THE HAVEN COMMUNITY PROJECT

Registered charity 1138686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIFT COMMUNITY TRUST

We run a small community centre in Welsh House Farm, Quinton, Birmingham. We offer after school clubs, community lunches, youth activities a play and stay and education/ mentoring/ support around returning to work.

Objects

TO PROMOTE OR SUPPORT ACTIVITIES WHICH ENCOURAGE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, MORAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE;TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ALCOHOL, DRUG AND SOLVENT ABUSE (AND THE CONSEQUENT EFFECTS OF SUCH ABUSE) AND TO THE EFFECTS OF CRIME GENERALLY;TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT A SAFER AND INCREASED QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM CRIMINAL ACTS;THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AMONG THE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND WORK EXPERIENCE;THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; ANDTHE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE WELSH HOUSE FARM ESTATE IN BIRMINGHAM.

Area of benefit: BIRMINGHAM.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total unrestricted reserves of £68,122, which exceeds its stated policy target of £32,000 to £37,000. The accounts state there are 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

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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04764715

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.

• JAY, Rachel — director, appointed 13/08/2025on trustee list
• HOLMES, Caroline Mona — secretary, appointed 13/08/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rachel Jay

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• HAVEN HOUSE PROJECT income £503k
• HAVEN PROJECT LIVERPOOL income £45k
• NEW HEIGHTS - WARREN FARM COMMUNITY PROJECT income £346k
• THE HAVEN PROJECT income £197k
• THE HAVEN (STAPLEFORD) income £112k
• COMMUNITY HOUSE (ETON ROAD) income £372k

Side by side with its peers

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