We are striving for better homes for everyone in our communities. Everyone wants their home to be safe, warm and welcoming. Yet millions of people across Europe still live in homes which are unfit – too small, too dark, too cold, too damp – or experience homelessness. That’s why we’re committed to helping those most in need; giving our time, products and financial contributions.
Our targets
- Help more than two million people whose housing needs are greatest by 2025.
Our FY24/25 progress
- Invested £6.0 million in our communities with an additional £2.7 million raised by our colleagues and customers.
- Reached over one million people this year through community projects. Since 2016/17, we have reached over four million people and supported more than 1,000 organisations through our seven banner Foundations.
- Enabled 5,642 colleagues to contribute over 58,000 hours to community support.
- Supported disaster relief efforts across our geographies, including responses to floods in Spain and Poland.
- Continued our strategic partnerships with national charities in the UK, France and Romania. Added new charity partners in the UK (Habitat for Humanity), France (Les Restos du Coeur) and Iberia (HOGAR SÍ).
Our Charitable Partnerships
Our banners have their own charitable Foundations which enable them to connect with and understand the needs of their local communities and respond by offering products, time and cash. Many also have partnerships with national charities. Examples of our charity partnerships include: Shelter, Fondation pour le Logement des Défavorisés, Compagnons Bâtisseurs and Habitat for Humanity.Our foundations
Our network of foundations and charitable partnerships across our banners now covers the UK, France and Poland supporting charities working to improve housing and community spaces.
The B&Q Foundation is a charity founded by B&Q so that we can reach out to our local communities and help everyone experience the benefits of home improvement. Whether it’s a community hall or care centre, hostel or hospice, we believe that anyone can improve their home or environment around them to make life better.
Nowadays, millions of us live in rooms, apartments or houses that are too small, too dark, cold and too damp. For some, even such a space seems to be an unattainable dream. For too many of us, this is not just a vision of the harsh reality of everyday life - it is the only perspective of the future that we have.
But we know that a home is not just a shelter, a space, or a place that helps us survive. That is why our mission is to help as many people as possible by improving housing. We will help more people know what it’s like to wake up in a home that’s safe, dry and warm. To welcome family and friends to a home they feel proud of.
The Screwfix Foundation is a registered charity set up in 2013. We have a clear purpose of raising funds to support projects that will fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for those in need throughout the UK. The Screwfix Foundation has granted nearly £7million since it was launched in 2013 which has been used to support more than 1,500 local charities and not-for-profits.
Nowadays, millions of us live in rooms, apartments or houses that are too small, too dark, cold and too damp. For some, even such a space seems to be an unattainable dream. For too many of us, this is not just a vision of the harsh reality of everyday life - it is the only perspective of the future that we have.
But we know that a home is not just a shelter, a space, or a place that helps us survive. And so, through our newly created Fondation Castorama in France, we extended our community impact by supporting 13 NGOs working to improve housing and community facilities, increase access to housing and foster self-help networks among disadvantaged families and communities.
At Brico France we believe everyone should live in a safe, warm and welcoming home. Yet millions of people still live in homes which are unfit. That’s why we founded the Brico Depôt France Foundation
The Brico Dépôt Foundation exists to help as many associations as possible, everywhere in France, chosen by our stores,
to change their game, and let them carry out projects allowing the home improvement for the most needy.
Our goal is to allow everyone to live in better conditions and make our colleagues proud of their company !
At Brico Iberia we believe everyone should live in a safe, warm and welcoming home. Yet millions of people still live in homes which are unfit. That’s why we founded the Brico Depôt Iberia Foundation, with the clear purpose of helping improve and repair homes and community spaces for those in need across Spain and Portugal.
Our newly created Foundation will support charities working to fix bad housing across our territory by funding projects, donating products, or through volunteering.
B&Q has partnered with Shelter since 2017, working with the shared belief that everyone should have a home where they feel safe, comfortable and secure.
Through the partnership with Shelter, B&Q funds a team of expert DIY Skills Advisers, who help Shelter clients with essential DIY and home improvement skills.
B&Q also provides funding for Shelter’s support and advice services, including their helpline. B&Q works with Shelter in England, Wales and Scotland and with Shelter’s partner charities - Focus Ireland in ROI and Housing Rights in Northern Ireland.
To find out more about Shelter’s work.
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Our other key priorities
Colleagues
We will become a more inclusive company
Planet
We will help tackle climate change and become Forest Positive
Customers
We will help make greener, healthier homes affordable
