City Harvest London

Name

City Harvest London

Legal name

City Harvest London

Website

https://cityharvest.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Redistribution Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Waste Reduction & Diversion Services (Donation, Animal Feed, Source Reduction Programs) (EUAIAEAH), Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Food redistribution services
• Surplus food rescue
• Charity logistics
• Food poverty solutions
• Community food support

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donations from public, with £1 providing 3 meals to those in need
2. Corporate Partnerships: Businesses donate food, funding, and volunteering time to support the charity's operations
3. Event Fundraising: Challenge events (running, cycling, trekking) and community fundraising activities generate donations
4. Livery Food Initiative: Pan-Livery collaboration raising funds (£600,000 total) to fund vans, trucks, and operational sites

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

City Harvest London collects surplus food from farms, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers using its own fleet of vehicles operating from three depot locations in London (Acton HQ, New Spitalfields Market, and New Covent Garden Market). The charity redistributes this food free of charge to over 375 partner charities including food banks, homeless shelters, community kitchens, schools, and family centres, supporting more than 130,000 people weekly. The organization also runs complementary programmes including the Food Near Me directory, the Harvest for Hunger farm gate surplus campaign, and the Gleaning Programme.

Product overview

City Harvest London operates as a food redistribution charity (not a technology company) offering a suite of services focused on rescuing surplus food and distributing it to communities facing food poverty. The core offering is the food redistribution service, supported by complementary services including the Food Near Me directory, annual Value Reports (Food, People, Planet) featuring AI/AR art installations, Harvest for Hunger farm gate programme, EQUALS fundraising campaign, Livery Food Initiative partnership, Food Council advisory group, Gleaning Programme, and The Office content series. The organization does not offer a SaaS product, platform, or API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Redistribution Service
• Food Near Me
• Harvest for Hunger
• Gleaning Programme
• Value Reports (Food, People, Planet)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.2 million meals redistributed per month
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fischer FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Fischer Farms partnership with City Harvest to redistribute surplus crops from vertical farming trials to communities across London. First donation provided 3,086 meals, redistributed 1.3 tonnes of food, and prevented 895kg of GHG emissions. Initiative aims to demonstrate how vertical farming technology can reduce food waste at systemic level.
• WholegoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2018, Wholegood has donated over 600,000 meals through City Harvest. Founder Carl Saxton-Pizzie serves on City Harvest Food Council. Company believes in purpose and redirects produce to people that need it.
• BelazucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelazu works with City Harvest to redistribute surplus products. City Harvest collects from their warehouses multiple times weekly, sometimes repacking into more manageable sizes to minimize waste further down the redistribution chain.
• Sysco GBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSysco GB partners with City Harvest as they don't have the distribution network to divert unavoidable food waste. City Harvest reaches people who need it most, and the partnership is inspiring for Sysco's team.
• The Menu Partners / Premier Foods WholesaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder Jason Tanner notes that redistributing with City Harvest ensures no edible food goes to waste and gets to those in need.
• Fischer FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVertical farming company partnering to redistribute surplus crops to communities across London instead of allowing them to go to waste.
• NandoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of City Harvest's first food donors since founding in 2014.
• Whole Food MarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of City Harvest's first food donors since founding in 2014.
• M&S (Marks & Spencer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership started in 2016 including freezer trial for ready meals.
• Pinewood StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStarted collecting from Pinewood Studios in 2016.
• The SavoycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSavoy kitchens cooked meals during COVID-19 pandemic support.
• WimbledoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALETC partners with City Harvest - Wimbledon served food not tennis on first day of Championships 2020.
• MetallicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented donation cheque on stage at Twickenham in 2019 to support City Harvest's food poverty work.
• Old VicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for A Christmas Carol production in 2023.
• BBC EarthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBC Earth filmed at City Harvest in June 2020.
• Thomas FrankscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary partner that broke GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS with City Harvest for most ready-made meals prepared in 24 hours (79,500 meals).
• Palace for Life Foundation (Crystal Palace FC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNearly 3-year partnership. During pandemic, provided free healthy meals prepared by stadium chefs, distributed to food banks. Fan food collections at Christmas.
• London Lions BasketballcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since November 2022. Match at Copperbox launch of EQUALS campaign in April 2023.
• Uber EatsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUber Eats 'meal deal' pop-up with Fallow in support of City Harvest in July 2025.
• Planet OrganicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCelebrated 30 years by donating 30,000 meals to City Harvest via smoothie and juice initiative in November 2025.
• DEFRAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived government support to support farm gate surplus rescue campaign: Harvest for Hunger.
• Pip OrganicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPip Organic partners with City Harvest food charity.
• ComptoirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerComptoir partnership to deliver 1,500 delicious meals every month to communities across London.
• Food Council memberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood Council includes: Charlie Bigham (Charlie Bigham's), Chris White (FPJ/Fruitnet Media), Duncan Everett (Noble Foods), Shaun Browne (Houlihan Lokey), Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones (The Black Farmer), Will Beckett (Hawksmoor), Chantelle Nicholson (Apricity), Valentine Warner, Jeremy Perl (Rabobank), Jacqui Green (Berry Gardens), Paul Campbell (Hill Capital), Frank Bandura (Gusto Italian), Twan Snoeijen (BP), Charles Coleman (Deli Sante), Camilla Schneideman (Leiths), James Woodall (John Lewis & Waitrose), Clare Thompson (By Word of Mouth Catering), David Richardson (Brookhill Advisory), Steve Winningham (City Harvest Co-Founder), Mark Ensor-Whiteman (Wholegood), Carl Saxton-Pizzie (Wholegood).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Olio: Food-sharing app enabling neighbours and businesses to share surplus food; comparable mission of reducing food waste and feeding communities, but operates as a peer-to-peer platform rather than a logistics-led charity.
• Inn-Kind (formerly Company Kitchens): UK surplus food logistics operator redirecting food industry surplus to charities; comparable in handling food redistribution logistics for charity clients, serving as a complement/alternative to City Harvest's model.
• Too Good To Go: Surplus food marketplace connecting businesses with consumers via discounted 'magic bags'; operates in the same food-waste-to-meals thematic space and shares UK food donor overlap with City Harvest's retail partners.

