STAFF at a Guiseley company have completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge to help raise more than £2,400 for charity.

Online number plate retailer Number 1 Plates will give £1,213 each to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Mission Motorsport.The money raised is being split in half between the two charities.

The business received donations from customers throughout July and August, as well as contributions from business contacts and the general public via social media. Staff then raised more money by completing the 24 mile trek at the end of August. The challenging hike took the team exactly 11 hours to complete - including time stopped at the summit of each peak to take in the spectacular views.

Aldan Ibbetson, Managing Director of Number 1 Plates said:“We’re absolutely delighted to have conquered the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge and to have raised such a fantastic amount for two very worthy causes.

“We’ve been building up to the challenge for a couple of months, and the support we have seen from our customers, suppliers and the general public has been extremely encouraging, and we’re grateful for all of the donations we have received.

“I’ve got to extend my thanks and congratulations to our team as well, as without their heroic efforts on what turned out to be a tougher hike than some expected, we couldn’t have raised so much.”

On its fundraising page the charity says: "Mission Motorsport is the Armed Forces motorsport charity, which uses motorsport as a way for service leavers to 'race, retrain and recover'."

It says:"The charity's dedicated career managers have placed more than 200 wounded, injured and sick service leavers into employment since the inaugural Invictus Games in September 2014, with over 2000 veterans having found work through the charity’s various programs.

"Currently, Mission Motorsport is funded by the Government’s Positive Pathways program, The Soldiers’ Charity (the Army Benevolent Fund), the Forces’ Trust and the Greenwich Hospital as well as by industry partners and independent fundraising."

It adds: "Yorkshire Air Ambulance provide a vital service in the work they do, providing expert medical care to those who need it most, when they need it most. "Whether it's an RTC, cardiac event or a medical episode in a remote area, the Yorkshire Air Ambulance can often reach patients significantly quicker than standard land ambulances, which means they can deliver the care their patients need faster and get them to hospital sooner too.

"YAA rely completely on donations, and receive no money from the government whatsoever. It costs just over £12,000 a day for the charity to keep both Helimed 99 and Helimed 98 operational and flying to incidents across Yorkshire, which is why donations and fundraising is vital to their operation."