Key Summary
- Bestway Group hosted its 33rd Annual Charity Race Day.
- It serves over 12 million customers across the globe and provides employment to over 63,000 people.
- The group’s chairman, Lord Choudrey CBE SI Pk highlighted the businesses performance.
Bestway Group hosted its 33rd Annual Charity Race Day at Royal Ascot on 19th June, and it was attended by more than 750 guests.
This year’s event was attended by the UK’s former prime minister Theresa May.
She was one of the half dozen members of Parliament who along with captains of industry, diplomats, customers and Bestway colleagues came together to raise vital funds for Water Aid.
In his welcome address Bestway Group Chairman, Lord Choudrey, highlighted the businesses performance. He said that during the last twelve months, Bestway’s group annual turnover had increased to £5.2 billion and Profit Before Tax had grown to £750 million.
The global footprint of the group now spans over 12 million customers, providing employment to more than 63,000 people.
Lord Leigh of Hurley who has raised over £750,000 over the years spoke of his experience of working with Water Aid and how the charity’s life-changing work helps communities around the world gain access to clean water, decent sanitation and good hygiene.
Highlighting the importance of ‘giving back’, Lord Choudrey said: “Since first hosting our Charity Race Day more than 30 years ago, Bestway has proudly supported over 28 charities and raised more than £5 million for worthy causes.”
He said, “Giving back has always been part of Bestway's DNA, inspired by the vision and values of our founder, Sir Anwar Pervez.
Through the Bestway Foundation, more than £50 million has been donated to charitable causes, helping create opportunities and transform lives both in the UK and internationally, he added.
