Every year we work with a different charity partner, it’s important to us that it’s a local charity and Wood Street Mission was chosen by our teams as their charity to support for 2024. 

From running the Manchester 10k to climbing the Three Peaks- our team pulled out all the stops to help fundraise for Wood Street Mission. We donate £1 from the sale of one of our most popular pizzas and host a huge Christmas raffle to give our customers the opportunity to donate. 

It’s been amazing to pop down to Wood Street Mission and see the team in action, they’re always really welcoming and it’s impressive to see the slick operation in place to help so many families. 

A really special part of the partnership was inviting Sophie, from Wood Street Mission along to our annual staff party to speak to our team about the charity. This kicked off the partnership and meant that everyone was really bought into the cause we were supporting. We visited the Christmas showcase too and managed to film some great content for socials to share with our customers to help spread the word.

Every little helps – Wood Street Mission helped us to see that the smallest things can make a huge difference… a selection box at Christmas being one of the most popular requests. 

What would you say to someone who was thinking about supporting Wood Street Mission with their business/in their workplace?

Do it! We had such a good time getting to know the team in Manchester and felt so supported… Wood Street helped us out with fundraising ideas and also championed us as a brand where possible. Wood Street Mission have some great seasonal, city wide campaigns that are really easy to tap into like the Christmas Appeal and Books Forever project.

In total, Common & Co’s amazing efforts and support in 2024 raised an incredible £16,451 towards our work!