It all began with the first act
Our story began with Eilidh, a 14-year-old girl from the Isle of Barra in Scotland and the niece of Ardonagh colleague, Margaret.
Sadly, Eilidh was one of the 22 people who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017.
At this time, Ardonagh was yet to be launched, but the leadership team felt compelled to act. They paused the creation of the business to establish a platform to respond to the tragedy that would also ensure Ardonagh employees into the future have the support to give back to the causes close to their hearts, too.
And so ACT was born – a charity accessible to all Ardonagh people across the Group worldwide.
Our first act was a grant to fund musical instruments at Eilidh’s school. Since then we’ve worked closely with the Eilidh MacLeod Memorial Trust established in her name to create a sculpture to honour both her life and love of music.
To date, together with our people, ACT has raised over £5 million and supported more than 1,000 causes around the world.
We are committed to changing the lives of the communities that matter to us in a way that has an everyday impact.
