More than 150 competitors from the county's leading businesses did battle for the honours at the annual Willans' charity quiz night - raising £3,000 for Winston's Wish in the process.

The hotly contested quiz at Manor by the Lake saw the leading law firm play host to more than 40 teams, from businesses including Barclays, Brewin Dolphin Ltd, Crowe Clark Whitehill, Handelsbanken, Hazlewoods, Investec, Jelf Insurance and Lilian Faithfull.

Family law partner James Grigg resumed his role as quizmaster, putting the teams through the rounds of tricky brain-teasers with all proceeds from the evening going to the childhood bereavement charity.

Mr Grigg, also head of the Imperial Square firm's charity committee, said: "We are delighted that the quiz has built up such a huge following, since it was first introduced six years ago.

"Manor by the Lake was full to the brim and the atmosphere was great. Thank you to everyone who entered a team or donated a raffle prize."

Malaney Varaljay-Boyce, head of regional fundraising and events at Cheltenham-headquartered Winston's Wish, said: "At Winston's Wish, our vision is a society where every child can get the help they need when someone close to them dies, and it is because of the support of firms like Willans, that we are able to continue to reach more children and give them the hope they need to lead full and flourishing lives."

Martin Hughes, chief executive of Lilian Faithfull Homes, was among those who did battle for the coveted title.

"Thank you for a wonderful evening. We were delighted to spend the evening with our friends at Willans in support of Winston's Wish," he said.

The trophy was raised aloft by the team from Cheltenham-based Warwick Butchart Associates, with Gloucester-based Griffiths Marshall in second place and Cheltenham-based Cambray Property Management third.

Raffle prizes were generously donated by local businesses including KIBOUsushi, Cheeseworks, PennyWise Consultants, The Mayflower Restaurant, Stuart Holmes Hair & Beauty, The Stow Jewellers, X-Plan Business, The Jockey Club Cheltenham Racecourse and Nature in Art, which helped to boost the fundraising total.

Willans, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, has raised an estimated £80,000 for Gloucestershire charities over the past five years.