# THE SAFFIRES PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1193407
- **Other names:** SAFFIRES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 4, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1193407


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Central Baptist Church, Charles Street, LEICESTER
- **Postcode:** LE1 1LA
- **Phone:** 07467139302
- **Email:** info@saffires.org.uk
- **Website:** www.saffires.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH;2. TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE SEX INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A. PROVIDING OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES DIRECTED TO SUCH NEEDS; ANDB. RAISING AWARENESS AND EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE CONDITION AND NEEDS OF SEX INDUSTRY WORKERS; AND3. TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE SEX INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY OPERATING A HARDSHIP FUND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN OR AT RISK OF POVERTYIN EACH CASE IN THE CITY OF LEICESTER AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

**Activities:** We provide outreach services to women working in multiple sectors of the sex industry, offering chaplaincy-style support, signposting to specialist agencies, and support them with any particular needs they express, practical or otherwise.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities



## Areas of operation

- Leicester City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £129579 | £113555 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £45746 | £41744 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £39693 | £33765 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £24754 | £45840 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rebecca Louise Panting** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 4, 2021
- ANDREW CHARLES ELTON — appointed March 11, 2023
- Claire Elizabeth Greaves — appointed Sept. 23, 2022
- Deborah Joy Bryan — appointed Sept. 30, 2024
- Susan Alyson Bamber — appointed Feb. 4, 2021