SAHARA PROJECT (PRESTON) LIMITED

Charity Number: 1050142
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The principal activities of the charity are to offer a free and confidential support service for women providing advice, information, counselling, volunteering and social activities and educational courses.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £422,667
Total expenditure: £355,152

Total income includes £155,019 from 12 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 October 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02967577 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KASH SINGH Trustee 13 February 2025
None on record
LINDA KENYON Trustee 11 February 2025
None on record
jackie louise flynn Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
RIFFTAT BATOOL Trustee 04 December 2012
None on record
RIAZ BEGUM Trustee 04 May 2011
None on record
SHAMIM REHMAN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £165.25k £413.24k £217.23k £287.44k £422.67k
Total expenditure £169.54k £223.84k £285.25k £229.57k £355.15k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £3.52k £119.02k £60.96k £53.36k £155.02k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 December 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 04 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 04 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

31 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 SEPTEMBER 1994 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 25 MAY 1995 AND 19 SEPTEMBER 1995

Charitable objects

(1) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF WOMEN OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN GENERAL AND OF ASIAN AND AFRO CARIBBEAN ORIGIN IN PATICULAR IN THE ARE OF PRESTON. (20 TO SUPPORT AND ALLEVIATE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF SUCH WOMEN. (3) TO PROMOTE GOOD RACE RELATIONS (4) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (5) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED AND UNABLE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE OR SUPPORT SCHEMES WHERE SUCH PERSONS MAY RECEIVE TRAINING WHILE IN EMPLOYMENT

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

PRESTON

Contact information

Address:
48-54 FISHWICK PARADE
PRESTON
PR1 4XQ
Phone:
01772702090
Email:
sahara.inpreston@btinternet.com
Website:

No information available