Fishers Solicitors, which recently opened a new office at Oberoi Business Hub in Pride Park, has become the first local law firm to pledge support for a new fundraising initiative across Derby and Derbyshire, launched by East Midlands charity, Star Trust – The Charitable Entrepreneurs.
Derby entrepreneur Kavita Oberoi OBE, who is a patron of the Star Trust and managing director of Oberoi Business Hub, launched a local monthly pledge scheme across Derby and Derbyshire earlier this year alongside the charity’s co-founder Steve Hampson.
They invited the local business community to pledge a monthly amount from £50 upwards, which will be ring-fenced and then donated to SME charities across Derby and Derbyshire who apply for much-needed funding to improve the lives of people in their local communities.
Oberoi Business Hub are also gold patrons of DDLS and are appealing to the other local law firms to follow suit and support Star Trust with monthly pledges.
Fishers Solicitors’ co-director and head of Commercial Property, Ian Riley, explained: “When we learnt more about the Star Trust from Kavita, we recognised the value of supporting local charities across Derby and Derbyshire having just expanded our own reach on Pride Park.
“This is a very straight forward and highly effective way for businesses to ensure that the money they raise and donate supports those who most need it as Star Trust handle all the applications from charities and due diligence and more importantly it goes back to our local community.”
Fellow co-director Donna Ennis continued: “The Star Trust is a very well organised organisation which supports some incredibly worthwhile local charities. We hope that other law firms in the region follow suit and support this important initiative.”
Kavita Oberoi added: “Star Trust raises over £100,000 a year from their annual ball and motoring days which is then deployed within weeks to charities that have applied.
“When I joined as a patron, I was keen that we look at ways to generate funds throughout the year so that charities can benefit from our support when and where they most need it.
“I knew from experience that the Derby business community would get behind such a worthwhile cause and it is wonderful that Fishers Solicitors, who are part of the Oberoi Business Hub community, have pledged their support in this way.
“My plea is that other local law firms come together as a collective to make a real positive difference in their local communities and I am happy to discuss this with anyone interested in this fantastic opportunity.”
Star Trust co-founder Steve Hampson concluded: “Fishers Solicitors join a growing community of companies across the East Midlands who support the Star Trust – safe in the knowledge that their generosity is translated into real support for real people in the heart of our local communities.”
Since its launch 11 years ago, the Star Trust has supported 120 charities with a total of £886,000 and has directly touched the lives of more than 80,000 people in the East Midlands area.
