The Pret Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Community Grants Fund is open only to local organisations near Pret shops, so a charity outside those areas should not apply to that fund.
- If your work fits the Foundation's themes of food insecurity, homelessness or employment training, it may be worth approaching, but the annual report gives no grant range or typical grant size, so ask about likely amounts before setting a figure.
- No published application process was found in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so start by finding a contact route before writing a full request.
- The Foundation says it carefully vets beneficiary charities before making donations, so make clear how your work meets its aims.
- Timing and how competitive the funding is are not stated.
Overview
The Pret Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1050195).
The Pret Foundation exists to alleviate hunger and tackle homelessness across the global markets in which Pret A Manger operates. It works through food distribution, employment programmes and cash donations to grassroots homeless charities. Its Community Grants Fund awarded £200,000 to 41 charities across the UK tackling hunger and/or employment training and skills.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Pret Foundation supports charities and projects working to help homeless people throughout the UK in communities local to Pret shops. Its Community Grants Fund supports local organisations tackling food insecurity or equipping people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness with the skills, knowledge and training needed for meaningful employment. It also supports smaller charities with practical needs and funding for jobs that help keep their work going. Alongside grants, the Foundation redistributes unsold food to charities, shelters and hostels, and provides training and employment through its Rising Stars programme. Its work combines targeted support for grassroots charities with food redistribution and employment opportunities for people facing homelessness or at risk of it.
Themes
- Food insecurity
- Homelessness
- Employment training
Geographic Focus
Priority: UK.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it.
Who can apply:
- Community Grants Fund: Local organisations near our Pret shops
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Foundation carefully vets beneficiary charities before making donations.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to The Pret Foundation.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £803,030 | £1,448,502 | £189,935 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,477,298 | £1,844,319 | £249,920 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,453,071 | £1,427,664 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,479,926 | £1,418,294 | £104,457 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £1,275,334 | £1,494,246 | £200,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- pret.co.uk/pret-foundation · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- pret.co.uk/pret-foundation
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- pret.co.uk/pret-foundation
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission