Pennies from Heaven appeals to all, is easy to set up and a breeze to run
People want to give and like to work for employers that offer an easy way to do this. As donations are always less than £1 everyone can join Pennies from Heaven and the scheme is complimentary to Payroll Giving – indeed most of our employers offer both!
Pennies from Heaven appeals to all, is easy to set up and a breeze to run
People want to give and people like to work for employers that offer an easy way to do this. As donations are always less than £1 everyone can join Pennies from Heaven and the scheme is complimentary to Payroll Giving – indeed most of our employers offer both!
Choose any charity that all staff give to
Set up in as little as three weeks
Appeals to all staff regardless of salary
750,000,000 pennies donated so far
Pennies from Heaven is the UK’s largest micro giving scheme for employees and pensioners. The scheme has raised £7.5 for over 800 charities charities. Major employers offering the scheme include Aldi UK, Barclays, HSBC UK, Cadbury Schweppes, Harrods, LV=, The Royal Bank of Scotland, TUI, WHSmith, many UK Councils and the largest UK employer the NHS.
We already offer Payroll Giving – is this the same?
Most of our employers offer Pennies from Heaven and Payroll Giving. Pennies from Heaven allows all your staff to give a little but together make a big difference to a charity important to the company. It’s 100% inclusive, everyone can afford to join in and feel a part of the success because donations are less than £1. If an employee wants to choose a charity important to them, and give more, then Payroll Giving is the perfect way to do this.
What are the benefits to employers?
How to set up as an employer
It’s a small ask
It’s easy to set up
Most payroll systems are already set up to support the scheme and the majority of administration is done by Pennies from Heaven.
Commitment to charity
Whether you support a local or national charity, running Pennies from Heaven forms an important part of your CSR strategy.
Support social enterprise
Pennies from Heaven is a small Social Enterprise committed to reinvesting any profits to enable all employers to join the scheme.
High take up rates
Our average sign up rate is 20% with a quarter of our Award winners seeing more than 40% of staff taking part every month.
Raise significant amounts
Despite individuals giving just pennies the scheme has raised £6m to date proving pennies really do add up!
What are the costs to run the scheme?
Pennies from Heaven will agree a modest fee for the license to run the scheme to not only cover the costs of the services we provide but also support us to continue our charitable work. Pennies from Heaven exists because employers realise the scheme can accomplish more by working together than acting alone. Without employers recognising the value we bring to the wider charitable sector Pennies from Heaven would simply close, costing the charity sector ~£700,000 a year of donations. The fee will depend on the level of services provided and the number of employees. Pennies from Heaven receives no other income and do not charge the charities anything.
Some of our employers running the scheme...
