Franklins £50 Challenge 2025: Record Participation and Inspiring Fundraising
The Franklins £50 Challenge 2025 has officially come to a close, following three months of community spirit, creativity, and incredible fundraising efforts from local businesses and organisations across Milton Keynes, Northampton, and the surrounding areas.
Running from 24th February to 23rd May, this year’s challenge saw a record 56 teams take part – the highest number since the initiative began. Each team was handed £50 by Franklins Solicitors LLP and tasked with turning it into as much money as possible for one of 12 local charity partners, all while keeping their ideas safe, legal, and as imaginative as they dared.
2025 Charity Beneficiaries
- The Arthur Ellis Mental Health Foundation
- Al’s Pals
- Willen Hospice
- The Lewis Foundation
- Cynthia Spencer Hospice
- The Air Ambulance Service
- Rainbows Hospice
- Shay’s Smiles
- Milton Keynes University Hospital
- YMCA
- Age UK Milton Keynes
- The Northampton Hope Centre
Creativity and Community in Action
Participants pulled out all the stops with an extraordinary range of fundraising ideas, including midnight bakeathons, samosa making, disco bingo, head shaving, tombolas, art sales, skydiving, football tournaments, and murder mystery nights. The creativity, community spirit, and generosity displayed was inspiring.
Celebrating Success
The total amount raised – expected to be a record – will be unveiled at a special celebration event on 19th June at the Delta by Marriott Hotel in Northampton, where teams and charity partners will come together to celebrate their collective achievements.
Rosanna Stimson, Head of Marketing at Franklins Solicitors LLP, said:
“The Franklins £50 Challenge is a highlight of our year and we are blown away by the innovation and passion that our teams have shown in 2025. Watching our local community come together with such enthusiasm and creativity for such a broad range of fantastic causes is truly inspiring. We’re proud to play a small part in empowering these efforts and are incredibly excited to reveal the final fundraising total next month.”
Looking to the Future
Now in its seventh year, the Franklins £50 Challenge continues to grow in popularity and impact, championing grassroots fundraising and shining a spotlight on the incredible work being done by local charities.
Charities who would like to become beneficiaries for next year’s campaign will be invited to submit their applications for consideration in September 2025.
Photo Highlight
Photos: The Mixxos Recruitment team organised a charity football match to support the YMCA, raising over £3,000.
Written by Rosanna Stimson
Associate Partner, Marketing at Franklins Solicitors LLP
Specialises in marketing strategy, copywriting and proofing, social media and SEO, email marketing, event management, PR, marketing collateral, and internal communications.
Rosanna Stimson is a Marketing Professional at Franklins Solicitors LLP. She holds a degree in Mass Communications from the University of Leicester and a Professional Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Rosanna has also completed specialist diplomas in Digital Marketing and Digital Planning and Strategy from the Digital Marketing Institute.
Her expertise spans strategic planning, copywriting, SEO, social media, email marketing, PR, and event management.
Outside of work, Rosanna enjoys running, travelling, reading crime thrillers, and spending time with her family and friends.
