THE HAVEN HOUSING TRUST

Registered charity 1058283 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Haven Housing Trust provides secure, long-term accommodation, for older previously homeless single people with low-level support needs, in Nottingham. The charity also operates a furniture and household goods donation project.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF OLDER HOMELESS AND UNSUITABLY HOUSED PEOPLE (MEANING GENERALLY THOSE WHO ARE OVER FIFTY YEARS OLD), WHO ARE ALSO DISADVANTAGED BY VIRTUE OF ILLNESS, POVERTY AND SUPPORT NEEDS, AND THEREBY UNABLE TO ACCESS ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION

Area of benefit: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £17,071 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £91,679 and expenditure of £74,608. However, the charity holds unrestricted funds of negative £26,471, indicating accumulated deficits, and relies on statutory funding and shop income for resilience. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Eleanor Bligh
• Gilbert Tidd
• Samantha Walker

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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