Ardonagh Community Trust, 2 Minster Court, London (2026)

29/05/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲

✨We are at the end of our Bright Future Prize 2026 finalists showcase!✨

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve met the young leaders behind our shortlist, who are all spearheading their own projects to make a difference and are each in with a chance of winning a share of £40,000 to back their grass-roots passion projects.

Lastly we travel to Brazil to meet João.

At the core of João’s project, Pre Parei (“Prepared”) is a desire to tailor digital learning content to a student’s individual needs.

Even better, João wants to make his online content accessible to rural communities where power can be intermittent by making the most of solar panels to ensure uninterrupted connection to the internet.

Together, this hybrid approach means that Pre Parei ensures young people in vulnerable communities in Brazil can get the quality education they deserve.

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴.” 𝘑𝘰ã𝘰

Discover more about all our finalists on the ACT website
✨𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁.𝗼𝗿𝗴/𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

28/05/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲

We’re continuing our showstopping finalists showcase, as we get to know all those on our 2026 Bright Future Prize a little better.

Through the prize we invest in inspiring young people on a mission to do good – with £40,000 waiting to be won to back their grass-roots passion projects.🌟

Next up, we head over Singapore to meet Santusht, who is passionate about all things sustainability.

Despite a bustling food culture, behind the scenes much of the waste from restaurants and eateries is not disposed of with sustainability in mind – and which has led him to develop Waste Fellows.

Alongside Young Founders’ Summit in Singapore, what began as a small-scale experiment on breakfast waste has turned into a project which closes the loop on food production.

By engaging with local farms and restaurants, the initiative recoups value from waste by collecting food waste and then processes it into fertiliser to go back into food production, protecting the planet and supporting industry in one!

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 20%. 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵.” �

21/05/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲

We’ve reached the midway mark of our 2026 finalists showcase, as we get to know all eight of those on our shortlist and their bright ideas to make a difference.

Through the Bright Future Prize, we search for young people on a mission to do good – with £40,000 waiting to be won to invest in their grass-roots passion projects.🌟

Next up, we head over to Essex in the UK to catch up with Gwen, who is harnessing her technical know-how and experience as a disabled person to support others to live a full and independent life.

Preparing meals is a task often taken for granted, but for some this presents a challenge with recipes not considering additional needs, whether that’s sensory tolerance, eyesight, physical ability, or neurodivergence.

This is why Gwen has developed Spoonfullness – an app with independent living at its core. Spoonfullness considers accessibility at every step, from its interface with adjustable display options, recipe filters that take into account sensory needs, and cooking methods tailored to varying physical needs.

Gwen understands the immense difference being able to cook can have on agency and choice, and Spoonfulness takes on an essential part of daily life that can help many others care for themselves with confidence.
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“𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴. 𝘌𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭�

20/05/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲

We’re heading over to Portugal to continue our fantastic 2026 finalists showcase, as we get to know each of our eight finalists and their bright ideas to make a difference. 💫

Through the Bright Future Prize, we search for young people spearheading passion projects to do good – with £40,000 waiting to be won to take their bright ideas to the next level.

Today we hear from Aditya in Leiria, Portugal, a passionate problem solver who aims to use environmental robotics to help communities protect their waterways.

Aditya has used his technological prowess to develop Rowbot, a semi-autonomous buoy that monitors water quality in real time to collect data which can be used to make decisions to look after rivers, lakes and more.

Even better, his technology interacts to create a network of buoys, meaning action can be taken at an even larger scale to really make an impact.

“𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘙𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵.” 𝘈𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘢

Discover more about all our finalists on the ACT website
𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁.𝗼𝗿𝗴/𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

15/05/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲

We continue our showstopping 2026 finalists showcase! Over the next few weeks, get to know each of our eight inspirational finalists from around the world just that little bit better.

Through the Bright Future Prize, we search for young people spearheading their own community projects to make a difference – with our shortlist in with a chance of winning a share of £40,000 to take their bright ideas to the next level.🌟

Next up we head over to the UK to hear from Murphy who is on a mission to help more students like him make tracks with their career aspirations.

University can feel like the only route to get that first job outside of education. However, for many alternative routes could be a fantastic option – which is where placements can be incredibly important.

