Helping others to help themselves

Ward Hadaway has a genuine commitment to the community which it is proud to be a part of.

The firm plays a full part in the work of the Community Foundation, which awards grants to groups and projects in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland that are in real need of funding and that will make a real difference to the community and the people they serve.

The firm sponsors a voluntary sector Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which recognises commercially innovative work in the sector, and also has its own Fund within the Foundation to invest in a variety of local projects.

Ward Hadaway has been fully involved in the Business in the Community organisation for a number of years and plays a full role in its work in the region.

Projects undertaken by the firm have included building a sensory garden and painting collages at Percy Hedley School for children with disabilities, a classroom project for Northern Counties School for the Deaf and a garden project at Hendon School.

The latter two projects were carried out in partnership with employees from long-standing client Sage UK, who were introduced to BITC’s work by Ward Hadaway.

As well as giving time and energy, employees also give resources to the organisation via a range of schemes including buying Easter Eggs and Christmas presents for deprived children in the region and donations of clothes and toiletries to the homeless.