THE SAFFIRES PROJECT

Charity number: 1193407
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide outreach services to women working in multiple sectors of the sex industry, offering chaplaincy-style support, signposting to specialist agencies, and support them with any particular needs they express, practical or otherwise.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £129,579
Total expenditure: £113,555

People

5 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
No information available
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 February 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SAFFIRES (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rebecca Louise Panting Chair 04 February 2021
None on record
Deborah Joy Bryan Trustee 30 September 2024
None on record
ANDREW CHARLES ELTON Trustee 11 March 2023
WEST LEICESTERSHIRE U3A
Received: On time
ONE CHURCH LEICESTER
Received: On time
OPEN HANDS TRUST (LEICESTER)
Received: On time
Claire Elizabeth Greaves Trustee 23 September 2022
None on record
Susan Alyson Bamber Trustee 04 February 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £24.75k £39.69k £45.75k £129.58k
Total expenditure £45.84k £33.77k £41.74k £113.56k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 2025 10 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 10 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 17 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 17 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 23 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 23 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Feb 2021 as amended on 26 Apr 2021

Charitable objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: 1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH; 2. TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE SEX INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: A. PROVIDING OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES DIRECTED TO SUCH NEEDS; AND B. RAISING AWARENESS AND EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE CONDITION AND NEEDS OF SEX INDUSTRY WORKERS; AND 3. TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE SEX INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY OPERATING A HARDSHIP FUND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN OR AT RISK OF POVERTY IN EACH CASE IN THE CITY OF LEICESTER AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
c/o Central Baptist Church
Charles Street
LEICESTER
LE1 1LA
Phone:
07467139302
Email:
info@saffires.org.uk
Website:

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