£2.5k donation for people with visual and hearing impairments

DONATION: Navigation Wealth’s Chief Executive Matt Hammond presenting a cheque for £2,500 to the Wilberforce Trust

By Rick Lyon

Yorkshire-based financial advisers Navigation Wealth Management have handed over a cheque for £2,500 to the Wilberforce Trust.

It comes after a number of fundraising events were held this year, including a recent charity dinner which saw football legend Chris Waddle as the guest speaker. 

Matt Hammond, Chief Executive at Navigation Wealth, which has offices in Beverley and Wakefield, said: “We are delighted to be able to support such a wonderful charity and we thank everyone who has donated so generously.

“Our initial goal was to raise £2,000, so it’s great to have beaten our target!”

The Wilberforce Trust, founded in 1833 and named in memory of the philanthropist and anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce, works to support individuals with a visual impairment, sight loss, hearing loss and other disabilities across York, North Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. 

The charity’s Operations Director, Samantha Scholey-Dyson, said: “We are so thankful to Navigation Wealth Management. Support from local businesses like theirs is vital to us, particularly as demand for our services is on the increase across Yorkshire.”