About us

Giving back to the community

Established and led by the Whittaker Family, The Peel Group Foundation was launched to provide financial and non-financial support in alignment with The Peel Group’s business activities by giving back to the communities in which we operate.

The Foundation is independent of The Peel Group’s business interests but aligns with the same principles of enhancing the prosperity of our communities. It encourages and supplements fundraising activities within Peel’s chosen sectors with the sole purpose of supporting charitable initiatives in an efficient, transparent and purposeful manner.

Its core mission is to offer long term support for causes that may otherwise struggle to gain attention working independently of political time-scales, free from short-term market cycles and counter to received wisdom, allowing the Foundation to respond creatively to immediate need as well as take a long-term approach.

The Peel Group Foundation aims to work within five key sectors: healthcare and medical research, culture and heritage, welfare, education and support for the the young, environmental as well as social and sustainable activity for the public benefit.

Positively impacting lives

The Peel Group prides itself in positively impacting peoples' lives, enhancing the physical and mental welfare of the next generation, inspiring creativity as well as building a sustainable future for us all.
The giving of the Foundation covers a diverse range of causes from small community groups to regional and national charities, predominantly operating in the Isle of Man and North West of England.
Through the gifting of funds, grants, use of land / properties, media platforms, skills, resource and connections, the Foundation provides tangible benefits to positively impact our communities today and for generations to come.

Foundation Council Members

The main objectives of the Council include the responsibility of day to day activity of the Peel Group Foundation to achieve our vision for a community that is healthy, creative and self-sustaining and in which all members can participate fully, seeking out effective organisations that can demonstrate positive benefits now and in the future.

The Peel Group Foundation Members

John Whittaker, Chairman, The Peel Group

Christopher Eves, IOM Finance Director, The Peel Group

Kate Holland, Head of Peel Group Community and Charity Initiatives & Senior Marketing Business Partner at Peel L&P

Our mission

The Peel Group Charity Foundation’s mission is to support the communities in the heart of where we invest and operate.

We provide financial and in-kind assistance across a range of interests from charitable programmes in healthcare and medical research to culture, environment as well as social and sustainable activity which benefit local people.

We work with a variety of organisations from small community groups to regional and national charities, with specific local projects, predominantly based in the Isle of Man and the North West of England.

Through the gifting of funds, grants, use of our land and properties, media platforms, skills, resources and connections, the Foundation provides tangible benefits to create a legacy of positive change and outcomes.

We are passionate about understanding the communities we work within and making a positive impact today and for generations to come.

Key sectors we support

Healthcare and Medical Research

Culture and Heritage

Education and Support for the Young

Welfare