Merseyside Somali and Community Association
Analysis
Merseyside Somali and Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Merseyside Somali and Community Association reported income of £92k and spending of £80k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £136k to £92k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Merseyside Somali and Community Association sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sayaban Welfare Trust (£92k), Nour Al-Sham Foundation (£93k) and Al Sharif Children's Education and Welfare Trust (£92k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
-We provide a community centre that is open 12 hours per day, 7 day week-Lunch club for the elders serving a daily average of 10 breakfasts, 20 lunches and innumerable hot drinks-Advice sessions on: Welfare rights, Health and drugs, Benefits, Jobs and training and Housing.-an advocacy and interpreting service for dealing with the authorities
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sayaban Welfare Trust | Leicester | £92k |
| Nour Al-Sham Foundation | Birmingham | £93k |
| Al Sharif Children's Education and Welfare Trust | Birmingham | £92k |
| Devizes and District Foodbank | Devizes | £93k |