The Family Haven

Analysis

The Family Haven is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in September 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04247872). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Family Haven reported income of £268k and spending of £299k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £373k to £268k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Family Haven sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iamthecode Foundation (£268k), People and Drugs Limited (£269k) and Fulham Good Neighbour Service (£268k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.