Past and present corporate support
Specsavers Solihull Hearing Centre
We are delighted to have been chosen as Specsavers Solihull Hearing Centre's Charity of the Year for 2026.
The partnership kicked off with a bake sale, and the organisation has also supported our chocolate bouquet raffles, collected donations from their customers, and promoted our services and activities. They also sponsored our Spring 2026 Newsletter.
We look forward to working with them more this year.
Blossomfield Grange Care Home
We were thrilled that Care UK's Blossomfield Grange Care Home chose us as their Charity of the Year for 2023 and 2024, and we have continued to work with them since.
The home raised £3,000 for us in 2023 - three times their initial target of £1,000, and in 2024 they raised another £2,500! This was achieved through events, raffles, donations and match funding from Care UK.
We are grateful for continued support from Blossomfield Grange, including invitations to run stalls at their events, taking part in our chocolate bouquet raffles, running quiz nights, and other activities.
National Gas Metering
Our relationship with National Gas Metering (formerly National Grid) began when they hosted a Christmas Party at their offices for our clients in 2019, and we are extremely lucky to have had an ongoing relationship with them since then.
The team has provided incredible support, including fundraisers, donations of food parcels and PPE during the coronavirus pandemic, a £1,500 donation to fund 10 tablets for our Digital Champions project, donations of Christmas gifts and Easter Eggs, several volunteer hours including over 2,700 welfare calls to older people carried out by a group of employees, and the team always supports our own fundraising events and activities.
Energy One
Solihull-based business, Energy One Limited, has chosen to support us with our fundraising and awareness-boosting efforts. Through events, raffles, sponsorship, they have raised over £500, as well as supporting other initiatives like our Christmas gift appeal and providing volunteer support at events.
We’re very grateful for Energy One’s help and we’re looking forward to contiuing working more with them!
Previous Charity of the Year partnerships
Caremark Solihull
We were chosen as Caremark Solihull's Charity of the Year for 2025. Managing Director, Herkesh, leapt into the partnership by completing a tandem skydive, raising over £800. The care organisation also supported our Big Knit campaign, chocolate bouquets, and provided volunteer support for our lunch clubs. Caremark Solihull were also selected to take on our former Home Support Service, continuing to help older Solihull residents live safely and independently in their homes for as long as possible.
Pop Voices
Pop Voices Choir chose us as their Charity Partner for 2024-2025. The choir raised more than £3,600 through performances, raffles, and events - including their annual Summer Concert at Birmingham Town Hall. They also supported some of our key events such as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and Christmas Carol Singing, helping to raise more funds and awareness of our vital work. This was a wonderful partnership that not only raised funds bu also brought joy and connection to our community. We are grateful that Pop Voices continue to support some of our activities now the partnership has come to an end.
Sydney Mitchell LLP
We were Sydney Mitchell’s Charity of the Year from 2018-2022. The local solicitors raised funds for us by hosting Golf Days, Smartphone Quizzes and a Charity Ball. Sydney Mitchell also sponsored some of our tshirts, and colleagues raised funds by completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge and the Great Birmingham Run.
Throughout the partnership, Sydney Mitchell employees also supported our own fundraising events and activities. An incredible £11.8k was raised through various activities during the partnership.
Birmingham Business Park
We were Birmingham Business Park's Charity Partner for 2019-21.
This infographic shows just some of the support we received from the business park from the beginning of the partnership until April 2021. After that, the business park also sponsored some t-shirts for us, collected more Christmas gifts for our clients and raised over £300 with a Comedy Fundraiser and Christmas Wreath Making Workshop.
The business park has continued to support us after our official partnership ended. They have sponsored our Quiz Nights, invited us to events and activities at the park, and once again collected over 350 gifts for our clients for Christmas 2022.
Davisons Law
Davisons Law (formerly QS Davisons Solicitors) chose us as their Charity of the Year for 2020/21. The firm supported us with our Christmas Raffles and chocolate bouquets, provided sponsorship for our clubs' Jubliee parties and raised over £7,000 with their own fundraising activities.
Knowle & Dorridge Ladies Circle
We were chosen by Knowle & Dorridge Ladies Circle Chair 2020/21, Jos Wolf, as her charity to support during her year as Chair. Our partnership commenced just as the coronavirus pandemic began, so fundraising opportunities were limited, but the group still managed to raise an incredible £3,940. We are so grateful for their support during such a challenging year!
Olton Golf Club
In 2018, we were chosen by Olton Golf Club’s Captain, Moray Hulme, as his charity to support during his time in position. Thanks to the generosity of its members, the club raised an impressive £8,050 over the year. Our CEO, Anne Hastings, and Fundraising Manager, Lorraine Hart, went along to the club to be presented with the cheque (right). Moray said, “The members were delighted with my chosen charity and consistently supported events throughout the year. We know that the funds raised will benefit local people, and it was a pleasure to support such a great charity.”
