SAHARA FOR LIFE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 24 August 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income: £537,878
Latest expenditure: £479,677
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Flat 1, Dicksee House, Lyons Place, LONDON, NW8 8NH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.saharaforlife.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity's objective and principal activity is the provision of relief to the sick and those in needof health care in Pakistan and in particular the provision of medical services and facilities to relievesickness in the underdeveloped areas of Pakistan.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £537,878
Total Gross Expenditure: £479,677

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £184,636
Total Gross Expenditure: £566,540

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £535,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £591,703

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £693,891
Total Gross Expenditure: £667,975

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £422,788
Total Gross Expenditure: £233,206

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £537,878
Total Gross Expenditure: £479,677
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £184,636
Total Gross Expenditure: £566,540
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £535,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £591,703
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £693,891
Total Gross Expenditure: £667,975
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £422,788
Total Gross Expenditure: £233,206
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 535359
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2519
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 537878
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £32,558
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £447,119
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 479677
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 395144
Expenditure Governance: 2400
Expenditure Support Costs: 51975
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £102,788
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £118,637
Assets Total Liabilities: £15,849
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £102,788
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15849
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £87,393
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 102788
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 102788
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 535476
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 535476
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £44,474
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £500,144
Expenditure Other: 47085
Expenditure Total: 591703
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 144
Expenditure Governance: 2400
Expenditure Support Costs: 47085
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £426,491
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £436,088
Assets Total Liabilities: £9,597
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £426,491
Creditors One Year Total Current: 9597
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £436,088
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 426491
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 426491
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 693891
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 693891
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £19,515
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £614,169
Expenditure Other: 34291
Expenditure Total: 667975
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 34291
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £482,718
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £485,498
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,780
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £482,718
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2780
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £484,948
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 482718
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 482718
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Pakistan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: SAHARA FOR LIFE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-08-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 16TH JANUARY 2001
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND THOSE IN NEED OF HEALTH CARE IN PAKISTAN AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO RELIEVE SICKNESS IN UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS OF PAKISTAN.
Area Of Benefit: PAKISTAN

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures