OSCR Scottish charity profile

Sahara (SCIO)

ActiveCharity number SC045367
Registered22 January 2015
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC045367
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G41 2JZ
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OSCR note: Previous legal name First Response for Females from 22 January to 17 March 2023.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Sahara brings people together who have been isolated and suffering with poor mental health - it will be an opportunity to build relationships with other community members and learn skills from experts within the South Asian community and wider

Charitable purposes

  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional 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.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 November 2025£7,500£008 June 2026
30 November 2024£2,351£9,391021 April 2026
30 November 2023£10,118£10,082011 January 2024
30 November 2022£0£0027 December 2023
30 November 2021£0£0017 November 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
56 LESLIE STREET , FLAT 1/1, POLLOKSHIELDS, GLASGOW
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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