The CareTech Foundation, alongside its corporate founder CareTech plc, was the headline supporter of the inaugural Care Sector Fundraising Ball held at Park Lane’s prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel on Saturday 29th September. The sell-out event organised by Hallmark Care Homes in association with Care England raised a staggering £140,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK and The […]
Foundation appoints Adriènne Kelbie as trustee
The Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Adriènne Kelbie as its third external trustee, following an extensive external recruitment exercise. Adriènne is Chief Executive of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the independent regulator for nuclear safety and security in the UK, and Patron of Women in Nuclear UK (WiN UK). Adriènne has […]
Foundation and CareTech plc support for inaugural Care Sector Fundraising Ball
The CareTech Foundation is delighted to announce that it has partnered with CareTech plc as the joint lead sponsors for the very first Care Sector Fundraising Ball, which has been established by Care England and Hallmark Care Homes. This exciting new initiative will bring together some 300 guests at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s […]
Foundation announces new partnership with The Care Workers Charity
The Foundation has announced that The Care Workers Charity (CWC) is the latest recipient of support from its Partnership Grants, which will see the Foundation support two CWC projects aimed at assisting the UK’s care workers. The £120,000 partnership will support 360 care workers and their families with grants of up to £500, helping them […]
CareTech Foundation Advisory Council launched
The Foundation has created a new Advisory Council to contribute to delivering high quality programmes that deliver meaningful impact to communities in need in the UK and overseas. Advisory Council members will provide the Foundation with additional expertise in the delivery of its objectives, assist in identifying worthy recipients of funding, and champion the projects […]
CEO’s Blog – Up and Running!
Six months since the public launch of the Foundation, our Chief Executive Jonathan Freeman has penned below the first of his regular blogs, reflecting on the achievements of the last few months. “It is hard to believe that it has been six months since the public launch of the CareTech Foundation at the annual CareTech […]
Match-funding grant to Cancer Research
Interest in the Foundation’s Match-Funding Grant scheme is gaining momentum since the Foundation’s launch, with an increasing number of staff taking advantage of the ability to double their incredible fundraising efforts for charity. A particular favourite charity to support is Cancer Research UK. The Foundation has previously matched the fundraising efforts for Cancer Research UK […]
Recuitment of external trustee
The Foundation is seeking to appoint a third external Trustee to join our impressive Board and work in partnership with the Chief Executive and the staff team to take the organisation to the next stage of growth. You will share the same ethos, passion and drive to develop the organisation, by supporting its ambitions for […]
Mental health – will you #ChangeMinds? Guest Blog from Dr Rosena Allin Khan MP
Dr Rosena Allin Khan MP is a member of the CareTech Foundation’s Advisory Council. Below, Dr Rosena writes about why the Foundation’s work on mental health is so important. I am honoured to have been invited to join the Advisory Council for the CareTech Foundation recently, a role I accepted in large part because of […]
CareTech Foundation announces new external trustees
The CareTech Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of two new external trustees of the CareTech Foundation. Nicholas Cheffings, Chairman of Hogan Lovells LLP, and former PwC partner Karen Dukes have joined the board of trustees. Commenting on her appointment as trustees, Karen Dukes said: “I’m delighted to be involved in a foundation backed […]