We're a group of colleagues from Hermes Ltd. who are taking part in the Million Makers Entrepreneurial Fundraising challenge on behalf of The Princes Trust. We're carrying out a number of different tasks to raise as much money as we can to compete against other companies in the UK.
Fundraising pageThe Prince's Trust The Prince's Trust.svg Formation 1976 Founder Charles, Prince of Wales Type Charity Purpose Helping young people get their lives on track Location London, EC2 United Kingdom Region served United Kingdom Chairman Lloyd Dorfman CBE Chief Executive Nick Stace Subsidiaries Fairbridge Staff 1,100 (2016)[1] Volunteers 6,000 (2016)[1] Website www.princes-trust.org.uk The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded in 1976 by Charles, Prince of Wales to help vulnerable young people get their lives on track. It supports 11 to 30 year-olds who are unemployed and those struggling at school and at risk of exclusion. Many of the young people helped by The Trust are in or leaving care, facing issues such as homelessness or mental health problems, or have been in trouble with the law. It runs a range of training programmes, providing practical and financial support to build young people's confidence and motivation. Each year they work with about 60,000 young people, with three in four moving on to employment, education, volunteering or training.
Charity website
The Yorkshire Peaks Challenge involves climbing Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside, often within 12 hours.