Xoserve
Data Service Provider for Britain’s gas market, Xoserve, raised a fantastic £2,341 during our Charity of the Year partnership. The money has been spent on two new self-help PCs for our South Solihull Community Advice Hub. Rather than relying on an advisor to complete online forms on their behalf, people who access the Hub for information and advice are empowered to help themselves using the touchscreen PCs, with the help of a trained Age UK Solihull volunteer.
The team at Xoserve continued fundraising for us even after our year as their official Charity of the Year was over. In October - December 2019 they raised £225 from a Halloween Bake Off, a further £54 from their chocolate bouquet, and an astonishing £1,008 from their Christmas Raffle. We are extremely grateful for their continued support.
Coventry Building Society
We’d also like to thank Coventry Building Society, Solihull branch, for having us as their Charity of the Year from 2015-2018. Throughout our partnership a total of £3,823.75 was raised, and we are very grateful for their support over the three years.
If you are considering choosing us as your Charity of the Year and would like any further information, please call us on 0121 704 7842 for a chat, or email events@ageuksolihull.org.uk. Alternatively, complete our Enquiry Form and we will be in touch to discuss a partnership.
Brand partnerships
We have two mutually-beneficial partnerships with local businesses where they will donate to Age UK Solihull if customers mention us when purchasing from them.
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Howden Insurance
Howden Solihull are offering to make a £50 donation to us if you take out a new car, home, van or business insurance policy with them for the first time if you mention Age UK Solihull (Solihull branch only).
Call 0121 111 7111 to discuss.
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Capitol Mobility
Capitol Mobility offer a wheelchair hire service which costs £15 per week. £5 of this will be donated to Age UK Solihull if customers mention us when ordering.
If your business offers products or services and you would like to offer a donation to Age UK Solihull for any that are sold, please get in touch.
Other recent corporate support
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CPW
This engineering firm has raised funds for us with various activities over the years, including dress down days, our chocolate bouquet raffles, a Golf Day in 2022 that raised a brilliant £460, a Coffee Morning and Table Top Sale in May 2023 that raised a fantastic £860, and a staff Christmas Raffle in 2024 that raised an amazing £599.
One of their colleagues, Jane Montgomery, has also volunteered at some of our Fundraising events.
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Belmont Healthcare
Belmont introduced themselves to us in 2023, and they have become fantastic supporters. They have made donations towards the entertainment at our Wednesday Afternoon Club and our Winter Wamth project, and raised funds for our World Elder Abuse Awareness Day campaign. Three colleagues also volunteered at the Knowle Fun Run, meaning we received a proportion of the funds raised from the event.
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Paramo Loune
Paramo Lounge chose us as their charity to support for Lounge Aid throughout June 2025. They raised over £230 throughout the month with various events and raffles, and they have continued to support us with other activities since.
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Barclays Solihull
Barclays have put teams in at several of our Quiz Nights, and they have also doubled our profit by offering matched funding for the events. They have also raised funds by taking part in our chocolate bouquet raffles, and they have a tube to collect foreign and out of date currency.
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Asda
We have been grateful to receive donations from Asda Community Foundation to help pay for our social clubs' Christmas lunches in the past. Asda also awarded £500 to enable us to buy MiFi boxes to help people get online at home, and £1,000 for our Winter Warmth Campaign. The Shirley and Chelmsley Wood stores have also supported our chocolate bouquet raffles, donated Christmas Raffle prizes, and helped promote our services and activities.
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Waitrose
Waitrose Solihull have been incredibly supportive of our work over the years.
They have donated food for our Christmas parties and raffle prizes, as well as thousands of pounds in financial donations from their Community Matters scheme and Green Tokens schemes, as well as £400 donation towards the refurbishment of our Activities Room at The Core.
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Blossomfield Rose Care Home
Macc Care's Blossomfield Rose Care Home has been incredibly supportive since opening in 2022. We've been invited to promote our services and raised funds at several of their events, our clients have been invited to their Christmas lunch and Warm Space Wednesdays, and the home has taken part in our chocolate bouquet raffles and Christmas Gift Appeals.
They hosted an eggs-tremeley successful Easter Fun Day in April 2023, raising over £970 for Age UK Solihull. Former Home Manager, Sonia, also completed a skydive for us, and Macc Care matched what she raised, taking her total to £1,030!
More recently, the home raised funds for us with a Quiz Night, raising over £500 thanks to generous match funding from UB Healthcare.
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Fountains Care Home
Barchester Healthcare's Fountains Care Home in Shirley has supported us for several years.
During coronavirus restrictions, the home donated cakes and afternoon teas that were delivered to older people on their big birthdays.
