Our corporate partners
We have teamed up with many corporate partners, who help us work to ensure all adults and children living with a terminal or life-shortening illness receive the care and support they need, where and when they need it.
PwC
In July 2020 Hospice UK were selected as one of The PwC Foundation’s national fundraising partners 2020-2023, which has been extended a year to mitigate the impact of Covid-19.
Since working together, PwC have donated over £587,000. Colleagues have raised funds for hospice care through a variety of different initiatives, especially during their annual day of fundraising and volunteering 'One Firm One Day'.
PwC colleagues have also used their skills, providing pro bono support to both Hospice UK and our members.
PwC have been involved in our key campaigns including Hospice Care Week and Dying Matters Awareness Week. We were delighted when the Embankment Place office lit up yellow in support of hospice care!
The Co-operative Bank
In 2023 Hospice UK and The Co-operative Bank proudly celebrated 20 years in partnership.
Since 2003, The Co-operative Bank has raised over £675,000 UK through a variety of initiatives. These include a current account switching campaign, their 150th birthday celebrations, a credit card donation scheme, their partnership with Co-op Legal Services, staff's Festive Jumper Day and their Everyday Reward scheme.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, The Co-operative Bank provided additional support, including an incredible £75,000 which helped us secure vital government funding and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for over 200 hospices on the frontline.
Dignity
Dignity started supporting Hospice UK back in 2008 following a staff vote and in the following 12 years donated almost £25,000.
In 2021, Dignity aligned with Hospice UK’s Dying Matters Campaign and since then have donated an incredible £323,000 to fund various projects.
These include the Dying Matters Community Grants, a programme that funds innovative arts projects which aim to start conversations about dying and grief with communities who are less likely to have received such support.
Their support also funded Hospice UK’s #IRemember photography series in 2022, which saw world-renowned photographer Rankin capture both the universal and unique experience of grief.
Dignity is one of the UK’s most trusted providers of Funeral Services and Prepaid Funeral Plans, serving over 800 local communities nationwide. We are proud of our long, and ongoing partnership and the difference it makes to local communities across the UK.
Towergate Insurance
Towergate's Caring Professions Division have worked with Hospice UK for over 5 years and their Stevenage office currently insure a significant number of the UK’s independently owned hospices. With more than 25 years of experience working in the sector, Towergate understand the pressures and challenges that can be faced when running a hospice.
Towergate have held various fundraising events for Hospice UK and supported our campaigns, including Hospice Care Week by getting involved in Go Yellow Day. Towergate colleagues have supported hospices, examples include volunteering at a distribution centre and taking part in a Himalayan trek.
Aspire Pharma
We were delighted to be chosen by Aspire Pharma to be their 2024 charity partner. Employees across their UK offices will be fundraising for Hospice UK throughout the year and offering their volunteering days to support their local hospices.
Aspire Pharma have supported with a donation to help fund our work to ensure people living in rural and remote communities have equal access to the care and support they need when they are dying.
Raffolux
We’re proud to be working in partnership with Raffolux to raise vital funds to support hospice care across the UK.
Raffolux offer customers the chance to win luxury and exclusive prizes whilst donating 10% of every ticket sold to their charity partners. Since our partnership began in 2019, Raffolux customers have raised over £23,500 for Hospice UK. This incredible amount has helped us champion and support hospice care across the UK.
The team at Raffolux also support our key campaigns, including by ‘going yellow’ for Hospice Care Week 2020 and will be helping us to celebrate our 40th anniversary in 2024!
The Farewell Guide
We are proud to be working with The Farewell Guide to raise crucial funds for hospice care and increase awareness around end-of-life planning.
The Farewell Guide is an independent funeral planning and comparison site, that in on a mission to provide transparency and support for free to navigate this difficult time.
The Farewell Guide team attended our National Conference 2022 in Glasgow, joined us at our Gala Dinner in 2023 and each year support Hospice Care Week and the Dying Matters campaign. As well as providing free support to those planning a funeral.
Memoria
Thank you to Memoria for choosing to support Hospice UK in 2024, starting with a generous donation of £28,000. As one of the UK’s most respected funeral directors - who also own a national network of crematoria - Memoria share their expert knowledge with Hospice UK and our supporters on our "What to do when someone dies" and "How to arrange a funeral," pages.
Memoria’s Estate Planning team also support Hospice UK by offering free will writing services to our supporters who wish to leave a gift in their will to Hospice UK.