Andrew Leaitherland to make his bravest leap yet – from 10,000ft in the air

The CEO will be taking the leap along with 50 of his colleagues. The law firm has regularly been involved in charity fundraisers to support employment, homelessness, education and wellbeing, but this is the first activity since the launch of the foundation at the start of May.

Each jumper will take the leap from 10,000ft with a qualified instructor organised by Skyline, a company that specialises in corporate charity events, free-falling at 120mph before parachuting the final mile back down to solid ground.

Mr Leaitherland said: “It’s great to be a part of something that will really help our local communities . I’m not particularly fond of heights so as this is my first skydive I’m certainly apprehensive, but the DWF foundation is a great initiative and I’m pleased to be supporting it”

Clare Beavan, foundation manager at DWF, added: “The foundation works as a grant-giving service which will enable us to fund many more charities and smaller projects that are often overlooked in the communities within which we work, alongside the more prominent charity names we all know and recognise. The skydive is an excellent way to kick off our fundraising and really begin to fill that fund pot.”

The skydive will take place on June 5 and the firm is urging any charities looking for funding to apply through the DWF Foundation website.