NOVIHA UK

Registered charity 1125922 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Welfare activities EducationCultural activitiesOverseas helpHealthCommunity Cohesion

Objects

1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG EWES IN THE UK AND GHANA.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF EWES OF ALL AGES IN THE UK AND GHANA.3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS OF EWELAND AMONG EWES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE UK.4) THE RELIEF OF THOSE EWES IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, GENDER, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN GHANA AND THE UK.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £809 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £60,402 and total resources expended of £61,211. Free reserves stood at £57,921, which the trustees consider adequate against their policy target of maintaining reserves equal to 12 months of normal operating expenditure. The accounts were subject to an independent examination by Ellisons, which reported no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months’ normal total operating expenditure (reserves figure: £58k)
“the trustees have determined that ‘free’ reserves should be maintained equal to 12 months’ normal total operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 13

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 13

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ghana · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£60k£61k
31/12/2024£54k£48k
31/12/2023£35k£36k
31/12/2022£44k£30k
31/12/2021£24k£23k

Common questions

Is NOVIHA UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £809 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £60,402 and total resources expended of £61,211. Free reserves stood at £57,921, which the trustees consider adequate against their policy target of maintaining reserves equal to 12 months of normal operating expenditure. The accounts were subject to an independent examination by Ellisons, which reported no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2012£10kCommunity Action on Old People
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2010£7kNoviha Capacity Building Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2005£5kNoviha UK
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/05/2002£5k"This Group Are Set Up To Support And Reinforce Cultural Identity Through Organising Functions And Providing Welfare Support And Advise To Me"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOVIHA UK£60k——unclear—no doubt
AGHA FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
ONE NEWHAM FY2025£163k—0below—no doubt
Humanitas FY2025£351k—0unclear—no doubt
TRELYA FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
NOW CHURCH FY2025£238k—0above—no doubt

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