Ahava Community Ltd
Analysis
Ahava Community Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07945052). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ahava Community Ltd reported income of £569k and spending of £569k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £569k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ahava Community Ltd sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cymdeithas Elusennol Ynys Mon (£568k), The Hinduja Foundation (£569k) and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited (£568k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 56%, charitable activities 35% and donations and legacies 8.8%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 9.6%. It employed 19 people.
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 8.8%
- Charitable activities 35%
- Trading 56%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
We provide the Catalyst Night shelter for 32 people from the London Borough of Havering, together with 8 units of Thrive supported housing and social enterprise within 6 shops and a cafe.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cymdeithas Elusennol Ynys Mon | Llangefni | £568k |
| The Hinduja Foundation | London | £569k |
| Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited | Bedford | £568k |
| Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK | London | £569k |