Charity

John Campbell has always enjoyed running, and for over two decades Campbell Lutyens has combined this love with fundraising for charities. Every year since 2001, for example, we have sponsored the Cape Wrath Challenge. This is the second most challenging marathon in the UK, and takes takes runners from the village of Durness in the far northwest of Scotland out to spectacular Cape Wrath and back again. This is, however, only one example of our long-standing commitment to charitable work and running.

Athens Marathon 2010

This year marks the 2,500th anniversary of Pheidippides' original marathon, and will provide the occasion for our most ambitious fund-raising effort yet. We are calling on 250 representatives and friends of the Private Equity and Infrastructure communities to help us reach our target of raising €2.5 million for children in difficulty throughout the world. First-time marathoners are particularly welcome; Please join us!

The Russian Race 2005

In 2005 the Island Race team went on to organise The Russian Race - an 11,000 km relay from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg over 15 weeks, another first. Campbell Lutyens sponsored the week from Taldan to Nizhnyaya Kuenga in central Siberia, and thereby contributed to the raising of $400,000 for orphaned and homeless Russian children.

The Island Race 2000

In 2000, John Campbell was a member of the organising committee and trustee of the Island Race charity. This 4200 mile race, the first ever relay around the coastline of Great Britain, was arranged under the patronage of HRH The Princess Royal. It counted among members of the committee Sebastian Coe and Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and benefited from behind-the-scenes support from Campbell Lutyens. A particular highlight of the race was the presentation of the baton by HRH The Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace, and was subsequently given to the Queen Mother at the Castle of Mey.The event raised over £1.25 million for a range of charities, took 100 days and involved 100 teams, each representing different aspects of British life at the Millennium.

Centenary Athens Marathon 1996

Following on from their success a decade earlier, Campbell Lutyens organised a team of 100 friends and colleagues to run in the Centenary Marathon and raise money for children's charities in each continent represented by the five Olympic rings. Over £400,000 was raised.

1986 Athens Marathon

To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first Olympic Games, John Campbell put together a team of 9 to run that year's Athens marathon. All were novice marathon runners, but each took on the challenge of this original course and, in the process, raised £25,000 for charity.