HAVEN - THE SURVIVORS OF ABUSE NETWORK

Registered charity 1028594 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAVEN, THE HAVEN - THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK, WALTHAM FOREST HAVEN, WALTHAM FOREST INCEST SURVIVORS GROUP, WF HAVEN

The Haven-The Survivors' Network supports, assists and empowers adults / young people who have suffered Incest, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Serious Sexual Assault, Physical, Mental, Emotional Abuse, Rape, Domestic Violence, Gang-related sexual abuse, Torture. The Haven specialises in working with male and female victims of abuse regardless of age, faith, sexual orientation, disability and ethnicity.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ADULTS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL ABUSE AND INCEST IN CHILDHOOD PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST

Area of benefit: PRINCIPALLY THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £40,235 for the year, with total income falling to £27,245 from £66,230 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains sufficient reserves of £107,926 to support expected fluctuating income patterns and continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income)
“Charitable activities 25,120”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £65,000 and £150,000 (held: £108k)
“At current levels of expenditure, reserves need to be maintained at between £65,000 and £150,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donation
“During the year, a trustee made a personal, unconditional donation to the charity totalling £563, enabling the charity to reclaim an additional £141 in Gift Aid. There were no restrictions placed upon the use of these funds.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Haven Network – For Survivors of Abuse (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£27k£67k
31/03/2024£66k£88k
31/03/2023£77k£88k
31/03/2022£126k£100k
31/03/2021£101k£100k

Common questions

Is HAVEN - THE SURVIVORS OF ABUSE NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £40,235 for the year, with total income falling to £27,245 from £66,230 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains sufficient reserves of £107,926 to support expected fluctuating income patterns and continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2018£12kFemale Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
UK government01/04/2018£34k2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government—£12k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
UK government—£32k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund