A RAPIDLY growing retirement home firm has pledged to rise £200,000 for a children's hospice in Hampshire.

Renaissance Retirement aims to raise the sum for Naomi House at Sutton Scotney to celebrate 20 years in business.

The Ringwood-based property developer is planning a number of fundraising initiatives at its developments in the south.

The business started in 1997 with its first development being built at Prince Charles’ Poundbury site. The company has seen rapid growth over the last two years during which time its workforce has trebled in size to 40.

The company is now selling luxury retirement apartments all over the south including Romsey, Christchurch, Wareham, Poole, Winchester, Wimborne, and Hartley Wintney.

The company which turned over £6m of sales in 2015 hit the £30m mark in 2016. Its target for 2017 is £60m.

Founder and managing director, Robert Taylor, said: “I’m delighted to be able to raise money for Naomi House during our anniversary year. It’s a fantastic charity and we’ll do our best to raise as much as possible.

“I started Renaissance Retirement 20 years ago with a very small team and steadily built it up to what is now the fastest growing, privately owned specialist retirement developer in the UK.

Renaissance now has plans for more than 600 units in the next few years on the back of a further 11 new sites in the south including Lymington, Milford-on-sea, Winchester, Fleet, Yateley, Arundel and Haslemere.