HIVE BRADFORD

Registered charity 1100741 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KIRKGATE STUDIOS AND WORKSHOPS, KS&W

Hive offers creative opportunities for personal and social development including classes, drop in, volunteering and training. We also deliver a wide range of creative activities promoting well-being, cohesion and regeneration across Bradford District.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND OTHER TRAINING COURSE;: AND (2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED OF THEM BY REASONS OF AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS IN LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CITY OF BRADFORD W. YORKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £3,511 for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £71,708. This level is just below the trustees' stated policy target range of £81,192 to £121,788, a decline attributed to building closure limiting income generation. The trustees confirm no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Jane Gordon
• Carol Close
• Dr Kathryn Louise Hughes
• John Hird
• Karen Jasmine Therese Palmer

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Hive PSJ Ltd..

• The Hive PSJ Ltd. income £128k
• THE HIVE SILSDEN CIO income £235k
• The People Hive income £240k
• THE HIVE PORTSMOUTH income £759k
• BEEE CREATIVE CIO income £224k
• BRADFORD GUILD OF HELP income £76k

Side by side with its peers

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