invest in the future
As part of our Invest In The Future sponsorship campaign, we have the honour of sponsoring some young and very talented sportsmen and women.
It was created to provide a link from our core business of investing to our mission and core values which encapsulate supporting people in our local community.
invest in the future
What is Invest in the Future?
moneyweb launched the ‘Invest in the Future’ campaign in 2018 that has since sponsored several young sportsmen and women.
Why did we launch Invest in the Future?
Participating in competitive sporting events is costly and can limit performance if you simply don’t have the budget. At times, people, therefore, miss out on opportunities to compete, not due to their abilities, but because of their bank accounts.
We want to ensure that talented individuals can get the most out of both their sporting and academic careers, without the need to choose between the two.
How many do we take on each year?
We have never specifically said we would sponsor a specific number of athletes each year or have a certain number at any given time. Instead, we open applications periodically to assess what talent is in the area and keep in touch with those we believe may be up-and-comers in the future.
Is there an age cap?
Whilst there isn’t a specific age cap, we are careful about sponsoring someone that is under the age of 21.
Steph Else
Rugby Union Player
I am a 22-year-old rugby player currently playing for Gloucester-Hartpury in the Premiership, we are Three-peat champions, but we’ve had lots of people leave this year so we are looking forward to a new challenge of rebuilding the group and starting fresh!
Cup season starts end of September and the full season will begin end of November so lots of time now to get together as a new group and get to know each other so we can hit the ground running as soon as we start!
Jack Northgraves
Golfer
I am a 20-year-old amateur golfer from Scarborough, Yorkshire.
With help from Moneyweb I took the opportunity to continue my golfing career in the United States, spending two successful seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. During the 2025–26 season I recorded a 71.6 scoring average, won individual medallist honours at the Jayhawk Conference Championship, and helped the Blue Dragons capture the conference title before finishing fourth at the NJCAA National Championship. Those performances earned me PING/NJCAA Honourable Mention All-America recognition and confirmed that I could compete with some of the best junior college golfers in the country.
My journey has now taken another exciting step as I prepare to join NCAA Division, I programme Stetson University for the 2026–27 season. Moving to Division I golf is a fantastic opportunity to continue challenging myself against elite competition while working towards my long-term ambition of playing professionally. From my beginnings in Scarborough and at Ganton Golf Club to competing on the national stage in the United States, every experience has helped me grow both as a golfer and as a person, and I’m excited to see what the next chapter brings.
Emily Hamilton
Equestrian Event Rider
I am a 22-year-old event rider, my 2026 event season has been cut quite short due to an injury I picked up earlier on in the season, Sycamore Lilly and I have had two really positive runs recently at Penrith and Burgham international where we picked up a 3rd at each event, we managed to collect two tickets to try get qualified for the 2027 badminton grassroots championships.
We had a fabulous 2025 season which was where I completed two novices riding Musial legend at the end of the season, it was our aim of the season to get to that level and were super pleased with the result of them both.
We competed at BE100 badminton grassroots championships 2025 with musical legend and was the most memorable week, we started off the week with a 28.9 dressage followed by a double clear to finish 7th out of 84 starters. Every phase was just how we had planned for it to go and it really showed our hard work had paid off.
I have a few events in the diary before the end of the season and then it will be all systems go for the winter training to be then ready to start the oncoming event season in March 2027.
A massive thank you to Moneyweb for all their continued support over the event season it is much appreciated
Hannah Marley
Event Rider
I am a 23-year-old event rider, following on from a very successful start to the season, with all horses consistently performing well, with many double clears and Top 10 finishes along the way, below I have highlighted a couple of monumental moments.
– Bramham U25 4* with JSR Zebedee was a fantastic experience, albeit without the dream result. It’s made me more determined to get back there and prove ourselves on the big stage.
– Trudlock Ferocious Fred stepped up to the Intermediate level effortlessly, and this week will take on his first 3*.
As we go into the latter half of the season, following a quieter period, due to the lack of rainfall, we look forward to getting out a couple of the younger horses. This down time has allowed us to slowly build up the babies, and educate them further, a job I take a lot of pride in. A couple of these will be aiming for the first affiliated run in the coming weeks.
Trudlock Ferocious Fred will also hopefully get a couple more 3* runs under his belt before the season is out. Hopefully, this will stand him in good stead for some bigger assignments in 2027 and onwards.
A slightly quieter season this year, one that has come with change, but I’m excited for a new chapter as we move forward. Thank you to Moneyweb for your unwavering support, it is greatly appreciated.