BARRATT Homes, David Wilson Homes and Oregon Timber Frame Ltd have donated more than £378,000 to good causes across Scotland this year.
Each year, the housebuilder supports organisations through various charity initiatives, including its Community Fund which donates £1,500 to a deserving local cause in each of its Scottish divisions every month.
Over the last 12 months, financial support has been provided to a mix of charities – from those which help vulnerable children to thrive, to those providing palliative care services.
In light of the cost-of-living crisis, the firm revealed it has donated a large sum to charities supporting young people and families across the regions. These include Launch Foods, which helps tackle child food poverty in Glasgow, Families First, who offer essential services to St Andrew’s families in need of support, and Aberdeen Foyer, an organisation helping to prevent poverty and youth homelessness in Aberdeenshire.
The housebuilder has also supported organisations which focus on helping people feel good and changing the trajectory of their lives – including Polar Academy, who work with vulnerable young people to transform them into resilient role models, and Cash for Kids, which helps improve the lives of disadvantaged children with additional needs.
Other charities which benefited from support included Nurture the Borders, Endo South of Scotland, The Archie Foundation, Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance, Breast Cancer Now, as well as various foodbanks and many more.
Douglas McLeod, regional MD for Scotland, said, “As the nation’s leading housebuilder, we believe that our responsibility extends beyond building homes; it includes making a positive impact in the communities we serve. I’m incredibly proud of the fantastic amount raised by our teams this year, all of which has been donated to a diverse range of worthwhile causes, helping to address critical needs across Scotland.
“We are committed to continuing this important work in the coming year, and I’d like to thank everyone within the organisation for their amazing fundraising efforts.”
The full list of 2024’s beneficiaries includes:
- Aberdeen Foyer
- Aberneccessities
- Acredale Home
- Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Resource Centre
- Antonine Sports Centre
- Archie Foundation
- Banchory Childrens FC
- Barn Arts
- Beatson Cancer Centre
- Beatson Cancer Charity
- Borders Pet Rescue
- Boys Brigade Fun Run
- Breast Cancer
- Calums Cabin
- Cancer Research
- Capital Carers
- Care & Repair Edinburgh
- Cash for Kids
- Charlies House
- Cheeky Monkeys
- Children 1st
- Crossbasket House
- Cumbernauld Foodbank
- Cumbernauld Resilience
- Cyrenians
- Denholm PreSchool & Out of School Group
- Denis Law Trust
- Ellon Girl Guiding
- Endo South of Scotland
- Euros Sweepstake
- Families First
- FetLor Youth Group
- Fife Gingerbread
- Forres & Nairn District Riding for the Disabled
- Fresh Start Borders
- Friends of ANCHOR
- Friends of Craigtoun
- Friends of Orchard Brae
- Glasgow Saints
- Glasgow Spirit of Christmas advertising campaign
- Gray Hope Bay
- Great Big Breakfast
- Half Penny Darm
- Highlands Ultramarathon
- House of Hope
- Jackton Primary School
- Jed Thistle RFC
- Launch Foods
- LGBT Youth Scotland
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- Melrose Football Power Up
- Midlothian Foodbank
- Mikeys Line
- Mission Christmas – Cash for Kids
- Moray Food Plus
- Ms Murrays Home for Cats and Dogs
- Nairn River Enterprise (Green Hive)
- Nurture the Borders
- PDSA, Glasgow
- Pot luck lunch
- Prostate Cancer UK
- Race for Life
- River Kids
- Ronald McDonald House
- St Andrews Hospice
- The Difference (Margaret Kerr Unit)
- The Donkey Sanctuary
- The Polar Academy
- The Pretty Muddy
- Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue
- Westerwood Golf Day
- Westhill Seniors
- Young Lives vs Cancer
