A charity formed by the merger of two prominent food distribution organisations has formally relaunched under a new name.
All of FareShare’s more than 200 staff members have now transferred across to fellow food redistribution charity the Felix Project, with the merged organisation relaunching as Felix.
Charlotte Hill, Felix Project chief executive of four years who will lead the merged charity, told Civil Society that the focus will move to integrating technology systems this year after bringing the two teams together in 2025.
“It will take us a period of time to get the full rebrand done because we want to do it financially in the most sustainable way that we can, but also environmentally,” she said yesterday.
“The rebrand will take time but from tomorrow the national reorganisation will be concluded.”
Hill said the merger would make Felix “fitter, more efficient and resilient” in the face of increased costs, service demands and a tough fundraising climate.
Merger comes at ‘incredibly challenging time’
FareShare was created more than 30 years ago and the Felix Project was set up by Justin and Jane Byam Shaw in 2016 in memory of their son.
After collaborating on various projects, both charity boards green-lit the decision to merge in July 2025.
Hill said that “double-digit food inflation”, the geopolitical situation in the Middle East and the long-term effect of the Covid pandemic had made providing charity services difficult.
“In food redistribution, we're heading into incredibly challenging times,” she said. “There is a really increased demand for the services we provide.”
Hill added that the merger would make food redistribution efforts more efficient.
The Felix Project recorded an income of £15.9m in 2024 above its expenditure of £14m and employed 202 people on average.
FareShare’s expenditure in its accounts to 31 March 2025 was £27.6m, above its income of £20.8m, and it employed 225 people.
The Felix Project has seen a rise in its income since a five-year low of £7.63m in 2022-23, while Fareshare’s has been relatively flat.
