Haven Domestic Abuse Service

Analysis

Haven Domestic Abuse Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Boston. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Haven Domestic Abuse Service reported income of £695k and spending of £708k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £587k to £695k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Haven Domestic Abuse Service sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rosemount Home (£692k), Foord Almshouses (£696k) and The Abbeyfield Colwyn Bay Society Limited (£690k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, charitable activities 27% and investments 3.1%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £433k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.