The Hudson Foundation

Skills: We pay £250 per month towards the wages of an apprentice during their first year in our flagship sponsorship scheme. To date, we have sponsored more than 300 young people to learn valuable trade skills and get a good start in life.

Sports: We fund a youth development officer, vehicle and head coach at Bridlington Rugby Union FC. School visits promote rugby as an inclusive sport, and youth membership has grown from 10 to more than 200. Coaching develops players’ skills and fitness, encouraging teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship, helping secure the club’s future.

Charities: We support our employees and customers when they take part in fundraising activities for good causes. In recognition of their inspiring efforts, we make donations to their chosen charities.

Advocacy: We work with leading academics to highlight self-employed tradespeople’s essential role in construction and advocate for their recognition by government and industry leaders.

Arts: We sponsor Remarkable Arts, a group set up to ensure that young people, especially those with special educational needs, can experience the joy of making music with live events, sign language lessons and music-making resources.

Special circumstances: We provide financial support to families in times of need such as when an operative engaged by Hudson is seriously injured or loses their life at work. We make donations to their loved ones.