Direct peers

• The Felix Project: London-based food redistribution charity collecting surplus food from suppliers and delivering it to charities and schools; highly comparable as a London-only food rescue operator with depot-and-fleet distribution to frontline charities.
• FareShare: The UK's largest food redistribution charity, redistributing surplus food to a frontline network of charities and community groups; directly comparable to City Harvest in mission, donor base (manufacturers/retailers), and redistribution model, but operates nationally rather than London-only.
• The Bread and Butter Thing: UK food poverty charity providing low-cost surplus food via community membership hubs; comparable in mission and surplus-food model, with a different delivery format (community pop-ups vs. direct delivery to charities).
• Plan Zheroes: London food surplus redistribution platform connecting businesses with surplus food to local charities; comparable digital-first matching layer for surplus food, complementing City Harvest's logistics-led model.
• FoodCycle: UK charity combining surplus food with community volunteers to serve free hot meals; directly comparable in using surplus food to address food poverty, though it focuses on cooked community meals rather than redistribution logistics.

Others

• WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme): UK sustainability charity working with governments, businesses, and communities on food waste reduction and redistribution policy; comparable ecosystem participant influencing the funding and regulatory environment for City Harvest's operations.

Regional players

• Feeding Britain: UK-wide alliance addressing hunger and food poverty through local anti-hunger alliances; thematically aligned with City Harvest's mission but focuses on policy and coordination rather than direct food redistribution logistics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CityHarvest_LDN
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cityharvestlondon4761
• Facebookfacebook.com/CityHarvestLondon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/city-harvest-london
• Instagraminstagram.com/cityharvestlondon
• TikToktiktok.com/@cityharvestlondon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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