About Auxilium
Our Mission
To help, support and assist people and worthwhile causes to better serve communities. To Find, Fund and Foster a better tomorrow for those who need it.
The Auxilium Story
You’re likely here because you want to help make a difference in the world. To invest in a brighter future and support those in need of a leg up.
The thing is, there are so many people in need who get overlooked. They aren’t deemed ‘needy’ enough, and even if they do fit the criteria, help isn’t always forthcoming or easy to access.
One problem is that money can only be used once with a typical support model, so it’s essential to be highly selective about where it goes.
This is why Auxilium exists. To help anyone who needs a leg up but in a clever way so the money can be reused again and again to help more and more causes.
Let us tell you how it all started
A few years back, Bernard, an ex-police officer and Mick, previously a British Army paramedic and police officer (read more about them below), were chatting over a pint when it became clear they both had a burning desire to help others like them—those who had left the military or blue light services and were left feeling unsure of their next steps or unsupported in taking them.
As they brainstormed ideas and talked further, it was apparent that they shared a vision of transforming entire communities as the people in them are allowed to succeed, regardless of their background. Inclusivity was a high priority, so they decided not to restrict their offer to only these groups.
Circumstances should not stand in the way of a happy and comfortable life.
But they didn’t want to just dish out money and resources through charity, grants or loans. They wanted to be more savvy and find a way to make the money go further and do even more good. So, thanks to Dean's involvement as the first investor and his broad understanding of investment schemes, The Auxilium Society CIC was set up to create a unique philanthropic investment model, drawing on the collective savvy business and investing skills and knowledge. Later the trio met Ian, who was the perfect fit to join them and help spread the word so they could reach and help more people.
So what exactly does Auxuilium do?
Glad you asked.
In a nutshell, we flip the investments we receive multiple times so they can go much further and do even more good.
What we don’t do is hand out money in the form of grants and donations, nor do we lend money, charge interest or receive kickbacks.
I know… the cogs are turning, and you likely have a slightly puzzled look on your face. So let us explain further…
We connect people to the help, support, assistance (Auxilium), or service they need. We purchase outcomes, find volunteers and promote projects.
So, for example, a family decides to fundraise the money to send a sick child overseas for treatment. It can take a while to raise the amount needed, which could be detrimental to the child's survival.
Auxillium provides the funds upfront so the child can benefit from the treatment immediately whilst the fundraising continues, and they pay us back as that money comes in.
So many people find themselves in these situations; they have an opportunity to do something, but they need money upfront. That money is likely to come back to them; often through grants and donations, but they just don’t have it to begin with.
Auxilium steps in, provides the money and recoups it from them at a later date so it can be used again.. and again… and again.
So, say you wanted to give £1000 to charity, you could invest that with us, still benefit your chosen charity PLUS over 5 years if flipped just once a year, it could do £5000 worth of good!
Or you can invest as little as £100, and if it got flipped 100 times in a year, that would be £10,000 of positive social impact on our communities!
Want a deeper explanation? No problem, simply book a call, and we’ll be happy to watch you experience the wow moment when you realise the potential of the Auxilium model.
What’s Involved?
Investment
Money comes in through the investment from individuals wanting to help make a difference. Rather than simply passively donating money, a charitable investment is made to Auxilium. This can be as little as £100 and, for UK taxpayers , comes with the added bonus of up to a 50% tax deduction! For larger Ltd and PLC companies, we have a slightly different investment vehicle, which is accessed through the Bushido Social Impact CIC.
Connection
Auxilium’s strengths lie in our extensive network of connections in various industries, including business, consulting, grant-seeking, new technologies, innovative funding, and non-traditional financing abilities. This growing ecosystem allows us to connect the right people to provide opportunity, support, and collaboration.
The more we all work together, the better connected and the more sustainable we build our ecosystem , the more chance everyone has of success. We know that bigger rewards come from working together in a sustainable environment..
True Inclusivity
The lack of human involvement and the rise in ticking boxes to assess individual requirements led to many people being brushed off with “the computer says no”. At Auxilium, we aim to help people with a genuine need, regardless of age, race, religion, gender or credit rating. We operate at a human level to ensure nobody gets left behind or denied the chance to succeed.
This inclusivity extends beyond those needing help to those able to give it. Read on to discover how we’re also making more philanthropists!
Accessible Philanthropy
You’d be forgiven for thinking only the mega-rich can be philanthropists or that you need bags of money to donate to make any real impact. Well, that’s where Auxilium is keen to make changes and modernise this idea of philanthropy. While there are always big causes that need big money, there are also many smaller ones that need much less and yet can still have a significant impact.
