Worthingtons Solicitors

Corporate Social Responsibility

The firm recognises that Worthingtons has a responsibility to the local community both in a social and economic context. It fosters an open and transparent approach to its clients and its people. We are committed to an inclusive and supportive work environment and strive to create a culture of helping others. This inclusive and supportive work environment sets us apart from other firms.

Every year the firm nominate their chosen charity for that year. In recent years staff have nominated the NI Hospice, Extern and the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance. The nominations for such charities is our staffs recognition of the sterling work these charities do within our local communities and across Northern Ireland.

This year, following an electronic vote helpfully devised by Gail Dempster, the nominated charities are the Air Ambulance, NI Hospice and Woman’s Aid.

The support for these charities will run throughout the year with monies being donated from any fundraising activities across both offices.  The primary fundraising event of the year will be sponsorship generated from the firm’s three relay teams who are taking part in the Belfast Marathon which will take place on the 4th May 2025. Good luck everyone!

As per previous years, in lieu of Christmas Cards being sent out by the firm at the end of 2024 a donation was made to a local charity. The chosen charity for Christmas 2024 was the Simon Community.

As a firm we acknowledge and indeed are proud of the role we play within our local communities. We are delighted to continue our sponsorship of the Ards F.C which now extends to youth & inclusion teams.

The firm also continues to sponsor some young local sports stars within the Newtownards/ North Down area and local community initiatives. For the year 2024. sponsorship was provided to Ballycran GAA Club for part of their ‘Cransformation’ programme.

In addition, the firm sponsored the Under 16 County Down Camogie- All Ireland Final team.

On a personal level, our staff continue to promote our ethos from being board members on local charities, active participants in local community groups and undertaking their own charity drives.

In acknowledging our responsibility to the wider community, the firm has again renewed their contract with Aqua Aid for this coming year. Aqua Aid provide water coolers for the firm. This contract carries an automatic donation to charity, a charity which brings clean water to over two million people globally.