# I Serve Ltd

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1110682 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1110682)
- Company number: 04860134
- Website: https://www.iserve.org.uk
- Latest income: £0; spending £22.4k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Accommodation / housing, Amateur sport, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout London, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
- Other names: Centre for Community Empowerment and Sustainable Development (working); Hornrelief (working); I Serve (working); Iserve (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/i-serve

Our support service gives our beneficiaries new ideas that encourage them to take their own initiatives and control of their own futures. Various activities are designed to help them gain new skills, confidence and motivation to help themselves and become independent.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2022 | £0 | £22.4k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2021 | £114k | £137k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1) to relieve poverty and distress, preserve and protect good health and advance the education of somalis in the United Kingdom and Somalia by the provision of advice, information and assistance in such matters as health, education, training for employment, translation services, housing and welfare rights and such other services as the trustees deem necessary.2) provide humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation to victims of disease, calamities and conflict in Somalia.3) the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure-time occupation in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for those persons who have need of such facilities.

## What it funds

I Serve Ltd is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief, accommodation / housing, amateur sport and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year I Serve Ltd reported income of £0 and spending of £22.4k. Over its last 2 reported years, to 31 Aug 2022, it spent £159k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as London, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from I Serve Ltd in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (iserve.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is I Serve Ltd open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from I Serve Ltd is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does I Serve Ltd fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as London, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

### Does I Serve Ltd give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that I Serve Ltd makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does I Serve Ltd give each year?

The register does not break out I Serve Ltd's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Aug 2022 was £22.4k. Over its last 2 reported years its spending averaged £79.6k a year.

### How large is I Serve Ltd?

In its latest reported year I Serve Ltd reported income of £0 and spending of £22.4k.


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