Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

SAHARA (COVENTRY) LTD 

Sahara (Coventry) Ltd is a user lead community organization which provides services for Asian elders in Coventry City and the surrounding area. Some elders are vulnerable,isolated, depressed and find it difficult to cope.Sahara provides emotional support in office, during home visits and over the phone,runs Support Groups, Befriending Service and voices the needs and concerns of its users.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 23 years

www.saharacoventryltd.weebly.com

saharacoventryltd@gmail.com

02476252418

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£35£32£3n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22£20£19£0n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/21£29£21£7n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/20£21£23£-2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£15£25£-10n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18£19£36£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£27£31£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£33£19£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£12£25£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£36£42£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£54£71£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£57£51£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£52£59£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£56£55£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£54£61£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£74£52£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£47£47£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£72£68£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Coventry City,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£9,720
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£5,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£3,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Sahara (Coventry) Ltd
£5,000 21/06/2022
47% of the running costs of a befriending programme supporting Asian Elders in the Foleshill Ward of Coventry.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Sahara (Coventry) Ltd
£3,000 30/03/2022
Healthier Elders project
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Sahara (Coventry) Limited
£3,000 22/04/2020
4
Sahara Coventry provide support and a befriending service to an ageing Asian population in Coventry. During the uncertainty bought to us by Covid 19 they continue to provide support by telephone and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sahara Mens Project
£9,720 31/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver activities for older men from the Asian community. The project aims to provide social outlets for local men that experience isolation and a lack of support.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Sahara (Coventry) Limited
£2,730 11/12/2017
12
Sahara (Coventry) LTD support the elderly Asian community in Coventry, particularly those who have mental ill health and are socially isolated. They are seeking £2730 to fund an additional 5 hours ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sahara Project (Coventry) Ltd
£33,900 13/03/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of a befriending project in Coventry for older Asian people with mental health problems

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-79
  • RAVI VETSA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Self Employed Computer Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/2001, number: 1086900
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/03/2000, number: 03938524
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 27 days late, AR16: 31 days late, AR12: 222 days late, AR10: 81 days late, AR08: 127 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 2 days late,
Main office

SAHARA(COVENTRY) LTD
c/o The Methodist Central Hall
Warwick Lane
COVENTRY
CV1 2HA

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY SICKNESS AND SUFFERING OF ASIAN ELDERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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