Somali Womens Group

Analysis

Somali Womens Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05628941). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Somali Womens Group reported income of £11k and spending of £15k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £19k to £11k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Somali Womens Group sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colourful Dreams Foundation (£11k), Manchester Domestic Mission Society (£11k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God Mercy Seat Birmingham (£11k).