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Decorating retailer Leyland and global paint brand AkzoNobel have announced they will be donating £2 for every tin of Dulux Trade or Dulux Heritage (750ml or larger) sold across their London network of stores, online and in-store, to St Mungo’s charity.
St Mungo’s has been supporting the homeless in London for over 55 years, and also runs services in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton, Bristol, Oxford and Reading.
New figures show that 4,711 people slept on the streets of London between July and September 2025 and nearly half of them were doing so for the first time, according to CHAIN (Combined Homelessness and Information Network), attributing this rise to the ongoing housing and cost of living crisis.
Martin Hastings, CEO of Leyland, said “Dulux Trade and Dulux Heritage are consistently among our bestselling paints, and we hope this initiative will drive even more sales to boost the support we can offer to St Mungo’s.”
