HAVEN OF REST

Registered charity 1147136 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) Prevention or relief of poverty.2) For the public benefit to promote the education of young people in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including by: a) providing assistance to children and students with their studies;b) supporting parents to engage more with their children's education; and c) the provision of seminars, lectures and career counselling services.

Objects

4. THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-A)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER, BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND / OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; AND B)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT,INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TOWARDS STUDIES, SUPPORTING PARENTS TO ENGAGE MORE WITH THEIR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGING GREATER PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND THE PROVISION OF SEMINARS, LECTURES AND CAREER COUNSELLING SERVICES.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £30,304 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves falling to £26,964 from £57,268 the previous year. The charity's expenditure of £139,939 significantly exceeded its incoming resources of £109,634. Despite this reduction in reserves, the balance sheet shows current assets of £27,198 against current liabilities of £234, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet immediate obligations.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• MRS OLUYOMI ADEPEJUchair
• GRASIANO TAKAWIRA · trustee of 4 other charities
• JULIET MUNGAI-KIMANI
• OLUFEMI OGUNTUNDE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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