What Charity Hive does

Charity Hive, operated by Hively Limited (founded March 2019 by Dan Bream, headquartered in Whitstable, UK), is a bootstrapped, founder-owned SaaS platform providing digital fundraising infrastructure to UK registered charities, Community Interest Companies (CICs), Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs), and school PTAs/PFAs. The platform consolidates donations, fundraising events, ticketing, raffles, auctions, online shops, courses, crowdfunding, in-memory tributes, campaigns, and memberships into a single UK-cloud-hosted, GDPR- and PCI-DSS-compliant system with Cyber Essentials certification and Fundraising Regulator membership. Two template variants are offered: Charity Hive Core (the original fundraising-focused template) and Honeycomb (a 2024-launched full mobile-first website template with bespoke CMS), complemented by supporting infrastructure including a built-in CMS, Donor Profiling, Communication, Reporting, Admin Suite, Hive Hub (a link-in-bio tool), Activity Hive (Strava-powered virtual fundraising), a drop-shipping add-on (Inkthreadable), and Hive Pay (an integrated payment solution launched February 2026). The product surface is complemented by Apple Pay and Google Pay as standard mobile checkout options.

Revenue is generated exclusively through transaction fees — 1.5% on donations and 3% on other transactions (shop, tickets, raffles, memberships, etc.), reduced from 2%/4% in February 2026, plus 1.1%+15p card processing fees passed through Stripe. Crucially there are no setup fees, no monthly subscriptions, no tiered plans, and no user/event/product limits — the company explicitly positions against competitor subscription models. Funds are deposited directly into client bank accounts via Charity Hive's own payment-gateway account. The team is reported as 1–10 employees with no disclosed external investment, and the company lists hundreds of UK customer organisations including major names such as Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation, British Council, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, Royal College of Music, and 500+ PTAs/PFAs. Distribution is product-led growth through a self-serve website with demo booking and direct enquiry CTAs, supplemented by trade-publication coverage (PTA+, FundEd) and a Discord community channel launched in January 2026.

Name

Charity Hive

Legal name

Hively Limited

Website

https://charityhive.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Charity Hive (Hively Limited) is a UK-based bootstrapped SaaS platform that provides registered charities, CICs, CASCs, and school PTAs with an all-in-one digital fundraising, ticketing, raffle, membership and shop solution, monetised purely through transaction fees with no monthly subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fundraising Software

akta.pro primary industry

Creator Fundraising & Crowdfunding Platforms (Recurring/Project-Based) (MPACAFAJ)

Keywords

• Digital fundraising platform
• Charity donation software
• Online event ticketing
• Nonprofit fundraising tools
• Membership management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Whitstable

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transaction Fee - Donations: 1.5% fee on all donations (excluding Gift Aid), plus card payment processing fee of 1.1% plus 15p per transaction. Funds deposited directly into organisation's bank account.
2. Transaction Fee - Non-Donations: 3% fee on all non-donation transactions including tickets, shop orders, fundraising event entry, auctions, raffles, courses, memberships, and 100 Club. Plus card payment processing fee of 1.1% plus 15p.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Charity Hive provides an all-in-one digital fundraising SaaS platform that lets UK charities, Community Interest Companies (CICs), Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs), and school PTAs/PFAs accept donations, sell tickets, run raffles and auctions, host online shops, manage memberships, run courses and crowdfunding campaigns, and operate a CMS-driven website - all without setup or monthly subscription fees, charged instead via transaction-based pricing (1.5% on donations, 3% on other transactions plus card processing fees).

