Loveworks

What Loveworks does

Loveworks is a UK-registered charity (Charity No. 1136381, Company No. 06506079) operating food banks and a home delivery service to relieve food poverty across Reigate, Redhill, Merstham, and surrounding villages (postcodes RH1-3, RH1-5, RH2, CR5). Founded by Linda Souris in 2008 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, it runs four food bank hubs plus a weekly home delivery service for housebound beneficiaries, complemented by an in-house support worker offering advice and signposting, and two community allotments producing fresh produce. Operations are entirely volunteer-led, supported by a small core team of approximately 10 paid staff, with 3,680 volunteer hours, 2,738 food parcels, and 780 home deliveries delivered in the most recent reported year.

The organization's product surface centers on bespoke weekly food parcels tailored to dietary needs, allergies, family size, and children's ages, distributed through referral-only partner agencies (Citizens Advice, GP surgeries, Surrey and Borders NHS Foundation Trust, schools, housing associations, ESDAS, Mind, Money Wise, Way Through). Supplementary products include the home delivery service, community allotments, and the support worker offering. The underlying technology stack is minimal — no proprietary platform, mobile app, or API exists; digital infrastructure is limited to a charity website, Instagram presence, and online donation processing via Enthuse, Easyfundraising, and Co-op Community Fund.

Loveworks' revenue model is donation-based across five streams: food donations (drop-off points and direct warehouse deliveries), one-off and recurring financial donations, fundraising events (Run Reigate, quiz nights, supermarket collections, seasonal campaigns), corporate partnerships (volunteering, sponsorship, in-office collection points), and third-party affiliate platforms (Easyfundraising, Co-op). Suggested donation tiers range from £12–£18 for an emergency food parcel to £56–£59 to feed a family of five for three days. Services to beneficiaries are free; cash inflows are entirely donation-, grant-, and event-driven with no disclosed financial figures.

Name

Loveworks

Legal name

Loveworks

Website

https://loveworks.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Loveworks is a UK-registered charity running four food banks and a home delivery service in Reigate, Redhill, Merstham, and surrounding villages, providing referral-based food parcels and support to individuals and families facing food poverty across postcodes RH1-3, RH1-5, RH2, and CR5.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Food Assistance

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food Services (62421), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAA

Food Assistance & Food Banks

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGAAAD

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Food poverty relief
• Community charity support
• Food parcel distribution
• Charitable food assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Reigate

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Donations: Loveworks receives food donations from individuals, schools, community groups, and corporate partners through donation points and direct warehouse deliveries. These donations are converted into food parcels for beneficiaries.
2. Financial Donations: The charity relies on both one-off and recurring monthly financial donations from supporters to fund operations, support worker services, and food parcel provision.
3. Fundraising Events: Loveworks organizes and participates in fundraising events including Run Reigate, corporate volunteer days, quiz nights, and seasonal campaigns (Lent, Easter, Harvest, Christmas).
4. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate partners support through food donations, employee volunteering, fundraising events, and financial sponsorship of specific needs (fresh produce, support worker).
5. Third-party Fundraising Platforms: Partnerships with Easyfundraising and Co-op Community Fund enable supporters to raise free donations when shopping online or selecting Loveworks as their cause.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Loveworks is a volunteer-led food bank charity that operates four food bank hubs and a home delivery service in Reigate, Redhill, Merstham, and surrounding Surrey areas. It provides weekly bespoke food parcels to referred beneficiaries experiencing food poverty, and supplements this with support worker engagement, community allotments producing fresh produce, and seasonal campaigns such as Christmas Toy Appeal and Back-to-School.

Product overview

Loveworks is a food bank charity offering a unified service focused on food poverty relief across Reigate, Merstham, Redhill, and surrounding areas. The core offering consists of four food bank operations with a home delivery service, providing weekly bespoke food parcels to referred beneficiaries. Supplementary services include a support worker for longer-term assistance, two community allotments producing fresh produce, and a referral programme operating through partner agencies. The organization does not operate as a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Food Parcel A bespoke weekly food parcel assembled for referred beneficiaries experiencing food poverty; provided free of charge through partner-agency referrals across the Reigate, Redhill, Merstham and surrounding catchment.
• Home Delivery Service Delivery of weekly food parcels to beneficiaries' homes, designed for those who are unable to collect from a hub due to mobility issues, illness, shielding, or other barriers.
• Food Bank Hubs (Reigate, Redhill, Merstham and surrounding) Four physical food bank hub locations across the catchment where referred beneficiaries collect their weekly food parcels; serve as the primary distribution point of the charity.
• Support Worker Service One-to-one support engagement with beneficiaries, providing non-food holistic support alongside the food parcel offer to help address underlying causes of crisis.
• Community Allotments Community-managed allotments that grow fresh produce to supplement the food parcels provided to beneficiaries, adding nutritional value and community engagement.
• Seasonal Appeals (Christmas Toy Appeal, Harvest, Back-to-School) Time-bound seasonal campaigns run by the charity to collect specific items (toys at Christmas, harvest food donations, school supplies) for beneficiaries and local families in need.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,700 food parcels provided annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, active and minor.

