The Mills & Reeve Charitable Trust distributed £316,250 during the 2025/26 financial year, supporting more than 130 local, national and international charities.
For over 40 years, the Mills & Reeve Charitable Trust has been central to Mills & Reeve’s commitment to making a positive impact beyond our legal work. Funded by contributions from the firm’s partners, the Trust supports charitable causes that align with our values and key responsible business goals, and strengthens the communities where our people live and work.
The largest proportion of funding supported organisations operating within the Trust’s core theme for 2025/26 of health and wellbeing. This work extended beyond traditional healthcare, with significant investment in organisations tackling the wider determinants of health, including poverty, housing insecurity, disability, mental wellbeing, community resilience and social connection.
Among the donations made during the year were:
Almost £60,000 to charities tackling food poverty
£16,400 to Cancer Research UK
£10,000 each to CALM, The Felix Project, Dementia UK and the British Red Cross
£8,450 to Fortalice
£7,700 to IntoUniversity
£5,500 to the Royal Society for Blind Children
The charities supported by the Trust are making a real difference to people's lives. Feedback received from funded organisations this year highlighted the impact of donations, from supporting breast cancer patients through Little Lifts, to helping veterans through Combat Stress and empowering blind and partially sighted children through the Royal Society for Blind Children.
Justin Ripman, chair of the Mills & Reeve Charitable Trust, said:
"At Mills & Reeve, we believe we have a responsibility to contribute positively to the communities in which we live and work. Through the Mills & Reeve Charitable Trust, we're proud to support organisations that are changing lives, tackling inequality and improving wellbeing in the UK and beyond.
“The breadth of causes supported this year reflects both the scale of need and the incredible work charities are doing every day. We’re delighted that the Trust has been able to make a meaningful contribution to so many worthwhile causes.”
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