Seeds For Growth Charity

Community Development Servicesseedsforgrowth.org.uk

Company typePrivate
Founded2006
HeadquartersCity Of London, United Kingdom
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingServices

Seeds For Growth Charity firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Seeds For Growth Charity
Legal name: Seeds for Growth
Website: https://seedsforgrowth.org.uk
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2006
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Seeds For Growth Charity industry classification

Industry

Product category: Community Development Services
NAICS: Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112), Support Activities for Crop Production (1151)
SIC: Agricultural Services (700)
akta.pro primary industry: Plant Replacement, Transplanting & Garden Refresh Services (HSAIAFAG)
akta.pro secondary industries: Planting & Seeding Services (Drilling, Transplanting) (AFACAAAA), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

Community gardening programmes
Social housing gardens
Social prescribing services
Worker cooperative development
Community food co-ops

Where Seeds For Growth Charity is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: City Of London
HQ country: United Kingdom
HQ region: Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

Seeds For Growth Charity business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

Charitable Grants and Donations: Primary funding from charitable trusts, foundations, and corporate donors. Received £10,000 from Swire Charitable Trust and £2,000 from Southall Alliance for Durdan's Park school project.
Social Enterprise Services: Fruit 4 Work programme delivering fresh fruit to offices; fee-based service for large organisations.
EU-Funded Programme Delivery: European Union funding for criminal justice and lifelong learning programmes including Primedia, Cred-Ability, and Languages Behind Bars.
Co-operative Development Grants: Accessed grant funds from Co-operative Group to promote development of new worker co-operatives in London.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Weekly	Fruit 4 Work - 3,000 staff
Unit Pricing	Weekly	Fruit 4 Work - 5,000 staff
Unit Pricing	Weekly	Fruit 4 Work - 10,000 staff
Subscription	Pay-as-you-go	Programme Administrator (Self-Employed)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Seeds For Growth Charity product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Seeds for Growth is a registered charity that works with disadvantaged communities in London's social housing estates to establish and manage community gardens on underutilised land. Its core work involves community co-design and facilitation, supporting residents to create thriving outdoor green spaces, alongside complementary programmes spanning social prescribing gardening sessions, food co-ops, healthy eating initiatives, worker co-operative development, criminal justice rehabilitation, school gardening, and a commercial fresh fruit delivery service for offices.

Product overview

Seeds for Growth is a registered charity offering community-focused programs rather than a unified software product. Its core offering is the Greening Communities programme, which identifies underutilised land in social housing estates and helps residents create communal gardens. This sits alongside complementary programmes including Green Dreams (social prescribing through gardening), Health and Wellbeing initiatives (food co-ops, fruit tuck shops, Buywell programme), Employment and Social Enterprise support, Co-operative Development training, Criminal Justice EU-funded programmes, Green Schools, Business Succession advisory, and Fruit 4 Work commercial service. The Satellites franchise model extends the Greening Communities programme nationally to other organisations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Greening Communities: Core programme focusing on identifying underutilised land within social housing estates and facilitating community-led groups to establish and manage communal gardens.
Green Dreams
Co-operative Development
Criminal Justice
Green Schools
Health and Wellbeing
Business Succession
Fruit 4 Work

Products and services

Greening Communities
Green Dreams
Fruit 4 Work
Co-operative Development
Criminal Justice Programmes
Green Schools
Health and Wellbeing
Business Succession
Employment and Social Enterprise
Satellites
Balcony Growing Kits

Quantifiable outcome

22,000 individuals engaged through community outreach
+6 more outcomes

Companies that use Seeds For Growth Charity

Customer profile

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Seeds For Growth Charity technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Seeds For Growth Charity partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