The home also offered their beautiful space and refreshments for our Quiz Night in October 2022, helping to raise over £300 for Age UK Solihull. In August 2025, they raised £217 for us with their Summer Fair.
They have also welcomed us to their events, taken part in our chocolate bouquet raffles, and sold our greetings cards.
In 2026, their colleague, Richard, is raising funds for us with a skydive! You can sponsor him here.
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John Lewis
We have received various generous donations from John Lewis' Community Matters Scheme in the past. The Solihull store has also raised funds for us in the past with a bake sale and tombola, and it is also one of our drop-off points for foreign and out-of-date currency. Find out more here.
We have partnered with John Lewis Solihull in the past for a Christmas campaign, with their seasonal advert inspiring Solihull residents to volunteer with us. They have also previously made a generous donation towards our clients' Christmas parties, we have held Fashion Shows at the store, we've been invited to promote our services and activities in the store.
They have also been inolved in our Winter Warmth campaigns, completed a virtual bike ride, provided raffle prizes and donated wool for our Big Knit campaign and wrapping paper for our Christmas gift appeal.
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Eastcote Park
Eastcote Park Retirement Village held two Quiz Nights for us in 2023, eash raising over £300.
They have also sponsored our newsletters, hosted one of our Digital Champion digital skills courses, and donated goodie bags for our clients during the coronavirus pandemic. To help celebrate our 40th anniversary in 2023, Eastcote Park donated 40 Christmas lunches for our clients and supporters.
Eastcote Park also hosts our monthly Welcome Wednesdays meetings, providing hot drinks, cake and our members are sometimes treated to the home's entertainment if timetables align!
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Countryside Partnerships
Countryside Partnerships North West Midlands generously sponsored the installation of a charging point for our electric vehicle, "Cynthia", which we use to transport older people to activities and events.
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Saxon Court Care Home
The team at Saxon Court has supported us for many years, taking part in our chocolate bouquet raffles, creating little hats for our Big Knit campaign, raising funds with a Jingle Bakes festive bake sale, and brave Charlotte Magill is completing a tandem skydive for us in May 2026! Sponsor her here.
Past corporate support
Fun Runners
In 2022, Shilpa Unarkat and Angela Davis from Sydney Mitchell Solicitors ran the Great Birmingham Run in aid of Age UK Solihull, raising £355 between them.
In 2019, Ann Marie Aston from The Wilkes Partnership Solicitors (pictured), ran for us, raising £315.
Sign up to a do a run or another challenge event in aid of Age UK Solihull
Daredevils
In 2023 a team of four from Colas Ltd raised £1,828.60 between them with their jumps. Alice Townsend, Vankatesh Kode and Ajita Kode, and Emma Murray all enjoyed the experience, with Ajita describing it as "phenomenal".
Blossomfield Rose Care Home's Operations Manager, Sonia Tenniswood, also completed a skydive in 2023. She raised £515 in donations, which Macc Care generously matched, taking her total to £1,030.
In July 2017 a team from Legal and General Solihull (pictured) took to the skies to take on a tandem skydive. They helped to raise £6,154.68!
Other Previous Corporate Support
Morgan Parkes Recruitment
This local recruitment company has supported us for several years by collecting over 1,000 Christmas gifts for us to give to our clients. Morgan Parkes have also part-sponsored one of our client Christmas Parties and supported our Charity Ball in the past.
Paramo Lounge
This cafe/bar on Solihull High Street offered a biscuit for 20p with every hot drink purchased in December 2019/January 2020, and kindly donated the proceeds to us. They raised a fantastic £98.80 from the initiative.
Paramo Lounge also reguarly supports our chocolate bouquet raffles, raising funds to help us to run our services.
Crown Cars
This local taxi firm pledged to donate £1 for every person who downloaded their app during December 2019, and they reached their target donation of £250!
A2B Radio Cars
A2B have provided transport for our clients to and from various events including our Christmas lunches and an Easter basket making workshop at Birmingham Business Park.
St Johns Hotel
St Johns sponsored all five of our Charity Balls and each time, we worked in conjunction with Solihull Sustain, raising a huge total of £90,000 over six years.
Solihull Taxi Cabs
This taxi firm sponsored our ticket printing for our 'Rio Carnival' Charity Ball 2016.
They played old film reels at an afternoon tea for our clients, and they also played old Hollywood film reels for our 'Hooray for Hollywood!' Charity Ball in July 2017.
Solihull Moors Football Club
We held two client Christmas lunches and three Speed Quiz Nights at the football club.
Local groups and associations
As well as corporate partners, we are also lucky to work with several local community groups, who help to keep our services for older Solihull residents running.
We would like to thank all our partners, past and present, for supporting us.
Want to know more?
If you are interested in partnering with us, give us a call on 0121 704 7842, email events@ageuksolihull.org.uk or complete our Enquiry Form.