Causes We Support In 2023
Thank you for clicking through to learn more about the causes we support. All the organisations below have been championed and selected by individuals in our team and we are delighted to support the valuable work they do. We hope you don’t mind, but we have included a link for each charity for any visitors who wish to do the same.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK
“Improved lives today, a world free from Crohn’s and Colitis tomorrow.”
£1,841.38 donated
Their mission:
Crohn’s and Colitis UK is a charitable organisation set up to support and advise those who have been diagnosed with either of the conditions. They want to see improved lives today, and a world free from Crohn’s and Colitis tomorrow.
How they help:
The organisation offers a treasure trove of information and support about Crohn’s and Colitis as well as driving research
and knowledge through donations, membership, sponsorship and voluntary help. They break taboos, they drive pioneering research, they bring people together, they campaign to improve lives and they are leading the fight against Crohn’s and Colitis.
Alzheimer’s Research UK
“Our vision is a world where people are free from the fear, harm and heartbreak of dementia.”
£1,841.38 donated
Their mission:
Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity, dedicated to causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure.
Backed by passionate scientists and supporters, they’re challenging the way people think about dementia, uniting the big thinkers in the field and funding the innovative science that will deliver a cure.
Their mission is to bring about the first life changing dementia treatment by 2025.
How they help:
They’re working across four key areas of action:
- Understand the diseases that cause dementia.
- Diagnose people earlier and more accurately.
- Reduce risk, backed by the latest evidence.
- Treat dementia effectively.
Through these important strands of work, they’re bringing about breakthroughs that will change lives.
Disasters and Emergency Committee
“The DEC save, protect and rebuild lives through effective humanitarian response.”
£920.69 donated
Their mission:
The DEC brings together 15 leading aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of crisis overseas. In these times of crisis, people in life-and- death situations need help. DEC’s mission is to save, protect and rebuild lives through effective humanitarian response.
How they help:
Devastating earthquakes have killed tens of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria. Hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. Survivors are facing freezing conditions and need urgent aid.
Donations are allowing DEC charities to scale up their humanitarian response, delivering lifesaving aid and supporting survivors both now and in the weeks and months ahead.
Demelza
“Demelza Hospice Care for Children provides care and support for seriously ill children, young people and their families.”
£920.00 donated
Their mission:
Demelza believes every child and young person who has a serious or terminal condition should receive the care and attention they need to live the most fulfilling life they can, and that they and their families have the opportunity to build memories, for however long they have together.
They’ve been providing this care since 1998 and, through the generosity of others, they can continue to be there for families for years to come.
How they help:
When families are struggling to cope because their children have a serious or terminal condition, Demelza provides specialist care and support, bringing them back from breaking point.
Their hospices in South East London and Kent, and home care service in East Sussex provide tailored care to babies, children and young adults. Their facilities, nurses, therapists and dedicated volunteers give families the time and space to feel like families again.
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
“Changing minds, changing services, changing lives.”
£920.00 donated
Their mission:
Their vision is to support all with RA to live life to the full with an underpinning mission of supporting everyone living with the impact of RA at the start and every step of their journey.
How they help:
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society provide information and support services for those affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA), their families, friends, carers and health professionals. They inform by being their first choice for reliable information, and empower all to have a voice and take control of their RA.
Lady McAdden
“Supporting you with the early detection of breast cancer, through advice, education and breast awareness.”
£920.69 donated
Their mission:
Lady McAdden’s mission is to support the early detection of breast cancer in the UK. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with 1 in 7 developing breast cancer in their lifetime. Almost 50% of breast cancer is first detected by women themselves and yet 49% of women say they don’t check themselves on a regular basis.
How they help:
Lady McAdden is proud to be the only Breast Cancer Charity in the UK to currently offer one to one support with a nurse for Breast Awareness appointments, both remotely and face to face.
They provide self-referred breast awareness consultations to women who are 18 and over with specialist nurses. They provide confidential breast awareness advice via a face-to-face appointment (for local women, in normal times) or secure video appointment or telephone call to any woman who wants one, without having to see a GP first.
UNICEF
“The United Nations Children’s Fund, works to build a better world for every child, every day, everywhere.”
£1,841.00 donated
Their mission:
UNICEF provides more children with clean water, life-saving therapeutic food and vaccines, education and protection from violence than any other humanitarian organisation.
UNICEF works with families, local communities, organisations and governments in more than 190 countries to help every child realise their full potential. In everything they do, the most vulnerable children and those in greatest need have priority.
How they help:
UNICEF is a multilateral child-rights organisation established by the UN with 70 years of field-tested expertise, a network that spans the globe, a passion for innovation and a commitment to make every penny count. Impartial and non-political, UNICEF is never neutral when it comes to protecting children’s rights and safeguarding their lives and futures.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, reaching the furthest from help, the most disadvantaged and the most at risk. UNICEF saves children’s lives with vaccines, clean water and therapeutic food. UNICEF protects children from violence, exploitation and abuse. And UNICEF helps children fulfill their potential, by supporting quality education and training. UNICEF works for every child, to build a better world for everyone.
Save the Children
“We exist for children. To make their world
a better place. To help them learn, grow and become who they want to be.”
£920.69 donated
Their mission:
In the UK and around the world, Save the Children make sure children keep safe, healthy and learning. They believe that every child is full of potential, and work to help them have a fair chance in life, changing the future for good. To help them learn, grow and become who they want to be. No matter where they’re growing up, they find a way to reach the children who need them most.
How they help:
Save the Children are helping get families in Turkey and Syria the food, warm blankets, winter clothes and shelter materials they need to survive. They are setting up safe spaces for women and children, and getting psychological support to children so they can start to process their terrible experiences.
Create
“A multi-award-winning charity empowering lives, reducing isolation
and enhancing well-being through the
creative arts.”
£920.69 donated
Their mission:
To use the creative arts to connect, empower, inspire and upskill society’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable people, raising aspirations, building selfesteem, reducing isolation and enhancing wellbeing.
How they help:
At Create their focus is on engaging the UK’s most marginalised participants in inspiring, sustainable arts programmes in areas where provision is poor and engagement in the arts is therefore low.
To ensure they reach the most disadvantaged and vulnerable participants in areas of greatest need, they prioritise partner organisations that receive little or no provision from other arts providers.
They select these using poverty indices and government statistics on areas of deprivation alongside data including: disability; pupil premium/entitlement to free school meals; and use of English as an additional language.
Their mission:
The climate crisis we currently face is the greatest threat we have ever known. Dangerous climate ‘tipping points’ have already been reached and there isn’t a place on Earth that won’t be affected.
One of the most effective ways to tackle this climate crisis and keep our temperatures from rising above 1.5C is to plant trees. They are also crucial in preventing ecological collapse.
How they help:
Our Million Tree Pledge is a progressive initiative to conserve, restore or grow one million trees worldwide by 2030.
We are privileged to be supported by Ecologi to help turn our Million Tree Pledge into reality by ensuring the right trees are planted in the right places, have been verified for the maximum positive impact, long-term survival and to protect and enhance the natural biodiversity.
We are also part of the “Million Tree Pledge” a community of like-minded organisations who have also pledged to plant one million trees.
The other part of our promise is to find at least two other people or businesses to get involved and pledge to plant one million trees too!
2023 Donations
- Crohn's and Colitis UK – £1,841.38
- Alzheimer's Research UK– £1,841.38
- Disasters and Emergency Committee – £920.69
- Demelza – £920.00
- Ecologi – £15,317.86
- Lady McAdden – £920.69
- UNICEF – £1,841.00
- Save the Children – £920.69
- Create – £920.69
- The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society – £920.00
