Give Food

What Give Food does

Give Food is a UK-registered charity (charity number 1188192, England & Wales) founded in June 2019 and registered in February 2020, operating the only national public database of UK food banks. Its core product indexes 3,100 food banks, 7,697 donation points, and 327,816 requested items across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, tracking in real time what supplies each food bank needs. The platform is delivered through a public website at givefood.org.uk, a public HTTPS API with daily data dumps in JSON, GeoJSON, XML, and YAML, and native iOS and Android apps launched in November 2025; the website is available in 20 languages. AI-augmented natural-language processing is used to read roughly two billion words per year across food-bank websites, supporting a human-verified 90-day accuracy guarantee.

The technology stack is Django-based, hosted by Mythic Beasts in Shoreditch, London, fronted by Cloudflare and managed via Coolify, with open-source code published on Codeberg and GitHub. Adjacent products include interactive analytics dashboards, a free website-builder service offered to food banks (with custom domains and CMS), an Email-MP advocacy tool that contacts Members of Parliament and parliamentary candidates about food insecurity, and a managed-donation service for contributions of £500 or more that provides realtime reporting on how funds are used to deliver supplies to food banks. Give Food also makes its own direct food deliveries — more than two tonnes to 23 food banks during 2025 — and during COVID-19 delivered 1.2 million items of PPE to food banks.

The business model is donation-funded: public donations flow through the CAF Donate platform, larger grants and donations (≥£500) receive a managed service, and all public, food-bank, media, and research services are free. There is no disclosed revenue figure. Institutional users of the data include the NHS, BBC, Channel 4, Reach plc, Welsh and Scottish Governments, the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, Citizens Advice, Age UK, the Consumer Data Research Centre, and Mars, giving the platform reach into healthcare referrals, journalism, policy, and academic research despite operating with 1–10 staff.

Name

Give Food

Legal name

Give Food

Website

https://givefood.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Give Food is a UK charity operating the only national public database of UK food banks, indexing 3,100 locations and 327,816 requested items, delivered via website, mobile apps, and a public API used by the NHS, BBC, and UK governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Insecurity Data Platform

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA)

Keywords

• Food bank database
• Food insecurity data
• Humanitarian data platform
• Open data API
• Nonprofit digital tools

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Public Donations: All donations from the public to Give Food are used directly to efficiently and quickly deliver requested food and supplies to UK food banks. Donations can be made via CAF Donate platform.
2. Managed Donations: For donations or grants of £500 or more, Give Food provides a managed service. They leverage their data and logistical expertise to ensure donations effectively deliver required items to food banks matching the donor's charitable aims. Realtime reports and tracking of donation usage are provided.
3. Food Bank Services (Free): Free websites, database entry, and open data services provided to food banks at no cost. This supports the charity's mission but does not generate direct revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Give Food operates the only national public database of UK food banks, tracking in real time what items 3,100 food banks and 7,697 donation points need. Around this database it builds supporting tools: native iOS and Android mobile apps, an open HTTPS API and daily data dumps, interactive analytics dashboards, an MP email advocacy tool, and free hosted websites for individual food banks.

