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Ahava Community Ltd

Registered charity 1148286 · organisation 5026271

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
25 July 2012
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07945052
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£568,622
Latest expenditure
£568,774
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Ahava Community, 4 Atlanta Boulevard, Romford, RM1 1TB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ahavacommunity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
7 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
7 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£568,622
Total Gross Expenditure
£568,774
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£662,069
Total Gross Expenditure
£734,639
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
3 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
3 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£830,552
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,012,900
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 March 2023
Date Accounts Received
24 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,198,140
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,474,501
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
24 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
24 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,235,805
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,031,502

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
7 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£568,622
Total Gross Expenditure
£568,774
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,706
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£662,069
Total Gross Expenditure
£734,639
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
70
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
3 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£830,552
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,012,900
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
24 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,198,140
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,474,501
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£63
Income From Government Grants
£280,509
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
28
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
24 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,235,805
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,031,502
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£41
Income From Government Grants
£275,786
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
45

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
7 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
49916
Income Other Trading Activities
318949
Income Charitable Activities
199746
Income Investments
11
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
568622
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£54,385
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£385,501
Expenditure Other
128888
Expenditure Total
568774
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
4617
Expenditure Depreciation
10735
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
410000
Assets Own Use
410000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£41,385
Assets Total Liabilities
£591,971
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£140,586
Creditors One Year Total Current
303690
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
288281
Assets Cash
£4,805
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-140586
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
-140586
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
85947
Income Other Trading Activities
349005
Income Charitable Activities
227103
Income Investments
14
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
662069
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£69,517
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£518,362
Expenditure Other
146760
Expenditure Total
734639
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
69517
Expenditure Depreciation
13162
Gain Loss Investment
60000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-12570
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
407573
Assets Own Use
407573
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£29,720
Assets Total Liabilities
£577,727
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£140,434
Creditors One Year Total Current
291691
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
286036
Assets Cash
£1,479
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-140434
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
-140434
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
3 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
217657
Income Other Trading Activities
271754
Income Charitable Activities
341138
Income Investments
3
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
830552
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£130,460
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£679,800
Expenditure Other
202640
Expenditure Total
1012900
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
5115
Expenditure Depreciation
5974
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-6350
Gain Loss Other
-170710
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
352334
Assets Own Use
352334
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£38,382
Assets Total Liabilities
£518,580
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£127,864
Creditors One Year Total Current
209092
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
309488
Assets Cash
£13,828
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-127864
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
-127864
Count Employees
23
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
24 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
28395
Income Other Trading Activities
338350
Income Charitable Activities
524317
Income Investments
5
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
891067
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£121,557
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,172,885
Expenditure Other
180059
Expenditure Total
1474501
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
175018
Expenditure Depreciation
5041
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
105884
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
358684
Assets Own Use
358684
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£48,828
Assets Total Liabilities
£353,028
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£54,484
Creditors One Year Total Current
170450
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
182578
Assets Cash
£19,229
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
54484
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
54484
Count Employees
38
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
24 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
677014
Income Other Trading Activities
108811
Income Charitable Activities
449897
Income Investments
83
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1235805
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£101,769
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£927,220
Expenditure Other
2513
Expenditure Total
1031502
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1029512
Expenditure Depreciation
1990
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
204303
Gain Loss Other
86128
Reserves
£230,845
Assets Total Fixed
252800
Assets Own Use
252800
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£99,447
Assets Total Liabilities
£121,402
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£230,845
Creditors One Year Total Current
72402
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
49000
Assets Cash
£39,634
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
230845
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
230845
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Sheffield City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
South Yorkshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kingston Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Havering
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Barking And Dagenham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Norfolk
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Ahava Community Ltd
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2012-07-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10 FEB 2012 as amended on 26 Apr 2021 as amended on 27 Mar 2026
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC (THE OBJECTS): 4.1.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ASSISTING PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE INCLUDING (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THE PROVISION OF:-4.1.1.HOUSING AND OTHER AMENITIES AND SERVICES;4.1.2.MEALS AND OTHER SUSTENANCE;4.1.3.COUNSELLING, SUPPORT AND ADVICE.4.2.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ASSISTING PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING THE INDEPENDENCE OF SUCH PEOPLE, DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY INTEGRATE INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THUS IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND4.3.TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
523341
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
HOPE4HAVERING
Charity Name Id
642947
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
Ahava Community
Charity Name Id
523342
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
H4H

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling