2025 Wrapped Up

Wiggly’s 2025 Impact Report highlights a year of record engagement, with more people than ever joining us to learn, cook and connect across Gloucestershire.

Thanks to our small but dedicated team of staff and volunteers, we’ve been able to support people of all ages and abilities. Our courses and workshops have helped young adults take steps towards greater independence, enabled veterans to rebuild their confidence, and supported older adults to learn to cook for the first time. But it’s not just been about the learning. Wiggly is also about building connections in the community, creating a sense of connection and reducing social isolation. The stories in this report show just how powerful food can be in bringing people together.

You can read our full impact report here: IMPACT REPORT 2025

A Snapshot Of The Year

This year, we have:

• Delivered 5239 meals – a 57% increase since 2024
• Supported 3040 participants
• Run 46 food projects across 22 venues in Gloucestershire
• Completed 490 hours of cookery education delivered
• Distributed 590 kg of food and equipment donations to local organisations

Alongside this, we were excited to:

• Win the Glos Foodies “Food Hero of the Year” Award
• Renew our Five Star Food Hygiene Rating
• Welcome a second Chef to the kitchens, enabling us to increase our course capacity
• Expanded our product range and stockist list for Social Source

What’s inside the report?

Our 2025 Impact Report includes:

• The standout facts and figures for 2025
• Voices from our kitchen and participant stories
• Spotlights on our projects, including Social Source and Thriving Communities
• Overview of our collaborations and partnership working with schools, health services, charities and community groups
• Our work seen through the lens of our core values of inclusion, accessibility, collaboration, empowerment and professionalism
• A sneak peek at 2026, including new partnerships and new projects!

A Huge Thank You To Our Supporters

Everything we’ve achieved this year has only been possible because of the people who support us – our partners, funders, volunteers and the wonderful individuals who join our sessions. We are proud to work alongside local schools, health services, charities and community groups to deliver our programmes to help us reach those who need us most. We are grateful for every collaboration, every referral and every meal cooked.

Finally – How you can help support us

There are lots of ways you can help us keep on cooking and sharing. From donations, to volunteering, commissioning a project or working in partnership. Please get in touch with us at office@wigglycharity.org.

Donations can be made here: Donate to Wiggly.