Lost Property Desk

Lost Property Desk is a lost items management platform with a nationwide database of found objects. It is built for local government and customer-focused organisations in the UK, and also lets individuals look for something they have lost.

What Lost Property Desk offers

• Nationwide items database — found items from different organisations are held in one searchable place.
• Public lost-item adverts — individuals can place an advert online for an item they have lost.
• Automatic matching — connections between lost and found items are made daily.
• Alerts and collection — an owner is told by message when a match turns up, then follows instructions to collect it.

Who it works with

UK local authorities, organisations that serve the public, and members of the public who have lost belongings.

Key facts

• Operating since: 2015
• Items found: more than 1 million objects