Children’s charity Barnardo’s has received a gift of £18 million, the largest single donation in the charity’s 160 year history.
The £18 million gift will fully fund the rest of the Barnardo’s Gap Homes programme, creating 50 homes in an effort to tackle the housing crisis for young people leaving care. It will also provide ongoing funding to support services in the North. The gift comes from the Katherine Martin Trust, set up following the death of Katherine Martin, a successful businesswoman and racing driver in the 1920s who helped shape the Aston Martin brand. She was also a philanthropist with a passion for improving the lives of children and young people. Read the details here.