At Watson Buckle, we have always placed the needs of local organisations, groups and people as a high priority. As one of Bradford’s leading accountancy practices, we strongly believe in the importance of giving back to the communities in which we work and live, which is why we work so hard to help others.

We achieve this in many ways – from giving our support to local charities and students through to sponsorship and fundraising activities, as well as working with charities as their appointed accountants.

To give you an overview of just some of the organisations, individuals and groups we have helped, please see our timeline.

Our ongoing commitment to the local community forms an important part of our success and cements our position as a leading practice in Bradford and beyond. For more information, please contact us.

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Charity of the Year 2024

We will be supporting Dogs Trust as our Charity of the Year!
With the number of people looking to rehome dogs that they bought in lockdown, Dogs Trust needs more support.
So, throughout this year, we will be getting involved in fundraising and awareness-raising events.

Grand National Sweepstake

And their off…we have had a flying to start this year, with a Grand National Sweepstake in our office, that has helped to raise more than £50.

Charity Draw

Every month we host a charity draw where our team pay £5 into a pot. Two names are drawn with the winners taking home part of the pot and the rest going to our chosen charity Dogs Trust.

Candlelighters Supportive Care Research Centre launch – November

Ella and Aiden attended the launch for Candlelighters Supportive Care Research Centre.

It was an honour to be invited and take part in the event, and we are proud to support Candlelighters Trust in launching such a vital service. The work that will be done in this centre will truly make a difference to the children and families affected by childhood cancer.

Aiden Smith competing at HYROX for Candlelighters Trust – October

Aiden Smith competed in Hyrox, putting his fitness to the test for the Candlelighters Trust!

Connor McLoughlin and Andrew Padgett skydive for Candlighters Trust – September

Connor McLoughlin and Andrew Padgett completed their skydive!

The parachute jump took place on 9 September for our charity of the year, Candlelighters Trust.

Womens World Cup Sweepstake for Candlelighters – August

We are so proud of the hashtag#Lionesses’ hashtag#WomensWorldCup achievement!

To celebrate, we did a sweepstake to raise money for our charity of the year, Candlelighters Trust, which resulted in a £30 donation.

Mike Harrison was the lucky winner and kindly donated his prize money to the charity.

Total Warrior 12k raising £3,481 for Candlelighters – July

We had an amazing time taking part in Total Warrior last weekend!

Nine of us took part in this very messy challenge to raise as much money as possible for our charity of the year, Candlelighters Trust.

We have raised £3,300 and had a brilliant day taking part.

Thank you to everyone who donated and a massive well done to the team members who participated in the challenge!

Candlelighters Trust Business Collaboration Project - July

Director, Gillian Craven and Assistant Manager, Ella Oldroyd attended the Candlelighters Trust Business Collaboration Project this week, which for the first time was held at ‘The Square’ in Leeds.

This is where affected families and children can drop in to have a chat, take part in activities or just see the team.

The evening highlighted how important this charity is for families affected by childhood cancer and how crucial our support is.

World Hunger Day foodbank donation - May

To support World Hunger Day that took place on 28 May, the team at Watson Buckle did a food collection for Bingley Food Bank.

Thank you to everyone who got involved and donated any food to this brilliant cause.

Office Golf Course for Candlelighters - April

We created our own office golf course to raise funds for Candelighters!

Charity of the Year 2023

We are proud to be supporting Candlelighters as our charity of the year for 2023. This charity supports families facing children’s cancer in Yorkshire in a variety of ways.

Charity Of The Year 2022

Cellar Trust

We are delighted to once again announce that the Cellar Trust is our Charity of the Year for 2022.

Charity Of The Year 2020

We are delighted to support The Cellar Trust as our charity of the year for 2020.

Abbey Dash

Carol Dovener, a member of our team, raised almost £400 for Bradford Royal Infirmary’s Neonatal unit by running the Abbey Dash.

Reverse Advent Appeal

Our staff collected dozens of gifts over Advent that were donated to our charity of the year Bradford Neonatal Service.

Red Box Project

We made a kind donation of two boxes full of sanitary products to a charity that helps young women throughout schools in the local area.

Sue Ryder Manorlands

A Business Service Manager at Bradford accountancy firm, Watson Buckle, has raised £200 for the Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice by zip-wiring from a famous local monument.

Watson Buckle Is Going Green

At Watson Buckle, we have also committed ourselves to improving the local and global environment by going green. To find out more about our green credentials, please click here.

Work Experience

We regularly welcome young people from local schools and colleges to visit our offices for a tour of our office or work experience – offering them useful insight into a career in our profession.

Dragon Boat Festival

Our first major fundraising event was the Dragon Boat Festival at Roberts Park where we raised more than £3,000.

Charity Of The Year 2019

Charity of the year for 2019 is Bradford Neonatal Service.

Our ongoing commitment to the local community forms an important part of our success and cements our position as a leading practice in Bradford and beyond. For more information, please contact us.