The Arun Estates family
Giving back
Over the years, we have helped to donate an incredible £16 million to charitable causes!
We know how important it is to give back to our communities and help those who need it the most. Last year alone, Arun Estates donated over £2 million and our agents raised over £100,000 through fundraising events to charitable causes close to our hearts.
Giving back is a belief and a passion that starts from our in-branch and support staff and runs all the way through to senior management and beyond.
Supporting our communities
Agents who exceed expectations and raise funds for their local causes.
Whether through running, cycling, swimming, skydives, cake sales, washing cars or quiz nights, our staff have raised £750,000 in donations and fundraising for charities.
Aside from contributing directly to our charitable partners, Arun Estates have incredible incentives to help our team raise vital funds for charities close to their hearts. Whether that means paying entry fees to take part in events or internal support to promote their fundraising, we believe it’s important to help our staff in whatever way we can.
Charitable funds
Focused on our neighbourhoods.
Arun Estates have long-standing relationships with the Sussex Community Foundation, The Essex Community Foundation and the Kent Community Foundation. Our founder, Paul Rooney, established the The Rooney Family Foundation to help support individual children, young people and families through the help of the community foundations.
Our 2025 charity partners
Supporting the entire Southeast.
This year, all four Arun companies have created partnerships with charities local to them.
Cubitt & West are supporting The Rainbow Trust. Douglas Allen are supporting Haven House. Pittis are supporting Kissy Puppy. Wards are supporting Tree of Hope.
Charity Support
We support many different local and national charities across the Southeast. Here you can find our latest annual report and the reports from our partners and all the charities, foodbanks and pantries we have supported over the last few years.
Our 2025 Charity Partners
This year, we are continuing to support five charities local to our offices!
The Rainbow Trust
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness.
Haven House
Haven House Children’s Hospice helps families by providing specialist nursing care and emotional support in a warm and loving environment when times are tough.
Kissy Puppy
KissyPuppy continues to provide support to children on the Isle of Wight suffering from life-shortening conditions and is now KissyPuppy – The Sophie Rolf Trust.
Tree of Hope
Tree of Hope offers hope to the families of seriously ill and disabled children in the United Kingdom and Ireland who need specialist medical treatment, therapy and equipment.
The Children's Trust
The UK's leading charity for children with brain injury. Delivering rehabilitation, education and community services through skilled teams who work with children and young people, and their families.
Community Foundations
We work with local community foundations in order to help provide support to local charities and individuals. In 2024, we helped to fund over 100 individual charities and people with requests for donations.
Other Supported Charities
Through the Paul Rooney Family Foundation, established by Arun Estates founder, Paul Rooney, and our staff's own fundraising days, we are supporting charities across the Southeast, and even internationally!
- Kidney Cancer UK
Our 2024 Charity Partners
This year, we are supporting four charities local to our offices!
The Rainbow Trust
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness.
Haven House
Haven House Children’s Hospice helps families by providing specialist nursing care and emotional support in a warm and loving environment when times are tough.
Kissy Puppy
KissyPuppy continues to provide support to children on the Isle of Wight suffering from life-shortening conditions and is now KissyPuppy – The Sophie Rolf Trust.
Tree of Hope
Tree of Hope offers hope to the families of seriously ill and disabled children in the United Kingdom and Ireland who need specialist medical treatment, therapy and equipment.
Community Foundations
We work with local community foundations in order to help provide support to local charities and individuals. In 2023, we helped to fund over 100 individual charities and people with requests for donations.
Other Supported Charities
Through the Paul Rooney Family Foundation, established by Arun Estates founder, Paul Rooney, and our staff's own fundraising days, we are supporting charities across the Southeast, and even internationally!
The Children’s Trust gives children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible by providing specialist rehabilitation, education and community services across the UK.
Barnardo's supports children, young people and families facing poverty, homelessness and abuse.
In 2022, we helped raise £1 million for Barnardo's to help support children, young people and families to cope with the growing cost of living crisis.
- Barnardo's £250,000 Report (PDF)
- Barnardo's £500,000 Report (PDF)
- Barnardo's £750,000 Report (PDF)
- Barnardos £1 million Report (PDF)
Community Foundations
We work with local community foundations in order to help provide support to local charities and individuals. In 2023, we helped to fund over 100 individual charities and people with requests for donations.
Other Supported Charities/Foodbanks
Through the Paul Rooney Family Foundation, established by Arun Estates founder, Paul Rooney, and our staff's own fundraising days, we have supported tens of charities across the Southeast, and even internationally!
- Operation Smile
- Whizz Kids
- Tree of Hope
- ellenors
- The Rainbow Trust
- Anthony Nolan
- The Dogs Trust
- Friends of PICU
- Mountbatten Hospice
- DEC Crisis appeal
- CTLA
- Porchlight
- Haven House
- St Luke's Hospice
- RSPCA
- Trussell Trust Foodbanks
- Homestart
- Gillingham Street Angels
- The Community Cupboard
- Whitstable Umbrella Centre
- Vine Church Maidsone
- Thanet Link
- Rainbow Centre Folkstone
- Nourish
- Free Food Sandown
- SNAP
- Waltham Abbey Youth Group
- BOSP
- MyOTAS
- Restore Community
- Lighthouse Furniture Project
- Billericay Baby Basics
- Parents4Parents
- Turning Tides
- The Easter Team
- Uckfield Community Fridge
- Burgess Hill Pantry
- Growing Places
The Children’s Trust gives children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible by providing specialist rehabilitation, education and community services across the UK.
Barnardo's supports children, young people and families facing poverty, homelessness and abuse.
In 2022, we helped raise £1 million for Barnardo's to help support children, young people and families to cope with the growing cost of living crisis.
Community Foundations
We work with local community foundations in order to help provide support to local charities and individuals.
Other Supported Charities
Get Moving with....
In 2024 and 2025, we're proud to be supporting our local area once again and excited to announce our brand new Get Moving initiative, where we are giving up to £60,000 away to schools in our community towards brand-new sports equipment.
Get Moving with Douglas Allen has been supporting schools around East London and Essex for up to £10,000 of brand-new sports equipment. From September 2024 - March 2025 we have supported 13 schools!
Get Moving with Wards is supporting local Kent, East London and Essex schools with up to £60,000 in grants for brand-new sports equipment.
We know how important it is for children to be active and get moving.
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