Sunny Jar Eco Hub Cic

What Sunny Jar Eco Hub Cic does

Sunny Jar Eco Hub Cic is a UK-registered Community Interest Company (CIC) founded in 2019 and based at the R-Urban Eco Civic Hub in Poplar, East London. The company delivers sustainable living education through in-person workshops (covering zero-waste living, earth-friendly DIY, upcycling), Lunch & Learn sessions, and CSR volunteer days for corporate clients, alongside community projects for residents, schools, and festivals. Operational scale is micro — 1-10 employees — with founder-led delivery anchored by named facilitators Maud and Linda.

The product surface is split across a service line and a free content line. Services are bespoke, quote-based, and delivered on-site across London and beyond; the corporate brochure explicitly positions workshops as tools for wellbeing, team building, and CSR/social-value strategy. The non-service line is the Resource Hub, which hosts downloadable recipes, tutorials, a Plastic Free Community Toolkit, a recipe zine, and a sustainability calendar. There is no proprietary technology platform, app, or API; the website functions as a marketing and enquiry channel rather than a transactional system. Notable community initiatives include the Plastic Free Poplar project (2020-2023), the More Fish Than Plastic eco-artwork exhibition (with 200 local children), and the BYOB campaign funded by Tower Hamlets Community Fund from March 2023.

Revenue derives primarily from paid corporate workshops and event delivery; community engagement work is partially subsidised by grants such as the Tower Hamlets Community Fund. Pricing is not publicly disclosed — clients enquire via a website form for tailored quotes. The company operates with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent entity, no patents, and no formal certifications, and is governed by CIC constraints that limit profit distribution in favour of community benefit.

Name

Sunny Jar Eco Hub Cic

Legal name

Sunny Jar Eco Hub Cic

Website

https://sunnyjarecohub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sunny Jar Eco Hub is a London-based Community Interest Company founded in 2019 that delivers sustainable living workshops, CSR volunteer days, and community environmental projects to corporate clients, schools, festivals, and local residents, supported by a free online Resource Hub of recipes and toolkits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Workshops: Paid workshops for corporate wellbeing programs, team building, and CSR volunteer days. Workshops are offered in three areas: Sustainable and Zero Waste Living, Earth Friendly DIY, and Upcycling. Corporate clients can enquire via the website for bespoke workshop packages.
2. Community Engagement Programs: Community projects and workshop delivery at festivals, schools, and community events. These eco-craft activities raise awareness on environmental issues and foster community cohesion.
3. Resource Hub Content: Free educational resources including recipes, tutorials, and guides on sustainable living shared via their online Resource Hub. Some downloadable content may be provided in exchange for newsletter subscription.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sunny Jar Eco Hub delivers in-person sustainable living workshops for corporate, community, education, and festival audiences, covering zero-waste living, earth-friendly DIY, and upcycling. It also runs community projects such as Plastic Free Poplar, and maintains a free online Resource Hub with recipes, tutorials, downloadable toolkits, and guides. Services are tailored to client needs and delivered at customer locations across London and beyond.

