SAHARA PROJECT (PRESTON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-28 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£507K
+55.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£574K
+33.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£145K
+114.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £59,809 | — | £217,229 | £287,436 | £422,667 | £436,596 | |
| Operating profit | -£112,219 | — | -£68,018 | £57,866 | £67,515 | £144,727 | |
| Profit before tax | -£112,219 | — | -£68,018 | £57,866 | £67,515 | £144,727 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £67,515 | £144,727 | |
| Cash | £48,767 | — | £232,972 | £281,097 | £324,960 | £506,610 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £182,788 | £372,187 | £304,169 | £362,035 | £429,550 | £574,277 | |
| Net assets | £182,788 | £372,187 | £304,169 | £362,035 | £429,550 | £574,277 | |
| Equity | £182,788 | £372,187 | £304,169 | £362,035 | £429,550 | £574,277 | |
| Average employees | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £162,855 | £203,851 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -187.6% | — | -31.3% | 20.1% | 16.0% | 33.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 16.0% | 33.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -61.4% | — | -22.4% | 16.0% | 15.7% | 25.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 56.87x | 79.29x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BBS4TAX Limited ACPA
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has secured funding for the 2025-26 financial year from the Big Lottery, Preston City Council, Lloyds Foundation, Lancashire County Council. Friends of Fishwick and St Matthews USKSPF Employ and we will also look to identify other funding streams relevant to our work”
Significant events
- “During 2024-25 we saw an increase in the number of women seeking help and advice in relation to domestic violence caused in some cases by the cost-of-living crisis with women being the 'scape goats' for debt and financial difficulties.”
- “For many BME women Covid resulted in fear, isolation, anxiety and depression often exacerbating existing conditions. The effects of Covid will take years for some women to fully recover from.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGUM, Riaz | Secretary | 2011-07-12 | — | — |
| FLYNN, Jackie Louise | Secretary | 2019-09-17 | — | — |
| BATOOL, Rifftat | Director | 2012-12-04 | Oct 1961 | British |
| KENYON, Linda | Director | 2025-07-08 | May 1960 | British |
| REHMAN, Shamim | Director | 1994-09-14 | Oct 1937 | British |
| SINGH, Kash | Director | 2025-03-17 | Nov 1960 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAPU, Aisha | Secretary | 1995-12-14 | 1998-03-12 |
| BARRETT, Eileen Mary | Secretary | 2005-10-03 | 2010-04-22 |
| BHANDARI, Angela | Secretary | 1994-09-14 | 1995-09-14 |
| DALA, Zulekha | Secretary | 2002-04-22 | 2003-04-10 |
| ENTWISTLE, Eileen Mary | Secretary | 2003-04-10 | 2004-03-17 |
| KHAN, Nweeda | Secretary | 2004-03-17 | 2005-10-03 |
| MOHAMMED, Zafar | Secretary | 1998-03-12 | 2001-09-12 |
| SAHARA IN PRESTON | Corporate Secretary | 2010-04-22 | 2010-10-11 |
| SAHARA IN PRESTON | Corporate Secretary | 2010-04-22 | 2010-10-11 |
| SAHARA IN PRESTON | Corporate Secretary | 2010-04-22 | 2010-10-11 |
| AINSCOUGH, Charubala | Director | 1994-09-14 | 2005-10-05 |
| BAPU, Aisha | Director | 1995-12-14 | 2000-01-18 |
| BARMA, Susheela | Director | 1994-09-14 | 1995-10-12 |
| BARRETT, Eileen | Director | 2010-04-22 | 2010-11-23 |
| BEGUM, Riaz | Director | 2010-10-11 | 2012-12-04 |
| BHANDARI, Angela | Director | 1994-09-14 | 1995-09-14 |
| DALA, Zulekha | Director | 1994-09-14 | 2006-09-30 |
| EGHAREVBA, Itohan | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1997-03-17 |
| ENTWISTLE, Eileen Mary | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2004-03-17 |
| FARRAH, Adiba | Director | 2002-05-22 | 2004-03-17 |
| FLYNN, Jackie Louise | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2025-09-19 |
| JONES, Claudette | Director | 1994-09-14 | 2010-11-23 |
| KENYON, Linda | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2024-04-21 |
| KHAN, Nweeda | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2005-10-03 |
| KIRBY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2005-10-05 | 2006-09-30 |
| MALBON, Janet | Director | 2006-09-30 | 2017-12-01 |
| MOHAMMED, Zafar | Director | 1995-12-14 | 2001-09-12 |
| MONTGOMERY, Angela | Director | 1994-09-14 | 1995-03-23 |
| RAITHATHA, Minakshi | Director | 1994-09-14 | 2023-12-14 |
| SAMAD, Afroze | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2005-10-05 |
| SAHARA PROJECT | Corporate Director | 2011-09-08 | 2011-10-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Linda Kenyon | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-16 | Active |
| Ms Jackie Louise Flynn | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-16 | Active |
| Mrs Janet Malbon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-01 |
| Mrs Shamim Rehman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Minaski Raithatha | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Riffat Batool | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Riaz Begum | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+3.3%
£422,667 £436,596
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+55.9%
£324,960 £506,610
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+33.7%
£429,550 £574,277
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+114.4%
£67,515 £144,727
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+114.4%
£67,515 £144,727
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+25.2%
£162,855 £203,851
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers