Lock & Co. is a small family business that strongly believes in social responsibility. That’s why each year we donate to charities close to our hearts. The charities we have chosen are ones where we know our support can make a real difference. Please follow the links to hear their stories.
Brain Tumour Research is the only national charity in the UK that is dedicated to raising funds for continuous and sustainable scientific research into brain tumours. Scientists at dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence, work tirelessly to gain a deeper understanding of brain tumours to get closer to a cure.
Brain Tumour Research has been a recipient of monetary donations from Lock & Co. Hatters for many years, and our staff are committed to raising money through additional fundraising events.
Lock & Co. are honoured to have worked with the wonderful pupils and teachers of Blakesley Primary School, Northamptonshire, for Wear A Hat Day in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Each pupil learned from members of the team at Lock’s about the history of hats and how they are made, and then had the opportunity to design, make, and trim their own hats, using their own imagination and inspiration! A selection of the fabulous hand-made creations by the pupils of Blakesley CE Primary School were on display in the shop windows at Lock & Co., 6 St. James’s Street, London.
This year on February 23rd, 2026, for one day only, Lock Hatters became Lock & Boe, celebrating 350 years while supporting Brain Tumour Research. We welcomed the Brain Tumour Research team and their patron multi-platinum recording artist Mr. Alfie Boe joined by a brilliant line up of star guests, all coming together for one purpose - to help find a cure for Brain Tumours. As part of our event, we hosted a special fundraising raffle, with all ticket proceeds donated to Brain Tumour Research. We contributed 10 gorgeous hats as prizes for the draw, alongside 20% of all our sales from the day.
We are proud to continue our support for this vital cause. For Wear A Hat Day on March 27th 2026, we once again raised funds for Brain Tumour Research, helping to drive forward the search for a cure.
You can donate to Brain Tumour Research here:
Brain Tumour Research is the only national charity in the UK that is dedicated to raising funds for continuous and sustainable scientific research into brain tumours. Scientists at dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence, work tirelessly to gain a deeper understanding of brain tumours to get closer to a cure.
Brain Tumour Research has been a recipient of monetary donations from Lock & Co. Hatters for many years, and our staff are committed to raising money through additional fundraising events.
Lock & Co. are honoured to have worked with the wonderful pupils and teachers of Blakesley Primary School, Northamptonshire, for Wear A Hat Day in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Each pupil learned from members of the team at Lock’s about the history of hats and how they are made, and then had the opportunity to design, make, and trim their own hats, using their own imagination and inspiration! A selection of the fabulous hand-made creations by the pupils of Blakesley CE Primary School were on display in the shop windows at Lock & Co., 6 St. James’s Street, London.
This year on February 23rd, 2026, for one day only, Lock Hatters became Lock & Boe, celebrating 350 years while supporting Brain Tumour Research. We welcomed the Brain Tumour Research team and their patron multi-platinum recording artist Mr. Alfie Boe joined by a brilliant line up of star guests, all coming together for one purpose - to help find a cure for Brain Tumours. As part of our event, we hosted a special fundraising raffle, with all ticket proceeds donated to Brain Tumour Research. We contributed 10 gorgeous hats as prizes for the draw, alongside 20% of all our sales from the day.
We are proud to continue our support for this vital cause. For Wear A Hat Day on March 27th 2026, we once again raised funds for Brain Tumour Research, helping to drive forward the search for a cure.
You can donate to Brain Tumour Research here:
The King’s Foundation, first formed in 1990, is a charity founded by King charles III as Prince of Wales – inspired by His Majesty’s philosophy of Harmony.
The King’s Foundation is responsible for opening Highgrove Gardens to the public, generating an annual income for the charity. In May 2023, Lock & Co. were honoured to launch a special edition Highgrove Panama Hat to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. This launch was followed by the addition of the Highgrove Estate Check Grosvenor Cap, Snowdon Muirfield Bakerboy Cap and most recently the The King's Rose, The 35 and The Highgrove Garden Panama Hats.
Profits from sales of the hats will support The King's Foundation for its charitable delivery of education and training initiatives, some of which take place at Highgrove. The King’s Foundation’s base at Highgrove accommodates education and training opportunities in furniture-making, fashion, and textiles, and building craft skills.
The Highgrove Collection of hats is available to purchase at Lock & Co. and from the Highgrove Shop's website.
We Are Beams is a local charity that supports disabled children and their families in Kent and Medway.
The disabled children and young people who have access to our services are aged between 0-25 years. They will usually have one or multiple learning difficulties, complex health needs such as Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy or another life limiting disease, physical or sensory impairment, challenging behaviour as a result of their disability, Autism, or severe ADHD.
We currently have 500 families as members, accessing our support. Our work is divided into three key areas: Short Breaks Services, Family Advice Service, and Dragon’s Retreat, a six-bedded respite unit.
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is a suicide prevention charity fighting to reduce the devastating impact of suicide in the UK. They run a life-saving helpline for anyone affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts, and their website offers a wealth of tools and resources packed with practical advice.
Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for Sussex and South East Hampshire and provides care for around 300 children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions every year. Thanks to support from the local community, children and families who know they don’t have long together have the chance to live life to the full and say goodbye in the way that is right for them.
