Sahwr

Analysis

Sahwr is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03526335). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sahwr reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £674k to £1.1m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Sahwr sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Andover Crisis and Support Centre (£1.1m), Aylesbury Women's Aid (£1.1m) and Herring House Trust (Great Yarmouth) (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 1.8% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £835k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.