We are committed to supporting both local and national charities. Our team are passionate about giving back to the local community. Our donation strategy focuses on projects and causes within health and wellbeing sectors together with charities helping children and young people.
We are mindful of the challenge faced by many charities in securing donations in the face of the cost-of-living crisis. Our aim is therefore to offer ongoing support to charities through a partnership approach enabling them to plan for their initiatives with confidence in funding and enabling us to develop a greater understanding of the impact of our donations.
The Guiding Light Investments team includes the founder of Intercity Technology, Alan Jackson together with Intercity Group Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Jackson and Chris Sharp, Intercity Chief Finance Officer. Leo Hathaway is Investment Director at Guiding Light Investments and Louise Gouldsborough is responsible for our charity donations as Philanthropy Director. The core values of investing in innovation, change, progress and people are consistent across both Intercity Technology & Guiding Light Investments and are also integral to our approach to giving.
The Sensory Garden Project at Warwick Hospital supports #endPJparalysis. It aims to encourage patients to get up, get dressed out of their pyjamas and to spend time away from the ward and outdoors. The dementia friendly, therapeutic sensory garden will be full of colour, texture and flowers with space for games and activities for Care of Elderly and Dementia patients.
We are pleased to support both the Virtual Biotech and Nurse Appeal. The Virtual Biotech is the Parkinson’s UK drug discovery and development arm investing in research projects to accelerate new treatments for people living with Parkinson’s disease.
The Parkinson’s UK Nurse Appeal aims to fund more Parkinson’s nurses enabling greater access to specialist care, helping people with Parkinson’s manage their symptoms better, reduce their stress, and live life more independently.
parkinsons.org.uk
Guy’s Gift work to support children and young people experiencing bereavement across Coventry and Warwickshire. They offer one-one counselling and support for young people helping them to process their grief and develop coping strategies. They also offer group support enabling children to share their experiences and helping them feel less isolated.
The Prince’s Trust believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed no matter their background or the challenges they are facing. They help young people from disadvantaged communities and those facing the greatest adversity by supporting them to build their skills and confidence.
The NSPCC Schools Service empowers children to speak out against abuse and neglect. Assemblies delivered to primary school children help them to understand what abuse is and how to get help.
In a time where mental health services are increasingly overwhelmed, Childline is a crucial lifeline, providing a listening ear to children who may otherwise not be heard. The top 3 concerns counselled last year were mental/emotional health, suicidal thoughts and family relationships.
Parenting Project work with families throughout Warwickshire to provide a range of support focused upon mental health and wellbeing. With appropriate and early support, the impact of adverse issues affecting the family, including mental ill health, can be significantly reduced or even eliminated.
parentingproject.org.uk
Acorns Children’s Hospice provide specialist palliative nursing care and support for children and their families across three children’s hospices serving the West Midlands and Gloucestershire regions.
Their services include short breaks for children at the hospices, therapeutic and psychosocial support, support for siblings and other family members, emergency and end of life care and bereavement support.
101-114 Holloway Head,
Birmingham
B1 1QP
