Now live across 32 UK cities

The Business
Network Built
for Britain

Connect with professionals, join industry groups, discover networking events and grow your business — all in one beautifully crafted UK app.

32 UK Cities
20 Industries
Free To Download
4.8★ App Rating
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Professionals from
London
Manchester
Birmingham
Leeds
Liverpool
Edinburgh
& 26 more cities
Features

Everything you need to
grow your network

Hive UK brings together all the tools UK professionals need to connect, collaborate and build meaningful business relationships.

Business Profile

Build a rich professional profile with your headshot, company banner, bio, job title, business category, social links and location. Make a powerful first impression.

Smart Connections

Send personalised connection requests, accept or decline with a tap, and manage your entire professional network from one clean screen. Filter by industry and city.

Industry Groups

Create or join public and private groups by industry or city. Invite connections, share updates and collaborate with like-minded professionals in your sector.

Local Map Discovery

Find professionals near you on an interactive OpenStreetMap. Filter pins by business category, jump between 32 major UK cities and reach out directly from the map.

Events & Meetups

Discover and host in-person and online networking events. Set capacity limits, free or paid tickets, and invite your connections and groups with one tap.

Direct Messaging

Chat privately with your connections. Send text and images, see read receipts, and manage all your conversations in one inbox — no phone number needed.

Business Feed

Stay up to date with a personalised feed of posts from your connections and groups. Like, comment and share business updates, milestones and opportunities.

Smart Notifications

Never miss a connection request, message, event invite or group update. Instant push notifications keep you informed and your network warm — even when the app is closed.

Private & Secure

Your data stays yours. Hive UK uses JWT authentication and encrypted secure storage. No data sold, no ads. Just a clean professional networking platform.

Simple Process

Up and running in
under 2 minutes

Download & Register

Download Hive UK free from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Create your account with your name, email and password — takes under a minute.

Build Your Business Profile

Add your professional photo, company banner, job title, bio and business category. Choose your city from 32 major UK locations and link your social profiles.

Discover Your Network

Search for professionals by name, industry or city. Use the interactive map to find businesses near you. Join industry groups to meet like-minded professionals.

Connect & Collaborate

Send connection requests, start direct conversations and share posts on your feed. Attend or host networking events and grow your business relationships organically.

Grow Your Business

Turn connections into clients, partners and collaborators. The Hive UK community is built on genuine UK business relationships — not vanity metrics.

Industries

20 industries.
One platform.

Whatever sector you operate in, Hive UK has a community for you. Find and filter professionals by business category across the UK.

Technology Finance & Accounting Legal Services Marketing & PR Construction & Trades Property & Real Estate Healthcare Education & Training Hospitality & Tourism Retail & E-Commerce Manufacturing Transport & Logistics Creative & Design Consulting Insurance Renewable Energy Agriculture Sports & Fitness Charity & Non-Profit Other
Coverage

Networking across
Great Britain

From London to Edinburgh, Cardiff to Belfast — Hive UK covers 32 major UK cities with local professionals ready to connect.

England

London Manchester Birmingham Leeds Liverpool Sheffield Bristol Newcastle Nottingham Leicester Southampton Portsmouth Oxford Cambridge York Brighton Reading Milton Keynes Coventry Derby Exeter Plymouth Preston Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent

Scotland

Edinburgh Glasgow Aberdeen Dundee

Wales

Cardiff Swansea

Northern Ireland

Belfast

  More cities coming soon. Request yours

Live on Hive UK

Find businesses & events
near you right now

Explore real UK professionals and upcoming networking events — live data from the Hive UK platform, updated in real time.

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See Hive UK
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A beautifully crafted dark amber UI built for UK professionals on the move.

HIVE UK
Hive UK Home Feed
🐝 Nearby
32 professionals · 5 events near you
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Tom Kershaw
CTO · Technology · 0.4 mi
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Sarah Lowe
Property Investor · 0.7 mi
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Sean Hale
Founder · Hale Technology Limited
Liverpool, England
247
Connections
12
Groups
8
Events
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Flutter & PHP developer building UK-focused business apps. Founder of Hive UK, Pitch It and BizTracker.
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🐝 Groups
Discover UK industry communities
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UK Tech Founders
2,847 members · Technology
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Property Network UK
1,423 members · Property
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Legal Professionals UK
980 members · Legal
Join
📈
Finance & Accounting UK
1,105 members · Finance
Join
🐝 Events
Networking events across the UK
📅
Manchester Tech Mixer
Science & Industry Museum · Thu 17 Apr
Free 48 attending
🏠
Liverpool Property Evening
Titanic Hotel · Fri 25 Apr
£15 20 seats left
💻
UK Startup Online Summit
Online · Wed 30 Apr
Free Online
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FAQ

Frequently asked
questions

Yes, Hive UK is completely free to download from Google Play and the App Store. Creating your business profile, connecting with professionals, joining groups and messaging are all free. There are no subscription fees or hidden charges.

Hive UK currently covers 32 major UK cities including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bristol, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Cardiff, Belfast and many more. New cities are added regularly — if yours isn't listed, get in touch.

Hive UK supports 20 business categories including Technology, Finance & Accounting, Legal Services, Marketing & PR, Construction & Trades, Property & Real Estate, Healthcare, Education, Hospitality, Retail, Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics, Creative & Design, Consulting, Insurance, Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Sports & Fitness, Charity and more.

Absolutely. Any Hive UK member can create in-person or online networking events. Set a title, description, date, venue or online link, maximum attendees, and choose free or paid entry. Invite your connections and groups and manage attendance all within the app.

Yes. Hive UK uses JWT authentication, encrypted secure storage and HTTPS-only data transmission. We are fully GDPR compliant. Your data is never sold or shared with advertisers. The platform is 100% ad-free.

Hive UK is purpose-built for the UK market and focuses on genuine local business connections. Unlike LinkedIn, we offer a map-based discovery to find professionals near you, direct messaging without barriers, a cleaner mobile-first experience, and a community focused exclusively on UK cities and industries — without the noise of a global platform.

Yes. Hive UK is available as a native app on both Android (Google Play) and iOS (App Store). The app is optimised for both platforms with a consistent, high-quality experience on all modern devices.
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Start building your
UK network today

Join thousands of UK professionals already using Hive UK to grow their business network. Free to download. No subscription. No ads.

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