SAHIR HOUSE

Registered charity 1077327 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting, and advocating for the health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ community and people living with/affected by, HIV.

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Latest income
£607k
Latest spending
£524k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £607,158 against expenditure of £523,717, resulting in a net surplus of £83,441. Unrestricted reserves stood at £194,608, which the Trustees consider to be in line with their policy target of holding sufficient reserves to cover at least three months of core operating and salary costs. The charity maintains adequate liquidity and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable Activities (50% of income)
“Total income 502,521 104,637 607,158” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sahir (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£607k
Total spending
£524k
Reserves (reported)
£195k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£607k£524k
31/03/2024£262k£428k
31/03/2023£457k£453k
31/03/2022£436k£462k
31/03/2021£529k£471k

Common questions

Is SAHIR HOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £607,158 against expenditure of £523,717, resulting in a net surplus of £83,441. Unrestricted reserves stood at £194,608, which the Trustees consider to be in line with their policy target of holding sufficient reserves to cover at least three months of core operating and salary costs. The charity maintains adequate liquidity and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SAHIR HOUSE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAHIR HOUSE as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£81kRegional Grants > £50K
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£5k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUNDFY2022£4k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2021£3k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/02/2024£391kMany Hands One Heart
The National Lottery Community Fund25/10/2018£10kReconnect and Remember Our HIV Community
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2015£459k'Sahir Outreach Support' Merseyside (SOS Merseyside)
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2014£10kHIV A.l.p (Accredited.learning.programme) Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/10/2012£77k"3 Decades of HIV in Merseyside"
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2011£250kSahir Outreach Support in Merseyside
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2010£10kHIV IT Support (HIVITs) Project