Community Shop

A social supermarket selling low-cost, high-quality surplus food to hundreds of people on income support while helping them back into work.

The Community shop redistributes food and household products from major retailers and brands. It receives daily the surplus products may have minor labelling errors, be excess seasonal products or have a short shelf life and would therefore normally be thrown away as a waste by the retailers. If you have not shopped there before, it’s basically a normal supermarket but one where you can buy high quality food and household brands at super low prices.

To use the shop, you need to be registered and this process is currently simplified:

1: At the moment there is no online registration, anyone who is entitled to government benefit can apply in person in the shop.
2: No appointment is needed. You can collect the registration form from the shop in person and return the form at any time. You will also need to provide any form of benefit letter with proof of address and income purpose.
3: Any questions, please contact Biniam Tecle: 020 8761 9660.