Our commitment to community impact
Doing Good is a core value at Sevatas and shapes how we operate as a business. We believe businesses can play a positive role in the communities they are part of, through time, expertise, long-term involvement and financial support.
Our work focuses on Suffolk, where close relationships, local knowledge and sustained involvement allow us to contribute in meaningful and practical ways. You can read more about our work at our dedicated website Our Community.
Working locally, with purpose
Working locally enables us to build relationships over time and respond to the real needs of charities and community organisations. It keeps our support personal, informed and grounded in the county where most of our people live and work.
How we contribute
Our approach combines financial support with practical, hands-on involvement. We support local causes in ways that reflect what is most useful to the organisations involved.
This includes:
- Financial support through fundraising events and grants
- Volunteering time and practical help
- Sharing professional expertise, mentoring and advice
- Making introductions and helping charities build connections
Our approach is flexible by design, allowing our support to evolve as needs change.
Fundraising and partnerships
Our support in Suffolk is built around long-term relationships, complemented by annual fundraising and responsive, one-off activity.
Our annual fundraising events, including our Quiz and Golf Day, now support a chosen Suffolk-based charity each year. For 2026, funds raised will support Inspire. The beneficiaries may change annually, enabling us to support a range of causes over time. Picture shows: In January 2026, 29 teams took part in our annual quiz night, The Whopping Big Quiz of the Year in aid of Inspire.
Alongside this, we have established partnerships that play an ongoing role in how we support communities in Suffolk.
The Acorn Fund
Our Acorn Fund, delivered in partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation. Established in 2014, the fund has awarded more than £60,000 in grants to 41 local charities and community organisations, supporting a wide range of causes across the county.
Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club
In 2015, we proudly helped establish and continue to co-sponsor the Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club, a SportsAid initiative. The club plays an important role in raising funds for young Suffolk athletes aspiring to compete at Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth, World and European levels. To date, funds raised from the lunches have supported over 90 young athletes towards their sporting ambitions.
Pictured: GB gymnastics legend Beth Tweddle, MBE presenting cheques to Abigail Roper (18) and Charlie Harvey-Lloyd (18), both members of Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club in Ipswich.
Part of the Suffolk community
We are part of a wider Suffolk community of organisations and individuals working to support local causes. By collaborating with others and contributing where we can add value, we aim to play a constructive role within the county.
We continue to build on this work, sharing updates on the causes we support and the impact being made through our activities.
A legacy we are proud of
Our Doing Good story also includes The Soma Leo Foundation, a charity we established and ran to provide education to primary-aged children in Western Kenya.
Launched in 2015, the charity was supported and overseen by us for ten years, with the funding and hands-on involvement needed to run the school. This was a sustained commitment that played a central role in its development and impact.
While our current focus is now local, The Soma Leo Foundation remains an important part of our history.
Our approach
This is not a fixed programme. It reflects how we work, the relationships we build and the role we play within our community.
What remains constant is our commitment to contributing positively, acting thoughtfully and supporting the communities we are part of.
Lasting change
In the ten years to March 2025 our total support to charities was over £227,000. However, our support goes beyond philanthropy, it’s a commitment to building stronger, more resilient communities. By combining financial contributions, volunteer engagement, resource sharing and advocacy, we foster an environment of compassion and collaboration that uplifts those in need. We are proud to be a catalyst for change. We don’t just contribute – we connect, collaborate and creating lasting change.