The Hive College

Analysis

The Hive College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09687904). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Hive College reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £4.0m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Hive College sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Association for Special Educational Needs (Nasen) (£3.9m), Prama Foundation (£4.0m) and Reach Learning Disability (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 51% and donations and legacies 13%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £123k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 people.