and children in Leeds suffering from serious illnesses. Going forward, the business aims to establish a mentorship scheme to give opportunities to young people in the city.
Matthew explained: “Moving forward, we've just signed for a new office in Leeds and we're looking to expand and take on members of staff, which is great because it feels like we're giving even more back to the community. Nobody in my family has run a business, everything I've learned I've done off my own back.
"What we want to do when we have our own space is set up training sessions for children, where they come in and we invite prominent members of the community with successful businesses to come in and share key notes and stories about their journeys, what they have done and how they did it. They can give advice to the youth. We want to try and help as much as possible.
"Through the network that we’ve got, we know the best of the best when it comes to design, marketing and website building, we want to open those skills to young people and give them a head start if they’ve thought about starting their own business.”The business recently donated brand new furniture to the DIY SOS project in Seacroft, which created a new home for the Children in Need-funded project Getaway Girls.
One of the motivating factors behind the plans is Matthew’s own experience as a young person. He left school without any qualifications and his decision to join the British Army was fuelled by a desire for direction in life. He now wants to ensure young people do not experience feeling “lost” as he once did.flat, to be where we are now and where we're going to progress and move forward to, it's just incredible really.