Hendy Foundation Supports Local East Sussex Charity In Latest Funding Round

Thursday, 6 March 2025 15:55

By Dominic Kureen @WriteOnDom

Hendy Foundation, the independent charity affiliated with leading car dealer business Hendy Group, has confirmed its latest round of funding commitments for local charities across the south coast of England.

The latest phase of donations includes a grant to City Gate Community charity in East Sussex. This takes Hendy Foundation’s charitable commitments in 2024 to over £50,000, benefitting 26 different charities.

In its latest funding round, Hendy Foundation has selected eleven small charities to support across six counties. These include:

City Gate Community (East Sussex)
Mid Kent Community Radio (Kent)
Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services DAVSS (Kent)
Life Education Wessex (Dorset)
Bournemouth Food Bank (Dorset)
Dorset Mind (Dorset)
Wild and Free Therapy (Dorset)
Alder Trust (Hampshire)
PEDALL Inclusive Cycling (Hampshire)
Estuary League of Friends (Devon)
The Sampson Centre for MS (Surrey)

Hendy Foundation has chosen to support City Gate Community in East Sussex by donating funds to supply the charity with a new freezer for their community project where they rescue surplus food, redistributing it to 16,000 people living in food poverty each week.

Since its launch, Hendy Foundation has granted over £350,000 to more than 200 charities in communities that are local to Hendy Group’s car dealerships across Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey and Kent.

On average, Hendy Foundation receives between 50 and 100 applications for each funding round, which typically occur two to three times per year. A panel of volunteer trustees carry out a detailed due diligence process to determine which are most eligible to receive support.

Some of the charities previously supported by Hendy include:

Parkfield Equine Solutions, East Sussex: Hendy Foundation awarded the charity with a grant to fund six half-day sessions of equine assisted interventions for children, young people and adults to develop confidence, build life skills and improve their wellbeing.
Quiet Down There, Brighton and Hove: Hendy Foundation donated £1,730 to pay for a wall-mounted ironing board, drying rack, iron and washing machine to help around 15 households in the local area each week.

Launched in 2019, Hendy Foundation is a dedicated charity that provides grants to local charitable projects, people and charitable organisations. The family-run Hendy Group’s commitment to supporting local communities goes back generations, and the Hendy Foundation continues to explore exciting new ways to strengthen and improve upon these links.