HIVE Portsmouth VCSE Sector Support team supports community groups, social enterprises and charities to deliver a wide range of excellent services for the local community.
We aim to inform, equip and encourage groups within our city, and this includes signposting to information from trusted organisations to ensure that the support we give is relevant, up to date and useful.
Below are some links to webpages that offer information, templates and resources to help you learn more about starting and running a charity, community group or social enterprise.
Charity and community group information:
NCVO Knowhow: offers information, tools and resources for all types of VCSE organisations
The Resource Centre: is a really useful place for community groups
My Community: provides a central hub for information and support for community organisations
The Small Charities Coalition: helps small organisations with a social purpose
Charity Connect: answers questions and shares information on discussion boards
Third Sector: brings news from the sector
The Charity Commission: is the governing body for charity registration
.Gov.uk contains some useful advice on setting up a charity
Social enterprise networks and support:
Social Enterprise UK: is a membership network for all social enterprises in the UK
UnLtd: offer support and funding for social entrepreneurs
SSE: delivers learning programmes and funding
The University of Portsmouth: offers enterprise support for up to 5 years after graduation
.Gov.uk: offers information on self-employment
.Gov.uk: offers information on social enterprise
Community business and co-operatives:
Power to Change: supports people wanting to set up a community business
Co-operatives UK: is the voice for independent co-oporganisations
Locality: support community organisations and have funding news
Funding and legal information:
Good Finance: give information and support around social investment
Get Legal: offers information on legal structures and charity law
For further advice or if you want to talk about other ways in which you can access help setting up your group or organisation email us via sector.support@hiveportsmouth.org.uk.