Nearly £6,000 raised for The British Heart Foundation!

The British Heart Foundation is Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Exeter’s chosen charity for 2026.

The charity was chosen by the President of Exeter CII, Theresa Atal, who is also Compliance Director for Trusted Financial Advice (TFA).

Theresa said: “The British Heart Foundation is a charity very close to my heart - excuse the pun. My father had heart issues, and my partner has a defibrillator fitted. Every pound raised, and all donations handed in their shops around the country, help make a difference to people’s lives.”

On 6th March the CII Exeter Annual Dinner (pictured above) was held at Somerset County Cricket Ground which Lloyd & Whyte Community Broking sponsored and attended, and which Matthew Pyke, CEO of Lloyd & Whyte Group, and Theresa Atal (and their respective teams) organised.

The impressive total sum of £5,861 after it was fund-matched by the Benefact Group, was raised through generous CII members buying tables at the CII dinner, and through online donations and donation slips circulating on the evening of the event. Theresa Atal, along with Kerry Hurley and Mike Seabrook from Lloyd & Whyte Community Broking’s Exeter office, presented the cheque in Exeter on 1st April at Winslade Manor (pictured above).

Lloyd & Whyte Community Broking is an insurance brokerage whose focus is on “bringing insurance back to the community”. Based in the South West and Wales, their parent company the Benefact Group is a family of specialist financial services companies who give all available profits to charities and good causes.