Craig's visit to South Africa - The Footprints Foundation 

During September 2018, Craig Whelan, our New Business Manager was amongst those volunteers offering their help to orphanages and community care centres across South Africa, on behalf of The Footprint's Foundation.

The Footprints Foundation is a UK based charity which was set up to help improve the lives of vulnerable people, young and old, around the world.

Inspired by the Foundation's ethos of, 'be about doing something, not about being somebody', Craig and his wife, Adele, visited a number of key sites supported by The Footprints Foundation.

Read the full blog post here. 

Gearing up for Charity - 3 days, 318 km, £10,000

Members of Gorilla Accounting undertook a cycling challenge through the Lakes and Dales Loop, a 318km circuit, starting and ending in Kirkby Lonsdale, to raise funds for two local OnSide Youth Zone charities; Bolton Lads and Girls Club and Wigan Youth Zone.

The challenge took place on 14 September 2017, across three days, and the fundraising total came to - £10,481 (incl gift aid).

Both charities; Wigan Youth Zone and Bolton Lads and Girls Club are located in the North West, close to the Gorilla Accounting office.  

The team was captained by three riders, Norman Molyneux, Gordon Lane and Tim Murphy, director of Gorilla Accounting.

The team from Gorilla consisted of Craig McCall, Operations and Technical Director and Team Leaders, Richard Hepburn and Adam Scholes, alongside experienced riders from Seneca and Acceleris.

Read the full blog here.

Fundraising for Cancer Research UK, mid-air

Craig Whelan, Head of New Business, will be taking to Selby, Yorkshire, on 5^th August for a Wing Walk – all proceeds will be donated to Cancer Research UK.

The event involves being strapped to the top of a Boeing Stearman biplane, all the way through from take-off to landing, which will travel at speeds of up to 135mph. The pilot will be taking the aircraft through barrel rolls and loops for a 10-15-minute period.

“This has been personally funded as a 30^th Birthday present from my wife as it’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time,” said Craig.

“I thought this would be an ideal opportunity to raise some money for a worthy cause, so I decided to choose Cancer Research UK.”

If you would like to show your support, you can make a donation through Craig’s Just Giving page.  

Gorilla Accounting are now proud patrons of Bolton Lads and Girls Club. 

Each week, the Club delivers a wide variety of programmes to nearly 3,000 young people ranging from recreational opportunities, performing arts and a diverse range of sporting activities, with an overall membership currently at over 8,000 children and young people. They are dedicated to offering young people fun and exciting ways in which to spend their free time. Learn more about the fantastic work of Bolton Lads and Girls Club by clicking here.  

Hellrunner (17th October 2015)

The Gorilla team were tested to their limits down in Delamere Forest, Cheshire. We conquered a gruelling half-marathon (21km) in order to raise money for Bolton Lads & Girls Club.