# Haven First

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1064495
- **Other names:** STEVENAGE HAVEN, Stevenage Haven, THE HAVEN CHARITY APPEAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 19, 1997
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1064495


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 Ditchmore Lane, STEVENAGE
- **Postcode:** SG1 3LJ
- **Phone:** 01438 354884
- **Email:** info@havenfirst.org.uk
- **Website:** www.havenfirst.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** Providing short term accommodation for single homeless persons. Engaging our clients in activities structured to help return to independent living. Supporting our clients in making the transformation. Daytime activities.

**Area of benefit:** HERETFORDSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £2425566 | £2347735 | £0 | 45 |
| March 31, 2022 | £2178632 | £2007858 | £2261862 | 44 |
| March 31, 2021 | £2088975 | £1979484 | £2091088 | 42 |
| March 31, 2020 | £2172376 | £1478406 | £1981597 | 39 |



## Trustees

- **Alan Stuart Curtis** (Chair)
- JOHN NEIL ROBINSON — appointed Aug. 31, 2022
- Jess Dollimore — appointed Nov. 15, 2017
- One YMCA — appointed March 31, 2023
- Rosa Manning — appointed Nov. 15, 2017