The chief executive and founder of Ultimate Products, which sells the likes of Salter, Kleeneze and Russell Hobbs under licence, has handed 100,000 shares to charity.
Simon Showman, who established the Greater Manchester-headquartered listed company in the late 1990s, has handed the shares of 25p each to The Showmanrose Foundation, a charitable trust.
In a joint statement Simon and Hayley Showman said: "Our family is delighted to be in a position to provide much-needed support to a number of charities across the Greater Manchester region.