On a visit to Chestnut Tree House, kids can be astronauts for the day in the multi-sensory room, discover creepy crawlies on a woodland walk, or form their very own pop group in the music room. It is a place where parents can just be parents, and not carers, and where siblings have people to talk to who understand what they are going through.
As well as care provided at the House, nurses visit families at home, taking children out to explore their local community, or simply giving tired families and carers the chance to take a well-earned break.
Then, when the time comes, they help families say goodbye, in whatever way feels right for them, at home or in the hospice itself. They also offer ongoing bereavement support for the whole family.
It is thanks to the generosity of the local community who make this happen. Nearly £9 million is needed every year to run the hospice, with our NHS grant only funding less than a tenth of these costs. The rest comes from the amazing donations we receive through fundraising, gifts in wills, shops, the Chestnut Tree House lottery and volunteering.
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Lock & Co. Hatters work very closely with Emma Willis to support her Headley Court ‘Style for Soldiers’ initiative. At least once a year Lock & Co. Hatters visit injured servicemen to fit them with hats and caps that are specially made for them.
The charity was set up by Emma in 2008 to outfit injured servicemen and women with adapted garments and accessories. Lock & Co. has supported Style for Soldiers since the beginning, and we continue to do so today. Additionally, we recently worked with one of the Style for Soldiers Patrons who supports children from local schools with low self-esteem to receive some work experience.
Established in 1990 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Royal Warrant Holders Association, QEST was founded to provide a scholarship programme to champion and promote British craft. Lock & Co. actively supports and participates in QEST and RWHA activities to further promote the message of craftsmanship.
In 2021, Lock & Co. teamed up with QEST scholar Manuel Mazzotti, an incredible bookbinder, to display his contemporary works in our shop for London Craft Week 2021. The aim was to celebrate the QEST scholars' crafts and to share these with the general public, be it through displays, demonstrations or pop-up shops.
We produce a special hat or cap each year and the proceeds are donated to this charity. In 2024, we released our QEST Tremelo Bakerboy Cap.
The Royal School of Needlework is the international centre of excellence for the art of hand embroidery. Founded in 1872, the RSN is steeped in history with unrivalled expertise in the techniques of hand embroidery.
Lock & Co. Hatters are proud to be working with the Royal School of Needlework, and together our goal is to preserve and promote British Craftmanship.
We are passionate about inspiring and supporting the students of the RSN, and so we offer two Millinery internships each year to support the development of their skills and knowledge in a commercial workplace. We proudly showcase the exceptional craftsmanship of the students in our shop having sold multiple headpieces made by them. The Snowdrop Headband is a collaboration between Lock & Co. and the RSN, bringing together fashion and artistry in a Duchess satin design. Handcrafted by our skilled milliners alongside the RSN’s talented embroidery artists, this piece remains a beautiful expression of our partnership and continues to be available to purchase on our website.
Lock & Co. Hatters are proud to be working with The Creative Dimension Trust who are dedicated to nurturing the talents of young people aged 14–19 who show exceptional skill and potential in fine craft and design. TCDT offer fully funded workshops led by expert craft specialists and provide hands-on training in disciplines such as gilding, embroidery, model-making, tailoring, and other precision-based crafts. These workshops not only develop technical expertise but also inspire creativity, confidence, and career aspirations in industries where meticulous hand skills are highly valued. Lock & Co. Hatters are passionate about inspiring and supporting the students of TCDT, and so we offer Millinery workshops each year to support the development of their skills and knowledge in a commercial workplace.
At the Global Returns Project (GRP), our mission is simple but vital: to unlock new streams of philanthropy that deliver urgent solutions for the climate and nature crises.
We believe that hope is here - in the scientists, campaigners, lawyers, and conservationists who are already making a measurable difference for our planet. What they need is funding that matches the scale and urgency of the challenge. That’s where we come in.
We connect individuals, businesses, and wealth advisers with a curated portfolio of the world's most effective climate and nature charities - organisations that protect rainforests and oceans, hold polluters to account, restore vital ecosystems, and safeguard biodiversity.
Every penny raised goes directly to these charities. We charge no fees and take no deductions, ensuring your support creates real, lasting impact. We are proud to support the Global Returns Project and, as part of this commitment, Lock & Co. Hatters has donated £1,500 to-date to the portfolio of high-impact nature and climate charities curated by the Global Returns Project.
shiftED empowers young people through design and making, building creativity, skills, confidence and future opportunities. We work towards a shift in education that brings together creative partnerships between schools, communities and artists and designers.
We do this by offering specialist-led, hands-on design projects through our School, Tailored and After-School programmes at our Makerspace in Holborn Library, Camden.
We're Re-engage, and we’re reducing loneliness in later life by providing vital, life-enhancing social connections for older people at a time in their lives when their social circles are diminishing.
Our friendly social gatherings, empowering activity groups, and supportive call befriending services offer vital lifelines to people aged 75 and over, helping them feel seen, heard and part of a community again.
Thanks to our dedicated volunteers and the generosity of Lock & Co. Hatters and others, we can continue offering these crucial services across the UK, free of charge.
FareShare | Felix is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups. The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
At Lock & Co., we take a great deal of pride in the fact that our walls are lined with stories from all the way back to 1676 when the shop first opened.
