By Emma McDonald
2025 sees us mark our tenth birthday, the launch of an ambitious but very exciting growth plan and (drum roll, please
) raising nearly £50,000 for charities and community organisations since our inception in 2015.
Being an active part of our community is a crucial part of who we are as a business, so as we mark our milestone year, being able to celebrate our contributions to charities and groups across the region and beyond is particularly exciting.
Over the past decade, our expert sales and marketing teams have tackled a wide range of challenges and events including the Yorkshire Three Peaks and marathons – with our MD, Jessica, even travelling as far as Vancouver to complete a gruelling running challenge. Combining these physical challenges with networking-based bake sales in our business home of Fusion Hive, our team have managed to raise almost fifty thousand pounds for a range of good causes.
The company’s charity partner for 2024- 25 was the superb Catalyst, based in Stockton on Tees, and it was through this partnership we were able to establish the Just Williams Community Fund, into which our fundraising results were donated and then distributed to a diverse selection of local organisations.
What made this Fund special was the ability to open it up to applications from a huge range of groups that had specific needs they couldn’t fulfil internally. The £6,000 pot raised during the year-long partnership went to charities and groups to support everything from supplies to run a perinatal support group, advanced creative workshops, virtual reality equipment for trauma recovery and so much more.
At Just Williams, we believe that business should be used as a force for good, that belief is at the heart of everything we do, and it’s why becoming the first Certified B Corp in the region was such an important milestone for us.
When we turned 10 years old as a business, we knew we wanted to mark the occasion in a meaningful way, and that’s how the Just Williams Community Fund was born – and honestly, seeing the fund in action has been incredible. It’s been a truly meaningful experience and a fantastic way to mark our tenth year in business.
So, what’s next?
Well, I can’t say too much right now, but seeing how the business has evolved over the years has given us some really exciting direction for the decade – and beyond. And whilst we continue to be driven by delivering excellence for our sales and marketing customers, what we do know for certain is that we are exceptionally proud of our impact beyond the office walls, into the hearts of our communities and being able to truly – genuinely – use our business as a force for good, and that is something we are wholeheartedly committed to regardless of ‘the next step’.
Do you want to work closer with your local communities or create a social value partnership with actual impact? Always happy to chat – connect with me on LinkedIn or contact the team today.
www.justwilliamsltd.co.uk