3 February 2014
The Association of Payroll Giving Organisations (APGO) has
released figures today showing companies donated over £7.5 million
in the last financial year (2012-13) by match funding employee’s
donations through Payroll Giving– a huge increase of £1.5m on the
previous year.
The announcement follows revised figures from HMRC and brings
the total donated to charity by employees and companies through
Payroll Giving to £162.50 million this financial year, an increase
of £38.6 million on the previous year.
Further figures released by the APGO show that a record 48% of
employers engaged in Payroll Giving schemes pay the administration
charge on behalf of their employees. This again puts Payroll Giving
ahead of other donation methods as the most cost effective way for
people to give and ensures that 100% of employee donations go
directly to the charities they are supporting.
A representative of the APGO said: “We are delighted to be able
to release these figures on behalf of our members and would like to
take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to corporate
organisations that continue to champion and fund Payroll
Giving. We see this as a starting point to encourage more
employers to support employee’s charitable donations by providing
and facilitating Payroll Giving.”
Further information about the Association can be found on
the APGO website.