Charity

Johnston Carmichael’s most senior audit professional is swapping running numbers for running shoes in aid of a charity campaign to encourage social mobility in the accountancy profession. Graham Marjoribanks, partner and head of audit at Johnston Carmichael, is running a half marathon to raise

Businesses from across Edinburgh have come together to play in the second annual Big Match, raising £20,000 for disabled youth charity The Yard. Celebrity chef Tom Kitchin and former Hibs star Darren Dods were among those in action at Ainslie Park as the business community rallied round to sup

Businesses from across Edinburgh and the Lothians have teamed up this week to raise money in the second annual Big Match charity fixture. Some of the city’s prominent private banks, legal firms, finance brokers, property developers and estate agents will be among those running out at Ainslie P

In a recent fundraising drive, Scottish Friendly employees participated in the Three Peaks Challenge and Boycott Your Bed, collectively raising £25,901 for Action for Children. Additional festive activities, including a Bake Sale and Christmas Jumper Day, were organised, alongside the donation

Edinburgh-based Steedman Accountants has announced its upcoming charity ball on 15 February.

The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow (IASG) has raised £9,255 for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS). CHSS supports the 1 in 5 people in Scotland who are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions and long covid to live their lives to the full. The charity provides a free a

Edinburgh-based charity Bank of Scotland Foundation is offering its 178 current grantees a share of £2,406,465 to help with the significant impact of the cost of living crisis. The foundation’s grantees, and charities more generally, tell them that rising demand for services, rising core

Phil Anderson Financial Services has furthered its support of the Aberdeen football community with its sponsorship of the Hermes Bridge of Don Para Football team. The firm has a long-standing tradition of supporting local sports, and this new partnership underscores the firm's dedication to fosterin

It’s a rivalry that has kept football fans on the edge of their stadium seats for almost 150 years – that between Edinburgh’s Hibernian FC and Heart of Midlothian FC. And now that competition is set to hit the golf course as footballing legends from Hibs and Hearts prepare to tee o

Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging, a specialist supplier to the Scotch Whisky industry, is returning as a founding sponsor of the second edition of The Distillers One of One charity auction at Hopetoun House on the outskirts of Edinburgh next month.

In a unique move to raise money for The Maclean Foundation, whisky expert Charles Maclean MBE has enlisted the support of the Scotch whisky industry to host a fundraising auction with 39 "very rare and highly collectable" whisky lots. The charity aims to fund clean water projects in developing count

In support of Ninewells Cancer Campaign, which funds cancer treatments at the Ninewells Hospital, 15 staff from Johnston Carmichael's Dundee office took part in this year's Dundee Kiltwalk. Staff chose to back the charity in support of a colleague’s friend, who is currently receiving trea

In celebration of its 175th anniversary, the Scottish Building Society, in collaboration with Foundation Scotland, has launched the Scottish Building Society Foundation, a dedicated funding incentive for Scottish charities and community groups. With an inaugural fund of £175,000, the foundatio

A team from wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin’s Edinburgh office has recently spent a day volunteering at the city’s Harmeny Education Trust. The team of nine undertook various tasks around the estate, including building a fence around the perimeter of the estate, an extension to one of

Real estate provider CBRE has raised £1 million for its UK charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support - doubling its initial fundraising target of £500,000. CBRE’s partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the largest British charities that provides specialist health care, in