Pictured above: Phillip Grant (second from right), Managing Director of Gallan Parking, presents a cheque to Charles Gillett , a Trustee of Lench's Trust in the company of the charity's Chief Executive Jean-Luc Priez and Nick Williams, Head of Office Agency for Savills   

A major provider of affordable sheltered housing for older people in Birmingham is a 'lot' better off thanks to a local property specialist.

Gallan Parking, part of Midland-based Gallan Group, has presented Lench's Trust with a cheque for £500 at the city centre car park that it manages for the organisation.

The 140-space car park at Lench Street, just off Lancaster Circus and opposite Birmingham Children's Hospital, has been let to Gallan Parking on a short-term basis ahead of redevelopment of the site.

Phillip Grant, Managing Director of Gallan Parking, said: "Lench's Trust provides a vital service as both a landlord and a charity and the donation was a gesture of our goodwill." 

Jean-Luc Priez, Chief Executive of Lench's Trust, said: "We were delighted with the donation which will go towards the running of our new extra care scheme in Quinton."

Nick Williams, Head of Office Agency for Savills Estate Agents, added: "The short-term let to Gallan Parking went very smoothly. They have helped to turn fallow land into an attractive development proposition."

Gallan Parking operates over 3,000 spaces in an area from Sheffield to Worthing and Stafford to Norwich.