01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047037
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH13 9AP
OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace SASHITA Developing Rural Communities – SC039954 SASHITA Developing Rural Communities – SC039954 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to SASHITA SCIO SC047037 which is a SCIO.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
1.Providing access to clean water, thus improving health, learning capacity, opportunities for crop yield improvement and thereby raising standards of living. 2. Extending access to education and skills. 3. Supporting the development income-generating projects and micro enterprises. 4. Enhancing health & hygiene education as well as access to medical supplies and services. 5. Building the capacity of local groups and organizations to determine priority needs, manage developmental projects and cooperate with partner agencies, and in the longer-term, managing a sustainable community water point. 6. Mobilizing advice on optimum use of ground water resources, used water and fertilizers and by promoting soil quality preservation. 7. Fostering and support community development together with SASHITA IBINGO, through new projects and initiatives, including sport clubs, basic education, health education, skills training, etc.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1. the prevention and relief of poverty by providing access to clean water, thus improving health, learning capacity, opportunities for crop yield improvement and thereby raising standards of living. by extending access to education and skills. by supporting the development income-generating projects and micro enterprises. 2. the advancement of health by enhancing health & hygiene education as well as access to medical supplies and services. 3. the advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration by fostering community participation. by building the capacity of local groups and organisations to determine priority needs, manage developmental projects and cooperate with partner agencies, and in the longer-term, managing a sustainable community water point. 4. the advancement of environmental protection or improvement by mobilising advice on optimum use of ground water resources, used water and fertilisers and by promoting soil quality preservation.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £876 | £500 | 0 | 20 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £215 | £400 | 0 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,580 | £400 | 0 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,379 | £200 | 0 | 30 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £502 | £0 | 0 | 11 October 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
- 35 Colinton Mains Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sashita.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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