Somali Girls Can

Analysis

Somali Girls Can is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11116746). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Somali Girls Can reported income of £66k and spending of £68k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £130k to £66k (-49%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Somali Girls Can sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asian Sports Foundation (£66k), Stogursey and District Victory Hall Committee (£66k) and Dinefwr Indoor Bowls Club (£65k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.