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Haven First

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE: 4.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, INCLUDING BY: (a) PROMOTING A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST, WHERE PEOPLE OF FAITH AND PEOPLE OF NONE CAN WORK...

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £0 (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: One Ymca.

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Accommodation/housing
Where
Hertfordshire
Website
www.havenfirst.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1997

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£0£0
  • 2024£0£0
  • 2023£2.4m£2.3m
Earlier years
  • 2022£2.2m£2.0m
  • 2021£2.1m£2.0m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2023: Government contracts 3% · Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE: 4.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, INCLUDING BY: (a) PROMOTING A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST, WHERE PEOPLE OF FAITH AND PEOPLE OF NONE CAN WORK TOGETHER FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITIES; AND (b) ENABLING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, TO FLOURISH THROUGH EXPERIENCING AND RESPONDING TO THE LOVE OF GOD DEMONSTRATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST;4.2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 4.3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES; 4.4 TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND4.5 TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL HOUSING, FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Grants received

13 grants · £132,989 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

4 trustees on the board

7.3y median 9y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

19.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Accommodation/housing 3Religious Activities 2The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Hospitality 3Health and social care 2Manufacturing 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending
182 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1064495
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/05/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/08/1997NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 04/07/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/02/2015 as amended on 04 Jun 2020 as amended on 20 Jul 2022 as amended on 21 Mar 2023
Contact on the register
01438 354884 · info@havenfirst.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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