Hafway

Analysis

Hafway is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07299262). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hafway reported income of £729k and spending of £700k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £107k to £729k (+580%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 799%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hafway sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vineyard 61 Church (£728k), Ambition Lawrence Weston (£729k) and Birmingham Irish Association (£728k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £28k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.