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1. Charitable Giving
Chapter 5
Fortnum & Mason - The Community
Fortnum & Mason’s holding company is Wittington Investments Ltd,
which is 79% owned by the Garfield Weston Foundation. In 2009 The
Foundation supported 1518 charitable appeals, with the total cash
donation of £37.6m, £9.7m of which was for charities based in London.
In 2011, Fortnum & Mason is hoping to return to profit and will then begin
making contributions to the Foundation.
In the meanwhile we recognise the importance of supporting charities in
the local community and we work in a variety of ways to support local
and national charities.
The Princes Trust is a charity which helps to change young lives.
It gives practical and financial support, developing key workplace skills
such as confidence and motivation. It works with 14-30 year olds who
have struggled at school, have been in care, are long term unemployed or
have been in trouble with the law.
The Prince’s Trust helps more than 40,000 such disadvantaged young
people every year, giving them they confidence and skills to get a job.
In 2009, more than 80% of young people who went on The Prince’s Trust
programmes moved into work, education or training.
Fortnum & Mason will be offering work placements in retail, hospitality,
and warehousing, will be mentoring young people on the programme and
is aiming to raise £100,000 through staff involvement over the 3 years.
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