Kingsbridge Foundation

09th, Dec 2021

The Kingsbridge Healthcare Group is delighted to announce the launch of a new charitable arm of the Group – the Kingsbridge Foundation. The Foundation hopes to raise money for the community through charitable work, fundraising and local initiatives.

How will the Foundation be funded? 

The Group has made an initial contribution of £50,000 to get the fund started. The Community Fund NI have contributed an additional £5,000. Proceeds from our car park at the Kingshall will also be donated to the fund.

Kingsbridge Healthcare Group is committed to further donations to the fund on an ongoing basis and it is hoped the fund will also be supplemented by fund-raising events organised by staff.

What is the purpose of the foundation?

• To raise funds for local charities and focus on any particular causes which warrant a “helping hand”
• To use as a platform to demonstrate the Groups role in the community as a leading company which cares for local needs and wishes to play its full part in addressing those needs.
• To use the Foundation to channel and centralise the many requests it receives  daily for charitable donations
• To create a lasting ‘Legacy’ 10 years on from opening our first private hospital; thus continue its over-riding ethos of “care” being at the centre of everything we do.

Will it be focusing on helping organisations?

Each year we will work with the Community Foundation NI to choose certain charities and community initiatives to support; including those initiatives proposed by the Advisory Board.

No funds will be allocated without the consent of the Advisory Board, who will have overarching authority on deciding where funds go. Recipients of the funds from our foundation will be vetted by the Community Fund NI to ensure proper governance is in place. Funding is NOT ring-fenced specifically to healthcare causes which gives the Advisory Board a broader scope of good causes to support.

Because the governance framework needs to be tight; funds from the Foundation are not permitted to go to individuals per se; unless channelled via a Charity

The Kingsbridge Foundation also supports a Benevolent Fund for existing Kingsbridge Healthcare Group staff and their immediate family, who may find themselves in need or some temporary hardship.  This will be allocated at the discretion of the Chairperson and Group CEO, who are the contact for those wishing to apply.  

How can I get involved?

We hope to officially launch the Kingsbridge Foundation in January 2022 and be announcing then, how you can apply for funding.   For further information please contact charity@kingsbridgehealthcaregroup.com

You can make a donation to the Foundation via our Just Giving page.

Alternatively you can make a donation via bank transfer

Reference: “Kingsbridge Foundation”
Account Name: Community Foundation for Donations
Bank Name: First Trust Bank
Sort Code: 93 86 00
Account Number: 3948 0761
IBAN: GB59 FTBK 9386 0039 4807 61
BIC: FTBK GB2B

Who have we helped?

So far the Kingsbridge Foundation has contributed financially to "Rory's Miles For Mayo",.  

We have also installed a defib in the Ulster Aviation Society and contributed funds to Positive Life - a charity which helps HIV patients in Belfast and L/Derry.

This May staff from across the Kingsbridge Healthcare Group took part in the Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon and raised over £12,000 for the Foundation!  These funds will go a long way to helping local charities.  Keep an eye on our social channels for updates.

Please see some recent press coverage below;

http://www.businesseye.co.uk/kingsbridge-launch-new-charitable-fund-alongside-community-foundation/

https://lovebelfast.co.uk/kingsbridge-launch-new-charitable-fund-in-partnership-with-commmunity-foundation-ni/