Coventry Haven

Analysis

Coventry Haven is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03692353). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Coventry Haven reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.1m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Coventry Haven sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Five Talents UK Ltd (£2.1m), Groundswell Network Support UK (£2.1m) and Southwark Charities (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £869k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.