Happy Days UK

Happy Days UK

Happydays Ministries UK

Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Housing & HomelessnessPoverty & HungerMental healthAddiction
CharityLocal reach
Profile last updated: July 31, 2026

About

Happy Days UK is a charity based in Halifax, United Kingdom working on housing & homelessness, poverty & hunger, mental health +2 more.

Happy Days UK is a registered charity based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, that supports and empowers people who are homeless or in crisis to live independent and purposeful lives. It runs a range of services tackling homelessness and food poverty, including a winter shelter, a community supermarket, a community café, healthcare drop-in clinics and supported accommodation for single homeless adults. Support includes access to advice, housing, benefits, mental health and addiction services, and help to sustain employment and tenancies. The charity works closely with housing associations and the local council's Housing Options team. It also runs Happy Days Cycles, a social enterprise bike shop in Sowerby Bridge whose profits fund its work in the Calderdale community.

Location

Halifax, United Kingdom

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Registered charity

Legal name

Happydays Ministries UK

Charity number

1157527

Focus areas

homelessnessfood povertysupported accommodationsocial enterpriseCalderdaleHalifaxcommunity caféwinter shelter

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Housing & HomelessnessPoverty & HungerMental healthAddictionEmployment & Skills

Works for

Homeless peoplePeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

The Winter Shelter

Housing & Homelessness · United Kingdom

Safe haven and support for people who are homeless in the Calderdale community during winter.

Halifax Community Supermarket

Poverty & Hunger · United Kingdom

Membership-based community supermarket giving people greater choice and control over food, replacing the former food bank.

The Community Café at The Gathering Place

Poverty & Hunger · United Kingdom

Community café providing meals and social contact, alongside a breakfast club and healthcare drop-in clinics.

Supported Accommodation

Housing & Homelessness · United Kingdom

Supported accommodation for single homeless adults, with help to move on, live independently, sustain employment and tenancy, and access addiction and mental health support.

Countries of operation

United Kingdom

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsLotteriesLegaciesEarned income

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteerLegacy givingFundraise

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

Partnerships

Torque Motor Group

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