Children Of Adam Limited

What Children Of Adam Limited does

Children Of Adam Limited is a UK-registered non-profit charity founded in 2011 by Hanan Chehata, headquartered in London. The organization operates a single weekly service every Sunday at Lincoln's Inn Fields in Holborn, where it provides hot food, snacks, drinks, clothing, toiletries, and barber services to 110 or more homeless guests each week. Its operational footprint is intentionally narrow — one fixed location, one weekly cadence, and a focused set of immediate-needs services — and it serves a beneficiary population drawn from the central London homeless community.

The charity's underlying delivery model is volunteer-driven and donation-funded, with stated unit economics of approximately £3.50 to feed one guest for a week. It is hosted under Al-Mizan Charitable Trust (Registered Charity No. 1135752), which provides institutional governance and compliance infrastructure. The organization supplements direct donations with channel partnerships including the Co-op membership scheme and the EasyFundraising retail commission portal, indicating a multi-channel fundraising approach built around small-ticket and recurring individual giving rather than institutional grant funding.

The business model is charitable rather than commercial: there is no product, no pricing model, no technology platform, and no contracted customer base. Headcount is reported at 1–10 employees, consistent with a lean operational structure heavily reliant on volunteers. There is no disclosed plan for geographic expansion, service-line diversification beyond the existing site, or material scaling of the beneficiary base, and consolidated financial inflows are not separately reported from the host charity.

Name

Children Of Adam Limited

Legal name

Children of Adam

Website

https://childrenofadam.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Children Of Adam Limited is a London-based non-profit charity founded in 2011 that runs a weekly Sunday soup kitchen at Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, serving 110+ homeless guests with food, clothing, toiletries, and barber services funded by donations and volunteer support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Homeless services
• Soup kitchen
• Humanitarian aid
• Charity donations
• Food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals and community: Relies on kind donations from volunteers and community members. No overheads so all donations are spent directly on providing for guests. Just £3.50 feeds a guest for a week.
2. Charitable Trust funding: Hosted by Al-Mizan Charitable Trust (Registered Company No. 7228603 and Registered Charity No. 1135752) which processes financial operations.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Children of Adam operates a weekly Sunday outdoor soup kitchen at Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, providing hot meals, snacks, drinks, clothing, toiletries, and a barbers service to 110+ homeless guests. The organization is funded entirely by donations from individuals and the community, with no overheads so that 100% of contributions go directly to serving guests (£3.50 feeds one guest for a week).

Product overview

Children of Adam operates as a charitable soup kitchen organization providing essential services to homeless individuals in London. The organization offers a single unified service focused on weekly food distribution at Lincoln's Inn Fields, including hot meals, beverages, clothing, toiletries, and a barbers service. The organization also accepts monetary donations through bank transfers and partner platforms to fund its operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Soup Kitchen Service Weekly outdoor soup kitchen at Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, WC2A 3TL, providing free hot meals, snacks, drinks, clothing, toiletries, and a barbers service to homeless and vulnerably housed individuals every Sunday (setup 6:15pm, serving 6:45pm).
• Charitable Donation Program Charitable donation program accepting monetary contributions via bank transfer to Al-Mizan Charitable Trust, EasyFundraising, and Co-op Membership to fund feeding operations. £3.50 feeds one guest for a week (complete meal of meatballs and rice, sandwich, fruit, cold and hot drink, and dessert). Cannot accept Zakat/Fidya payments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 110+ guests weekly
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Co-op MembershipminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporters can connect their Co-op membership card to Children of Adam and donate as they shop at Co-op stores.
• EasyFundraisingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline fundraising platform allowing supporters to earn cashback as they shop at various retailers at no extra cost, with a portion donated to Children of Adam.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Depaul UK: UK charity working with homeless young people and adults through accommodation, education, and outreach services. Comparable as a homelessness-focused nonprofit providing direct frontline services.
• Centrepoint: UK charity supporting young people experiencing homelessness through accommodation, health, and learning services. Comparable as a UK homelessness nonprofit providing holistic support to a vulnerable population, though focused on 16-25 year-olds.
• St Mungo's: Major London-based charity providing accommodation, recovery, and support services to homeless and rough-sleeping adults. Directly comparable as a London-focused homeless-services organization, though operating at significantly greater scale and with broader service scope.
• Thames Reach: London charity supporting homeless and vulnerably housed people through outreach, supported housing, and employment services. Comparable as a London-based nonprofit delivering direct services to rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness.
• The Connection at St Martin's: London day centre near Charing Cross serving rough sleepers with meals, showers, clothing, and support services. Closely comparable as a central-London day service for homeless guests offering a multi-service bundle similar to Children of Adam.
• The Passage: London homelessness charity operating day centres, resource centres, and supported housing. Closely comparable as a London-based nonprofit providing direct services (meals, showers, clothing) to people experiencing homelessness.
• Glass Door Homeless Charity: London-based charity coordinating a network of emergency shelters and soup kitchens during winter months. Closely comparable as a volunteer-driven, donation-funded soup kitchen network serving homeless guests in London.
• FoodCycle: UK charity combining surplus food with volunteer power to serve community meals to people affected by food poverty. Directly comparable as a volunteer-powered community meal charity addressing food insecurity in the UK.

Broad incumbents

• Crisis UK: National UK charity for people experiencing homelessness, operating year-round services and the well-known Christmas crisis Skylight centres. Comparable as a major UK homelessness charity serving the same client base, but at much greater national scale and programmatic breadth.
• Shelter: National UK charity campaigning for and providing advice on housing and homelessness. Comparable as a high-profile UK homelessness/housing charity addressing similar client needs, but with an advocacy- and advice-led rather than direct-feeding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/childrenofadamuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/children-of-adam-limited

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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