As we reach the end of the year, I always find myself taking stock of the things that mattered beyond the day-to-day work. Climb has had another fast, busy year, but what stands out just as much as the commercial wins is how steadily our teams keep showing up for the communities around us.

Our approach to giving is simple: support the causes that matter to our people. Every donation and volunteering initiative this year came directly from staff suggestions, which means the work genuinely reflects who we are as a business.

We supported more than 30 charities, donated £39,694, and contributed 618 hours of employee volunteering across the UK and Ireland. Those numbers tell one part of the story, but it’s the variety that really shows the character of the team.

One of our longest-running commitments is our sponsorship of Vhali, a student at Jeppe High School for Boys in South Africa, through the Theo Jackson Scholarship. We’re now in year three of a five-year pledge, and it’s been a privilege to follow his progress and see how well he’s doing.

Our UK team donated closer to home

In the UK, we’ve invested heavily in community spaces that bring people together.

  • Ashburton Primary School received £7,000 from Climb and our vendors, which means the school is now close to reaching the £15,000 needed for a new playground. Climb’s contribution enabled them to apply for planning and secure the contractors and materials, and our staff will be there with shovels and gloves when construction starts!
  • We supported the Jamming Station Youth Music Project with £2,000, helping them open their doors to young people. Their thank-you letters now live proudly on our canteen wall.
  • Every Christmas, we donate £1,000 each to CRISIS and The Salvation Army.
  • We are also contributing £900 to help expand the local Repair Café, a volunteer group that restores household items for free and brings neighbours together around craft, skill-sharing, and sustainability. In partnership with two local companies, we helped the Repair Café meet their full funding request.

Alongside this, there were the countless smaller acts that don’t always make a headline: match-funding employee fundraising, sponsoring local sports clubs without adding our logo so the full donation goes to equipment, painting the local swimming pool, and supporting reseller charity events.

Charitable work led by our Ireland team

The Climb team in Ireland contributed hugely to our total volunteering hours and fundraising efforts this year. Their projects have spanned environmental work, fundraising challenges, and hands-on volunteering – a mix that reflects both their creativity and their commitment to local communities. Highlights include:

  • Some of our Climb Ireland team came together at Killiney Beach in Dublin for a rewarding beach clean, joining forces with the inspiring Flossie and The Beach Cleaners. What looked like a pristine stretch of sand revealed its hidden impact: together, we collected over 8kg of rubbish!
  • We made great strides in this year as we took part in the Irish Hospice Foundations’ 100 Miles in October challenge. We walked, ran and skipped our way through the month, clocking up serious miles as well as raising €1,335!
  • We were delighted to be able to participate in the April Skip Challenge to support the Laura Lynn Foundation. Each member of our team were skipping 100 times every Tuesday while we’re in the office to raise funds and awareness for this incredible cause.
  • Swapping desks for aprons, our team were delighted to be able to support the amazing charity FoodCloud in their kitchens, helped transform surplus food into nutritious meals for seven local charities and community groups

What’s coming in 2026?

We already have a few initiatives lined up for 2026. In March, we’ll spend time on the moors planting trees, and I’m keen to bring back our Clothes and Toy Drive for The Salvation Army, which had a fantastic response last time.

Beyond that, we’ll continue doing what works: letting staff guide the charities we support and giving people the time and resources to get involved – every member of the Climb team receives a paid volunteering day annually.

Climb has always been shaped by its people, and our community work is one of the clearest examples of that. None of this happens because it’s written on a corporate slide deck; it happens because individuals across the business care enough to get something started and others step in to help.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered, fundraised, organised, and encouraged. You’ve built something meaningful. You’ve made a difference. And you’ve reminded me, again and again, what kind of company Climb wants to be.

Here’s to continuing it next year!