Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

HIVE

Hive provides information services, resources and network opportunities for voluntary and community sector groups in the Sudbury and District area of Suffolk. It helps new community groups to grow and provides training for trustees, staff and volunteers within local organisations. It now owns a building (a former URC church) which it hires out to local groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
01/04/24£45£42£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/23£61£57£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/22£281£297£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/21£29£0£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/20?£4£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/18£15£20£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/17£16£1£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

sudburyhive.org

enquiries@sudburyhive.org

01787 371333

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
DCMS£10,000
Suffolk Community Foundation£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 23/07/2021
The Hive Centre
Suffolk Community Foundation - The Hive Community Hub
£1,000 15/06/2021
Towards purchasing a building to become a community hub in Sudbury.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000 28/07/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Power to Change - HIVE
£4,947 01/01/2018
Grant to HIVE
National Lottery Community Fund - Building VCS Capacity and skills within the local VCS
£9,950 22/03/2017
12
The group will develop free online and face to face training for trustees, staff and volunteers from local voluntary and community groups. This will up-skill management committees so they can become more sustainable, which in turn will increase the ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • NESTA LESLEY FORD-PLATT MA Appointed: 2019
  • ROBIN WILLIAM RYDING HODGKINSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Training Manager
  • SHIRLEY ELIZABETH MARY MOORE Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/02/2016, number: 1165566
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Hive Community Hub
School Street
SUDBURY
Suffolk
CO10 2HA

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUDBURY AND DISTRICT AREA OF SUFFOLK BY:A) PROVIDING A SERVICE TO VULNERABLE ADULTS AND CHILDREN SUPPORTING THEM WITH THEIR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NEEDS;B) PROVIDING TRAINING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES TO LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS;C) PROVIDING INFORMATION SERVICES TO LOCAL GROUPS;D) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL GROUPS TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES; ANDE) OFFERING FUNDING OR FUNDING ADVICE TO HELP LOCAL GROUPS TO DEVELOP.(THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS. CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great