Safe Haven London

Analysis

Safe Haven London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05328976). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Safe Haven London reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.0m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £1.9m to £1.3m (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Safe Haven London sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Family Concern (£1.2m), YMCA Cornwall (£1.3m) and Preston Bethany Care (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75% and investments 25%. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 5.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £141k. Reserves of £30.0m would cover about 242 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.