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Ethiopian Community in Britain
Ethiopian Community in Britain is a registered charity (number 299362) based in London, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Hamere Kassa since 2023. Latest income £70k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £70k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Also 4 organisations acting as trustee: Absro Solomon, Ishak Ayiris, Selamawit Mengistu, Tigest Bekele.
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, Accommodation/housing and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.ethiopiancommunity.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Ethiopian Community in Britain
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£70k£59k
- 2024£52k£75k
- 2023£78k£80k
Earlier years
- 2022£60k£64k
- 2021£66k£44k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 34%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(I) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS FROM THE ETHIOPIAN AND OTHER COMMUNITIES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS. (II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PERSONS FROM THE ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES. (III) TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, PARTICULARLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Grants received
8 grants · £193,570 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
- City Bridge Trust · £96,440 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £83,865 (3 grants)
- Camden Giving · £7,000 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £6,265
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage 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.
3 trustees on the board
- Hamere Kassa Chair since 2023
- Absro Solomon since 2026
- Birhan Dagne since 2022
- Ishak Ayiris since 2026
- Meheret Addisalem Eng. since 2023
- Selamawit Mengistu since 2022
- Tigest Bekele since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Hamere Kassa Chair since 2023
- Meheret Addisalem Eng. since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Birhan Dagne since 2022
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
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 299362
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6TH MAY 1988 AS AMENDED 28 JUNE 1998 AND 29 JANUARY 2006
- Companies House
- Company number 02252246 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02077944265 · postmaster@ethiopiancommunity.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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