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Registered charity (CIO) · Birmingham

Soora Association

Soora Association is a registered charity (number 1185315) based in Birmingham, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Farhan Abdi Mohamed since 2019. Latest income £14k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £14k (2025)
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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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 6 more
Where
Throughout England, Somalia
Website
www.soora.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£14k£19k
  • 2024£18k£28k
  • 2023£17k£13k
Earlier years
  • 2022£40k£31k
  • 2021£17k£13k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS OF WALSALL WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO ARE FROM IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, BY: A. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON HOUSING AND WELFARE BENEFITS. B. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT. C. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY. D. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH E. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE

Grants received

6 grants · £80,837 total

360Giving 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 · £46,268 (4 grants)
  • JAC Trust · £28,569
  • Postcode Local Trust · £6,000

Most recent

  • Postcode Local Trust £6,0002025-06-30
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £18,8142025-04-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9422024-03-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0342022-11-25
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,4782021-06-29
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.

3 trustees on the board

7y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£14k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1185315
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Sep 2019
Contact on the register
01922 513009 · INFO@SOORA.ORG.UK
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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