Last night he said he was “flabbergasted” by people’s support.
The 43-year-old said: “Since last March people all over the world have been fundraising for various causes in many different ways.
“Alzheimer’s is an illness that has affected both mine and my wife’s side of the family, watching how people can suffer from the condition made me want to help however I could.
“Working as a solicitor I have a lot of elderly clients who need my help to sort out their affairs, trying to help people who have just been diagnosed and witnessing the journey they have.