Charities and Volunteering
We believe in making a positive and lasting impact to people and the communities in which we live, work and serve and team up with organisations that share our goals, especially those that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This helps us prioritise new projects and initiatives and understand the impact we're making.
Annually, we aim to contribute 0.25% of profit before tax in charitable donations. In FY2022/23, we donated £340,000 to a total of 52 charities.
Fundraising Highlights
Some of our recent charity highlights include:
- Donated £32,000 to fund a Macmillan Support Worker at Charing Cross Hospital in London.
- Donated £18,000 last year to 12 charities across the UK, supporting local initiatives nominated by our colleagues.
- A company-wide fundraising event - Miles for MND in support of the Motor Neurone Disease Association raised over £60,000.
- Over £10,000 raised for Great Ormond Street Hospital by customers and colleagues.
- Responding to the Turkey-Syria earthquake and the Pakistan floods disaster with donations of £10,000 to both appeals through the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC).
Key Charity Partners
Volunteering
We encourage all colleagues to take one paid volunteering day a year, to support a cause close to their hearts and can gift their own volunteering day to other colleagues, to allow for greater focus and involvement on specific projects.
For a more detailed report on our recent charitable activities, read our latest ESG Report.