Perrys Charity Timeline
Here at Perrys, we recognise that it is due to our local communities that we are the successful practice we are today. We like to thank our communities by donating to local projects.
Perrys is proud to be sponsoring Communigrow and their work supporting and educating the local community about sustainability. They also support children and adults with mental health struggles or learning difficulties.
Perrys has also previously supported Family Matters, The Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre, Tunbridge Wells and Kent Cancer Trust, Canterbury.
This timeline highlights some of the charity work we have done over the years:
11th Annual Charity Golf Day
On 25 June 2023, Perrys Chartered Accountants held its 11th Annual Charity Golf Day.
Our very own Craig Harman‘s team won the competition and took home the first prize of a coffee machine for each member of the team, supplied by Café Du Monde.
We managed to raise a total of over £4,700 for our sponsored charity Communigrow. They will use these funds to develop their site further. They have recently installed an outside education area, a new tea garden and a tranquil pond area that has been created in memory of our dear colleague Lesley Sexton. Lesley joined the practice on 3 July 1989 and worked at the Wrotham branch. She sadly passed away in 2022 and is missed by us all.
Hospices of Hope Gin Tasting 2022
Perry Accountants are proud to have sponsored a gin tasting event at The Spitfire, Kings Hill on 9 September. The event raised over £1,000 for Hospice of Hope. This is an incredible sum of money that will go towards helping children in South East Europe receive palliative care.
10th Annual Golf Day 2022
We were absolutely delighted to raise an amazing £5,500 at our Annual Charity Golf Day on 10 June.
All funds raised will be donated to Family Matters to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse and rape.
Hosted at Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club in Ticehurst, the event saw 19 teams come together to compete for the top place. The day also included a three course dinner and a raffle.
The winning team was announced as Team Mercer with 106 points, which was made up of Warren Lee, Jason Bedford, Paul Shields and Mark Henderson. Congratulations to them on an excellent competition and thanks to everyone who supported us on the day and helped raise funds for such a worthy cause. We look forward to welcoming players in 2023 for our 11th annual golf day – watch this space for more details and updates in the future!
Hospices of Hope Bottomless Brunch
Saturday 5 March 2022
Perrys was so proud to sponsor this event, hosted by Hospices of Hope who provide hospice care in 5 countries. They hosted a bottomless brunch to raise money to support their essential work in Albania, Greece, Moldova, Romania and Serbia.
“£350 is the equivalent of 8 sessions in our day centre for a child or adult who is suffering from a rare or terminal illness. Your sponsorship will have a direct impact on the lives of our patients so on their behalf, we thank you for your support!” – Hospices of Hope.
Perrys Charity Golf Day 2021
Raised: £7000
Our 9th Annual Charity Golf Day was a huge success once again. We want to thank everyone who attended and supported us and the charity Family Matters UK Charity. We saw 24 teams turn out this year and raised over £7,000 which is our largest amount to date!
1st, 2nd and 3rd place were separated by just 1 point with the winning team consisting of Andrew Deadman, Simon Ellis, Roger Nightingale and Tom Foreman, who scored an impressive 98 points! The winners received a coffee machine system, kindly donated by Cafe du Monde UK.
We would like to thank Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club for hosting us again this year and for their superb organisation and support. We already can’t wait for next year when we will be celebrating our 10th Golf Day. We are looking forward to this returning in June when hopefully the sun will be shining.
Thank you to all those who make the day possible.
To register your interest or if you have any questions regarding the Golf Day, please email Caroline Hoare at hoare@perry-company.co.uk
Alex Skinner – London Marathon
Raised: £1,703.90
Our Consultant, Alex Skinner ran in The London Marathon which took place on Sunday 3 October and managed to complete it in just over 4 hours! Alex commented that “It was really tough! It was going really well until mile 21 and then I got a cramp in my leg, I battled on and finished in 4 hours 8 minutes, which I was so happy with and the atmosphere was amazing” Alex is so grateful for all the support he’s received
Golf Day at Dale Hill Golf Club, Ticehurst
Friday 7 June 2019
Family Matters Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Services is to benefit from a donation of over £8,500 from Perrys Chartered Accountants following a charity golf day in June and numerous smaller events over the last twelve months, including a comical Christmas Jumper Day.
The eighth Perrys Annual Golf Day took place at Dale Hill Golf Club on Friday 7 June 2019. 23 four ball teams from businesses and contacts of Perrys took part in the 18-hole challenge with Hitchell Associates’ team eventually being named the winners. A three course meal, charity auction and raffle was enjoyed by all the players and their guests during the evening.
Established in 1990, Family Matters are an award winning charitable service and, with their team of qualified professional specialists, are the largest provider of childhood sexual abuse and rape therapy in the country.
Stewart Pope, CEO at Perrys Chartered Accountants, commented:
“We are absolutely delighted with the amount we have raised on behalf of Family Matters, which will be very gratefully received. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us during our fundraising efforts.”
