HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1044296 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Care for life threatened/limited children and young people and their families, through providing:* Respite care: day care and overnight stays* Palliative care at end of life* Bereavement suite and support* Community and hospice at home services: Physio, Music therapy, Toy loan, Special yoga * Family Support: Siblings, Counselling, Family Suite and Training to equip parents
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased by 3% to £5.938m, resulting in a net operating surplus of £14k after expenditure of £5.923m. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4.985m, which the trustees confirm are significantly above their stated policy target range of £2.019m to £2.525m. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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
Reserves policy: between 3-4 months of next year’s total cash expenditure; estimated total staff redundancy costs; 12 months of lease rental costs for the shops (held: £5.0m)
“the target free reserves policy is set as the sum of: - between 3-4 months of next year’s total cash expenditure; - estimated total staff redundancy costs; - 12 months of lease rental costs for the shops. The above amounts to a target free reserves level ranging between £2.019m and £2.525m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 10
“There is one related party transaction to disclose for this financial year of £1,750 (2024: £1,500). The charity paid Barrett Law Limited for professional services in both years. Matt Barrett, a partner at Barrett Law Limited, was a trustee when the services were commissioned.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Haven House Trading Limited
“The charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Haven House Trading Limited, which was incorporated in the United Kingdom and has not yet traded.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Haven House Children's Hospice (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Amy Winehouse Foundation — “Discover how Haven House’s music therapy, funded by the Amy Winehouse Foundation, brings joy, connection, and cherished moments to children …” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HILDER, Nicholas — director, appointed 10/09/2025on trustee list
- RATANSI, Zebina — director, appointed 10/09/2025on trustee list
- MORTON, Louise — director, appointed 13/06/2025on trustee list
- THOMPSON, Hugh — director, appointed 08/08/2024on trustee list
- CLEMENTS, Charlotte, Dr — director, appointed 19/03/2024on trustee list
- RAJAPAKSE, Charitha Dilini, Dr — director, appointed 12/12/2023on trustee list
- MULLNER, Deirdre Alice — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
- COOKE, William Benjamin — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
- MAVERS, Lucy Louise Lillian — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
- ROSE, Stuart Anthony — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
- RUBINSTEIN-NEWMAN, Liesbeth Anne — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
- BOSTON, Simon Atwell — director, appointed 03/10/2022on trustee list
- BRODIE, Rachel Clare — director, appointed 12/07/2021on trustee list
- AILLES, Ian Simon — director, appointed 30/06/2020on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Haven House Foundation — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 11/03/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.0m
Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Haven House Children's Hospice: Good (28/04/2020) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ian Ailleschair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Charlotte Clements · trustee of 1 other charity
- Deirdre Alice Mullner
- Dr Charitha Dilini Rajapakse
- Hugh Thompson
- Liesbeth Anne Rubinstein-Newman
- Louise Morton
- Lucy Louise Lillian Mavers
- Nicholas Hilder
- Rachel Clare Brodie
- Simon Atwell Boston · trustee of 1 other charity
- Stuart Anthony Rose
- William Benjamin Cooke
- Zebina Ratansi
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 3% to £5.938m, resulting in a net operating surplus of £14k after expenditure of £5.923m. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4.985m, which the trustees confirm are significantly above their stated policy target range of £2.019m to £2.525m. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST, BELVEDERE TRUST.
Known funders
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