Product overview

Charity Hive is an all-in-one digital fundraising SaaS platform serving charities, Community Interest Companies (CIC), Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC), and school PTAs/PFAs. The platform operates under two template variants: Charity Hive Core (the original fundraising-focused template) and Honeycomb (a full mobile-first website template with integrated CMS). The core platform includes comprehensive fundraising tools including Donations (one-off and recurring), Fundraising Events, Tickets, In-Memory tributes, Campaigns, Crowdfunding, Raffles, Auctions, Online Shop, Memberships, and Courses. Supporting infrastructure includes a built-in CMS for website content management, Communication tools for messaging users, Reporting for analytics, Donor Profiling for segmentation, Admin Suite for platform management, and Hosting for UK-based cloud deployment. Additional offerings include Hive Hub (link-in-bio solution for social media), Activity Hive (Strava-powered activity tracking), Drop Shipping (print-on-demand merchandise), and Hive Pay (integrated payment solution). The platform follows a 'pay when you earn' model with no setup or monthly fees, charging 1.5% on donations and 3% on other transactions plus payment processing fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charity Hive Core The original Charity Hive fundraising platform template, mobile-optimised with Apple Pay and Google Pay, customised branding and colours, and all standard Charity Hive fundraising features bundled in.
• Honeycomb Full mobile-first website template combining Charity Hive Core functionality with a bespoke Content Management System, customisable colour scheme, font, imagery, menu, footer, and homepage carousel styles for organisations without an existing website.
• Donations Online donation processing for charities allowing one-off or recurring donations with secure processing and donor self-management of recurring donations.
• Fundraising Events Unlimited fundraising event creation with configurable options including entry fees, minimum fundraising targets, number of spaces, and event-specific options.
• Ticketed Events Event ticketing system with capacity settings, seating plan options, and individual or table-of-10 pricing for charity events.
• In-Memory Fundraising In-memory fundraising pages enabling charities and supporters to create tribute pages celebrating loved ones while continuing to raise funds in their memory.
• Campaigns Campaign platform enabling supporters to donate directly to a main campaign or create personalised fundraising pages in support of it, with Activity Hive activities assignable to campaigns.
• Crowdfunding Crowdfunding campaign creation for specific needs without requiring a traditional event or task.
• Raffles and Prize Competitions Online raffle hosting with automated Random Number Generator draws, multi-prize options, bundle pricing, unique winners mode, and offline ticket assignment.
• Auctions Online auction lot creation with bid tracking and bidder detail review, providing additional fundraising avenues for charities.
• Online Shop E-commerce functionality for selling official charity merchandise with optional drop shipping fulfillment via Inkthreadable.
• Memberships Membership management with automated renewal reminders, recurring payments, expiration notices, tiered plans, loyalty-based perks, and exclusive updates.
• Courses Comprehensive booking system for courses, one of the most feature-rich course booking systems available to charities.
• CMS (Content Management System) Built-in Content Management System providing website content capabilities including news, blogs, galleries, pages, team members, with intuitive editor, media embedding, SEO-friendly real-time publishing, and responsive design.
• Hive Hub Link-in-bio solution for social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn), providing a single URL housing all important links with automatic updates for news, events, raffles and auctions.
• Activity Hive Virtual fundraising activity tracking feature powered by Strava integration, enabling leaderboards and maps for tracking supporter progress in fundraising events.
• 100 Club / Lotteries Online 100 Club style lottery (50, 100 or 500 club) with automated monthly draws and membership integration, using a percentage of profits as monthly prizes.
• Drop Shipping Print-on-demand and drop shipping service for merchandise including t-shirts, polo shirts, hoodies, mugs, bottles, caps, beanies and homeware, with fulfillment including printing, packing and shipping via Royal Mail Tracked 48.
• Donor Profiling Donor data analytics tools creating comprehensive donor profiles through aggregation of donation history, engagement patterns and demographic information, supporting segmentation for targeted marketing campaigns.
• Hive Pay Integrated payment processing solution added to the Charity Hive platform in February 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10x increase in regular donors after switching from previous fundraising platform

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature10 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Funraise: Nonprofit fundraising software offering donation forms, events, peer-to-peer, CRM and donor management aimed at small-to-mid charities. Comparable product positioning and SMB-focused GTM to Charity Hive.
• JustGiving: UK-focused online fundraising and crowdfunding platform for charities and individuals. Direct overlap with Charity Hive on donations, events and charity fundraising pages, and is the incumbent Charity Hive most directly competes with for UK charity customers.
• Classy: Online fundraising platform for nonprofits providing donation forms, events, peer-to-peer campaigns and crowdfunding capabilities. Comparable product suite targeting registered charities and nonprofits, with a similar SMB/mid-market focus.
• RallyUp: Cloud-based fundraising platform for nonprofits and schools supporting auctions, raffles, ticket sales, recurring giving and online stores. Direct overlap with Charity Hive on raffles, auctions, ticketing and school/PTA use cases.
• Donorbox: Online donation and fundraising software for nonprofits, offering recurring donations, events, memberships and donor management on a SaaS + transaction-fee model. Closely comparable product suite and GTM motion to Charity Hive, particularly around SMB and small-to-mid charities.
• GiveButter: All-in-one fundraising platform for nonprofits covering donations, events, ticketing, auctions, raffles and peer-to-peer campaigns with a transaction-fee pricing model. Direct product and pricing comparability with Charity Hive's bundled feature set.
• OneCause: Fundraising and event management platform for nonprofits offering auctions, mobile bidding, online giving and peer-to-peer campaigns. Closely comparable event- and auction-led product surface to Charity Hive's events/auctions/raffles modules.

Broad incumbents

• Bonterra (Network for Good): Suite of nonprofit software including donation processing, CRM and grant management acquired from Network for Good and others. Overlaps with Charity Hive on donation functionality but as part of a much broader nonprofit-tech portfolio.
• GoFundMe: Global consumer crowdfunding and personal-cause fundraising platform with a dedicated charity/NGO offering. Overlaps with Charity Hive on donation processing and crowdfunding functionality but operates at much larger scale and across many non-charity use cases.
• PayPal Giving Fund: PayPal-operated donation platform that routes consumer donations to registered charities with embedded payment processing. Overlaps with Charity Hive on the donation-routing side but is part of a much larger payments business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/charityhive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charityhive

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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