# Ladbrokes trust gives £750,000 to charities in 2010

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/01/14/ladbrokes-trust-gives-750000-charities-2010/
- Published: 2011-01-14T07:10:11+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Ladbrokes In the Community Charitable Trust (LICCT), the charitable arm of betting
and gaming company Ladbrokes, made grants of £750,000 to charities during 2010.

It focuses its giving on those charities that provide sports or leisure to disabled
or disadvantaged people. The money is raised primarily by its employees taking part
in various fundraising activities. It has given £5 million to charity since its 
was established in 2003.

Among the charities benefiting from grants in 2010 were the British Association 
for Adoption & Fostering, which received £100,000, and Cerebral Palsy Sport which
received £6,000 to fund its National Athletics Championship.

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Richard Royal, Head of Public Affairs at Ladbrokes said: “Many of our shops act 
as community hubs and we do an awful lot of charitable and community work, supporting
hundreds of charities throughout the UK, employing 14,000 people and making a massive
contribution to the economy”.

www.ladbrokesplc.com

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