• Future Proof Insurance, ReigatecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Since 2024, Future Proof Insurance has supported Loveworks through volunteering, maintaining a food bank donation point in their office, fundraising efforts, and annual grants through the SJP Charitable Foundation.
• Total Energies, RedhillactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerTotal Energies team enjoyed a volunteer day at the Loveworks warehouse, packing food parcels and sorting donations. They have also set up a food donation point in their offices.
• Curtis Packaging, MersthamactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurtis Packaging supports Loveworks through food collection days, raising awareness, office donations, and lending help with printing projects. The partnership strengthens community ties while living out company values of care and collaboration.
• Ryan, ReigateactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerRyan's team spent a morning at the Loveworks warehouse packing food parcels and sorting donations. They are now working on setting up a regular food donation collection from their office.
• Co-op Community FundcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLoveworks is part of the Co-op Local Community Fund. Co-op members can select Loveworks as their chosen charity when shopping at participating stores (Merstham, Reigate, South Park, Woodhatch), generating donations from Co-op's £5m community fund.
• EasyfundraisingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Easyfundraising platform enables supporters to raise free donations when shopping online with over 8,000 brands including M&S, eBay, Tesco, and John Lewis. Donations are made to Loveworks at no extra cost to shoppers.
• Sparkly Light Productions LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced promotional video for Loveworks showcasing the charity's work and how supporters can get involved.
• The Hire Place UKactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate team from The Hire Place UK participated in a food donation day, collecting 52 crates of food from shoppers outside Morrisons and M&S in Reigate.
• Carrington SchoolactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarrington School has maintained regular food collections since lockdown, with students playing a central role in organizing donations and learning about community service.
• Reigate Grammar SchoolactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird Form students actively support Loveworks through food and cash donations collection in town and at school, and visit the warehouse to pack food parcels.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FoodCycle: UK charity combining surplus food with volunteer cooks to serve community meals. Comparable volunteer-led, donation-funded model addressing food poverty through community-based service delivery.
• Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN): UK-wide coalition of independent food aid providers including local food banks like Loveworks. Provides a direct peer network of comparable community-based, often non-Trussell food banks operating with similar referral and volunteer models.
• City Harvest London: London food redistribution charity rescuing surplus food for delivery to charities serving people in need. Comparable in combining food collection, volunteer engagement, and redistribution to local community organizations.
• Your Local Pantry: Network of community pantries offering low-cost food membership rather than free food parcels. Operates a community-based, dignity-preserving food assistance model targeting similar beneficiaries to Loveworks.
• FareShare: UK charity redistributing surplus food from retailers and manufacturers to frontline charities including food banks. Operates the same food poverty alleviation mission as Loveworks but through a redistribution model rather than direct distribution.
• The Felix Project: London-based charity collecting surplus food and delivering it to schools, charities, and food banks. Highly comparable in combining food redistribution with a community-embedded model, though focused on London rather than Surrey.

Emerging players

• Transform Housing & Support: Surrey-based charity providing housing and support services to vulnerable people, often working alongside local food banks including Loveworks. Comparable in addressing poverty and hardship in the same geographic region through referral partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• The Trussell Trust: The largest UK food bank network operating over 1,400 food bank centres nationally. Directly comparable mission (emergency food provision via referral) but operates at national scale rather than Loveworks' single-region focus.

Others

• Surrey County Council Welfare Help: Local authority welfare and emergency assistance scheme that frequently acts as a referral source into Loveworks and comparable food banks. Included as an ecosystem participant representing the public-sector counterpart in the local food poverty support network.

Regional players

• Dorking Foodbank: Surrey-based food bank operating on referral to support residents in the Dorking area. Directly comparable operating model, beneficiary type, and referral approach but serves an adjacent geographic area to Loveworks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/loveworks

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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