15 July 2026
A report to improve young people's futures in Birmingham
New research for the Trust and the Foundation finds 'starter' jobs for young people in Birmingham have fallen 49% in a decade — and sets out four ways to turn that around.
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Short updates from Sir Peter's work in business, philanthropy and public life. Each one belongs to an ongoing journey - follow a strand to read the whole story.
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July 2026
Back to Cranfield to collect an honorary degree
Sir Peter returned to Cranfield University to collect his honorary degree, joining the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and senior academic leaders for the ceremony.
9 July 2026
Inspiring Futures marks its first year
At Millennium Point, Sir Peter gave the closing address at Inspiring Futures' first-anniversary celebration, presenting Student of the Year awards — each with a recycled laptop.
July 2026
A landmark quarter for the Centre for Enterprise
A landmark quarter in Liverpool: forty students shared £50,000 from the Enterprise Fund, fourteen new businesses launched, and the first Lead Liverpool conference opened.
June 2026
On the podcast: why great entrepreneurs are built in hard times
Sir Peter joined his son Steve on The Policy Fix podcast to talk about building a business through hard times — resilience, calculated risk, AI, and giving back.
June 2026
Bringing Maggie's to the West Midlands
The Trust announced a partnership with the cancer charity Maggie's to bring its centres to the West Midlands — starting in Coventry, then Birmingham. The region has none.
December 2025
Opening the Sir Peter Rigby Coronation Food Hub
In Birmingham, the Sir Peter Rigby Coronation Food Hub opened — the first fully funded hub in the King's Coronation Food Project, built to redistribute millions of meals a year and train hundreds of people into work.
October 2024
The Centre for Enterprise opens in Liverpool
Sir Peter returned to his home city to open the Sir Peter Rigby Centre for Enterprise at the University of Liverpool — funded by a £1m gift from his Charitable Trust, and set to reach 50,000 students and young people over three years.