Thousands of people across the South of England are to benefit from more than £50,000 in funding raised by Beard for charitable causes in 2024.
From physically demanding challenges, to anxiety management workshops and dress down days, colleagues across the company’s five offices in Swindon, Bristol, Oxford, Guildford and Southampton raised £50,968 for causes close to their hearts.
Mark Beard, Chairman
Fourteen charities in total received funding, with each office selecting a nominated charity of the year. Teams undertook challenges, including:
- Swindon raised £13,254 for the Swindon Hardship Fund through a golf day, tough mudder, Bristol half marathon, Wiltshire three peaks challenge, anxiety management workshops, and dress down days.
- Oxford raised a total of £19,890 through a ‘cyclathon’, summer BBQ, and volunteer garden clear out to support Oxford University Sport & Community Partnership.
- £7,808 was raised by colleagues in Guildford through a trek to Mount Snowdon, ‘Wolf Run’ obstacle course, five-a-side football, and dress down days - with funds going to Shooting Stars Hospice.
- Bristol fundraised for Grief Encounter, with a golf day, 100K bike ride, volunteer garden clear out raising £8,770.
- Southampton, Beard’s newest office which opened earlier this year, raised £1,246 through a 500K in a week distance challenge, for Rowan’s Hospice.
Other charities that benefitted from Beard’s fundraising included Katharine House Hospice, Alzheimer’s Society, Sobell House Hospice, Activate Rugby Academy, Julia’s House Hospice, Sussex Heritage Trust, History of Science Museum’s Centenary, Oxford Hospitals Charity, and Help Bristol’s Homeless.
A flagship event was our inaugural ‘cyclathon’ which saw Beard’s Oxford team, along with project partners and sub-contractors, virtually cycle 2,420 miles raising £8,200 for Oxford University Sport & Community Partnership. This was match-funded by the Beard Charitable Foundation to bring the total to £16,400.
