What King Charles III Charitable Fund does

King Charles III Charitable Fund (KCCF), formerly The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund, is a UK-registered grantmaking charity founded in 1979 and operating from a registered office in London. The organisation awards grants to registered charities and non-profits across environmental conservation, food security, health and wellbeing, youth development, education, heritage, and social inclusion — supporting more than 150 organisations annually and over 400,000 people per year, with cumulative investment exceeding £100m since inception. Its core product surface consists of three grant programmes (Small Grants for grassroots groups, Large Grants for established charities, and Strategic Partnership Grants providing multi-year unrestricted funding totalling £4.4m across 17 high-impact partners), plus the flagship Coronation Food Project — launched in November 2023 to bridge UK food waste and food insecurity — which operates five physical Coronation Food Hubs across Glasgow, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Birmingham, and London.

KCCF generates income primarily through royalties from the Waitrose Duchy Organic brand (over £50m raised cumulatively), Highrove Garden Tours, corporate partnerships with major UK retailers and manufacturers (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, M&S, ASDA, Morrisons, Nestle, Arla, Greencore), and individual donations processed via the JustGiving platform with HMRC Gift Aid reclaim. The organisation runs a lean operation of 1-10 employees and uses standard back-office technology (Xero for accounts payable, DEXT for invoice processing, WeTransfer for secure file transfer, and a website-based grant management system); no proprietary technology, API, or AI capability is disclosed. It operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries — The Prince's Countryside Fund (acquired July 2017, focused on rural economy) and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S, focused on sustainable finance) — and conducts grantmaking across the UK and internationally including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, and Mozambique.

The Fund's commercial go-to-market is non-traditional: rather than selling products, it aggregates supply-chain surplus food via Alliance Food Sourcing (a 50-partner retailer/manufacturer coalition with FareShare and Felix Project targeting 30 million meals annually by 2028) and distributes it through partner-operated food redistribution infrastructure. Customer relationships on the grantee side are horizontal across sectors and SME-to-enterprise tiers, while income-side concentration leans on the Waitrose Duchy Organic royalty stream as the single largest revenue dependency.

Name

King Charles III Charitable Fund

Legal name

King Charles III Charitable Fund

Website

https://kccf.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UK-registered charity awarding grants to 150+ non-profit organisations annually across environment, food security, health, youth, education, and heritage. Funds £100m+ cumulative grantmaking through Waitrose Duchy Organic royalties, Highgrove Garden Tours, corporate partnerships, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation / Grant-making Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Charitable grant making
• Philanthropic funding programmes
• Nonprofit foundation
• Food rescue redistribution
• Community grant programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

King Charles III Charitable Fund is a UK-registered grant-making foundation that awards funding to registered charities and non-profits through Small Grants, Large Grants, and Strategic Partnership programmes. Its flagship Coronation Food Project funds and operates a network of food redistribution hubs that have delivered 11 million meals and rescued 4,932 tonnes of surplus food since November 2023. The Fund is supported by Waitrose Duchy Organic royalties, Highgrove Garden Tours, corporate partnerships, and individual donations, and has invested over £100m in charitable causes to date.

Product overview

King Charles III Charitable Fund (KCCF) operates as a charitable grant-making organization rather than a traditional product company. Its core offering consists of multiple grant programmes: the flagship Coronation Food Project (addressing food waste and insecurity), Strategic Partnership Grants providing multi-year unrestricted funding to high-impact charities, and Small and Large Grants for community organisations. The Fund also operates a network of Coronation Food Hubs across the UK to strengthen food distribution infrastructure. Through these programmes, KCCF supports over 150 organisations annually, focusing on environmental conservation, education, health and wellbeing, heritage, and social inclusion. The Fund does not offer a software product, API, or technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coronation Food Project: A ground-breaking initiative inspired by His Majesty King Charles III to bridge the gap between food insecurity and food waste by saving and circulating more surplus food.

Products and services

• Coronation Food Project A flagship initiative of King Charles III Charitable Fund that addresses both food waste and food insecurity by rescuing surplus food and distributing it to communities in need across the UK. It funds 57 non-profits with £1.5m and operates Coronation Food Hubs in Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, and London.
• Strategic Partnership Grants Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 400,000 people supported annually across funded programmes
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered corporate partner, core, supporting, strategic partner and core partner.

