As well as fundraising, we offer legal pro bono advice, operational and governance support, meeting room space and volunteering time.
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
This year (2024-2025), our charity of the year is PAPYRUS. PAPYRUS is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. They aim to do this by tackling the stigma surrounding suicide and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognise and respond to emotional distress.
Previous charities of the year
Our last charity of the year (2023-2024) was Dementia UK. Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that helps anyone affected by dementia.
Our recent charities of the year were:
- 2023-2024: Dementia UK
- 2022-2023: Haven House Children’s Hospice
- 2021-2022: The Rainbow Trust
- 2020-2021: The Trussell Trust and Harold Hill Foodbank
- 2019-2020: New Horizon Youth Centre
- 2018-2019: The Royal Marsden’s Cancer Charity
PAPYRUS is delighted to be named the official charity partner of law firm, Macfarlanes, for the next year. This partnership will help us to reach a wider audience and make a real impact on preventing young suicide in the UK. We’re looking forward to working alongside Macfarlanes employees and its wider networks to help educate and transform the approach to suicide prevention.