Close House is celebrating an outstanding year of supporting charitable fundraising, with more than £350,000 raised for a wide range of charities during 2026.
Throughout the year, Close House hosted 30 charity golf days, bringing together golfers, businesses, supporters and charitable organisations to raise vital funds for causes across the North East and beyond.
Among the highlights was the annual Have a Heart Charity Golf Day, which raised £90,000 in support of the Sir Graham Wylie Foundation.
Further fundraising successes included more than £21,000 raised by the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) Charity Golf Day, £23,000 raised by the Greggs Foundation, and £30,000 raised through the Alan Shearer Foundation Golf Day.
Close House also directly contributed more than £30,000 through donations to support charitable fundraising initiatives during the year.
The events have supported a broad range of organisations and causes, including Cancer Research, Newcastle United Foundation, Newcastle Cat and Dog Shelter and St Oswald’s Hospice, alongside many other local and national charities.
“We are incredibly proud to have helped raise more than £350,000 for charity through events at Close House this year,” said Close House managing director Jonathan Lupton. “Hosting charity days throughout the year has been fantastic, and the generosity shown by everyone involved has been incredible. Supporting charities and the wider community is hugely important to us at Close House, so it is particularly rewarding to see the impact these events can have.”
