Foundation newsletter - Autumn 2025 - Newspaper - Page 2
Impact Report
Where your
money goes
Our 2024 Impact Report is now
published. The comprehensive
document highlights the impact of the
Foundation’s work last year, including
showcasing several of the charities we
were able to support, sharing headline
statistics and setting out our vision for
the coming year.
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Scotland
Who our project
grants helped
Geographical area of
projects funded
8 Physical or learning
disabilities
14 Health conditions
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8
Northern
Ireland
Overseas
and hospices
9 Vulnerable children
and young people
16
12
Economically
disadvantaged/homeless
UK-wide
8 Overseas
13 Mental Health/
Sponsored Grants Size of charities by
income
52
4 Other
Bereavement
England
31 x Below £500,000
9 x £500,000 to £1,000,000
10 x £1,000,000 to £5,000,000
10 x Over £5,000,000
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Foreword
Our year in
numbers
Welcome to our 2024 Impact Report, a celebration of our achievements
over the last year and the meaningful impact of our volunteering efforts
and grants programme.
We raised a record amount in 2024,
as a result we were able to support
84 charities; our two National
Strategic Partners, Young Enterprise
and Dementia UK, and 82 charities
nominated by our colleagues and
advisers, providing grants which
helped over 70,000 people.
We’re immensely proud to have supported over 70,000 disadvantaged
people through 84 charities with over £800,000 in funding towards vital
projects. Grant-making charities, including the Openwork Foundation,
saw increased demand for help as the cost-of-living crisis and inflation
continued to drain resources and funding for essential services while
demand increased.
View report here
Impact Report
2024
Strengthening communities,
creating lasting change
Throughout 2024, people from across The Openwork Partnership came
together to support our mission through volunteering and fundraising.
From marathons and triathlons to an epic cycle across Sri Lanka and a
mission to summit Snowdon, it has been an absolute inspiration to see
people uniting and pushing their limits to raise money for causes that
really matter.
Regular giving is the cornerstone of our work, accounting for nearly half
of all funds raised in 2024. We are sincerely grateful for every contribution;
your generosity enables us to continue making a difference.
2024 brought some exciting developments for the Foundation. We laid
out an ambitious plan to expand our work to support those in need in
our communities. We welcomed Alex Davies as Head of Sustainability
and the Openwork Foundation, bringing with him a wealth of experience
from previous roles at Cancer Research UK, St. James’s Place Charitable
Foundation and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. We also created two new
roles to further enhance our communications and fundraising.
We couldn’t do any of this without the incredible support we receive
from our people, our firms, and The Openwork Partnership as a whole.
In addition to covering most of our operational and running costs, The
Openwork Partnership uplifts all funds raised (including Gift Aid) by 50%,
dramatically amplifying the impact of every penny fundraised or donated.
Thank you for your invaluable and continued support.
Paul Mitchener,
Chair of Trustees of the Openwork Foundation
Front cover photo:
Over The Wall Camp see pg.14
Total grants provided
Total people helped
£800,516
70,321
Charities supported
Total funds raised
84
£758,429
Total uplift donated by
Openwork Holdings Ltd
Total raised through
regular giving
£288,167
£289,090
% difference in total
regular donations year
on year
Average number of
Foundation lottery
tickets sold per month
10%
1,026
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Thank you for your support
which makes our work
possible.
Foundation awards
over £300K to vital
charity projects
You can find information on how
to nominate charities for a grant
on the colleague hub and adviser
portal or email the foundation.
The Openwork Foundation has
awarded £308,896 to 49 charities
in the UK and overseas in the first
half of 2025, benefiting over 40,000
people. The projects we have funded
support a wide range of causes; from
an innovative project which helps
tackle youth violence and knife
crime through American Football,
to activities which support people
with disabilities, health conditions,
bereavement, homelessness and
domestic abuse survivors.
Supporting the Foundation means you are helping
many meaningful charity projects that change lives.
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