Charitable Giving

Charitable Giving

Making giving to charity easy

Charitable Giving is a Tavistock-based HMRC approved payroll giving agency, offering a tax-efficient, easy way for employees of corporate clients to give regularly to charities of their choice. Founded 33 years ago by Bill Lane, an accountant with a passion for helping others, the registered charity was initially run from the stables in his backyard in Peter Tavy. Today Charitable Giving has bespoke offices in Pitts Cleave, and processes donations for 1,100 employers throughout the UK, benefitting over 5,400 charities, and in the last financial year, administering a staggering £27.5 million for good causes. Payroll giving schemes were introduced in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1987 and since then over £2 billion has been donated to charities. Charitable Giving is the third largest payroll giving agency in the UK and is believed to be the first to achieve ISO (International Standards Organisation) certification for both quality and information security management, ensuring it operates using the best processes and practices.

Charitable Giving is an active member of APGO (the Association of Payroll Giving Organisations) and, as a registered charity regulated by HMRC and the Charities Commission, any spare income is reinvested into the business to provide for consultancy services, marketing and the latest digital equipment and software. The team is proud to be making a huge difference to many good causes, and of its reputation for being very responsive, as well as providing an easy, friendly service for clients who include FTSE 100 companies, high street names and small local businesses. With a minimum donation of £1 per week, or £5 per month, subject to a small administration fee, employees can give regularly from their gross salary to nominated charities, who then benefit from a reliable and steady income to sustain their work. Leading by example, the majority of employees at Charitable Giving make regular donations, earning them the Diamond Quality Mark certificate, awarded to companies achieving a set minimum employee participation rate.

Chief executive officer Clare Mortimore, actively encourages employee professional development; one member of staff is working towards a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with Durham University, and for the last five years the company has offered business administration apprenticeship places which have led to permanent jobs with the charity. One apprentice, Rebecca, says that Charitable Giving has been the most enjoyable job she has had so far, partly due to the friendly, caring working environment; she says: “Young apprentices work closely with the existing experienced staff members to improve their skills and knowledge and so contribute to the progress and growth of the charity.”

Kaye Rogers

CEO Clare is keen to engage more local employers in Payroll Giving. To find out more about how you can give to charity, visit www.charitablegiving.co.uk or email mail@charitablegiving.co.uk