Pepys Community Forum

What Pepys Community Forum does

Pepys Community Forum (PCF) is a not-for-profit community development trust registered as a charity (1121544) and company (5229390) in England and Wales, founded in 2005 and based in Deptford SE8, London. The organization operates three interconnected programs: REETA (Resident Education, Employment, Training and Advice), which delivers independent information, advice, and guidance to residents, migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in English, Somali, and Arabic; John Evelyn Community Garden, an outdoor site at Windlass Place offering vegetable beds, a forest garden, pond, poly tunnel, and workshops on gardening, cooking, and composting using permaculture methods; and Voice4Deptford, a partnership with Goldsmiths College, University of London focused on community engagement around the 15-year Convoys Wharf redevelopment — the largest development site in the London Borough of Lewisham.

The organization operates with no proprietary technology platform beyond a standard WordPress website and basic social media presence on Facebook and Twitter. Its underlying 'technology' is its community-trust model: 100% local leadership, multilingual staff, and three physical sites in a small geographic footprint. There are no APIs, integrations, or AI/ML capabilities disclosed.

PCF's business model is grant- and donation-dependent. The primary revenue stream is Big Lottery Fund grant funding for Voice4Deptford, supplemented by donations collected via The Big Give platform for the John Evelyn Community Garden 'Inviting Creativity' project. Services are free to end users, and there is no commercial revenue, no pricing model, and no enterprise contracts. The organization targets a community-based customer base rather than enterprise buyers, with member segments including multi-cultural Deptford residents, migrants/refugees/asylum seekers, and community garden volunteers. Partnerships with Goldsmiths College, Big Lottery Fund, and memberships in LCRN, Matrix, and ETC consortiums provide sector coordination and credibility for ongoing grant applications.

Name

Pepys Community Forum

Legal name

Pepys Community Forum

Website

https://pepys.community

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pepys Community Forum is a Deptford-based registered charity running REETA employment advice, John Evelyn Community Garden, and Voice4Deptford redevelopment engagement programs for residents, migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Community development
• Employment training
• Community gardening
• Refugee support
• Charitable services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization accepts donations and partners with The Big Give for its 'Inviting Creativity' project to improve community access. Pepys Community Forum is a registered charity (1121544) relying on charitable funding.
2. Grant Funding: Voice4Deptford project is Big Lottery Funded, providing long-term grant support for community engagement and participation programs related to Convoys Wharf redevelopment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pepys Community Forum is a not-for-profit community development trust in Deptford SE8, London that delivers training for employment and enterprise, gardening and green projects, and advocacy on community issues. It runs two specialist projects — REETA (independent IAG for residents, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in English, Somali and Arabic) and John Evelyn Community Garden (open space for gardening, workshops, cooking and composting) — plus Voice4Deptford, a partnership with Goldsmiths College supporting community engagement in the Convoys Wharf redevelopment.

Product overview

Pepys Community Forum (PCF) is a non-profit community organization based in Deptford SE8, London, operating as two interconnected specialist projects: REETA (Resident Education, Employment, Training and Advice) provides information, advice and guidance to help residents access education, training and employment opportunities; John Evelyn Community Garden (JECG) offers a green space for gardening and wellness activities. The organization also runs Voice4Deptford, a partnership with Goldsmiths College for community engagement in local development, and provides various training opportunities. The overall portfolio is structured as a community development trust focused on empowering local people through employment support, green projects, and advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• John Evelyn Community Garden (JECG): A community garden providing outdoor space for gardening activities, health and wellbeing, and fresh food grown locally using permaculture and organic growing methods. Located at Windlass Place, off Grove Street, Deptford, London SE8 3QH.
• REETA
• Voice4Deptford

Products and services

• Pepys Community Forum (PCF) The umbrella community organisation providing training for employment and enterprise, gardening and green projects, and advocacy on issues of concern for Deptford residents. Aimed at creating an empowered multi-cultural community in Deptford SE8.
• REETA (Resident Education, Employment, Training and Advice)

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Goldsmiths College, University of LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoice4Deptford is a partnership between Pepys Community Forum and Goldsmiths College, University of London. The partnership aims to help local community better understand and actively participate in the forthcoming redevelopment of the Convoys Wharf site.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Migrants Resource Centre: London charity providing advice, education and employment support to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers - directly overlapping with PCF's REETA service in target population and offer.
• Deptford Methodist Mission: Long-established Deptford-based community organisation offering advice, food support and activities. Directly comparable neighbourhood footprint and community-development remit to PCF.

Broad incumbents

• Locality: UK-wide membership body supporting community-led organisations, including community development trusts like PCF. Comparable in mission and beneficiary base but operates as a national infrastructure umbrella rather than a single-neighbourhood deliverer.
• TCV (The Conservation Volunteers): UK-wide charity running community green spaces, gardening and outdoor wellbeing programmes - directly comparable to John Evelyn Community Garden's permaculture and volunteer activities.
• Refugee Council: National charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, including resettlement, employment and education support. Comparable beneficiary group to PCF's REETA but at national scale.

Regional players

• Castle Green Community Centre (Plumstead): London community centre offering advice, training and activities for local residents, including migrant and refugee populations. Comparable service mix to PCF but operating in a different London borough.
• South East London Community Land Trust: Community-led housing and regeneration organisation operating across south-east London boroughs near Deptford. Comparable in community-development focus and Convoys Wharf-adjacent geography.

Others

• Goldsmiths, University of London (Community Engagement): PCF's named partner on Voice4Deptford. Comparable in target community focus but as a higher-education institution running civic engagement rather than as a service-delivery charity.
• Big Lottery Fund / The National Lottery Community Fund: Direct funder of PCF's Voice4Deptford project. Comparable as the institutional funding counterparty for community-engagement work, though not a peer in delivery terms.
• Trust for London: Major London funder of work tackling poverty and inequality; a likely funder peer for PCF and the ecosystem of small London community trusts PCF sits within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Pepys21
• Facebookfacebook.com/johnevelyn.garden1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pepys-community-forum

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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