Product overview

Give Food is a UK charity operating a unified platform combining a national food bank database with supporting tools. The core offering is the only national public database of UK food banks (3,100+ food banks, 7,697 donation points) with real-time tracking of their needs. This platform includes a public API for data access, interactive dashboards for analytics, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and a tool for emailing MPs about food insecurity. Food banks can receive free websites with custom domains. The organization also makes direct food deliveries to food banks and supports researchers with bulk data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Food Bank Database The only national public database of UK food banks, tracking in real time the items each food bank is requesting. Covers 3,100 food banks and 7,697 donation points across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
• Give Food API Public HTTPS API giving programmatic access to the food bank database in JSON, GeoJSON, XML, and YAML formats, with daily-updated data dumps covering food banks, donation points, items, and articles.
• Give Food Mobile Apps (iOS & Android) Native iOS and Android applications for finding local food banks and their current needs, receiving notifications on shopping list changes, and geolocation alerts when near donation points.
• Give Food Dashboards Interactive analytics dashboards covering items requested weekly, excess items, most requested items, food bank heatmaps, charity income/expenditure data, and delivery metrics.
• Email MP Tool Tool enabling the public to easily email their Member of Parliament about UK food insecurity, identifying the MP based on the user's postcode and sending the email on the user's behalf.
• Free Food Bank Websites Free hosted website service provided to UK food banks, including a custom domain, mobile-friendly design, content management system, and email support to help them promote their services.
• Managed Donation Service A managed donation service for donations or grants of £500 or more, leveraging Give Food's data and logistical expertise to deliver requested items to food banks matching the donor's charitable aims, with realtime reporting on how the donation was used.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.3M+ food bank needs viewed per week
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• NHSmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerNHS uses Give Food's data to direct patients and communities to food bank resources, integrating food insecurity support into healthcare referrals.
• BBCmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerBBC uses Give Food data for news coverage and public awareness campaigns about food poverty and insecurity.
• Scottish GovernmentcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerScottish Government uses Give Food's food bank data for policy development and monitoring food insecurity in Scotland.
• Consumer Data Research CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDRC uses Give Food data for academic research on food insecurity, poverty mapping, and social policy analysis.
• Reach plcmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerUK's largest commercial news publisher uses Give Food data across their regional news network for food poverty coverage.
• Age UKmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAge UK partners to support elderly communities facing food insecurity, using Give Food's database to connect older people with local food banks.
• Channel 4majorGTM or Marketing PartnerChannel 4 uses Give Food data for documentary programming and news coverage about food insecurity.
• Welsh GovernmentcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWelsh Government uses Give Food's data for policy development and monitoring food insecurity in Wales.
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUK FCDO uses Give Food data for understanding domestic food insecurity as part of broader development and social policy work.
• MarsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFood manufacturer supporting food bank operations through partnerships with Give Food's network.
• Citizens AdvicemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCitizens Advice refers clients facing food hardship to food banks using Give Food's national database.
• National Council for the Training of JournalistsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNCTJ uses Give Food data for journalism training, teaching students about data-driven reporting on food poverty.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Too Good To Go: Large European surplus-food marketplace connecting consumers with restaurants and retailers. Addresses the same upstream problem (food waste / food insecurity) but via a for-profit marketplace model rather than a charity data platform.

Direct peers

• City Harvest London: London-based food rescue charity redistributing surplus food to local charities, including food banks. Overlaps with Give Food's London focus and direct-delivery operations (e.g., 2+ tonnes delivered to 23 food banks in 2025).
• Feeding Britain: UK charity working on policy, research and local anti-hunger initiatives. Comparable in combining data/research with practical food-bank support, and in engaging UK government and policy stakeholders.
• Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN): UK-wide alliance of independent food banks not affiliated with the Trussell Trust. Overlaps with Give Food on supporting non-Trussell UK food banks, though IFAN's role is more representative/policy than data infrastructure.
• Trussell Trust: The largest UK food bank network, supporting a national network of more than 1,400 food banks. Directly comparable mission (addressing UK food insecurity via food bank support) and the most likely institutional competitor to Give Food's database positioning.
• FareShare UK: Major UK food redistribution charity, redistributing surplus food to a national network of charities and food banks. Comparable mission and UK food-bank ecosystem positioning, but at much larger operational scale and with a redistribution rather than data-led model.
• FoodCycle: UK charity that combines surplus food with community volunteers to cook free meals for people facing food poverty. Comparable target beneficiary (food-insecure individuals in the UK) and overlapping donor/funder base.
• The Felix Project: London-based food redistribution charity collecting surplus food and delivering it to charities and food banks in Greater London. Directly comparable logistics and food-bank support activity in the same geographic market.

Regional players

• FoodCloud: Ireland-headquartered food redistribution tech charity operating in Ireland and the UK. Closest international peer using technology to connect surplus food with charities; partially overlapping with Give Food's UK footprint and tech-led approach.

Emerging players

• Olio: Mobile-app-based food-sharing platform that connects neighbours and local businesses to share surplus food. Comparable adjacent model (tech-enabled food-waste reduction) though focused on consumer-to-consumer sharing rather than charity food-bank data.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/givefood
• Facebookfacebook.com/norwoodbrixtonfoodbank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/givefood

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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