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Sutton Community Works

Impact Report 2025

Sutton Community Works is a faith-based charity operating across the London Borough of Sutton, partnering with 21 churches. Projects include a foodbank, affordable food shop (£4/week), street and school pastors, a 55-night winter shelter, and Citizens Advice Sutton casework that returned £857,490 to clients. In 2024, 37% of foodbank visitors were first-time users. Total income was £390,734 against expenditure of £396,766.

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Sutton Foodbank; Community Foodshop (£4/week for ~£25 of food); Sutton Street Pastors; Sutton School Pastors (3 secondary schools); Winter Night Shelter; temporary accommodation support (64 households since Nov 2022); Citizens Advice Sutton partnership

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £857,490 put back into people's pockets through Citizens Advice Sutton casework funded by the foodbank
Key Metric 2 Winter Shelter ran for 55 consecutive nights (Jan–Mar 2025) with 79 volunteers supporting rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness
Key Metric 3 37% of foodbank visitors in 2024 had never needed the service before, reflecting the ongoing impact of the cost of living crisis

Key Outcomes

  • Citizens Advice Sutton partnership — funded by Sutton Community Works — put £857,490 back into clients' pockets through increased income, reduced bills and debt advice
  • Winter Shelter operated for 55 consecutive nights across 3 church venues with 79 volunteers, providing overnight accommodation and resettlement support
  • 37% of 2024 foodbank visitors were first-time users; total income £390,734 and expenditure £396,766 (year ending December 2024)

Geography

London

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