Council of Somali Organisations

Analysis

Council of Somali Organisations is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07405401). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Council of Somali Organisations reported income of £135k and spending of £134k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £427k to £135k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Council of Somali Organisations sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Namuwongo Community Foundation (£135k), A H Boulton Trust (£135k) and Burntwood Be a Friend (£135k).