A Marlow firm has helped a charity funding research into teenage cancer reach the £250,000 milestone after raising more than £17,000.

Dun & Bradstreet, which has its UK headquarters in Parkway, raised the money for RobsARTTT (A Rare Teenage Tumour Trust), which was set up by 15-year-old Rob Holland before he died from a rare cancer – desmoplastic small round cell tumour – after a brave battle more than a decade ago.

The Holmer Green Senior School pupil set up the charity to raise awareness of the disease and fund research to help others and, over the years, his mum – Amanda Dunkerton – has continued to run it to carry on his legacy, raising thousands of pounds in her son’s memory.

Staff at Dun & Bradstreet were touched by Rob’s story and nominated RobsARTTT as their charity of the year as part of the company’s ‘Do Good’ programme, raising more than £8,000 through various fundraising activities.

The company then matched the fundraising efforts, donating a total of £17,534 to the charity, which this month celebrated raising £250,000 with Amanda branding the amount “staggering”.

She said: “Rob cried when he received his first donation of £100 from his grandad’s company and I never thought we would ever reach a figure this high.

“I’m so happy that Rob’s legacy continues and I’ve been blown away by the kindness of all those who have supported us.”

Dun & Bradstreet UK’s MD Ed Thorne, who presented the cheque, said: “We feel it’s incredibly important to support the community we work within.

“It was an honour to meet Amanda and to help the charity reach such an impressive milestone.”