Payroll Giving for Employers
Thank you for considering setting up payroll giving for your employees. Payroll giving allows your employees the opportunity to give to UK registered charities like Yorkshire Air Ambulance directly from their pay, before tax. It is a reliable and long-term source of income for Yorkshire Air Ambulance and gives us the opportunity to plan for the future.
What you should consider:
First you should consider which payroll giving agency to go with. Researching online is best for this as the websites will include the relevant information for set up as well as the charges associated with each agency. For more information, visit Payroll Giving – GOV.UK
Payroll giving agencies that Yorkshire Air Ambulance currently work with include Giveall2Charity, Growing Giving With You | Charities Trust and Together, we give more | Charities Aid Foundation
Microhive (previously Pennies from Heaven) rounds down the employee’s salary to the nearest pound, with the leftover pennies donated to the employees chosen charity.
Once decided, your chosen payroll giving agency will handle all the admin, ensure donations are distributed to the selected charities and make sure everything remains complient.
Deductions should be made when you run your payroll every month/week and should be done so before the gross pay of the participating employees, after National Insurance but before Income Tax.
As a extra benefit to your employees, some employers also offer to match their employee’s donation, meaning for example, if an employee donates £10, the employer may match it – doubling the total donation to £20. It’s a simple but effective way to boost impact and show support for employee-led giving.
As the employer, you should ask your payroll giving agency any questions you have about the scheme. To process the donations, the payroll giving agency may charge a processing fee which is usually deducted from the employee’s donation before they pass it to the charity. However, some employers do choose to pay this fee, in which case the charity will get more money.
Please note: Yorkshire Air Ambulance is unable to provide financial advice on the potential benefits of payroll giving.
Why Now?
- The future of our current base is uncertain, which is a concern to us. We need to ensure our future in this part of the region to maintain continuity and stability for our critical care service.
- A permanent, YAA-owned base will provide greater long-term security, operational flexibility and service resilience.
- We’ve outgrown our current facilities at RAF Topcliffe, which we’ve operated from for over a decade as tenants.
- The purpose-built design will improve working conditions and support our crews’ wellbeing and training.
- With your support, we can create a world-class base ready to meet Yorkshire’s future emergency needs.
Having a base in the North of the region means we can be there for people like Katie Flounders
17-year-old motorcyclist Katie’s bike collided with a car only eight miles from her house. YAA’s crew were dispatched from just five miles away, reaching Katie within minutes.
The team placed Katie into a medically induced coma at the roadside to protect her brain, before accompanying her to hospital.
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