Sahara Desert Mission

Analysis

Sahara Desert Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Sahara Desert Mission reported income of £43k and spending of £53k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £49k to £43k (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sahara Desert Mission sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warriors Community Project (£43k), The £1 Hospital (£43k) and Helenslea Tzedoko Limited (£43k).