The Hive (Halifax) Ltd

Analysis

The Hive (Halifax) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07317273). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Hive (Halifax) Ltd reported income of £531k and spending of £314k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £145k to £531k (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Hive (Halifax) Ltd sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include More Education (£531k), Freespirits Day Care Ltd (£532k) and Unique Children's Charity (£530k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52% and donations and legacies 47%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £250k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £56k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.