She Grows VegminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Donated plants from Chelsea Flower Show gold medal stand to Barkantine Roof Garden project. Donated plants are English heritage varieties.
Anchor LogisticsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Introduced through Resident Engagement Officer at Mount Anvil Group. Generously built and delivered raised beds for Barkantine Clinic Roof Garden project.
Close BrothersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20249 volunteers transformed garden for a family, clearing debris, old shed, and weeds to create safe natural garden area.
Modulair GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Volunteers weeded planters and created new path at Kyverdale and Barkantine estates for growing areas.
GoodGymminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Community of runners who do good, volunteering at Kyverdale estate to fill new planters with soil for community garden.
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Corporate volunteer team from BCG joined at Barkantine Estate to help create path in new food growing area and weed planters.
SNG (Sutton Housing Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNG provides over 85,000 homes and invests in communities across the South of England including London. Seeds for Growth is recognised by SNG for delivering excellent community impact through their Greening Communities programme on social housing estates.
SustaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Sustain and London Borough of Tower Hamlets to deliver Buywell programme, facilitating and encouraging 500 small local convenience shops to stock fresh fruit and vegetables.
Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to access grant funds and deliver co-operative development support across London, employing 18 co-operative development advisers.
Woodshop of Recycled DelightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHackney-based community interest company specialising in reclaiming wood from construction companies for community woodwork sessions. Collaborated on Wick Village Tree Seat project.
Hackney CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCouncil partnership supporting greening projects including rubbish clearance, surveyor services, and installation of planters at various estates (Wick Village, Amwell Court, Whiston Estate, Kyverdale).
Mount Anvil GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing developer that introduced Anchor Logistics to the Barkantine Roof Garden project and provided Resident Engagement Officer support.
Advance UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Activities Coordinator Christine Lewis and team at Advance UK to deliver engaging growing sessions for adults they support through social prescribing outreach initiative.
Boma Garden CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with on Kyverdale Estate consultation and installation project for garden design and plant supply.
DoubleTree by Hilton London ExCeLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate volunteers joined forces with Seeds for Growth to transform Hackney Wick residential gardens, contributing labour and funding for Wick Village garden project.
Our SpaceminorOthersSocial connection partner organisation featured in charity's partner/collaborator network.
GroundworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental charity partner in social connection network supporting community greening initiatives.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Seeds For Growth Charity competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Others

Sustain: UK food and farming alliance that ran Capital Growth; partnered with Seeds for Growth on the Buywell programme. Adjacent enabler/coalition in the food co-op and food justice space rather than a direct delivery competitor.
British Heart Foundation (health charity network): Large UK health charity investing in community-based physical activity and food access initiatives. Comparable beneficiary overlap (disadvantaged communities, lifestyle-related health outcomes) but broader health remit rather than gardening focus.
Social Prescribing Network: UK-wide network supporting the social prescribing model that underpins Seeds for Growth's Green Dreams NHS partnerships. Ecosystem-level peer rather than a direct operator.
Food for Life (Soil Association programme): Certification and community programme delivering food growing, healthy eating and school engagement. Overlaps with Seeds for Growth's Green Schools, fruit tuck shops and Buywell work in food access and education.

Direct peers

Thrive: UK charity using gardening and horticulture for therapy, health and wellbeing outcomes, including social prescribing referrals. Closely aligned with Seeds for Growth's Green Dreams programme via NHS partnerships and therapeutic gardening.
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV): National environmental volunteering charity running community green space projects, including social prescribing and active communities work. Operates in the same UK community-gardening and outdoor-wellbeing space as Seeds for Growth.
Garden Organic: UK national charity promoting organic gardening and community growing, including school and volunteer programmes. Comparable mission around community horticulture, training, and resources for growers.
Groundwork: UK-wide environmental charity federation delivering community greening, urban regeneration and wellbeing programmes on social housing estates. Directly comparable mission and beneficiary base to Seeds for Growth's Greening Communities programme.
Capital Growth (Sustain): London-focused network helping communities grow food, run by Sustain. Directly comparable to Seeds for Growth's London community-gardening and food co-op activities, with overlapping geography and beneficiary base.

Broad incumbents

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS): Larger UK horticultural body with community gardening, school gardening and wellbeing initiatives (including an RHS Award that Seeds for Growth has won). Operates in the same community gardening space but at national scale with a broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Seeds For Growth Charity financial estimates

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Seeds For Growth Charity leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Seeds For Growth Charity funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Seeds For Growth Charity M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Seeds For Growth Charity

What does Seeds For Growth Charity do?

Is Seeds For Growth Charity a public or private company?

Seeds For Growth Charity is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Seeds For Growth Charity founded?

Seeds For Growth Charity was founded in 2006. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Seeds For Growth Charity based?

Seeds For Growth Charity is headquartered in City Of London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.

How does Seeds For Growth Charity make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Charitable Grants and Donations are the primary driver. The others are social Enterprise Services, EU-Funded Programme Delivery and co-operative Development Grants.

Who are Seeds For Growth Charity's main competitors?

Others on record are Sustain, British Heart Foundation (health charity network), Social Prescribing Network and Food for Life (Soil Association programme). Direct peers are Thrive, The Conservation Volunteers (TCV), Garden Organic, Groundwork and Capital Growth (Sustain). Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does Seeds For Growth Charity have an API?

No public API is recorded for Seeds For Growth Charity.

What industry is Seeds For Growth Charity in?

Seeds For Growth Charity's product category is Community Development Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSAIAFAG, Plant Replacement, Transplanting & Garden Refresh Services, with a secondary code of AFACAAAA, Planting & Seeding Services (Drilling, Transplanting). Its NAICS code is 115112 and its SIC code is 700.