Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 14

HAVEN FIRST

Providing short term accommodation for single homeless persons. Engaging our clients in activities structured to help return to independent living. Supporting our clients in making the transformation. Daytime activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/22		£2,179	£2,008	£171	£6	£2,262	£1,785	10.7	44	20
31/03/21		£2,089	£1,979	£109	£4	£2,091	£1,587	9.6	42	11
31/03/20		£2,172	£1,478	£694	£5	£1,982	£1,478	12	39	11
31/03/19		£1,658	£1,398	£260	£3	£1,288	£1,252	10.7	41	23
31/03/18		£1,497	£1,300	£197	£3	£1,027	£33	0.3	42	30
31/03/17	*	£1,629	£1,271	£357	£1	£831	£798	7.5	42	0
31/03/16		£1,439	£1,300	£139	£2	£473	£437	4	45	0
31/03/15		£935	£922	£12	£8	£334	£320	4.2	28	0
31/03/14		£675	£668	£7	£6	£322	£307	5.5	20	0
31/03/13		£581	£546	£35	£8	£315	£293	6.4	20	0
31/03/12		£546	£545	£2	£13	£280	£272	6	19	0
31/03/11		£574	£549	£25	£28	£278	£272	5.9	19	0
31/03/10		£582	£565	£17	£29	£253	£214	4.6	19	0
31/03/09		£529	£516	£14	£29	£236	£208	4.8	20	0
31/03/08		£519	£497	£22	£19	£223	£180	4.3	18	0
31/03/07		£541	£513	£27	£28	£201	£133	3.1	15	0
31/03/06		£500	£499	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£421	£431	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£384	£395	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 10.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 3.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

www.havenfirst.org.uk

info@havenfirst.org.uk

01438 354884

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

44 employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Hertfordshire Community Foundation	£29,722
DCMS	£10,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£9,700
Co-Operative Group	£2,857

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Weekend meals for homeless hostel residents
£5,000	09/12/2021	Grant to Haven First
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Haven First
£9,700	03/12/2021	refurbishment of building for a charity supporting people who are homeless
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Haven First - 18/06/21
£1,500	07/07/2021	Core Funding
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Restoration of move on property
£5,136	05/03/2021	Grant to Haven First
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Emergency Hostel Working and Communal Space
£5,000	29/01/2021	Grant to Haven First
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stevenage Haven
£2,857	24/10/2020	We plan to develop and expand our health and wellbeing programme for residents to include more in-house activities and excursions.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Baldock- Templars Hotel Project
£4,586	28/09/2020	Grant to Haven First
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Baldock- Templars Hotel Project
£10,000	04/08/2020	Grant to Haven First
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000	03/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Stevenage Haven
£65,500	13/08/2014	The charity supports homeless people into safe and appropriate accommodation. They are increasing the bed space in their hostel and will as a result be able to support more people into accommodation ....more The charity supports homeless people into safe and appropriate accommodation. They are increasing the bed space in their hostel and will as a result be able to support more people into accommodation and address the other issues they face.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-69

JESS DOLLIMORE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Business Finance Manager

ONE YMCA Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: STEVENAGE CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES, CENTRAL HERTFORDSHIRE YMCA,

ROSA MANNING Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Commissioning Officer

ALAN STUART CURTIS (Chair) Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Quantity Surveyor, Other trusteeship: BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE,

JOHN NEIL ROBINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: HOME-START WATFORD AND THREE RIVERS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/09/1997, number: 1064495
Registered at Companies House on 08/05/1997, number: 03366848

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Homes England

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR17: 1 days late,

Main office

6 Ditchmore Lane
STEVENAGE
SG1 3LJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE: 4.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, INCLUDING BY: (a) PROMOTING A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST, WHERE PEOPLE OF FAITH AND PEOPLE OF NONE CAN WORK TOGETHER FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITIES; AND (b) ENABLING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, TO FLOURISH THROUGH EXPERIENCING AND RESPONDING TO THE LOVE OF GOD DEMONSTRATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST;4.2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 4.3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES; 4.4 TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND4.5 TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL HOUSING, FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HERETFORDSHIRE

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