Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

HAVEN CHURCH

The advancement of the Christian Faith in accordance with our Statement of Faith mainly within Gorran Haven and the surrounding neighbourhood. Our work includes prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickness, the advancement of education through our youth work and weekly services and the provision of community facilities supporting our local foodbank, other local needs and missionary work.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£28£26£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£35£25£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£33£29£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£32£26£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£39£30£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£47£53£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

havenchurch.co

haven_gh@outlook.com

01726842873

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DEREK MARK HEASMAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • GEOFFREY PAUL FOX (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • MALCOLM JOHN CUNNINGS Appointed: 2016
  • MATTHEW IVOR FOX Appointed: 2016
  • RICHARD CARL HOLMES Appointed: 2016
  • SAMUEL ROBERT GORDON WILDE Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2016, number: 1170060
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

HAVEN CHURCH
off CHURCH STREET
GORRAN HAVEN
Cornwall
PL26 6JH

Objectives

3.1.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN GORRAN HAVEN AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND3.1.2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AS SHALL IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, FACILITATE THE WORK OF THE FELLOWSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES.PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS IN PLACE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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