In the Community

Emsleys is committed to contributing to our communities, both as a firm and as individuals.

Annual charity

For several years Emsleys has nominated a charity to direct our yearly fundraising towards. The process is led by our charity committee and all Emsleys staff are involved in the decision with the final say via a company wide vote. In previous years the firm has supported Zarach, the children's charity. Best known for providing Leeds children with beds and daily essentials to ensure they can reach their full potential at school. Before Zarach, Emsleys championed Mind, the mental health charity, as well as St Gemma's Hospice, and Macmillan Cancer Support in previous years.

Our chosen charity partner of the year 2024 is another local children's charity Martin House Children's Hospice. Our employees enthusiastically voted for the charity and have committed to raise money through regular charitable events in our business and local area. Our charity committee also seeks to reach wider audiences for fundraising and exposure with exciting events such as Zip Lines, Leeds 10k and Half-Marathons and the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Head over to our blog to stay in touch with our progress.

About Martin House Children's Hospice

Martin House Children's Hospice are renown across the Yorkshire area for providing hospice care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. Their facilities provide the space and respite for children and their families. Based in Boston Spa, the charity provides a caring surrounding for families to feel comfortable in during difficult times. Their buildings cover a wide range of service requirements and can support children and families before and after death. The charity assists invaluably in these difficult times with medical tasks and arranges mealtimes and accommodation to increase the time families can spend together.

The Build

Launched in 2024, Martin House Children's Hospice latest fundraiser is titled The Build. The recent construction of a building dedicated to children's bedrooms and hydrotherapy treatment rooms has left the core original building needing modernisation to fit the current standards for service users. With requirements and needs of children and young people always changing, the charity is constantly moving forwards in order to achieve it's mission of providing the best case. The Build fundraiser aims to raise £2 million and has involved several local businesses and spokespeople such as Gareth Southgate.

The charity has organised several large-scale events which Emsleys will be taking part in. The renowned Glitter Ball will raise funds in style, and sporting events such as Golf Days and tough challenges such as the Yorkshire Three Peaks will make fundraisers break a sweat.

Elsewhere in the community

Emsleys is proud to support a number of local initiatives and sports clubs in our local area. We believe we have a responsibility to help and support our community, and not only with great legal advise.

Free Wills Month

Free Wills Month is a scheme Emsleys has proudly been involved with for several years. To maximise donations to charities we are able to provide free wills to our clients in exchange of an equal donation or more to the charity. Recently we have supported St Gemma's Hospice in Leeds during the entire month of October and have helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds.

St Gemma's G-Fest in Garforth

Alongside our Free Wills Month support we have sponsored St Gemma's annual G-Fest in Garforth. Centred around live music there are a number of acts, both original and tribute, who entertain crowds for the day no matter the weather.

Colton Cricket Club

Based just around the corner from our Colton Mill office, Colton Cricket Club was founded over 100 years ago. Today they feature 2 Male League teams, as well as a Women's League team. The club also fosters the younger generations with 9 youth teams playing to varying age and ability. We have worked alongside the club for our last Family Fun Day where we raised money for Zarach with fun for all the family.

Sherburn Eversley Cricket Club

Based close to our Emsleys Estate Agents Sherburn in Elmet office, Sherburn Eversley Cricket Club have been sponsored by Emsleys for over 15 years. The team currently have two league teams playing to a very high standard on grounds meticulously maintained by their team.