Pecan

Name

Pecan

Legal name

Pecan

Website

https://pecan.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Charity Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Individual and Family Services (6241), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Community charity services
• Food bank support
• Employment coaching
• Women's advocacy
• Poverty alleviation

Headquarters

HQ city

London (Peckham)

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Pecan receives donations from individuals, churches, and corporate partners. The charity encourages regular giving through their website and processes donations via Enthuse platform or BACS transfer. Between April-June 2026, corporate partners donated £25,937.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate partners sponsor specific programmes such as the Partnership Volunteer Programme. Day sponsorship available at £195 per day. Partners include TMT Finance, Collinson Foundation, Arena, JP Morgan, and others who provide both financial support and employee volunteering.
3. Foodbank Services: Pecan operates Southwark Foodbank providing emergency food parcels to households in crisis. The service is free to recipients, funded through donations from the community and grants.
4. Peckham Pantry Membership: Peckham Pantry operates as a membership scheme where members pay to access discounted food, making their money go further. New hours beginning April 2026: Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 9am-4pm, Saturday 9am-3pm.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pecan is a Southwark-based community charity that tackles poverty by providing free emergency food parcels via Southwark Foodbank, a subsidized food membership scheme via Peckham Pantry, one-to-one advocacy and safe spaces via Women's Service/Hubs, personalized trauma-informed employment coaching, and community connection activities via the Together hub. All services are grounded in the charity's values of Kindness, Belief and Hope, and are designed to interoperate so clients can move between food, employment, and community support under one organisation.

Product overview

Pecan is a single unified charity offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization provides a connected suite of community services addressing food insecurity, unemployment, and isolation in Southwark. The core portfolio consists of five integrated service lines: Southwark Foodbank (emergency food parcels), Peckham Pantry (subsidized food membership scheme), Women's Service (support and advocacy for women), Employment Support (careers advice and training), and Together (community hub activities). These services are designed to work together holistically - for example, foodbank clients can access employment support and community activities through the same organization. The organization also runs a Partnership Volunteer Programme to engage corporate and community volunteers. All services are grounded in the charity's values of Kindness, Belief, and Hope, and aim to restore dignity, belonging, and belief while tackling the root causes of poverty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Southwark Foodbank A store of non-perishable food donated by the local community, distributed as emergency food parcels to individuals and families facing crisis in Southwark, via referral from frontline professionals. 2,564 parcels were distributed in Q1 2026, with 59% (1,514) supporting households with children, 359 to larger families with 3+ children, and 590 to single-parent households.
• Peckham Pantry A membership scheme that helps members make their money go further by providing subsidized food access. Located at 49-53 Peckham Park Road, SE15 6TU, with opening hours Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 9am-4pm, and Saturday 9am-3pm (from April 2026).
• Women's Service (Southwark and Lewisham Women's Hubs) A safe, welcoming one-stop-shop support service for women affected by various challenges, including coffee mornings every Tuesday 10.30am-12.30pm and a monthly hub lunch from 12-2pm. Includes one-to-one advocacy for women on probation or involved with the criminal justice system, addressing housing, benefits, debt, addiction and mental health.
• Employment Support Personalized, trauma-informed careers advice, training opportunities, and employability coaching to help Southwark job seekers gain and sustain employment. Funded by The Julia Rausing Trust, with 90% of clients who find work sustaining employment through ongoing Employment Adviser support (May 2026 outcome).
• Together (Community Hub) A community hub providing a range of community activities, life skills, and a relaxed environment for people to learn new skills, understand their rights, and make social connections. Drop-in cafes operate Monday & Tuesday 1-3pm, Wednesday Café 55 10.30am-12.30pm, and Bread & Salt Friday 10am-12pm.
• Partnership Volunteer Programme A structured volunteer coordination programme that brings community and corporate volunteers together to support Pecan's services, with corporate partnership opportunities for volunteering and day sponsorship at £195 per day.
• Employers Programme A programme connecting local employers with Pecan's Employment Support clients, enabling job placements and employer engagement with the charity's employment coaching services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of clients who find work sustain their jobs through ongoing Employment Adviser support
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ArenaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArena Stone and Ceramics provide tile and stone solutions. Supporting Pecan as part of corporate partnership programme.
• Bold TendenciesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal arts organisation. Host community coffee mornings and events. Women from Women's Service participated in Oliver Leith's Garland performance at Bold Tendencies.
• Mr BaominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPeckham restaurant organising Peckham Weekender 24-26 July 2026 (third year). Event includes £10 specials at 19 restaurants with proceeds supporting Pecan.
• Janda DinerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRestaurant partner with invisible rice on menu for 1 year, supporting Pecan through customer purchases.
• Old SpikeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEthical coffee supplier. Pecan uses Old Spike ethical filter ground coffee for clients, supporting the organisation's mission to help people transition out of homelessness through training and employment in coffee.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Shelter: Shelter is the UK's largest housing and homelessness charity, providing advice, support, and campaigning on housing issues. A broader incumbent operating nationally with overlapping mission around housing insecurity and community-based support services.
• Citizens Advice: Citizens Advice is a national network offering free, independent advice on debt, benefits, housing, and employment. Comparable through its frontline delivery of advice and advocacy services to low-income and vulnerable populations overlapping with Pecan's beneficiary base.
• FareShare: FareShare is a national food redistribution charity that diverts surplus food to community organisations across the UK. Operates at much larger scale than Pecan but addresses the same food-insecurity mission and serves overlapping community-based beneficiary populations.

Regional players

• Thames Reach: Thames Reach is a London charity supporting people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping through outreach, accommodation, and employment programmes. Comparable London geography and overlapping beneficiary profile with Pecan's employment and community services.
• St Mungo's: St Mungo's is a London-focused homelessness charity providing accommodation, health, and recovery services. Operates in the same London geography as Pecan with a comparable multi-service model for people facing homelessness, addiction, and disadvantage.

Direct peers

• Crisis UK: Crisis is a national charity working directly with people experiencing homelessness across multiple UK cities, offering housing, employment, and wellbeing support. Comparable to Pecan's integrated, multi-service approach to supporting people out of poverty in a single locality.
• Glass Door Homeless Charity: Glass Door provides emergency food and shelter to people experiencing homelessness across London during winter. Closely comparable as a London-based charity combining food distribution with wider support services for vulnerable residents.
• Single Homeless Project (SHP): SHP is a London charity providing housing, employment, and wellbeing support to single homeless people and those at risk of homelessness. Highly comparable to Pecan's trauma-informed, integrated service model targeting economically vulnerable London residents.
• Centrepoint: Centrepoint is a UK charity supporting young people experiencing homelessness with housing, employability training, and personal development. Comparable through its bundled service model combining housing, employment support, and wellbeing for vulnerable populations.
• The Trussell Trust: The Trussell Trust runs the UK's largest network of foodbanks, including partner foodbanks like Pecan's Southwark Foodbank. Directly comparable foodbank operating model serving households in crisis through referral-based emergency food parcel distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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