Developing Young People and Entrepreneurial Spirit

We feel that it is important to nurture the life skills of our young people today, the employees or entrepreneurs of tomorrow. As such, we have made donations to a variety of youth organisations, charitable associations, and educational events. We are also a member of the Business in the Community 'Community Mark' (formerly the 'Percent Club'), donating 1% of our pre-tax free profits to the community every year.

Here are just two of the many worthwhile national organisations we support and commend:

Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme

Bernard Matthews Farms is honoured to be one of the first companies to be invited to be a Founder Charter Member of the DofE Awards, and has been since 1992, supporting physically and financially wherever possible. We also encourage participation in a company run D of E scheme for all employees.

The Prince's Trust

Bernard Matthews Farms himself started from humble beginnings, and knows the difficulties in starting a business from scratch. Since 1999, we have supported The Prince's Trust which aims to develop and hone the business skills required to help get young people up and running.