Gunning for charity

If you want to raise money for charity the answer is to bring in a top-quality light entertainer to spice up the evening.

Or, in Richards Butler's case, get TV personality Griff Rhys Jones (above, with barrister Raj Lamba).

With 25 teams paying 600 to go head-to-head on football trivia, the firm raised a whacking 17,000 for St Botolph's Homeless Project in the City and for the Hackney Empire Restoration Appeal.

For those seeking to make similarly huge sums of money take note of the outcome of the post-quiz auction of football memorabilia, which proves that football fans and their money are easily parted.

Mr Lamba paid 400 for an Arsenal shirt signed by the first team.

Quiz winners were a team of football crazies from Deloitte Touche.

However, auctioning off sporting memorabilia proved even more profitable for City firm Gouldens last week when it raised 30,000 for the Brittle Bone Society.