Our ninth Golf Day would have taken place in 2020 but unfortunately due to COVID-19, it was unable to go ahead. Therefore, our 9th annual golf day will be taking place this year but it will have been 10 years since we first started hosting our Charity Golf day, so we are hoping it will be a big event. It will be held at Dale Hill Golf Club on Thursday 30th September 2021. To register your interest or if you have any questions regarding the Golf Day, please email Katherine Cheung at cheung@perry-company.co.uk
Alex Skinner – London Marathon
Sunday 4 October 2020
Raised: £1,400
Due to COVID-19 the annual London Marathon became a virtual marathon where Alex ran through local towns and villages in the Medway Area. Alex completed the 26.2 mile maraton in 4 hours and 19 minutes. The money raised by Alex for this event went to Perrys’ chosen charity, Family Matters.
Golf Day at Dale Hill Golf Club, Ticehurst
Friday 7 June 2019
Raised: £6,281.04
In June 2019, we held our 8th charity Golf Day at Dale Hill Golf Club where 23 teams gathered to raise over £6,000 in aid of our sponsored charity, Family Matters.
Gin Tasting Event – Vittle & Swig, Tunbridge Wells
Friday 26 April 2019
Raised: £1,300+
Perrys were proud to sponsor Hospices of Hope’s gin tasting evening in aid of the charity.
Hospices of Hope helps to provide pallative care to adults and children across South Eastern Europe with terminal or life threatening illnesses.
Skydive – Headcorn Aerodrome
Friday 26 October 2018
Raised to date: £2,561.25
In order to raise money for our sponsored charity; Family Matters, four plucky members of our Wrotham team: David, Ryan, Luke and Donna, decided it would be a good idea to put their lives on the line and jump out of an aeroplane in a tandem skydive.
We are pleased to confirm the skydive was a success, raising over £2,500.
Charity Quiz Night, Hayesbrook School
Friday 28 September 2018
Raised: £850
A TAXing evening of trivia, food and fun was enjoyed by a number of teams comprising of Perrys clients and contacts. Team CWJ from Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd were crowned the evening’s Exceptional Eggheads
Golf Day at Chart Hills Golf Club, Biddenden
Friday 8 June 2018
Raised: £4,852.23
On 8 June, Perrys’ 7th annual Golf Day was held at Chart Hills Golf Club. 22 teams competed, with Monarch Chemicals’ team being crowned victors, raising over £4,800 along the way.
Golf Day at Chart Hills Golf Club, Biddenden
Friday 2 June 2017
Raised: £5608.21
In June 2017, we returned to Chart Hills Golf Club, Biddenden for our 6th annual golf day. 21 teams gathered to raise over £5,600 for Family Matters to aid their work with both child and adult survivors of sexual abuse and rape.
100k Thames Path Challenge
Saturday 9 September – Sunday 10 September 2016
Raised £7,485
There were celebrations in all our offices in September after a group of Perrys staff raised a whopping £7,485 for our chosen charity, The Kent Cancer Trust. The six staff who undertook the mammoth task were Simon Hayden and Carolyn Murphy from our Tunbridge Wells office, Jamie Russell from our Wrotham office, our CEO Stewart Pope from our City office and Steve Hale and Zoe Gibbons from our Orpington office. They were joined by Steve’s brother Mark and friend Peter Sutton along with his son Luke.
Golf day at Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club
Friday 10 June 2016
Raised £4,500+
In June 2016 we held our fifth annual charity Golf Day at Chart Hills Golf Club, Biddenden. 26 teams competed during the day and the overall winners were Clarkson Wright & Jakes Solicitors and friends.
London Triathlon (1,500m swim, 40k bike and 10k run)
Saturday 8 August 2015
Raised £7,495
Always up for a challenge, our team undertook the gruelling challenge of the London Triathlon swimming, cycling and running their way to a staggering £7,495 of funds for charity.
Golf day at Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club
Friday 5 June 2015
Raised £3,372.31
Proving ever popular our Annual Golf Day returned for a fourth consecutive year in June 2015 resulting in a fantastic £3,372.31 donation being made to Kent Cancer Trust.
Golf day at Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club
Friday 6 June 2014
Raised £3,758.86
We were back at the Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club in June 2014 for our third Annual Golf Day raising money on behalf of Kent Cancer Trust. Our fabulous group of competitive 4-ball teams raised over £3,700 in funds for the charity.
30 mile walk to mark 30 years of Perrys
Saturday 21 September 2013
Raised £7,585
30 mile walk to mark 30 years of Perrys from our Mayfair office, via the Orpington office to finish at our Wrotham office.
The gruelling challenge started in London travelling through to Kent and raised an amazing £7,585 for our chosen charity, Kent Cancer Trust.
Golf day at Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club
Friday 14 June 2013
Raised £5,249.21
In June 2013 we enjoyed our second Annual Golf Day at Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club swinging and putting our way to over £5,000 in funds for The Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre.
24-hour cyclothon at Tunbridge Wells office
Friday 13 July to Saturday 14 July 2012
Raised £6,116.53
We became pedal pushers extraordinaire during our 24-hour cyclothon proving that not only can we count beans, we are full of them too! An amazing £6,116.53 went to our charity of choice, The Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre.
First golf day at Kings Hill Golf Club
Friday 15 June 2012
Raised £3,166.22
Hole In One achieved
We kicked off our first Annual Golf Day in style at the beautiful Kings Hill Golf Club, celebrating an awe inspiring hole-in-one and over £3,000 raised towards supporting the fantastic work of The Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre.
