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James Cowper celebrates the Thames Valley’s most successful charities
Thames Valley accountants and business advisers James Cowper has once again joined The Business Magazine to celebrate the Thames Valley’s most successful and exciting charities and not-for-profit organisations
The Charity of the Year Award, part of the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards and sponsored by James Cowper, offers charities and not-for-profit organisations the opportunity to be profiled on a region-wide stage and have their hard work recognised and celebrated by the wider business community.
It is, says last year’s winners, Style Acre, a terrific Winning with Style
In 2013 Style Acre was given this prestigious award for its work in providing supported living for over 70 people, day opportunities for a further 80 and work development opportunities across Oxfordshire. It provides employment for 240 staff and delivers a wide and varied programme for its beneficiaries.
“We are proud of our achievements, from being pioneers of person-centered care in the 1980s to being the most sought after provider of care for people with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire today,” says Kate Liddle, chief executive of Style Acre.
“We are committed to providing the best possible support in innovative and creative ways and we felt that entering this award would provide a platform to showcase our work, raise awareness about learning disability and Style Acre and enhance our fundraising activities.”
Liddle continues: “Staff, beneficiaries and the families of people we help are very much a family and were all delighted when we won the award.
“Winning the award has enabled the charity to enjoy enhanced media coverage, and we made reference to this award in communication with major supporters and ambassadors, which has helped to cement their support and engagement.”
A lasting legacy
In 2012, the award was given to Helen & Douglas House, a charity providing hospice care to children and young adults across Oxford and neighbouring counties. “Its impact”, says Tom Hill, the charity’s chief executive, “is still being felt two years later.
“We decided to enter the award to raise the profile of the charity’s reach and to demonstrate that business acumen, principles and systems are as important to a charity as they are to commercial enterprises,” Hill explains.
“In entering the Thames Valley Business Awards we wanted to demonstrate that Helen & Douglas House could hold its head high, not only as a charity, but as a well-run business entity.
“Winning the award was a wonderful boost to morale throughout the charity,” he added. “Staff and volunteers were thrilled by the award. Everyone who works for Helen & Douglas House believes that it does great work. We are all very proud of what we stand for. It was so gratifying to hear respected members of the Thames Valley business community commend the charity for its business practices.
“It has increased awareness of Helen & Douglas House’s work throughout the Thames Valley business community. And that awareness is key to opening doors in the business community.”
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Kate Liddle, Style Acre, collected the award from Mike Farwell, James Cowper, (right)
accolade to share a stage with some of the region’s biggest businesses and has been a terrific boost for staff, fundraisers and for those people we help on a daily basis.
And the Charity of the Year Award is easy to enter. It is open to all charities, social enterprises and not-for-profit organisations with an income greater than £500,000, that have a base in the Thames
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Valley and that have been operating for more than two years.
“Charities play a vital role in today’s ever-changing world, and this is reflected in the increase in the number of charities our specialist charities team looks after,” says Mike Farwell, head of the charities and education team at James Cowper.
“The Thames Valley is home to many great charities which make a massive contribution to our society, and we applaud their achievements. We encourage charities to enter the Charity of the Year Award to showcase their talents and the huge positive impact they are making.”
Mike Farwell, James Cowper (left), presented the award to Tom Hill (second left)
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