The Urban Farmer Project
Shoe Lane
A sustainable hub in the heart of London featuring locally grown produce, educational workshops, and community engagement — promoting urban agriculture and food security in the City.
Zero Waste · Zero Hunger
Food that feeds London, not landfill.
London's Community Kitchen is a grassroots charity rescuing surplus food and turning it into meals, training, and dignity for the communities that need it most.
25,000people helped weekly
962tfood rescued this year
731,544fed since 2011
Organisation Highlights
A Royal Visit
The visit provided a special opportunity for our community to come together, celebrating shared values and aspirations. We had the privilege of showcasing our latest initiatives and achievements, highlighting the collective efforts that made them possible. The Royal Family's genuine interest in our projects was both encouraging and motivating — reaffirming the significance of our work.
As we reflect on this memorable occasion, we are reminded of the power of collaboration and the potential for positive change when people unite with a common purpose. The Royal visit was more than just an event — it was a clear demonstration of the progress we can make with the support of dedicated individuals and respected patrons.
Our impact in numbers
731,544
People fed
That's every person in a city the size of Leeds.
1,120t
Food distributed
The weight of 80 double-decker buses in fresh food.
962t
Rescued from waste
Food that would have ended up in landfill.
610
Volunteers
23,091 hours given — over 11 full-time years.
1,691t
CO₂ avoided
Equal to taking 368 cars off the road for a year.
What we do
Three pillars. One mission.
Food redistribution
We intercept quality surplus food from supermarkets, wholesalers and producers before it's thrown away, and redirect it to people facing food insecurity across London.
Community kitchens
Our hubs cook and serve fresh meals, run free cafés, and bring neighbours together — because a hot meal is also a community in action.
Training & employment
We train the next generation of chefs, baristas and food professionals from the communities we serve, opening routes into real careers and livelihoods.
Flagship initiatives
Key Projects
Three programmes that turn surplus food into community, training, and dignity across London.
The Urban Farmer Project
Grand Union
Community Hub
A dynamic space where LCK promotes sustainable food practices, healthy eating, and community engagement. Features a cookery school and café offering classes — run with College of North West London students and providing training and employment pathways.
Project 2nd Chance
HMP Pentonville
A hospitality skills academy inside HMP Pentonville, run by LCK Academy. Not a classroom programme — a staged employment bridge that holds the same individual through the riskiest moment of all: prison → release → first job.
Taz Khan MBE — Founder & CEO · MBE, King's New Year Honours
MBE
King's New Year Honours for services to the community
Cordon Bleu
Trained chef turned community champion
Meet our founder
Taz Khan MBE
Feeding people is just the start — we must fix a broken system. Every meal we serve is proof that food insecurity and food waste are two sides of the same problem, and communities are the only people who can truly solve both. Taz Khan MBE — Founder & CEO, London's Community Kitchen
Taz started LCK in 2011 with a stubborn conviction: no one in London should go hungry while perfectly good food is being thrown away. Over a decade later, the Kitchen has fed over 731,000 people, trained 723 chefs, and earned a royal visit from HM King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Friends of LCK
We're backed by those who matter most.
From royalty to the Mayor of London to the nation's favourite chefs — leaders across the country have stood behind the kitchen.
HM King Charles III
& Queen Camilla
Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London
Mary Berry CBE
Author & broadcaster
Ainsley Harriott MBE
Chef & broadcaster
Tom Kerridge
Michelin-starred chef
In the press
What they're saying about the kitchen.
Feeding people is just the start — we must fix a broken system.
We are very lucky to be working with London's Community Kitchen, whose commitment to supporting and nurturing our community is second to none.
Harrow man awarded MBE for work at London's Community Kitchen.
The verdict from the community
Trusted by the people who use the kitchen.
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Every meal starts with someone who cared.
Volunteer or partner with us — there's a way for everyone to help feed London without wasting a bite.