The church has been gifted £1,000 from charity donor, the Benafactor Group

All Saints Highams Park, Credit: Streetview

One of the largest corporate donors in the UK has handed Highams Park’s All Saints Church £1,000.

The funding comes from a £120,000 pot from Benefact Group’s annual twelve days of giving Christmas campaign. Winning charities were chosen in a public vote.

All Saints Church is among six London charities set to benefit from the prize pot, which will be shared to a total of 120 charities across the UK.

Mark Hews, group chief executive of Benefact Group, said: “We are thrilled to be giving £120,000 to 120 fantastic charitable causes across the country and I’d like to thank every single London resident that took the time to nominate a charity close to their hearts. We know that £1,000 can make a huge difference to the incredible work that charities do and we’re looking forward to seeing how this financial boost will change lives for the better.”

“Benefact Group is the third largest corporate donor in the UK and has an ambition to be the biggest. Owned by a charity, Benefact Trust, all of its available profits go to good causes, and the more the group grows, the more the group can give.”

The Benefact Group’s £1,000 awards are open to all UK-registered charities, not-for-profit organisations or community interest companies. The group urge the public to nominate any charity at any time for their chance to receive £1,000.

Since 2014, the group has donated almost £200million to charity and is aiming to reach its target of giving £250m by 2025.

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