Corporate and charity partnerships in February 2026
Howard Lake | 9 February 2026 | News
Two corporate and charity partnerships to start the month off, with Stagecoach and Selco.
Stagecoach donates £100,000 to tackle homelessness in Manchester
Working in collaboration with Manchester Homelessness Partnership and Forever Manchester, Stagecoach has donated £10,000 each to 10 different grassroots charitable organisations, which are delivering services to people experiencing homelessness in and around the Manchester area.
Stagecoach consulted with Manchester Homelessness Partnership to understand which charities would benefit most from the support, before working closely with Forever Manchester to set up the £100,000 fund.
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As part of the Bee Network, Stagecoach Manchester is driven to “making Manchester a place where everyone can be part of a greener, fairer and more prosperous city”.
The ten organisations that received a £10,000 donation as part of the Stagecoach Greater Manchester Fund were:
- Coffee4Craig
- Reach out to the Community
- Supporting People in Need
- Lifeshare
- On the Out CIC
- Barnabus
- Mustard Tree
- Booth Centre
- Manchester Action on Street Health
- Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT)
Rob Jones, Managing Director for Stagecoach Manchester, said: “Delivering social value is incredibly important for us, and we’re acutely aware of the growing demand for support from services tackling homelessness in and around Manchester. As part of the Bee Network, we wanted to use the donations to make a real difference in the region at such a critical time of year”.
Selco awards £20,000 to winners of its Community Heroes campaign
Selco Builders Warehouse has announced four winners of its nationwide community heroes campaign that celebrates charities and projects. Winners receive a combination of donated building materials and cash prizes.
The nationwide campaign has been running for five years. The current campaign began a year ago in February and has so far supported 40 organisations, with donations totalling £60,000.
First place went to Cleopatra’s Legacy CIC from Kent, which has been awarded with the top prize fund of £10,000. Co-founded by Raine and Desiree Nurse, the organisation provides specialist products and compassionate support to people affected by breast cancer, hair loss and long-term illness, offering specialist products including wigs, headwear, breast forms, mastectomy bras and private fittings.
Second place was awarded to Together for Cinema CIC, a Surrey-based organisation, which creates home cinema experiences in children’s hospices and family care locations across the UK. It will receive £5,000 to put towards several cinema projects the team has planned next year.
Third place was jointly awarded to two organisations, which will each receive £2,500. LATCH (Leeds Action To Create Homes) plans to use the funding to renovate empty properties in its community, turning them into homes that support people on their journey towards independence. SPIN (Supporting People In Need), a Manchester-based charity, will use the £2,500 funding to continue supporting the needs of homeless people in the area.
“Community Heroes is all about recognising the incredible work being done by people and organisations across the UK” concluded David Lennon, commercial director at Selco Builders Warehouse.
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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
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