AIM fundraising bonanza continues in run-up to Christmas

SMALL CAP MOVERS: AIM fundraising bonanza continues in run-up to Christmas By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:38 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 12:39 GMT, 11 December 2020 A flurry of fundraising activity on the small cap market showed no signs of slowing down this week as a stream of AIM-listed … Read more

Rita Ora gets ‘punched’ in new charity fundraising video for the NHS

Rita Ora got ‘punched’ in a new charity fundraising video for the NHS. The latest clip comes just days after she was fined £10k for flouting lockdown rules to throw a 30th birthday party at a London restaurant and was likely to have been filmed beforehand.  In the video, Rita joins a host of other … Read more

Pride of Britain: Taylor Swift praises fundraising girl, 8, and dad

Taylor Swift paid a heartfelt tribute to a young fan and her father who walked Britain barefoot to raise £500,000 for research to cure his daughter’s rare illness. The singer, 30, filmed a message to Hasti Brannigan, 8, and her father Major Chris after she heard he had won a Pride of Britain award for … Read more

500 Scout groups are at risk of closing down as social distancing affects fundraising drives 

500 Scout groups are at risk of closing down as social distancing affects fundraising drives The Scout Association said many of the at risk groups were in deprived areas Groups usually raise funds through jumble sales, quiz nights and car washes  Scout Association has now launched a virtual race around the world fundraiser By Daily … Read more

Annabel’s owner Richard Caring and his wife Patricia host star-studded fundraising dinner

Annabel’s owner Richard Caring and his stunning wife Patricia host star-studded fundraising dinner for the Amazon rainforest at the private members’ club By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 09:25 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 09:51 BST, 24 September 2020 Richard Caring and his wife Patricia welcomed the stars to their private members club Annabel’s … Read more

BA owner hit by bonus row as investors back £2.5bn IAG fundraising 

BA owner hit by row over departing boss Willie Walsh’s bonus as investors back £2.5bn IAG fundraising By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:39 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:02 BST, 8 September 2020 The owner of British Airways faced a shareholder revolt over boardroom pay as it secured a £2.5billion lifeline … Read more

Easyjet turns to shareholders to boost finances with £450m fundraising

Easyjet turns to shareholders to shore up finances with £450m fundraising… but will Stelios oppose it? By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 24 June 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 24 June 2020 Easyjet has gone cap in hand to shareholders to raise up to £450million as it scrambles to shore up … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Compass Group tests appetite for £2bn fundraising

Compass Group shares dropped after it detailed plans for the biggest fundraising since the coronavirus crisis began. The world’s largest catering firm managed to raise a staggering £2billion from investors to help it survive the lockdown. The mass closures of schools, offices and sports stadiums have hammered demand for its services. Revenues sank by a … Read more

BBC Comic Relief Big Night In fundraising TV show gets underway

‘At home but not alone’: Big Night In fundraiser gets underway with night of comedy and music to raise funds for people hit by coronavirus TV fundraiser is being broadcast live from The One Show studio in London  Presenters Sir Lenny Henry, Davina McCall and Matt Baker are social distancing Three hours of comedy and … Read more