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Havens Hospices

Registered charity 1022119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAIR HAVENS, HAVENS CHRISTIAN HOSPICE, LITTLE HAVENS, SOUTH EAST ESSEX CHRISTIAN HOSPICE, SOUTH EAST ESSEX CHRISTIAN HOSPICE (FAIR HAVENS)

The Charity provides relief to children and adults suffering from any chronic or life limiting illness, via the provision of residential hospice care, day care, education, training and support for patients and their families (or other carers), provided both within the organisation and in the community. Our care is provided free of charge to people regardless of faith.

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Latest income
£20.6m
Latest spending
£20.2m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £455,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £8.4 million, representing more than five months of expenditure, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,000 - £119,999 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£110,000 - £119,999 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £8.4m)
“Our current reserves policy requires the maintenance of reserves above three months of expenditure in line with historical benchmarks and is reviewed annually.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Havens Hospices Trading Company Limited
“Havens Hospices reported free reserves at 31 March 2025 of £8.4 million. At the end of September 2025 we have a reported deficit of (£403,862). The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about Havens Hospices ability to continue as a going concern. Further details are included in the Trustees’ Report.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Havens Hospices (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

17 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Havens Hospices — Registered, 8 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 29/11/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£20.6m
Total spending
£20.2m
Cost of raising funds
£5.9m
Reserves (reported)
£8.4m
Employees
407

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 28.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Southend-on-sea · Thurrock

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£20.6m£20.2m
31/03/2024£15.7m£16.7m
31/03/2023£12.7m£13.5m
31/03/2022£12.2m£10.8m
31/03/2021£12.9m£10.1m

Common questions

Is Havens Hospices financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £455,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £8.4 million, representing more than five months of expenditure, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of Havens Hospices earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,000 - £119,999 band.

Who funds Havens Hospices?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Havens Hospices as a grant recipient include Matchroom Charitable Foundation, THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, ROSCA TRUST, RAYLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Matchroom Charitable FoundationFY2025£30k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£10kHospice
ROSCA TRUSTFY2024£5k
ROSCA TRUSTFY2023£5k
RAYLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2021£5k
RAYLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£3k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
ENFIELD LIONS CLUB (CIO)FY2022£3kEnd of life care
ENFIELD LIONS CLUB (CIO)FY2023£3k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£2k
RAYLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£2kHavens Hospices
RAYLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£2kHavens Hospice
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DANBURY ST JOHN BAPTISTFY2025£707Donations from handbell ringers
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2022£500Other Charities
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2021£500Other Charities

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government04/04/2023£529kChildren and Young Peoples Hospice Grant 2023-24 Haven House Children's Hospice
UK government01/06/2022£444kHavens Christian Hospice (now known as Havens Hospices)
UK government14/09/2021£482kHavens Christian Hospice (now known as Havens Hospices)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST3£78k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION3£10k
SSP FOUNDATION3£4k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST2£23k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION2£12k
THE INMAN CHARITY2£10k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST2£8k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HALTON HAVEN HOSPICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Havens Hospices£20.6m£110,000 - £119,999—unclear—no doubt
HALTON HAVEN HOSPICE FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt
HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2025£5.9m——above—no doubt
PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT FY2025£18.9m£160,001 - £170,000—above25.9%no doubt
EAST ANGLIA'S CHILDREN'S HOSPICES FY2025£22.4m——unclear—no doubt
DERIAN HOUSE CHILDRENS HOSPICE FY2025£7.7m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.