Cheltenham-based Mira Showers has raised a total of £56,030 for its 2024 charity of the year.

The donation cheque was presented to Louise Gallard, fundraising manager for Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire at British Heart Foundation, by Emma Foster, managing director at Mira Showers.

Cheltenham Town Football Club was also there, following its recent partnership with Mira Showers and British Heart Foundation on a third kit sponsorship. Mira Showers donated its front-of-shirt sponsorship to the charity for a limited-edition kit with the club - adding £5,924 to the total raised.

Over the last 12 months, Mira Showers' employees have bolstered fundraising efforts with a variety of activities including a charity auction, tombola, clothes and book sales, craft events and sporting challenges, including long-distance running and Iron Man triathlons.

A Mira Showers employee also cycled 10,000 miles in nine months - the equivalent of cycling around the entire United Kingdom twice.

Louise Gallard said: "We were honoured to be selected as Mira Showers' 2024 charity of the year. The incredible donation raised will be crucial in continuing lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases.

"Heart transplants, pacemakers, stents and portable defibrillators are just a few advancements our research has helped fund. None of these breakthroughs are possible without donations like Mira Showers'."

Around 7.6 million people in Britain are currently living with heart and circulatory diseases. The British Heart Foundation also estimates that, in the UK, more than 50% of the population will suffer from a heart or circulatory condition in their lifetime.

Emma Foster said: "Our charity fundraising is hugely important to us at Mira Showers, and we are proud of the impact of our community and charity initiatives.

"The work that the British Heart Foundation does is essential in changing the lives of those in the UK experiencing a heart or circulatory condition, so we are beyond thrilled to be able to donate over £56,000 to contribute to this pivotal research."

Mira Showers' associates have recently selected Young People vs Cancer as its charity of the year for 2025. For people aged up to 25, the charity supports those with cancer and their families through the hardest challenges of the illness.