The Brabners Foundation reaches milestone amount of £250,000 in donations
The achievement follows the Foundation's most successful Ball to date, held at Manchester Monastery.
The Brabners Foundation reaches milestone amount of £250,000 in donations
AuthorsNik WhiteHayley Morgan
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The Brabners Foundation has reached a major fundraising milestone, pledging donations totalling £251,329 to charities that support local communities in the locations in which we live and work.
Launched in 2019, the Foundation is an independent charity established as part of our mission to Make The Difference. Since then, it has awarded 97 grants to more than 80 charities across the communities served by each of our five offices.
Recent donations have supported organisations such as Go Beyond in Leeds, Manchester Frame Running Club, Clatterbridge Cancer Charity in Liverpool and Paws for Kids in Lancashire. The most recent round of donations also included a grant to The Sick Children’s Trust — the Foundation’s first ever grant to a London charity following the opening of our London office earlier this year.
Funds are raised across the year through various means, including flagship events like the Brabners Foundation Ball. The 2026 event was held last night at the iconic Manchester Monastery in Gorton in what was the charity’s most successful event to date.
Hayley Morgan, Legal Director and Trustee of the Brabners Foundation, said: “Brabners is a certified B Corp and we're committed to improving the world around us wherever possible. Previously the firm donated to one chosen charity a year. Now that we've established the Brabners Foundation, we can support a range of charities including smaller organisations delivering extraordinary work in our local communities. As well as the brilliant work of the Foundation, all Brabners colleagues receive two full days of paid volunteering leave each year. With over 600 people across the firm, that’s a huge amount of people power.
The Foundation couldn't operate without every individual and business that has engaged with us in any way, however small. Every single penny raised goes towards supporting charities that are working tirelessly to improve lives, strengthen communities and provide help where it's most needed. I’d like to thank everyone for their generosity and time and for helping us to continue to Make The Difference.”
Nik White, Managing Partner, said: “Since its inception in 2019, the Brabners Foundation has embodied the very best of our firm and people. Last night encapsulated that perfectly. It brought together friends of the firm, community members and our people to do something extraordinary: reach over £250,000 in donations. The milestone is the culmination of thousands of acts of generosity, hours of volunteering and planning fundraising events both big and small.
Beyond the Foundation Ball being a fundraising event, it’s an opportunity for us to shine a light on the smaller charities that our Foundation supports that are typically grassroots, community-based and often don’t get public funding.
I want to personally thank everyone on the committee, everyone who came along to support the ball last night and the clients, businesses and supporters of the Foundation whose generosity made this possible.”
Talk to us
Applications for the next round of grant funding from the Brabners Foundation open in July 2027.
In the meantime, if you’re a charity that would benefit from volunteering resources in and around Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Lancashire or London, get in touch with the team.
Nik White
Nik is a dynamic and purpose-driven leader. He's the voice of and mentor to our lawyers.
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Hayley Morgan
Hayley is a Legal Director, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Part-Qualified Patent Attorney in our commercial and intellectual property team.
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