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19 March 2025
Local property firm Cheffins is marking its 200-year anniversary by pledging £200,000 to charity through a combination of fundraising events and donations. The majority of the funds will go towards the Cambridge Children’s Hospital through Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT). Cheffins aims to raise a minimum of £100,000 for the hospital, which will provide a dedicated playroom for children undergoing treatment. This initiative aligns with Cheffins’ commitment to supporting mental health services for future generations in the region.
Established in Saffron Walden in 1825, Cheffins has grown to become one of the best know professional services firms in the region, specialising in property, land, fine arts and farm machinery sales. Like ACT, Cheffins is now focusing on the future while committing to the local community and supporting vital services throughout the region.
Bill King, Chairman of Cheffins, expressed his excitement about the fundraising efforts: “We are thrilled to announce that we are aiming to give this significant amount of money for such an important cause and will be hosting a series of wonderful fundraising events throughout the year, while also match funding all of the charitable efforts of our staff. We are now looking to build a strong foundation for the future of Cheffins as well as the next generations of the people of Cambridgeshire and the surrounding area. We are celebrating with purpose and are proving our commitment to the community with our charitable efforts this year”.
The Cambridge Children’s Hospital will be a pioneering, purpose-built hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. It will transform healthcare and have a life-changing impact on the 1.5 million children in the East of England, the only region in the UK without a dedicated children’s hospital. The hospital will be the first of its kind, combining both physical and mental health services.
ACT CEO, Shelly Thake, shared her pride in partnering with Cheffins:
“We couldn’t be prouder to be partnering with Cheffins, in the year of their 200th anniversary and ACT’s 30th birthday, to raise money for the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital. Their passion and commitment to supporting the mental health of young people in our region, and this new hospital’s goal of integrating physical and mental health together, in one hospital for the first time, makes this a fantastic partnership. This new hospital will save and change the lives of countless children and young people – but that can only happen with the help of supporters like Cheffins, and their wonderful colleagues and customers”.
Cheffins have lots of exciting events and plans for the year ahead to raise money as well as awareness of the Cambridge Children’s Hospital and ACT. We’re excited to see what they get up and can’t wait to share the news in the future that they’ve smashed their fundraising target.
A minimum of £20,000 is also being donated to the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation to support vital funds for young people’s mental health and wellbeing projects in the communities local to Cheffins. The remaining £80,000 raised and gifted will be donated to various other charities nationwide.
For more information, please visit Cheffins.
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