In 2024, Beyondly proudly donated £278,045.49 to 17 charities and community interest companies (CICs).
Here’s a spotlight on some of the key impacts these contributions helped make possible.
Beyondly donated £25,000 to YDMT. This funding is enabling YDMT to deliver their Seed to Sapling project, which aims to safeguard local woodlands and increase biodiversity, by educating and empowering communities to grow native saplings from local provenance seed. As well as the positive environmental impact, the project also has a strong community focus and will help to increase wellbeing and encourage local people to come together to make a positive impact.
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A £4000 donation supported Craven Arts' ‘Make More Music’ project, Craven Arts is dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts in the Craven area. Their "Make More Music" project, held at Craven Arts House in Skipton, offers a platform for young musicians from diverse backgrounds to come together. Participants have the opportunity to form a band, write their own songs, and produce and record their own music.
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Beyondly supported the launch the pioneering Aire Resilience Company to tackle flood risk and the climate emergency. Specifically, to engage a sustainability professional with excellent business contacts in and around Leeds, and to help with developing the business community consortium.
ARC was created through a collaboration between Leeds City Council, Yorkshire Water, the Environment Agency and the Rivers Trust as a direct response to the threat of climate change and increasing flood risk. It will focus on delivering upstream interventions that work with nature to slow the flow of water, reduce pressure on Leeds’ existing flood defences, and bring wider environmental benefits to communities across Leeds and the Aire Valley.
A donation ensured Skipton Rotary could host Skipton Eco Day at Skipton Town Hall for the local community for free. Beyondly was also very pleased to host a stall on the day and support the running of the day and promotion of the day.
Every year Skipton Step in Action coordinate a scheme to provide gifts for children in Skipton and South Craven whose families are struggling to afford Christmas this year.
Beyondly were extremely happy to purchase £250 worth of gifts and over 20 Beyondly employees volunteered to help wrap the gifts.
WasteAid UK is a charity who work with low and middle income communities to implement waste management and recycling interventions. Alongside helping to tackle the waste crisis and other critical environmental issues, WasteAid UK’s work transforms livelihoods and provides opportunities for some of the poorest and most marginalised communities.
Beyondly’s funding has allowed WasteAid UK to expand their impact in South Africa, Uganda and The Gambia. Their 'Wastepreneur' project consists of training and mentorship that provides valuable education on waste types, recycling techniques, and business management skills, to empower and inspire young and unemployed individuals in the area.
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Beyondly has joined forces with WRAP to tackle one of the UK’s most pressing environmental issues: the growing challenge of e-waste. Through a new research-led project focused on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), we’re investigating the barriers to higher collection rates and exploring innovative solutions to support a more circular, sustainable approach to managing electronic waste.
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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is the UK’s premier ocean science research organisation, known for cutting‑edge studies into marine environments and pollutants.
Beyondly and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have formed a five-year partnership to help define the true impact of ocean plastics on our planet. This project empowers yacht owners to become citizen scientists by gathering water samples across the globe. This project will provide insights that traditional research alone would take decades to uncover.
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Smart Works dress and coach unemployed women for job success, supporting over 1000 women a year to grow in confidence, get the job and transform their lives.
Beyondly provided a grant which enabled Smartworks Leeds to expand that provision into North Yorkshire with the appointment of Kay, a longstanding and special volunteer, who they were delighted to be able to offer employment to. Kay plays a crucial by traveling across North Yorkshire to connect with women facing complex barriers to employment
In the first 6 months in her role Kay partnered with over 25 charities and organisations that work with unemployed women in North Yorkshire. She has supported 85 women and been responsible for 100 successful appointments. The work successfully continues