He was welcomed by our Charity Committee, Lisa Connolly, Katie Hilsdon and Ayla Clissold.
CooperBurnett LLP has raised more than £21,000 for Jigsaw, £10,000 of which came from the CB Charity Coastal Challenge last June (which was pound-matched by CooperBurnett’s equity partners). The Challenge saw TeamCB walk a combined ten marathons in a single day around the Kent and Sussex coastline.
Freddie explained that this figure was the equivalent of 10% of the charity’s annual operating budget, which would make ‘an amazing difference’
To put the money raised in context - £10,000 provides 10 hours per week for Grief Support Worker time to support 44 children a year; while £1,000 will provide an activity day for 40 children and young people and their family/carers.
Jigsaw South East helps children and young people through the death of a loved one, with the vision that ‘children and young people will not be alone in their bereavement journey’. The charity provides support across Surrey (where it is the sole provider of face-to-face bereavement support for children and young people), Sussex and Kent (where it is one of only a handful of providers).
“We help families unite in a period of intense emotional pressure and uncertainty,” Freddie explained, adding that the support of TeamCB will ‘change lives’.
This support is vital, particularly when you discover that 1 in 29 16-year-olds has been bereaved of a parent or sibling. Around 45% of the children and young people Jigsaw have been supporting experienced a sudden or unexpected death.
In 2025, Jigsaw South East supported 1107 children and young people (from 629 families) who were facing or coping with the death of a loved one; 119 parents, carers and professional attended its online information evenings; and Jigsaw provided 3006 hours of Support Worker Guidance, in addition to helpline support, activities, events and online sessions.
“Thank you again to CooperBurnett,” said Freddie. “Your support is a VERY BIG DEAL and we are incredibly grateful.”
Partner, Victoria Sampson, thanked Freddie for his time and said: “What Jigsaw does is incredible and, as a parent, hearing about the impact of this support hits hard. I am so impressed by how everyone in TeamCB steps up to support our charity challenges and, of course, the hard work of our Charity Committee. I’m also proud of the decision by our equity partners to pound-match what’s raised.”
Find out more about Jigsaw South East: www.jigsawsoutheast.org.uk
