Caudwell
Children
Seven years ago a new charity which would change the world of special children’s
lives forever was born – Caudwell Children.
The charity, founded by entrepreneur John Caudwell, initially gave preference
to a “golden circle” of a 50 mile radius around Stoke-on-Trent.
However, in 2004 the charity went nationwide resulting in more special children
from around the country being helped. Today Caudwell Children has raised more
than £8 million and helped over 1,000 children across the UK by making
direct donations of treatments, therapies, specialised medical equipment and
dying wish holidays.
What
makes Caudwell Children unique is that all of the money raised goes direct
to the children, as all of the administration and management costs are paid
for by John Caudwell who today remains the Chairman of the charity he founded.
For the last few years, the charity’s largest annual fund-raiser has
been held each May at John Caudwell’s home, at Broughton Hall in Staffordshire,
where the rich and famous have gathered to raise over £1 million for
Caudwell Children, enabling the charity to help more children than ever before.
However,
with the charity growing at a rapid pace, Caudwell Children is moving into
a new era as it works to become one of Britain’s leading national children’s
charities. To make this happen several events are being planned nationwide
to raise the profile of the charity and to reach and change the
lives of all of the special children in the UK.
Aims
of the Caudwell Children
• To make donations to specific child cases of sickness, specialised
medical requirements and dying wish holidays.
• To buy or build a property to aid children/children’s charities
John Caudwell:
John Caudwell’s life is an extraordinary tale of rags to riches, where
he began his career sweeping floors. A successful businessman of 15 years,
John founded the Caudwell Group, Europe’s biggest independent mobile
company which he recently sold to concentrate on the charity and other
projects.
Like
all good fairy tales, John’s success has not come easy. John’s fortune
was not made through a lucky lottery win, nor was he heir to an estate. It
was sheer hard work, determination and amazing foresight that rocketed John
Caudwell from obscurity to a place in the top 30 richest Britain’s.
John
and his brother Brian began selling mobile phones when they were largely unheard
of, the size of a house brick and a craze that many thought would never catch
on! John may have a hard head when it comes to business, but no-one could
accuse him of having a hard heart. John has been throwing a star studded charity
ball for Caudwell Children - the biggest in the UK for several years.
Today John helps many charities where he knows he can make a difference, but
his main aim continues to be to change the lives of all the special children
in the UK.
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