UKHARVEST LIMITED

Registered charity 1171916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £390,619 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was supported by unrestricted reserves. The trustees note that the charity requires additional grant funding of £35,000 monthly after July 2026 to continue operations, indicating a dependency on securing future funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 31.3.25 1 £100,001 - £110,000” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 31.3.25 1 £100,001 - £110,000” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Rare Brand Market Limited, a company of which Emma Schwarz is director and shareholder provided donation income totalling £12,790 (31.3.24: £13,636).
“During the year The Rare Brand Market Limited, a company of which Emma Schwarz is director and shareholder provided donation income totalling £12,790 (31.3.24: £13,636). Key management The total remuneration paid to those considered key management during the year was £263,314 (31.3.24: £338,393). Key management includes the CEO, COO, head of finance, business support manager, programmes manager and Nourish Hub manager who are involved in the day to day decision making of the charity.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gibson Whitter Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UKHarvest (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£29k
Reserves (reported)
£176k
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (57% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.2m£986k
31/03/2021£1.1m£617k

Common questions

Is UKHARVEST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £390,619 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was supported by unrestricted reserves. The trustees note that the charity requires additional grant funding of £35,000 monthly after July 2026 to continue operations, indicating a dependency on securing future funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gibson Whitter Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of UKHARVEST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds UKHARVEST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UKHARVEST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE BOLTINI TRUST, HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2025£6k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2024£6k
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2025£5kThe grant will contribute to the core costs associated with community meals for attendees from Monday to Friday.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2025£20kCommunity Grub Clubs
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2021£105kNourish the Nation Continuation
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2020£49kNourish the Nation- Covid-19 Response
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1k'Nourish the Nation' pop up Community Cafe
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2019£10kNourish the Nation

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORLD HARVEST (UK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UKHARVEST LIMITED£1.1m£100,001 - £110,0001unclear—no doubt
WORLD HARVEST (UK) FY2024£686kUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
CITY HARVEST FY2025£4.3m——unclear8.9%no doubt
SHREWSBURY FOOD HUB FY2025£308kUnder £60,0000below15.4%no doubt
FEED THE HUNGRY, UK FY2024£2.9m—0unclear—no doubt
HARVEST FIELDS CENTRE LTD FY2024£305k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.