Poverty & Inclusion Community & Social Justice 2025
Luminary Bakery (Luminary Ltd)

Impact Report 2025

Luminary Bakery is a London social enterprise and charity using baking to support women who have experienced gender-based violence, domestic abuse and multiple disadvantages into employment and independence. In 2025, 100 women were worked with across all four programme phases; 76% of those completing the two-year programme were in Employment, Education, Volunteering or Training; 80% reached independence; 3,744 hours of 1:1 support were delivered; 166 training days ran; 41 Level 2 Food Safety certificates were awarded; and 4 staff posts were filled by graduates. 98% of participants had experienced gender-based violence.

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📋About

Four-phase two-year programme: baking skills training, work experience in café, paid employment in bakery, progression support; Progression Support Workers (1:1); weekly Wellbeing Wednesday workshops; in-house therapist; volunteer mentoring (one per graduate); apprenticeships; corporate partner placements; referrals from refuges, probation, social workers and housing Custom geography from upload: London (Camden / Stoke Newington)

📊Key Metrics

100 women worked with across all four programme phases; 76% in Employment, Education, Volunteering or Training on completing two-year programme Key Metric 1
80% of programme completers reached independence; 3,744 hours of 1:1 support delivered by Progression Support Workers; 166 training days delivered Key Metric 2
41 Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering certificates awarded; 892 hours of apprenticeships at Luminary Bakery plus 720 hours with a corporate partner; 4 charity staff posts and 3 bakery posts filled by graduates Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 74% of graduates met their mentor five times or more; 42 women started second stage, 30 completed (71% completion rate); 35 mums supported — 61 children indirectly benefitted; 20 women worked with in-house therapist
  • 98% of participants had experienced gender-based violence; 79% domestic abuse; 50% homelessness; 60% had three or more barriers to employment
  • 10th anniversary of Luminary; 104 mentoring meetings held with volunteer mentors; 11 Wellbeing Wednesday workshops hosted; social enterprise model means bakery trading income funds the charity programme; charity reg. 1181835

📍Geography

London

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