• ASDAcorporate partnerGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2023Food retailer pledging 1 million meals through the Coronation Food Project in Christmas 2023. Provided proportionate split of meat, potatoes, and vegetables.
• FareSharecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational food redistribution charity operating the Felix network. Partnered with the Coronation Food Project to rescue edible surplus from across the supply chain. Over 8,000 charities receive food through the Felix network.
• The Felix ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-wide food redistribution network coordinating collection and distribution of surplus food. Central to the Coronation Food Project infrastructure, collecting from fields, factories and delivering to foodbanks.
• Alliance Food SourcingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative involving 50 retailers and manufacturers working with FareShare and The Felix Project to rescue edible surplus. Has exceeded initial goal of 10 million meals, aiming for 30 million annually by 2028.
• IGDsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood and grocery charity collaborating on the Alliance Food Sourcing initiative to unlock additional sources of surplus food.
• Age Scotlandstrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner receiving multi-year unrestricted funding. Has supported over 101,000 helpline calls and helped older people secure £5.7 million in financial gains.
• BIGKID Foundationstrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner receiving multi-year unrestricted funding. Has reached over 3,000 young people with 85% reporting improved wellbeing after programmes.
• The Wildlife Trustsstrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner that has protected more than 3,800 hectares of land through an innovative philanthropic loan scheme. Nearly 300 land advisers support farmers to balance environmental sustainability with business success.
• Practical Actionstrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational strategic partner working with 6,500 farmers in Zimbabwe on regenerative farming practices, resulting in up to 80% crop increases in maize and 70% in banana, coffee and bean yields.
• Marine Conservation Society (MCS)strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for over four decades working to safeguard marine habitats and restore ecosystems. MCS runs the UK's largest beach clean database informing policy development.
• Project Seagrassstrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for 2026-2029 selected for UK seagrass recovery and protection. Founded in 2013 with mission to save the world's seagrass, established UK's first seagrass nursery.
• Zoological Society of London (ZSL)strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerZSL's Transforming the Thames programme restoring seagrass and coastal habitats across the Thames Estuary. KCCF providing Strategic Partnership funding to the five-year project working with 20 partners.
• COASTstrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner organisation working to protect UK seas through strategic partnership grant.
• Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit (CRRU)strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner receiving small grant for marine conservation research and rescue activities.
• Atlantic Salmon Truststrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner receiving small grant supporting salmon conservation efforts.
• BirdLife Internationalstrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership grant supporting the Forests programme working to restore landscapes and foster harmonious relationships between people and the natural environment through nature-based solutions in 18 flagship tropical forest landscapes.
• Carers Truststrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership grant supporting the charity to build carer-friendly communities. Works to ensure carers have access to support in their communities.
• Move Oncore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland, redistributing food to 100 charities. Home to Scotland's first Coronation Food Hub bringing together three charities under one roof.
• Multibank Scotlandcore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Glasgow Coronation Food Hub providing essential items including clothing, hygiene products and household supplies to families experiencing hardship.
• M&Scorporate partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerFood retailer partnered with 2 Sisters Food Group and FareShare through the Coronation Food Project to combat food insecurity.
• Morrisonscorporate partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerFood retailer collaborating with FareShare and Newton on food waste initiative through the Coronation Food Project.
• Nestlecorporate partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerFood manufacturer forming alliance with Arla to donate 1.25 million breakfasts worth of Shreddies cereal to FareShare.
• Arlacorporate partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerDairy company partnering with Nestle to donate 1.25 million breakfasts worth of Cravendale milk to FareShare through partnership spanning over eight years.
• Tescocorporate partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor supermarket participating in 'Make a Meal of It' fundraising campaign in May 2025 alongside Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Morrisons.
• Sainsbury'scorporate partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor supermarket participating in 'Make a Meal of It' fundraising campaign in May 2025 to help secure two million additional meals.
• Greencorecorporate partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerFood manufacturer visited by The King to see food waste innovation in action as part of Coronation Food Project.
• JustGivingsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSelf-service online donations platform managing donations for KCCF and the Coronation Food Project. Liaises with HMRC for Gift Aid processing.
• HMRCsupportingOthersProcesses Gift Aid payments on qualifying donations from UK taxpayers through the JustGiving platform.
• WeTransfersupportingTechnology or IntegrationSecure file sharing platform used for sharing information with external auditors during annual audit process.
• DEXTsupportingTechnology or IntegrationDocument management system used for processing supplier invoices received via email.
• XerosupportingTechnology or IntegrationFinancial management software used for accounts payable processing of supplier invoices.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comic Relief: UK charitable campaign organisation funding projects tackling poverty and social injustice across the UK and internationally. Comparable as a high-profile UK grantmaker combining public fundraising, corporate partnerships, and grant distribution to charity partners.
• Wellcome Trust: One of the UK's largest independent charitable foundations, providing multi-year grants to health, research, and social causes. Closely comparable to KCCF as a UK-anchored private grantmaking foundation with significant endowment-driven giving power.
• The Tudor Trust: UK independent grantmaking foundation supporting smaller community organisations across the UK with a strong focus on under-resourced communities. Comparable in grantmaking style and commitment to grassroots and community-led impact.
• Garfield Weston Foundation: UK family-founded grantmaking foundation distributing £60–80m+ annually across education, environment, health, and community causes. Directly comparable in grantmaking model, UK focus, and unrestricted/multi-year funding approach.
• The Oak Foundation: International grantmaking foundation funding environment, social justice, and children's issues with multi-year unrestricted grants. Comparable in funding conservation, food systems, and community resilience with a similar multi-year unrestricted model.
• The Prince's Trust: UK youth charity founded by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales). Directly comparable as a long-standing royal-founded charitable organisation with programmes in youth development, education, and social inclusion — historically part of the same royal charitable portfolio.
• Esmée Fairbairn Foundation: Independent UK foundation funding social change, the natural world, and creative causes through long-term grants. Comparable to KCCF in focus on environment, social inclusion, and use of strategic multi-year unrestricted funding.
• The Bernard van Leer Foundation: International private foundation focused on young children, with long-term grant partnerships. Comparable as a foundation using multi-year strategic partnership funding across geographies and themes adjacent to KCCF's youth and international work.
• Lloyds Bank Foundation: UK corporate-affiliated foundation funding small and medium-sized charities tackling social issues. Comparable in supporting community organisations with restricted and unrestricted grant programmes across the UK.

Broad incumbents

• The National Lottery Community Fund: The largest funder of community activity in the UK, distributing National Lottery money to community projects. Comparable as a large-scale UK grantmaker funding environment, community, and social causes, though broader in scope and public-sector-backed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kingcharlesfund
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• Facebookfacebook.com/100083555764911
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/king-charles-iii-charitable-fund
• Instagraminstagram.com/kingcharlesfund

Compliance3 records

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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