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FoodCycle

Impact Report 2024

FoodCycle is a UK charity running free weekly community meals made from surplus food, addressing food poverty, loneliness and food waste simultaneously. In their 15th anniversary year, 2024, they served 162,991 meals across 102 projects, saved 320 tonnes of food from landfill, and saw a 30% increase in guests — while launching a new school meals programme in London in partnership with Ark Academies.

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Free weekly community meals using surplus food; school meals programme (Ark Academies); Food Invention Challenges (corporate); volunteer training; regional volunteer recognition awards Custom geography from upload: UK

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 162,991 community meals served across 102 projects; 30% increase in guests year on year; 20 new projects opened in 15th anniversary year
Key Metric 2 320 tonnes of surplus food saved from waste (equivalent to 762,351 portions); 200,719 kg of CO2 emissions prevented; 162,810 volunteer hours donated by 8,770 volunteers
Key Metric 3 83% of guests feel happier after attending; 78% feel less lonely; 76% eat more fruit and vegetables; 71% have tried new produce they wouldn't normally buy

Key Outcomes

  • 70% of guests report positively changing their eating habits since attending; 91% have met people from different backgrounds; 49% eat less sugary food
  • 29% of guests have no fridge; 41% have no oven; 48% have no hob — community meals provide access to fresh, nutritious food that guests otherwise couldn't prepare
  • Won Charity of the Year (Third Sector) and Charity of the Year (Charity Times) in 2024; school programme expanded with Sainsbury's Nourish the Nation funding for 2025 rollout

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