Sahara UK

Analysis

Sahara UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackpool. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sahara UK reported income of £17k and spending of £24k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £17k (+8.4%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 354%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sahara UK sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Bluebell Park (£17k), Being Neighbourly (£17k) and Azher Iqra Educational Foundation (£17k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.