HALEproject

What HALEproject does

HALE (Health Action Local Engagement) is a UK-registered health development charity (Charity No. 1123542, Company No. 6443243) founded in 2004 and headquartered at 1 Westgate, Shipley, West Yorkshire. Operating for over 20 years with a staff of 6, the organization delivers six interconnected community health services across the Bradford and Craven area: Social Prescribing (community connectors linking individuals to local health and social resources), Reducing Isolation, Youth Services, Community Development (Living Well), Our Bus (mobile outreach), and Rethinking Pain (chronic pain support delivered in partnership with Keighley Healthy Living). Its core technology is a community-based health intervention model using a social prescribing approach, with no proprietary software, AI/ML, or digital platform described in available sources. The beneficiary focus is diverse communities with the highest health inequalities and/or low socio-economic incomes, plus adults with long-term pain as a secondary use case.

HALE's business model is that of a small UK charity: services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, and revenue is sourced from donations, fundraising initiatives, legacy giving, and (implicitly) NHS/commissioner funding routed through partnerships with Primary Care Networks and the Bradford District & Craven Health & Care Partnership. Distribution is regional and direct: community connectors, youth workers, trained volunteers, and a mobile outreach bus deliver services in person, with GP-practice referrals functioning as the principal intake channel for the Rethinking Pain programme. Marketing is limited to organic social channels (Twitter, Facebook) and the charity's website (haleproject.org.uk). Online donations are processed via the KindLink platform.

Name

HALEproject

Legal name

HALE (Health Action Local Engagement)

Website

https://haleproject.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HALE is a UK health development charity founded in 2004, delivering social prescribing, youth, isolation-reduction, and chronic pain services to communities with health inequalities in the Bradford and Craven area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Social prescribing services
• Community health charity
• Health inequalities
• Community outreach programmes
• Chronic pain self-management

Headquarters

HQ city

Shipley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HALEproject is a registered charity that delivers free, community-based health and wellbeing services in Bradford and West Yorkshire, centred on a social prescribing model. Its core offerings link people experiencing health inequalities to non-clinical community support, with named programmes covering social prescribing, isolation reduction, youth services, community development (Living Well), a mobile outreach bus, and the Rethinking Pain chronic pain self-management programme.

Product overview

HALE is an award-winning health development charity operating as a single integrated service organization. The core offering consists of six interconnected community health services: Social Prescribing (using community connectors to link individuals with resources), Reducing Isolation (addressing social isolation through group activities and support), Youth Services (supporting young people), Community Development/Living Well (community-building initiatives), Our Bus (mobile outreach), and Rethinking Pain (chronic pain management support). These services are supported by Resources (case studies, downloads, local links) and Fundraise & Donate programs. All services work together to achieve HALE's mission of improving health where there is greatest need in the Bradford area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Prescribing

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Keighley Healthy LivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKeighley Healthy Living leads the Rethinking Pain service, which offers community-based support for adults with long-term pain in the Bradford and Craven area. This is a collaborative partnership delivering a specialized health intervention program.
• Bradford District & Craven Health & Care PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for the Rethinking Pain service, providing healthcare system integration and support for community-based pain management services across the Bradford district.
• Primary Care NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGP-led networks involved in the Rethinking Pain service, facilitating referrals and integrated care pathways for patients with long-term pain conditions.
• Voluntary Community SectorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the broader voluntary and community sector to deliver integrated health services in the Rethinking Pain program.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Locality: A national membership network supporting community organisations in England, including those delivering social prescribing and community health. Comparable as an ecosystem player that HALE could partner with or learn from as it scales its community development work.

Broad incumbents

• British Red Cross: A major national charity delivering community health, social prescribing, isolation reduction, and wellbeing services at scale across the UK. Overlaps significantly with HALE's mission and service mix but operates as a much larger, broader-portfolio organisation.

Direct peers

• Centre for Better Health: A London-based charity providing community-centred health and wellbeing services addressing health inequalities. Directly comparable in combining social prescribing, mental health support, and community development activities.
• Keighley Healthy Living: A neighbouring West Yorkshire community health charity that leads the Rethinking Pain partnership with HALE. Operates an almost identical model of social prescribing, community health development, and wellbeing services for underserved populations in the Bradford district.
• Healthworks Newcastle: A community health charity delivering social prescribing, healthy lifestyle programmes, and wellbeing services in the North East of England. Closely comparable in mission (addressing health inequalities), service mix, and charity-funded delivery model.
• Groundswell: A charity tackling health inequalities and homelessness through peer-led community health programmes. Comparable charity model, target population focus on marginalised groups, and community-connector approach to health intervention.
• Bromley by Bow Centre: A long-established London community health and wellbeing charity providing social prescribing, health programmes, youth services, and community development in a high-inequality area. Directly comparable integrated-service, charity-funded community health model.
• Age UK Bradford District: A local Age UK branch providing community-based services to older adults in the Bradford district, including social prescribing-style support and isolation-reduction programmes. Comparable charity-funded community health delivery in the same geography.
• Wellspring Healthy Living Centre: A Bristol-based healthy living centre offering community health programmes, social prescribing, and wellbeing services to marginalised populations. Comparable charity structure, integrated community health focus, and small-team operating model.

Regional players

• Healthwatch Bradford: The local Healthwatch body serving the same Bradford and Craven geography as HALE. While its mandate is advocacy rather than direct service delivery, it operates in the same regional health inequalities space and interacts with the same NHS partners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HALECharityBfd
• Facebookfacebook.com/HALECharityBfd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haleproject

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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