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 20-year-old rugby player, currently playing for Gloucester-Hartpury in the premiership, which we have won the league and Premiership for the last 2 years. I have also just been offered a transitional contract for the England senior women’s team, who I am currently doing preseason with, in the hopes I may be included in the squad of 30 to go to Canada next month for the WXV1 tournament, with Six nations to follow soon after. I finished my season playing for England pathway under20s where I captained the side twice, as we went to Italy in the inaugural Six Nations tournament where we played Ireland, Wales and France, just pulling up short against France in the last game but having aigret 3 weeks away with the team.

Jack Northgraves

Golfer

I am a 19-year-old amateur golfer from Scarborough, Yorkshire. Over the last few seasons, I have been a part of the Yorkshire Men’s squad, England regional under 18 squad and I also captained the Yorkshire Boys team in the 2023 season. A few highlights of my golfing career to date include finishing runner up in the 2022 Yorkshire Amateur championship where I placed as best under 18 for the week, runner up finish in the Danny willet salver 2024 and more recently reaching the last 16 of the 2024 English Amateur Championship. Beginning in August 2024 I will be playing college golf in America and will be attending Hutchinson college in Kansas. This is a great step for me to improve my ability, compete at a higher level and hopefully follow in the footsteps of many great golfers who have gone through the college program and achieved great things.

Emily Hamilton

Equestrian Event Rider

I am a 20-year-old equestrian event rider; I’ve been brought up on a family run livery yard/ farm so have always had a keen Interest into horses. A member of British eventing for several years now and successfully competed at Badminton grassroots for the last two years. In May we competed in the BE 100 grassroots championship at Badminton horse trials where Peppa and I placed 13th out of 67 starters. Throughout the season we have attended many training sessions so that we can do our best at all the competitions, and they are definitely paying off. Recently I competed at swalcliffe for the riding club national eventing championships where we placed 1st which was a massive achievement as we also won it back in 2023. I aspire to compete at a higher level and my aim is to try and qualify for the 2025 BE 100 grassroots championships, I also aim in 2025 to compete in a 1* and BE novice so lots to work on over the winter months.

Hannah Marley

Event Rider

I am a 23-year-old event rider, currently competing at BE Intermediate. I began eventing 10 years ago and have slowly moved my way up the levels. This season I have a string of 5 horses to compete ranging from BE100 up to 3* and hopefully beyond! 2025 will be a very important year for myself as I solidify relationships with relatively new rides whilst also gaining experience on the International circuit. The aim of this season is to gain my qualifications for 4*, with the dream being Bramham U25 4* next year. I am in a very fortunate position to be riding for an amazing owner, who had given me the opportunity to perform on the International stage against the very best in the world. I’m passionate about training hard so that we can hold our own in such elite fields, but at the same time bettering our own personal performances.