Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited

Analysis

Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in March 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02357520). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited reported income of £10.7m and spending of £9.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.6m to £10.7m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trust for London (£10.7m), Asser Bishvil Foundation (£10.8m) and St Martins Housing Trust (£10.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 159 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.