Murphy himself has seen young people struggle to access apprenticeships due to a lack of work experience, so he’s tackling this head on through his student-led digital platform, Gradify.

An app and website, Gradify aims to help young people access work placements, networking events and insight days. He initially developed the app in just a month – and just four months after that had almost 1,000 users. Now, he wants to further build the app and expand to more schools in Kent.

“𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 1.5% 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵�

14/05/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀!

We’re delighted to kickstart our 2026 finalists showcase! Over the next few weeks, get to know our eight inspirational finalists a little better. ✨

Their bright ideas to make a difference might vary, but all share a common determination to make a positive impact on the world around them – and all are in with a chance of winning a share of £40,000 to take their ambitions to the next level.

First up we say kia ora koutou katoa to Rosalie from New Zealand (a warm and inclusive Māori greeting apt for Rosalie’s bright idea!).

A lyricist, musician and creator, Rosalie uses song to capture the spirit of two cultures close to her roots – Ni Vanuatu Pasifika and Māori.

Using song, she aims to inspire young people in the community to preserve and connect one another and their heritage, with her music exploring themes of identity, culture and belonging in Aotearoa.

The music is a form of collective activism, with each song conveying a different story related to New Zealand or the Pacific.

“𝘔𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘔𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 �

12/05/2026

Our Ardonagh Green double-decker is continuing its travels across the UK and Ireland.

On board colleagues can explore an exhibition showcasing the impact of ACT, providing a unique way to engage with just some of the stand-out stories behind the 1,000+ causes ACT has rallied behind over the past nine years.

Over week two of the tour our bus pulled in at in Northampton, Stevenage and Norwich.

At each stop, ACT is making a donation to a charity chosen by our people, with The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation, Garden House Hospice Care and Norwich City Community Sports Foundation all being supported.

We look forward to ACT inspiring even more of our people to harness the Trust to give back bigger and better over their time at Ardonagh. 💚

01/05/2026

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐛𝐮𝐬!

ACT has officially set off on a very special six-week journey of Everywhen, Ardonagh Analytics Lab and Arachas to provide a unique way for our colleagues across the UK and Ireland to discover more about The Ardonagh Group’s independent charity.

On board the green double-decker our people will find ACT : On Tour, an exhibition charting just some of the showcase moments behind ACT’s nine-year history.

Objects, stories, music, interactives and more, the curated collection brings the impact of the Trust to life like never before.

Over the upper and lower deck, the bus exhibits a host of examples of colleague action, charitable endeavours and monumental fundraising to capture just some of the tales that lie behind the £8 million ACT, together with partners and our people, have donated since the Trust’s humble beginnings in 2017.

Included are ACT’s origin story, connected to the Manchester bombing; volunteering experiences at a horticultural charity; the Trust’s long-term advocacy for mental health services; the evolution of our annual Ardonagh charity day, Give Back; a showcase of Bright Future Prize; and much, much more.

The first week of the tour saw the bus pull in at RiskSTOP Group in Dorchester and Everywhen in Southampton, with 16 more locations still to come.

We look forward to ACT meeting even more colleagues over the weeks ahead, inspiring even more of our people to harness the Trust to give back bigger and better over their time at Ardonagh. 💚

03/03/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀!

And wow, what a shortlist it’s going to be with applications from young mission-makers representing countries from around the world including Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa and the UK. 🌍

Thank you to everyone who has shared their bright idea with us.

We can’t wait to share our shortlist of 2026 finalists with you in the next few weeks.

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ready and waiting to invest £40,000 in four amazing young people on a mission to do good. 🚀

The Bright Future Prize is here to empower young people with big ideas to make a difference/

Kanishk in Sydney aspires to do just that using his love of problem solving and engineering to create innovative solutions to healthcare issues. Since winning the Your Vision category in 2025, he’s designed, produced and taken to market smart health tech.

Think you’ve got what it takes to win in 2026? If you’re aged 15 to 21 and have a bright idea but need funding to take that next step, apply now!

Our four prize categories cover community, the environment, innovation and sport & the arts – so there’s no excuse not to enter.

Submit your bright idea on the ACT website.

🚀ardonaghtrust.org/bright-future
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