Ahava Community Ltd

Registered charity 1148286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Ahava Community, H4H, HOPE4HAVERING

We provide the Catalyst Night shelter for 32 people from the London Borough of Havering, together with 8 units of Thrive supported housing and social enterprise within 6 shops and a cafe.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has net liabilities of £140,586, indicating a negative unrestricted fund balance. The trustees report that the charity is exploring options for future funding and property rentals to support its expansion, noting that The Community Fund will provide revenue for the next five years.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ahava Community (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (56% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr JOSEPH KYARI · trustee of 3 other charities
• GRACE AKALONU · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER ANDREW MERRY
• Paul Coppeard · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Havering · Kingston Upon Thames · Norfolk · Sheffield City · Uganda

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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