Meet Danielle, Iddy & Rebecca. It’s our privilege to work with people like them, as they trust us to guide or support them to change their lives.

We’re proud to share their stories in our latest Impact Report, demonstrating the difference we make for communities. It celebrates their successes and reflects on the team effort required to make those possible. The Report also shares how we created £27.1m social value in 2024/25 for communities and the taxpayer – by reducing reoffending, increasing employment, tackling homelessness, redistributing food, and preventing waste.

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Our impact in 2024/25

  • Creating social value

    Creating savings and value for communities and the taxpayer totalling £27.1m - by reducing reoffending & homelessness, and by feeding communities & preventing waste

  • Reducing reoffending

    Reducing reoffending rates to just 5% - supporting 115 people within prison-based workshops and 91 people through-the-gate on release

  • Improving employability

    Increasing employment rates to 63% - supporting 72 people to secure decent paid work within just a few weeks of release

  • Preventing waste

    Preventing 1,261t of food and packaging from going to waste

    Recycling 1.29m waste electrical or household items in our workshops

  • Feeding communities

    Delivering the equivalent of 3 million meals to communities, supporting 150 charities and community groups across Lancashire & Cumbria

  • Supporting volunteers

    Welcoming 100 volunteers at our Food Redistribution Centre & Supporting 14 of those into employment or further training opportunities

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Rehabilitating people.
Reducing reoffending.

Our rehabilitation programmes deliver unrivalled results each year. We reduce reoffending rates to well below the national average while increasing employment rates amongst participants, all creating significant social value. Our priority, though, is the value we create for the people we support.

Like Iddy and Mandy , many of the people we support already have vast life and work experience but need a second chance. Others, like Danielle and Mike , need more intensive support to adjust to a new way of life, having had the odds stacked against them for too long.

Redistributing food. Supporting communities.

Our food redistribution programme delivers far-reaching impact. The team prevent food waste and tackle food poverty and reduce costs for charitable groups, all by redistributing surplus stock to communities. This creates savings and benefits the environment, and communities and society.

First and foremost, the food is feeding people in need. It stops hundreds of people from going hungry each week. It also gives families, like Pauline’s , breathing space between paydays, or communities, like Village Larder’s , shared space to come together. Often it goes beyond just feeding people, too. At Roccoco , the food is a tool, underpinning work opportunities for adults with learning disabilities.