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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 4
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

AHAVA COMMUNITY 

We provide the Catalyst Night shelter for 12 people from the London Borough of Havering, together with 24 units of Thrive supported housing and social enterprise within 8 shops and a cafe.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £127,864 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
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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
31/03/23£831£1,013£-182£130£-128£-128-1.52380
31/03/22*£1,198£1,475£-276£122£54£540.43828
31/03/21*£1,236£1,032£204£102£231£2312.71245
31/03/20£539£695£-157£8£27£270.510120
31/03/19£458£553£-94n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18£441£354£87£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£418£256£162£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£211£192£19£0£0£0n/a00
03/04/15£179£155£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£157£164£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£127£126£1£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 133%
Liabilities/Income: 62%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

www.ahavacommunity.org

contact@ahavacommunity.org

01708755321

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Essex, Havering, Kent, Nigeria, North Tyneside, Sheffield City, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 80 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
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Co-Operative Group£5,074
The Fore£5,000
City Bridge Trust£4,638
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hope4Havering
£5,074 23/10/2021
We aim to buy fresh food so that former homeless people can learn to cook and serve a variety of meals, to increase the skills and confidence of the vulnerable members of our community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Good Afternoon
£10,000 29/05/2020
6
The funding will be used to extend the opening hours of the charity’s Catalyst Nightshelter.
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Hope4havering
£5,000 22/04/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hope4havering, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hope4Havering
£4,638 13/04/2020
A grant of £4,638 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hope4Havering
£6,163 29/11/2017
We want to buy 16 bunk beds and an industrial washing machine and dryer for a permanent night shelter in Havering.
London Catalyst - Hope4havering - 1
£3,000 27/09/2017
Night Shelter Counselling project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hope 4 Havering
£12,672 04/02/2015
24
The charity offers support to homeless people. Support to develop its systems to keep pace with the growth of the charity will ensure it can continue to offer a range of appropriate support to help ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/07/2012, number: 1148286
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/2012, number: 07945052
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
  • 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
11 returns made; AR22: 52 days late, AR21: 52 days late, AR14: 2 days late,
Main office

Ahava Community
4 Atlanta Boulevard
Romford
RM1 1TB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC (THE OBJECTS): 4.1.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ASSISTING PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE INCLUDING (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THE PROVISION OF:-4.1.1.HOUSING AND OTHER AMENITIES AND SERVICES;4.1.2.MEALS AND OTHER SUSTENANCE;4.1.3.COUNSELLING, SUPPORT AND ADVICE.4.2.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ASSISTING PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING THE INDEPENDENCE OF SUCH PEOPLE, DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY INTEGRATE INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THUS IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND4.3.TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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