A COMMUNITY fund delivered by estate agents Nicol and Co has now provided more than £50,000 to good causes.
Nicol and Co, which has offices in Droitwich, Worcester and Malvern, began the scheme in 2021, giving £12,000 to local community groups in its first year.
The firm provided twice as much support in 2022, with a total of £24,900 and has donated another £13,200 so far this year.
Managing director Matt Nicol, who founded the business in 2009, said: “Helping people buy and sell homes, I’ve always felt rooted in our community and this motivates me to make a difference wherever possible.
“I spearheaded a Crowdfunding effort in 2014 that saw £16,500 raised to rebuild a children’s play area in The Lido Park in Droitwich after an arson attack and it’s always good to see families still having great time there nearly ten years on.”
More recently, Nicol and Co donated £100 to the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust for every property sold during the Coronavirus pandemic and also provided Amazon computer tablets to three local primary schools to support online and remote learning.
This led to the creation of The Community Fund.
Mr Nicol added: “We established the fund to make a difference across Worcestershire and now, for every property we sell, we offer to donate £100 to the school or local community organisation of our seller’s choice.
“The fund exists to help local schools, projects and initiatives in and around Worcester, Droitwich and Malvern that our clients care about, and we do too.”
Some vendors leave the choice to the company so the firm would welcome applications for support, perhaps the less well-known local organisations. Groups can visit the website – at nicolandco.co.uk – or email [email protected] to apply.
So far, the Community Fund has helped a wide range of beneficiaries including schools, community groups and local animal charities, alongside the more familiar Worcestershire Homeless
Appeal, the foodbanks in Droitwich, Worcester and Malvern, Acorns and St Richard’s Hospice and the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust.
