Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    SAHARA (SCIO) 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 30/11/17 30/11/18 30/11/19 30/11/21 30/11/23
    Total income £2,250 £0 £7,200 £0 £10,118
    Total spending £3,101 £890 £1,500 £0 £10,082
    Surplus/deficit -£851 -£890 £5,700 £0 £36
    Established: 9 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • Other defined groups

    Who supports 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - HAPPY DAYS
    £7,200 28/03/2019
    12
    The grant will fund small awareness groups on domestic abuse, forced marriages, mental health and other health issues primarily for BAME women in Lanarkshire and Glasgow. The grant will also fund ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 22/01/2015, number: SC045367
    • Notes: Previous legal name First Response for Females from 22 January to 17 March 2023.
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR21: 52 days late, AR19: 68 days late, AR17: 16 days late,
    Main office

    56 LESLIE STREET , FLAT 1/1, POLLOKSHIELDS, GLASGOW, G41 2JZ

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: To provide help and welfare services to females in need. To provide information, support, and respite to females. To protect females who are, or have been, affected by issues such as forced marriage, domestic abuse (physical, psychological, financial and sexual). To relieve hardship. both financial and social, and to protect and preserve the health and social welfare of females.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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