The funding will help One In A Million – which engages with children and young people in disadvantaged areas through sports, the arts and enterprise – to maintain its hub at the Sue Belcher Centre, Bracken Bank.

And the donation – has also provided training for one of the programme's young people, Daniel Pearson, to gain a qualification in youth work.

Craig McHugh, corporate relations executive with One In A Million, says: “The funding we have received from Airedale Group has been fantastic for the running of our much-needed Keighley hub. Our hubs are essential for us to be able to engage with communities that need our support the most, and to help break the cycle of deprivation.

"But the donation has also been transformational for Daniel. It has allowed him to gain a youth work qualification and begin his career with One In A Million, providing fantastic peer support for the other children we see at the centre. At just 16 years old, Daniel has already achieved great things, and he has an incredibly positive and exciting future ahead of him”.

Daniel says: "Volunteering with One In A Million has helped me find my passion for youth work. I help plan and develop sessions, and work with the kids club and youth club, and I have gained several qualifications – including for forest schools training, food hygiene and youth work. I love facing new challenges which take me out of my comfort zone, and with the team’s support I get to lead some of the sessions. Now I feel really excited about the future”.

Airedale Group managing director, Richard Ward, said the company was delighted to see the results of its community support and he paid tribute to the charity's work.

He said: “It is incredibly rewarding to be able to see so clearly the benefit of the donations we make to our communities and to hear what Daniel has been able to achieve with the support of One In A Million. The charity provides a greatly-appreciated service in the community, which is making a meaningful difference to the lives of young people in the area”.

Cross Hills-based Airedale Group, which was established in 1973, provides products to an extensive range of market sectors across the UK and Europe.