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Dec 2022
Business Breakfast: Harrogate beauty brand raises £52,000 for hair charity
The Cloud Nine team at their Harrogate HQ with The Little Princess Trust
Business Breakfast is sponsored by Harrogate law firm Truth Legal.
A Harrogate-based hair and beauty brand has reached a £50,000 fundraiser target for The Little Princess Trust.
Cloud Nine started fundraising for the charity, which provides free, real hair wigs and support to children and their families through childhood hair loss, back in September.
The company launched a limited edition “Royal Blue” collection as part of its partnership with the charity to help raise funds.
Now, Cloud Nine has hit its target and raised £52,442.
In addition to raising £50,000, the company has also generated hair donations of over 74 inches of hair for the charity.
Martin Rae, CEO at Cloud Nine, said:
“We have sold out of our Royal Blue Collection in the UK and Australia, which has been very popular. It is fantastic to know that we have raised this amount of money for such an important cause.
“The team are already arranging other events to raise more for The Little Princess Trust, including The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.”
Phil Brace, CEO at The Little Princess Trust, said:
“We are so grateful to Cloud Nine for their incredible support. The money raised will help the charity provide free wigs to children and young people that really need them.”
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Harrogate rental company reports improved interim results
A Harrogate-based equipment rental company has announced improved profits as part of its interim results.
In the six months up to September 2022, Vp reported revenues of £186.5 million compared with £176.1 million on the same period last year.
The company, which is based at Central House on Beckwith Knowle, also announced profit before tax, amortisation and exceptional items increased by 6% to £21.5 million.
Vp said the results reflected “a period of continued recovery” and was a result of “sustained demand across the group’s business units”.
Jeremy Pilkington, Chairman of Vp plc, said:
"I am pleased to report a solid set of results that reflect a period of continuing recovery and which demonstrate the enduring strength of our business and the maintenance of our industry leading returns.
"Our businesses have continued to make good progress in their engagement with customers and supply chain partners to deliver sustainable and innovative fleet solutions as we collectively strive to reduce emissions.
"The period under review has seen continued inflationary pressure on fleet capital costs, transport, fuel, wages, utilities and interest costs, but we have largely mitigated these with agreed price increases combined with a diligent focus on efficiencies within our business. We expect these actions to remain a priority for the foreseeable future.
“Notwithstanding these challenges, we remain alert to quality growth opportunities whether organic or via acquisitions and we remain confident of delivering a full year outcome in line with the Board's expectations."
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