Would you miss the pennies from your pay? Probably not, so why not give them to charity?
Pennies from Heaven allows you and your colleagues to donate your payslip pennies to charity. By each giving a little together you can make a bit difference to a charity you all support.
Would you miss the pennies from your pay? Probably not, so why not give them to charity?
Pennies from Heaven allows you and your colleagues to donate your payslip pennies to charity. By each giving a little together you can make a bit difference to a charity you all support.
All employees give to the same charity
Easy to set up
Running in hundreds of UK companies and NHS Trusts
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 million for over 800 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.
Can I sign up as an individual?
It is great to hear that you are interested in having Pennies from Heaven running at your workplace and your employer will need to join the scheme so you can sign up and start donating your pennies. We recommend that Pennies from Heaven runs in organisations of 750+ employees but speak to us if you think it would suit a smaller organisation you are part of. You can download a brochure at the top of the page which will provide you with some more details on the scheme and then contact us so we can speak to the right people in your company
Key facts about the scheme
How can my employer sign up?
Employer can choose any charity
All staff give to the same charity which can change annually
Staff numbers
Our rough guide is that employers need more than 750 staff just to ensure that the pennies turn into lots of pounds.
It’s a small ask
As donations are less than £1 everyone can join in and together make a big difference to charities important to you and your colleagues.
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
Complimentary to Payroll Giving
Most employers offer payroll giving and Pennies from Heaven together
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
Through Pennies from Heaven we have raised over £56,000 and the annual donation is increasing year on year. It is a simple and efficient fundraising initiative we can offer our corporate partners and a fantastic way for employees to support us. Their pennies have turned into thousands of pounds for Macmillan supporting our work helping people affected by cancer.
Name | Role, Macmillan Cancer Support
Some of the charities that have benefited from Pennies from Heaven donations:
