Secret Millionaire immersed Bradley in the world of homelessness
and poverty and enabled him to interact with charities on the
ground and see first hand the impact his support had on their
beneficiaries. Living undercover as a homeless person brought
Bradley face to face with the horror that the homeless live through
each day, but also brought home the positive impact that he and
others can have on their situation. This experience will stay with
him forever, says Bradley: “Philanthropy can be life changing for
the recipient, and also the donor.”
With his philanthropic passion reignited, Bradley immediately
started to look into setting up his own CAF Charitable
Trust. After some research he realised that this was no
mean feat: “You need lawyers, accountants, approvals from the HMRC
and of course there are lots of costs for all that advice and
guidance.”
As a fundraiser Bradley had regularly come across Charities Aid
Foundation and this prompted him to get in touch with us to see how
we could help. He said: “It was with great speed and
efficiency that my trust was ready to go, and the low costs and tax
advantages were even bigger benefits. Since then, with CAF’s
support, I have been able to focus on my charitable activity
- which I take very seriously.”