We take our commitment to corporate social responsibility seriously.
Our team understand the challenges faced by charities and actively engage in fundraising and volunteering activities throughout the year.
Our headline charities
At the start of each financial year, our team votes for a headline charity. Over the following 12 months, we regularly collaborate with the chosen organisation to fundraise and draw awareness to their mission.
2024/25: Mind
Mind provide much-needed mental health support to those in need. In addition, they use their platforms to raise awareness of such issues, whilst also campaigning to improve the public services available to sufferers. While they are a national charity, their 100+ branches are a driving force for care and specialised support in local communities.
Highlights
- Stress Awareness Month – we began our support with a stress awareness campaign via our social media. Also, we circulated tips to our team and ensured that they knew where to go if they needed help.
- Mental Health Awareness Week – via another social media awareness campaign, we explored how people can improve their mental health through exercise.
- Mindfulness sessions – we hosted extended breaks in our Norwich office so that our team could destress. During these, they were able to enjoy mediating activities and cake.
Fundraising
- UEFA European Championships 2024 sweepstake – members of our team predicted which country would win Euro 2024 in return for donations.
- Bake sale – we made sweet and savoury treats that were then sold by our Norwich and Diss teams. We are pleased to report that, between cash and donations to our JustGiving page, we far exceeded our fundraising target.
- Donation drives – our team contributed a range of items as donations for Mind’s various thrift shops.
If you would like to support our fundraising efforts for Mind, please visit our Just Giving page.
2023/24: Nelson’s Journey
Nelson’s Journey is a small Norfolk-based charity which supports children who have experienced the death of a significant person. Founded in 1997, Nelson’s Journey has helped thousands of children and teenagers by providing a range of resources, services, and referrals to professionals for after-bereavement care.
Highlights
- Purple Picnic – we held a fun afternoon, filled with food and games for our Norwich and Diss teams. We raised donations via raffle entries and ad-hoc contributions.
- Walk of Smiles – our team participated in a countryside walk held by Nelson’s Journey to commemorate a loved one or to support someone grieving.
Fundraising
- Guess the square – members of our team tried to win a prize for guessing the correct coloured square in return for donations.
- Christmas cards – as is our tradition, we donated money to charity alongside our digital Christmas cards to clients and professional partners.
- Chocolate gifts – we donated a range of chocolate Easter eggs as gifts for the children, and visited the charity’s headquarters with chocolate selection boxes for the Nelson’s Journey Youth Panel.
Volunteering
- Tour de Broads – our Managing Director, Mark Brown, cycled 75 miles to raise money for Nelson’s Journey. In advance of the event, members of our team volunteered their time to bake flapjacks for those taking part, and we donated the ingredients to aide with this too.
- Easter Egg Hunt – team members had a fun time crafting decorations and goodie bags in preparation for the annual Nelson’s Journey Easter Egg Hunt.
Support for other causes
In addition to our support for our headline sponsor, our team also take part in various other activities.
- Fundraising – where our team request assistance for causes they champion personally, we will support them where we can. This is typically via donations and by promoting their fundraising efforts.
- Collections – usually, the charity benefiting from our yearly collection is voted for by our team. In recent years, we have collected for Norwich Foodbank (Trussell Trust) and Nelson’s Journey.
- Volunteering – we organise various corporate volunteering opportunities throughout the year, but team members are welcome to partake in their own individual efforts too. This has included days at Banham Zoo, Nelson’s Journey, Sacrewell Farm, PACT Animal Sanctuary, and Fairhaven Woodland and Water Gardens.
Environmental impact
- Recycling – this is supported in our offices via recycling bins. Where possible, we recycle paper, cans, toner cartridges, cardboard, glass and plastics.
- Paper use – we minimise paper usage, where possible using digital storage and communications. We encourage our clients to receive digital communications.
- Emissions – we are part of the cycle to work scheme and encourage the use of this by employees. As part of our wider corporate social responsibility commitments, we encourage our team to observe good environmental practices and continue to look for ways to improve our environmental credentials.
- Investment solutions – we advise on a range of ethical and sustainable investment solutions and ask our clients to consider if they wish to apply ESG considerations to their investment funds.
Related news
Take a look at our updates relating to our team’s involvement with charitable causes.
Lucas Fettes hosts ‘Purple Picnic’ for Nelson’s Journey
We held a purple-themed picnic to raise money for our headline charity: Nelson's Journey.
Lucas Fettes hosts quiz night for Macmillan Cancer Support
We held a quiz evening in support of Macmillan Cancer Support.
