HIVE Portsmouth

Name

HIVE Portsmouth

Legal name

HIVE Portsmouth

Website

https://hiveportsmouth.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAL

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGAAAC

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief

Keywords

• Community support services
• Voluntary sector hubs
• Charity incubation services
• School uniform provision
• VCSE sector support

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: One-off and regular donations from supporters via PayPal and other methods, used to fund free school uniform provision, volunteering services, community helpdesks, mental health support, and community development work.
2. Portsmouth Community Lottery: Local lottery scheme where tickets cost £1 per week, with 60% going to local good causes and players having a chance to win up to £25,000.
3. Hub Services: Co-working, hot-desking, desk rental, and charity incubation services at HIVE Portsmouth Hubs in city centre and Paulsgrove, generating rental income from VCSE sector groups.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HIVE Portsmouth is a registered charity that operates a community helpdesk at Portsmouth Central Library, a free School Uniform Share Store distributing second-hand uniforms, two co-working Hubs for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in the city centre and Paulsgrove, broader VCSE sector support and partnership brokering services, and the Portsmouth Community Lottery as a fundraising mechanism. It also partners with Portsmouth City Council and the University of Portsmouth in the five-year NIHR-funded Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Portsmouth focused on reducing health inequalities.

Product overview

HIVE Portsmouth is a charitable organization offering a portfolio of community support services rather than a unified software platform. Its core offerings include a Community Helpdesk providing financial and welfare guidance, a School Uniform Share Store distributing free second-hand school uniforms, two Hive Portsmouth Hubs offering co-working and charity incubation spaces, VCSE Sector Support services for local voluntary organizations, and partnership in the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Portsmouth research initiative. The organization also runs the Portsmouth Community Lottery as a fundraising mechanism for local causes. These services operate independently but are united by HIVE Portsmouth's mission to improve lives across the city through community support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HIVE Portsmouth Hubs: Co-working, hot-desking, desk rental and charity incubation services for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector groups.
• Uniform Share Store
• Portsmouth Community Lottery
• Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Portsmouth

Products and services

• Community Helpdesk

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of good quality second-hand uniform items available including PE kit, school logos, coats, summer dresses, jumpers, shorts and shoes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Portsmouth City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortsmouth City Council is a key partner in HDRC Portsmouth (Health Determinants Research Collaboration), a five-year partnership aimed at building local research capacity and reducing health inequalities across the city.
• University of PortsmouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe University of Portsmouth is a partner in HDRC Portsmouth, collaborating with Portsmouth City Council and HIVE Portsmouth to build local research capacity and work towards reducing health inequalities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Groundwork UK: Federation of community-focused charities delivering environmental, regeneration, and wellbeing programmes. Comparable to HIVE's community development, partnership-brokering, and local-authority-engagement role, though with a national footprint and broader environmental remit.
• Royal Voluntary Service: Major UK charity supporting volunteers and delivering community services including hospital discharge support. Directly comparable to HIVE's hospital discharge care, volunteering, and community helpdesk offerings, but at national scale.
• Locality: UK-wide membership body supporting community organisations and VCSE infrastructure. Comparable to HIVE's role supporting the Portsmouth VCSE sector through gap identification, partnership brokering, and capacity building, but operating at national rather than city scale.
• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations): The principal membership and infrastructure body for the UK voluntary sector. Relevant peer because HIVE provides comparable infrastructure support (sector overview, gap analysis, partnership brokering) to the Portsmouth VCSE ecosystem, though at city scale.
• UK Community Foundations: Network of place-based community foundations distributing local philanthropy. Comparable to HIVE's community lottery and local-grant distribution function (HIVE channels up to £1,000 per local group via the lottery).

Direct peers

• Citizens Advice: National advice and signposting charity operating through local bureaux (including Portsmouth). Closely comparable to HIVE's community helpdesk function, which provides guidance on financial support, utility bills, and food access in the same advice-and-signposting category.
• Bromley by Bow Centre: Long-running East London community hub combining advice, health, employment, and social enterprise support under one roof. Directly comparable to HIVE's model of co-locating a helpdesk, VCSE hub space, and multi-service community support.
• Castlehaven Community Association: Small Camden-based community charity running a community hub, advice services, volunteering, and social enterprise incubation. Closely comparable as a neighbourhood-scale community anchor providing multi-service support under one roof.

Emerging players

• Impact Hub Network: Global network of mission-driven co-working and incubation spaces. Comparable to HIVE's two VCSE hubs (co-working, hot-desking, desk rental, charity incubation), but with a social-enterprise rather than community-charity emphasis.

Regional players

• Community Voluntary Services (CVS) organisations: Local CVS bodies across the UK (federated via NAVCA) provide infrastructure support to the voluntary sector in their area — directly comparable to HIVE's 'supporting the VCSE sector' role, though typically in other geographies than Portsmouth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HIVEPortsmouth
• Instagraminstagram.com/HIVE_Portsmouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hive-portsmouth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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