Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Static board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

SOORA ASSOCIATION

To relieve the needs of who are in need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances by: The relief of financial hardship, The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public,The advancement of education and trainings,The preservation and protection of good physical and mental health,provision for recreation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
04/04/23		£16,634	£12,656	£3,978	5
04/04/22	*	£40,297	£31,045	£9,252	9
04/04/21		£17,123	£13,173	£3,950	5
04/04/20		£7,468	£4,368	£3,100	5

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.soora.org.uk

INFO@SOORA.ORG.UK

01922 513009

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Financial or material assistance

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Somalia, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

JAC Trust	£28,569
National Lottery Community Fund	£17,512
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - soora
£9,034	25/11/2022	The funding will be used to offer wellbeing football and basketball sessions. The project aims to promote physical emotional and mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Welfare and Work (Pilot)
£8,478	29/06/2021	The funding will be used to provide advice around issues such as money management and access to essential services. The project aims to support members of black and ethnic minority communities who ....more The funding will be used to provide advice around issues such as money management and access to essential services. The project aims to support members of black and ethnic minority communities who have been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
JAC Trust - Improving food security and resilience of drought affected host communities and IDPs
£28,569	13/06/2021	Construction of 3 sanddams in drought affected communities in Somaliland
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to SOORA ASSOCIATION
£5,000	22/03/2021	The grant will pay for a delivery service for vulnerable people, as well as information and support

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

FARHAN ABDI MOHAMED (Chair) Appointed: 2019

GARAD ISMAEL BAAW Appointed: 2019

HASSAN SHEIKH EGEH Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/09/2019, number: 1185315

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR22: 12 days late,

Main office

Office 1
Heath Court
489-493 Coventry Road
Small Heath
BIRMINGHAM
B10 0JS

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS OF WALSALL WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO ARE FROM IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, BY: A. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON HOUSING AND WELFARE BENEFITS. B. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT. C. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY. D. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH E. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE

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