In their words: How volunteering transforms lives at Tom’s Trust
Volunteering can be transformative for both volunteers and the charities they support. It connects people, boosts wellbeing, and for some, offers a chance to develop skills while giving back. In the UK, 28.4% of people volunteered at least once in 2024/25, with nearly one in five (17%) volunteering monthly.* At Tom’s Trust, we’re fortunate to have volunteers who show up time […]
Monavate hosts Fastest Day in Fintech for Tom’s Trust
Last Thursday, the Fastest Day in Fintech helped drive something even more powerful than payments and performance cars; it powered brighter futures for children with brain tumours. Teams from across the finance world came together at Palmer Sport, in an adrenaline-filled day of speed, spins and smiles – hosted by our friends at Monavate. They […]
Cheffins supports our Big Give Christmas Challenge
East Anglia based property, professional services and auctioneering firm, Cheffins, will be the main pledger for Tom’s Trust’s ‘Big Give Christmas Challenge’ in order to double our impact. The business will match donations made, meaning that any donation given via the Big Give platform between the 2nd – 9th December will be generously doubled […]
Skydiving for Tom’s Trust
A huge thank you to a brave team from PwC who on Saturday 17 May took to the skies of Peterborough and completed a skydive to raise money for Tom’s Trust. They raised over £4,000 – a brilliant achievement. The funds raised will make a huge difference to the children and families who rely […]
Sepura selects Tom’s Trust for their 2025 Charity of the Year
Every year Sepura employees select a charity of the year to support and this year, we’re so excited to announce that it’s Tom’s Trust. Sepura is a recognised global leader in the development and supply of radio terminals, accessories and applications for mission-critical and business-critical communications. Based in the UK’s Cambridge technology hub, Sepura provides […]
Rathbones announce COTY partnership with Tom’s Trust
The Rathbones Cambridge office recently announced that they have chosen Tom’s Trust as a charity partner for the year ahead and kicked off the partnership with a £10,000 donation from the Rathbones Foundation. They now have a team training to run the Cambridge Half marathon for our charity. Chris Holton, Rathbones Assistant Investment Manager, says: […]
Cambridge Business & Professional Club Charity of the Year
Tom’s Trust is delighted to have been chosen as the Charity of the Year for the Cambridge Business and Professional Club (CBPC), a partnership that was celebrated at the prestigious organisation’s annual luncheon on 6 December 2024 at Queen’s College, Cambridge. Thanks to the generosity of CBPC members, an amazing £1,600 was raised at the […]
Turners of Soham team climbs and flies for Tom’s Trust
Turners of Soham has completed a mammoth challenge to raise more money for Tom’s Trust. Since they started supporting us they have raised over £10,000 for Tom’s Trust. Earlier this month a team of 10 from Turners hiked up Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), the highest mountain in Wales and England. As if that wasn’t enough […]
Thank you for Going Grey in May
A huge thank you to all those who got involved in our Go Grey in May campaign. We raised a brilliant £6,378 which is nearly double our target. We aimed to raise £3,335, which is what it costs for a clinical psychologist to support one child and their family for a year. We have now […]
Networking over Breakfast with Innovation Broking
Yesterday we attended our first Business Breakfast, which was organised by Innovation Broking and hosted at Marshall’s Skills Academy. We joined over 20 local business leaders at the breakfast, which was held for networking, learning and fundraising purposes. Speaking at the event was Jonathan Marlow, Director of Innovation Broking, Dan Edwards, General Manager of Marshall […]
Tom’s Trust asks supporters for their help in vote
Tom’s Trust is asking supporters to vote for the charity to become Panther Taxis’ next charity of the year for 2024. It’s takes just one minute and by doing so Tom’s Trust could stand to gain £25,000 to support our families over the next year. There are two stages. For the first stage, we need […]
Lincolnshire haulage company jump from 13,000ft
A Lincolnshire haulage company team have jumped 13,000ft from a plane to raise money for children with brain tumours. The team of 10 from Turners Soham (Bicker depot) completed the skydive in a bid to fund mental health support for children with brain tumours, as well as their families, through the Cambridge-based charity Tom’s Trust. […]