We believe that communities can be transformed by helping the people at the heart of them. The smaller, overlooked individual causes. The woman who devoted her life to her children and now needs a little help to start a business, the man who risked his life for his country and is now ready for a new direction, the person with a terrific idea who needs the right connections, the young adult who struggled with school so has been tossed aside by the system.
These are the people who aren’t given a fair chance because they don’t meet the right criteria.
These are the people Auxilium is proud to serve.
Because these are the people who will strengthen the community.
The People Behind the Passion
Bernard Sparks
Our resident help-aholic! A boundless energy propels Bernard’s passion for making a difference.
Born in vibrant 1960s London, but destined to be raised as a northerner as he grew up in Yorkshire. Bernard’s work life started as a fresh-faced 13-year-old lad stacking shelves in a local supermarket, but by 17, his determination and ambition saw him achieve a position on Comet’s management team, the youngest member by far.
Life later saw him joining West Yorkshire and Lancashire Police forces, where he thoroughly enjoyed serving the community, and his desire to help others really started to grow.
In the 90’s Bernard really had a chance to get his creative talents going during the pioneering days of the emerging technology of the internet, Bernard still has notebooks that contain uses for the internet that he and his then partners were discussing 3 decades previously.
Bernard is brimming with big personality, passion and positivity, all of which he has used to advocate tirelessly for the RNLI, Air Ambulances and various Autism charities. If you can tear him away from his latest philanthropic project, he does enjoy a bit of socialising or a concert (but he’ll probably still sneak in some work!).
Bernard is now pouring his energy into making a difference through The Auxilium Society and Bushido Social Impact.
Learn more about Bernard, including his career in television.
Mick Hayton
Mick left his hometown of Newcastle Upon Tyne at 15, to join the Army where he trained as a medic. After completing combat duty in the Gulf War and Bosnia, he left to serve in the police force for 6 years when he left after being diagnosed with complex PTSD.
Mick battled his symptoms for a decade whilst relying heavily on charitable veteran care facilities, and this fuelled his desire to help others in similar situations. Since 1993, Mick has been part of numerous charitable projects, from building an orphanage in Romania to using his skills to treat and help victims of an earthquake in Nepal to now developing
Peace is the Prize.
Quiet time and space to unwind are important to Mick, especially in managing his PTSD, so when he isn’t busy giving back and helping others, he quite enjoys a walk with Geordie, a Tibetan Terrier and Annie the Cavapoo.
Mick’s also been known to pen a short story or two and has even written the storyline for a musical! So much so that he’s now studying screenwriting alongside wellness and meditation.
Dean Goldberg
A true philanthropist with a huge heart and an awe-inspiring background.
Dean, along with two partners, started Park Caledonia Associates, an independent financial advisory firm. They grew it to huge success, later forming a financial services group specialising in structuring funds and enterprise investment schemes.
A deep-rooted commitment to philanthropy has seen Dean use his success to consistently give back. Sponsoring film awards and festivals, rescuing the Raindance Festival, setting up charitable trusts and collaborating on mental health projects.
To unwind, Dean enjoys long dog walks and foraging or cosy winter activities such as board games, quizzes and jigsaw puzzles... If the rugby isn’t on.
Dean loves solving problems and seeing the opportunities that can arise from doing so.
“There is no better feeling than being able to make a positive difference to someone or a group of people that you may not even know. The transference of positive energy and the feel-good factor is a physical, magical, invigorating and empowering experience.
One of the reasons we set up Auxilium was to share the positive feelings that doing good can bring to the giver as well as to the recipient. We want everyone to be able to experience that feel-good factor.”
Ian Wherry
Ian is a devoted family man with a burning desire to help the disadvantaged and overlooked.
School wasn’t the best fit for Ian, and he found himself working in retail before building his own successful cleaning company, which he ran for ten years before returning to retail as an assistant manager.
Ian left work to spend more time caring for his autistic son, Ashton, as his symptoms became more pronounced. Working with Auxillium now gives him the freedom to be there for his family and work in a job that feels fulfilling and has a big positive impact on the world.
Ian’s devotion to family and helping others saw him carry out numerous fundraisers for his disabled niece, and he still promotes the hospice that took care of her.
A huge music fan, Ian has been a lifelong fan of U2 and in more recent years enjoyed the likes of Jack Savoretti and James Bay amongst others. Ian and his son Ashton enjoy creating playlists together and in his younger days, Ian was actually in a band and wrote song lyrics!
