In loving memory of Michael John Badnall, we're a community-led foundation, raising crucial funds to support impactful local initiatives to help prevent cardiovascular disease, especially sudden and unexpected cardiac events.
Registered charity in England and Wales, number 1205790.
What's going on
News, press releases and articles from our community.
Gary Marshall chose The Mitchy Foundation as the official charity of his year as Club Captain at The Rayleigh Club, raising £3,009.20 across a packed calendar of fundraising on and off the course.
Alfie Fuller, Adam McDonnell and Harry Mole, longtime fundraisers for the charity, set out once again on a new endeavour to support the foundation by running the 2026 Barcelona Marathon in memory of Mitchy, raising £4,000 across the 26.2 mile course.
60 supporters signed up to The Mitchy March challenge in October, hitting 10,000+ steps every day, and clocked a combined 19,521,348 steps for the foundation.
Building a community-led foundation in memory of Mitchy.
Funds put straight into the initiatives we support.
Reached through the local initiatives we've funded.
Our story
The Mitchy Foundation was founded following the sudden loss of a beloved father, brother, son, and friend of many, Michael "Mitchy" Badnall. On 4 February 2020, Mitchy lost his life to a sudden heart attack, with no known previous concerns about his heart. We exist so that fewer families have to go through what we did.
What We Do
As a charity, The Mitchy Foundation supports local initiatives across Essex to prevent the loss of life from heart attacks and cardiovascular disease.
Equipment
Publicly accessible AEDs where minutes matter most.
Screening
Free cholesterol and HbA1c screening in your community.
Training
Hands-on sessions teaching the steps that keep someone alive.
Family support
Coffee mornings for families who've lost someone suddenly.
Partnership
Backing the volunteers answering local 999 call-outs.
Get involved
Whether it's a marathon, a bake sale or something we've never seen before we'd love to hear from you.
