Haven House Project

Analysis

Haven House Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04657756). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Haven House Project reported income of £503k and spending of £461k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £395k to £503k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Haven House Project sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield Church of the Nazarene (£503k), The Shaare Hayim Congregation (£504k) and The Cedarwood Trust (£503k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £152k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.