Payroll Giving
If you’re an employee
Here at St George’s we believe every child deserves the best start in life. Knowing that we can rely on your support through Payroll Giving means we can continue to support children and families through difficult times by providing affordable childcare.If you are looking for a quick, easy and totally tax-free way to give to St George’s, then Payroll Giving may be just what you are looking for.
How it all works
When you give to St George’s through your payroll, your donation is taken before tax is deducted so if you pledge £5, you actually only pay £4 and the taxman will add the extra £1. This means that £4 per month from your pay packet ends up as a donation that is actually worth £5 to St George’s at no extra cost to you.
How to set it up
To get involved with Payroll Giving with St George’s, you can print out this Payroll Giving Form and contact your HR/Payroll department.
For more information about how Payroll Giving with St George’s works and what your donations could be helping to achieve please email islay@stgeorgesproject.co.uk or call 01892 543 982.
If you’re a company
Setting up a Payroll Giving scheme for your employees gives them a great opportunity to make a committed, long term contribution towards the work of the charity. It helps build good relations with your employees, and enables companies to support St George’s with little extra cost.
How Payroll Giving works
If you decide to run a Payroll Giving Scheme for your employees you'll make regular deductions from their pay through your payroll system. You deduct the amount an employee asks you to take from their pay after working out and deducting their National Insurance contributions, but before applying PAYE. You pass on all the donations you've deducted to an approved Payroll Giving Agency. They then distribute the donations to your employees' chosen charities - you don't have to do anything else. All modern payroll systems can be set up to handle Payroll Giving and there are no extra tax forms to fill in.
How to set it up
To set up a Payroll Giving Scheme all you have to do is sign up with an approved Payroll Giving Agency. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) approves Payroll Giving Agencies and lists them on its website. Each Payroll Giving Agency is itself a charity. You just have to set up your payroll system for Payroll Giving. Then you can offer the scheme to your employees. Find an HMRC approved Payroll Giving Agency
Further information: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/businesses/giving/payroll-giving.htm
If you’d like to set up Payroll Giving at your company as a way to give something back to your local community, feel free to email islay@stgeorgesproject.co.uk or call 01892 543982 to have a chat about how to set it up on your systems.
