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Lloyds Banking Group was the biggest corporate investor in UK communities in 2010* and in 2011 we invested substantially more.
We invested £85 million in communities in 2011, including support for financial inclusion and capability, sponsorship of sports for young people and support to the Group’s charitable Foundations.
As one of the UK’s biggest employers, our colleague volunteering initiatives can make a real difference. Thousands of our colleagues are active participants in local community organisations, in and out of company time. Our Day to Make a Difference programme enables all Lloyds Banking Group employees to spend one day a year during work time volunteering for a charity or local community project.
We further support colleagues’ contributions to communities through our matched giving programme. This enables colleagues to claim up to £1000 a year to match funds raised for charity and £8 per hour of volunteering.
Lloyds Banking Group’s Charity of the Year for 2011 is Save the Children. Working together we aim to raise at least £1 million to fund 52 Save the Children Families and Schools Together (FAST) projects in some of the UK’s most disadvantaged communities.
FAST is a unique programme that brings together children and their parents, schools and community volunteers in a supportive environment to ensure that children get the best possible start to their school life. It helps coach parents on how to support their children’s development by engaging them in educational activities and building their confidence, helping parents take a more active role in their children’s schooling and their local communities.
Lloyds Banking Group Charity of the Year
Much of the Group’s charitable giving is through the Lloyds TSB Foundations and Bank of Scotland Foundation – independent charitable Foundations supported solely by the Group.
In the last 26 years, more than £510 million has been invested in small, grassroots charities across the UK through the Lloyds TSB Foundations. In 2010, the Bank of Scotland Foundation was established to take forward our long-term community investment in Scotland.
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland
Lloyds TSB Foundation for the Channel Islands
*According to London Benchmarking Group data
Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc and Bank of Scotland plc (members of Lloyds Banking Group), are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. FSA authorisation can be checked on the FSA’s Register at: www.fsa.gov.uk/register/home.do. Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc and Bank of Scotland plc are members of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Financial Ombudsman Service.
