Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

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

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 21

COVENTRY HAVEN

Refuge,advise, and support services provided to women and children fleeing all forms of Domestic Violence and Abuse including Forced Marriage, Honour Based Violence and FGM. Support & advise includes Counselling, Legal, Community Outreach Support, IDVA service and Specialist FGM service.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Established: 25 years

www.coventryhaven.co.uk

EYATES@COVENTRYHAVEN.CO.UK

02476444077

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£1,762	£1,702	£59	£0	£1,038	£936	6.6	33	12
31/03/22		£1,866	£1,484	£383	£0	£979	£916	7.4	27	13
31/03/21		£1,467	£1,262	£205	£0	£796	£739	7	27	12
31/03/20		£1,112	£1,085	£27	£0	£591	£565	6.3	23	35
31/03/19		£548	£527	£21	£0	£564	£503	11.4	15	45
31/03/18		£546	£519	£26	£0	£542	£369	8.5	13	0
31/03/17		£336	£453	£-117	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£417	£410	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£429	£380	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£483	£418	£65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£476	£407	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£474	£407	£67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£483	£428	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£527	£525	£3	£60	£320	£315	7.2	14	0
31/03/09		£498	£490	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£484	£451	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£431	£407	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£372	£362	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£367	£307	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£367	£307	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 5.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Coventry City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

33 employees
12 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

Lloyds Bank Foundation	£126,918
DCMS	£37,117
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
Crisis UK	£24,375

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Coventry Haven Women's Aid
£1,635	21/10/2023	We aim to buy ingredients to create a weekly cooking and baking programme in refuge, to bring the women and children together, to learn how to cook and about foods from various cultures.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Coventry Haven
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Coventry Haven
£31,167	24/10/2022	One year continuation grant to Coventry Haven
Crisis UK - Grant to Coventry Haven
£24,375	01/02/2022	We are funding Coventry Haven to prevent recurring homelessness and admissions to its refuge by helping women and their children integrate into their new community, working with schools and securing ....more We are funding Coventry Haven to prevent recurring homelessness and admissions to its refuge by helping women and their children integrate into their new community, working with schools and securing priority routes into specialist services for children.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£30,000	18/06/2021	Refuge Support
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£37,117	17/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
CAF - Grant to Coventry Haven Womens Aid
£4,785	07/05/2020 3	Grant to Coventry Haven Womens Aid to support the organisation through COVID19
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Closed Survivor Group (SU's will be invited to name it)
£8,962	27/11/2019 11	to set up and run a closed survivor/thriver support group.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Coventry Haven
£93,501	16/07/2019 36	The Charity supports women fleeing domestic violence. The grant funding will contribute towards the running of their refuge as well as running services including counselling, advice, guidance and ....more The Charity supports women fleeing domestic violence. The grant funding will contribute towards the running of their refuge as well as running services including counselling, advice, guidance and training with volunteers who have lived experience.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Nature Haven
£9,890	23/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to create a sensory garden. The project aims to improve the peer support provision for women living with the effects of domestic abuse.
DCMS - Ask Me Plus
£50,000	01/11/2018	The Ask Me Plus project will expand and develop the Womens Aid Federations Ask Me pilot project which aims to prevent and reduce the harm caused by domestic abuse.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Training Rooms
£2,500	22/02/2018 11	Grant to Coventry Haven
DCMS - Women First Innovation Fund
£8,527	06/07/2017	To fund innovative projects that support women along the employability pathway

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-69

HARPREET SOHAL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Vice Chairperson

HAZEL ROSE BARRETT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Research Professor

LINDSAY CURRIE Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Investigator

LOUISE GILL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

THEA RAISBECK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Honorary Research Associate

VALERIE WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Customer Response Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/1999, number: 1074897
Registered at Companies House on 06/01/1999, number: 03692353

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

20 returns made; AR16: 0 days late, AR13: 8 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR08: 61 days late, AR07: 114 days late, AR06: 24 days late,

Main office

22 MARLBOROUGH ROAD
COVENTRY
CV2 4EP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG WOMEN OF ALL AGES AND/OR THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN MALTREATED BY THEIR PARTNERS OR FAMILY MEMBERS OR PERSONS WITH WHOM THEY ARE OR WERE LIVING OR HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH OR WOMEN/GIRLS EXPERIENCING GENDER ABUSE OR VIOLENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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