Thorgills is a Brentford-based one-branch estate and lettings agency employing 35 people.

While the doors of the business are temporarily closed the team has put its energy into the local community over the last few weeks .

Firstly, they helped Hounslow Foodbox, to relocate to larger premises within Brentford. This food bank was already an essential resource for those in severe financial difficulty, but since Covid-19 has caused many to lose their jobs, Hounslow Foodbox has had an even bigger task,

Daniel Madden, Sales Director at Thorgills, said:

“We usually donate around 200 items of food per month to Hounslow Foodbox, so we know the team and the cause they work for well.

“We were delighted to help them in these times by moving much of their stock to the new location, particularly as all it required was our cars and a bit of muscle!”

The team also ollected donated items for charities by carrying out safe, doorstep pickups – over 250 bags of unwanted clothes and household basics, such as cutlery, frying pans and radios, from around 100 generous households in the West London area.

Some of these donations have already been delivered to local organisations supporting the homeless, vulnerable mothers and young families so the impact of local residents’ generosity has been immediate.

Josh McGee, Head of Operations and Data at Thorgills, explained:

“We were overwhelmed by everyone’s kindness and eagerness to support our collection drive.

“It’s at times like these that we consider those less fortunate and it’s great that we can play a part in helping people when they most need it.”

The homeless support centre at the Ealing Road Baptist Church Hall in Brentford has not only received much needed donations of clothes from Thorgills for its clients, but also hearty dinners.

Thorgills’ Head of People and Compliance, Henry Lane, is coordinating a group of his neighbours to take turns in cooking for the homeless each week, all of which are distributed to those in need by the volunteers at the centre.

Henry said:

“Our street has really come together over the last few weeks and our neighbours needed little persuasion to give their time, food, ovens and skills to help Thorgills support such an important local cause.”

The founder and Managing Director of Thorgills, Ben Madden, who grew up just a few doors away from the office, has discovered a hidden talent a children’s entertainer.

As a dad to two young children, he certainly knows what colour the Gruffalo’s prickles are and his encyclopaedic knowledge of Disney princesses is impressive, so he’s putting this to good use by presenting a twice-weekly quiz just for children.

Ben said:

“Parents, if you’d like a bit of fun during the busy days of juggling homeschooling and working from home, sit down with the kids and join me live every Tuesday and Thursday at 3pm on the ‘Thorgills HQ’ Facebook page.”