The money from the Katherine Martin Charitable Trust is to be used to fully fund the children’s charity’s Gap Homes project to provide purpose-built homes for care leavers.
Already eight homes have opened, and the Trust’s donation will take the total to more than 50.
The next 15 properties are to be built in Lincolnshire, Birmingham and Glasgow and locations for a further 30 are currently being finalised.
The self-contained homes offer care leavers independent living with access to support from local Barnardo’s services, in areas such as budgeting and cooking.
Katherine Martin, who died in 1959, was a philanthropist, businesswoman and pioneering racing driver during the 1920s. She was involved in developing the Aston Martin car brand with her husband Lionel, who was a director at the firm.
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