Overall Score: 23 based on 19 data points
Finance: 5
Governance: 9
Support: 9
Strong growth: +2, Fundraising costs low: +3,
Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Supporters: +9

UKHARVEST LIMITED 

UKHarvest exists to prevent environmental damage by rescuing good food, preventing it going to landfill andfeeding people in need. We help support communities ? working collaboratively with the charities we supportby educating and providing great opportunities for economic and social well-being.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 7 years

www.ukharvest.org.uk

info@ukharvest.org.uk

01243696940

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/22£1,218£986£231£13£897£4655.725100
31/03/21£1,124£617£507£8£666£3907.612100
31/03/20£351£328£23n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/19£40£249£-209n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/18£531£186£345£9£345£754.830
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 5.6615467600004 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 9.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 25 employees
  • 100 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£200,000
The National Lottery Community Fund£164,640
DCMS£109,618
Garfield Weston Foundation£70,000
Sussex Community Foundation£54,940

Specific Donations

Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation
£10,000 26/01/2022
Funding was provided to enable them to continue to run their successful 5 pay as you feel Pop-Up Pantries in Oving, Tangmere, Chichester and Selsey.
Garfield Weston Foundation
£50,000 16/07/2021
Nourish the Nation
Sussex Community Foundation
£10,000 07/07/2021
Unharvests collects and redistributes surplus food to vulnerable people in the community. With increased demand since COVID they are now moving towards supporting community activities to address ....more
Sussex Community Foundation
£5,000 01/04/2021
Ukharvest are a ‘for-impact’ perishable food rescue operation, collecting quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivering it, direct and free of charge, to charities that support ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust
£1,250 17/03/2021
Core Funding
Sussex Community Foundation
£5,000 12/03/2021
12
Funding was provided to support a new full time educational officer to develop their new realigned educational programme
The London Community Foundation
£3,273 18/02/2021
2
To deliver food to vulnerable people in Hammersmith 1 day a week and 2 days a week to Croydon.
The National Lottery Community Fund
£105,228 27/01/2021
12
This group will continue to deliver food to 150 organisations in the South of England preventing surplus food going into landfill. This funding will enable the group to remain in its larger premises ....more
Sussex Community Foundation
£5,000 18/01/2021
Ukharvest are a ‘for-impact’ perishable food rescue operation, collecting quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivering it, direct and free of charge, to charities that support ....more
Sussex Community Foundation
£5,000 09/12/2020
UKHarvest is a national food waste charity, distributing tonnes of donated, fresh perishable food to the vulnerable isolated people across West Sussex. Funding will increase food distribution ....more
Sussex Community Foundation
£10,000 13/07/2020
UKHarvest is a national food waste charity, distributing tonnes of donated, fresh perishable food to the vulnerable isolated people across West Sussex. Funding is for coordinating and re-training ....more
DCMS
£9,618 03/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
The National Lottery Community Fund
£49,412 26/05/2020
9
UKHarvest delivers food to vulnerable people in some of the most deprived areas of West Sussex East Sussex and Hampshire. The organisation will use funding to increase its distribution of rescued ....more
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
£100,000 21/05/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
£100,000 21/05/2020
Provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of ....more
DCMS
£100,000 21/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Sussex Community Foundation
£4,940 06/04/2020
UKHarvest is a national food waste charity, working across West Sussex and in some of the most deprived areas. They are requesting support to distribute tonnes of donated, fresh perishable food to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation
£20,000 31/01/2020
Nourish the Nation
The National Lottery Community Fund
£10,000 18/04/2019
12
The project will use funding to use excess food collections to support vulnerable people across South of England, reduce social isolation and educate them in food waste and how to prepare and cook in ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-66
  • ANDREW EBORN
    Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lawyer/Business Adviser
  • JAMES CORNELL
    Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Uk Chief Financial Officer
  • ROMA CARTER
    Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Occupational Therapist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2017, number: 1171916
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/10/2016, number: 10428026
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

Uk Harvest
The Bricks, Manor Farm Barns
Selsey Road,Donnington
CHICHESTER
West Sussex
PO20 7PL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND THE RELIEF OF HUNGER IN PARTICULAR BY:A) TRANSPORTING AND DIRECTLY PROVIDING FOOD FROM INSTITUTIONS WITH EXCESS FOOD TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND AGENCIES WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM;B) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO FOOD SECURITY FOR THOSE IN POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT PREPARING NUTRITIOUS AND HEALTHY MEALS AND COOKING ON A BUDGET; ANDC) BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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