Sahara Project (Preston) Limited

Analysis

Sahara Project (Preston) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, economic/community development/employment, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02967577). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sahara Project (Preston) Limited reported income of £437k and spending of £292k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £413k to £437k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Sahara Project (Preston) Limited sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Survivors Project (£435k), Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside (£442k) and Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights (£433k).