Product overview

Sunny Jar Eco Hub is a social enterprise offering in-person sustainable living workshops and community projects. The core offerings include Sustainable Living Workshops (zero waste living, DIY crafting, upcycling), Lunch & Learn sessions, Corporate Volunteer Days, Community Projects, and Festival/Event Workshops. Supporting these services is a digital Resource Hub containing free downloadable recipes, tutorials, and guides including a Plastic Free Community Toolkit, recipe zines, and sustainable calendars. The company also runs community initiatives such as the Plastic Free Poplar project, the More Fish Than Plastic exhibition, and the Bring Your Own Bag campaign.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sustainable Living Workshops In-person workshops covering sustainable and zero-waste living, Earth Friendly DIY crafting of eco-products, and upcycling waste into treasure, designed for corporate wellbeing, team building, and CSR audiences.
• Lunch & Learn Sessions One-hour workshop sessions intended for a midday break, designed for workplace team building, staff wellbeing, and environmental awareness.
• Corporate Volunteer Days Team volunteering days in the community for maintaining community spaces and surrounding areas, supporting client team building and CSR initiatives.
• Community Projects Community engagement projects and workshops that foster community cohesion with environmental focus and grassroots action, offered to community organisations, schools, and local councils.
• Festival & Events Workshops Eco-friendly craft activities for festivals and events, including bespoke creations such as flowers from trash and community art installations, delivered at festivals, schools, and community events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Plastic Free Poplar project engaged local residents and businesses around Chrisp Street Market to reduce single-use plastic waste and associated carbon emissions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JUST FACT Campaign (Just Food and Climate Transition)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Plastic Free Poplar was part of the JUST FACT campaign supporting community-led climate action in Tower Hamlets. The project coordinated by Women's Environmental Network (WEN) focused on reducing environmental impacts of the carbon-heavy food system.
• Women's Environmental Network (WEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWEN coordinated the JUST FACT campaign under which Plastic Free Poplar operated. WEN focuses on connecting environment and health with women's needs.
• Victoria Westminster Business Improvement DistrictscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for South Westminster BIDS virtual event series delivering eco-friendly workshops for business members and local community. Attendee numbers increased each session.
• Poplar UnionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerArtistic Director Beth Watton described Maud and Linda as inspiring and motivating in their dedication to long-lasting environmental change from a grassroots level.
• R-Urban Eco Civic HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSunny Jar Eco Hub is based in the R-Urban Eco Civic Hub in Poplar. The hub provided office resources including free MDF boards, tables, chairs, and a library of tools to borrow when they first moved in.
• OxfamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSunny Jar supports Oxfam's Second-Hand September campaign encouraging people to avoid buying new clothes for 30 days to reduce carbon footprint and challenge fast fashion.
• City to SeaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReferenced in World Refill Day content. City to Sea runs the Refill campaign and app to make refill easier for consumers.
• Lansbury Lawrence Primary SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudents participated in the More Fish Than Plastic exhibition project, learning about single-use plastics impact and creating eco-artwork displayed at Chrisp Street Market.
• Manorfield Primary SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudents participated in the More Fish Than Plastic exhibition project and wrote over 200 handwritten letters to MP Apsana Begum urging government action on reducing plastic use.
• Poplar WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal business that supplies some fabrics for Sunny Jar's workshops, supporting the circular economy approach.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Resource London: London-wide programme supporting waste reduction and circular economy behaviour change. Adjacent enabling organisation that could serve as a partner, funder, or referral source for Sunny Jar's community programmes.

Direct peers

• Surfers Against Sewage: UK environmental charity running community plastic-pollution campaigns, school education programmes, and volunteer mobilisation. Overlaps directly with Sunny Jar's Plastic Free Poplar model and school engagement approach.
• City to Sea: UK non-profit running the Refill campaign and World Refill Day to reduce single-use plastic. Already a Sunny Jar partner; operates the same community-action + corporate-partnership model around plastic reduction.
• Hubbub Foundation: UK environmental charity running community-focused behaviour-change campaigns (e.g., plastic reduction, refill, reuse). Highly comparable as a sustainability-focused social enterprise delivering grassroots community programmes, corporate partnerships, and education.
• Plastic Free Foundation: Global non-profit behind the Plastic Free Communities programme, engaging local volunteers and businesses to reduce single-use plastic. Directly analogous to Sunny Jar's Plastic Free Poplar community project.
• EcoActive: UK social enterprise delivering environmental education workshops to schools, businesses, and community groups. Closely comparable service offering (workshop-based environmental education) and customer segments.
• Women's Environmental Network: UK charity connecting environment and health from a community and grassroots perspective. Sunny Jar's core partner on the JUST FACT campaign — operates with a similar local-project, community-education methodology.

Broad incumbents

• Friends of the Earth: Major UK environmental NGO with community activism, school resources, and corporate sustainability programmes. Operates at much greater scale across the same themes (zero waste, plastic reduction) but as a broad portfolio player.
• Keep Britain Tidy: Established UK environmental charity running national litter, recycling, and community-behaviour campaigns. Larger, broader portfolio but overlaps on community environmental action and education.

Emerging players

• Less Stuff More Life: Smaller UK sustainability education initiative focused on minimal-waste living. Comparable niche overlap on consumer-facing zero-waste education and community workshops.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/sunnyjarecohub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunny-jar-eco-hub

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Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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