Jeremy Priestly is a Business Development Director who hails from Sheffield in South Yorkshire. He began his career as an accountant before moving into restructuring. He launched a Receivables Management business and built it over fourteen years before selling it in 2015.
He is a strong supporter of his community and does what he can to improve the lives of its citizens. He is a member of the South Yorkshire Community Foundation, which supports and funds local charities. The SYCF was started in 1986 with the goal of improving the lives of South Yorkshire residents, and in 2016 is marking thirty years of community support. “The ability to provide such support has its foundations in the generosity and kindness of so many companies and individuals, who have demonstrated that philanthropy in Yorkshire is as strong as it ever was,” said new SYCF Chairman James Newman. “Those companies and individuals have shown that they care about South Yorkshire and the people who live and work here.”
Through the generous support of members like Jeremy Priestly, the foundation has helped area residents facing various hardships and disadvantages. Over the last three decades, the foundation has raised and distributed more than £25m in grants to support projects throughout South Yorkshire, connecting financial supporters with community groups and charitable organisations working to improve the area.
Jeremy Priestly is also a longtime supporter the Daffodil Ball, which in 2015 raised more than £970,000 for the Children’s Hospital Charity. Furthermore, he has supported junior cricket in Sheffield for more than twenty years, to help young cricketers develop their skills.
