir Sharif since 2016
- Ibrahim Kalif Sharif since 2016
- Jafar Sheilila Sharif since 2016
- Osman Mohamed Sharif since 2016
- Sayid Ahmed Sharif-Ali since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Dahir Sharif since 2016
- Ibrahim Kalif Sharif since 2016
- Jafar Sheilila Sharif since 2016
- Osman Mohamed Sharif since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Dahir Sharif since 2016
- Ibrahim Kalif Sharif since 2016
- Jafar Sheilila Sharif since 2016
- Osman Mohamed Sharif since 2016
- Sayid Ahmed Sharif-Ali 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
- 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
- 1175533
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 08 MAY 2016
- Contact on the register
- 07958124867 · Info@asharafunion.org
- 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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