Merseyside Group Joins Forces With Local Charity

Liverpool’s Adelphi Hotel has raised over £2000 to help support St Peter and St James Hospice which help to provide compassionate hospice care for those in need based in the heart of Sussex. The award-winning hotel has put a lot of effort in to helping to support an establishment which is a family-owned UK manufacturer and supplier of packaging machinery and equipment. The service also helps to cater for pharmaceutical distribution so there are a number of different elements which are being helped to cater for those who are in need.

St Peter & St James Hospice provides specialist palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care to adults across West and East Sussex, with services provided free of charge to patients and families.

Those who work at the hotel have taken part in a number of different fund-raising activities which range from wine raffles to an ultra marathon. All of the initiatives which were arranged were well attended so as much money as possible could be raised to help those who are in most need. The hospice was chosen as the Adelphi’s charity of the year for 2025 and has put on a number of fund-raising activities to help support the services they offer. There was also a fiercely contested bake off by the company’s passionate bakers.

The most memorable and eye-catching initiative was the Adelphi’s auction of promises where all staff offered personal pledges which ranged from home baked cakes and car valeting to crochet and yoga lessons. People were also able to bid on a number of items and services to help them in their daily lives. Another popular internal fundraising activity was the 'Sponge a Director' challenge, which saw eight directors volunteer to be soaked by wet sponges, raising significant funds for the hospice.

Beyond these in-house initiatives, Adelphi entered teams in all four of St Peter & St James' fun 'Biz Quizzes', winning each one. The quizzes involved going head-to-head with other local businesses in an evening of friendly competition, good food, and great raffle prizes. The company also joined the charity's 'Shine Bright' 3k Illuminated In-Memory Walk, a moving community event held in remembrance of loved ones.

The year-long fundraising programme was led by Emily Salmon at Adelphi, supported by a team of charity champions including Ellen Holroyd, Becky Craig, Daisy-Ellen Wyatt, and Nick Atkins.

Emily Salmon from Adelphi said: "We are thrilled to have raised £2,110, exceeding our original target of £1,500. Supporting others is central to Adelphi's core values, and St Peter & St James is a local charity that means a great deal to our staff. It has been wonderful to help a charity that provides such compassionate support, helping patients and their families at incredibly difficult times. The fundraising has not only made a difference to the hospice, but it has also brought our teams together. I am extremely grateful to our charity champions whose help in planning and setting up events has made this year such a success."

Hospices in England are not fully funded by the state. Government sources (such as NHS commissioning and NHS contracts) typically cover around 30% or less of total costs, with most funding coming from voluntary donations, fundraising, legacies and community support. This means donations and fundraising activities are essential to keep hospice care running

The Adelphi Group of Companies' core values include supporting the local economy and the natural environment, operating with integrity, delivering on its commitments, nurturing the next generation, valuing colleagues and rewarding excellence. Charity and community are therefore very much at the heart of Adelphi's ethos. Based in Haywards Heath since 1984, supporting and engaging with the local community is extremely important to the Adelphi.