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Global information and insights company, TransUnion announced its support for Save the Children, raising over £18,000 for the charity thanks to a range of fundraising activities over the past two years. TransUnion colleagues took part in a ‘Step it Up’ challenge, where over a five-week period, participating members walked a combined distance of 14,513.4km. Premier…
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Enforcement specialist, Bristow & Sutor Group has signed a charity partner agreement that will see the Midlands-based company provide support, volunteering and annual donations to The Money Charity until at least October 2024. The Money Charity provides education, information, advice and guidance to people of all ages, helping them to manage their money well and…
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Financial Wellness Group has announced that it has created the Financial Wellness Group Foundation. The Foundation has the mission of improving financial wellbeing in the UK through donations, advocacy, research and campaigning. In particular the Foundation will support the financial education of young people and adults to help equip them with the skills they need…
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Credit reference agency TransUnion has donated laptops to a number of schools local to its UK headquarters in Leeds, to aid families with remote learning. Manor Wood Primary, Primley Wood Primary, Harehill Primary, Guiseley Primary, Broadgate Primary and Beckfoot Upper Heaton were the six schools in the Leeds and Bradford area to receive a combined…
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Enforcement services specialist, Marston Holdings has donated £10,000 to Radical Recruit’s crowdfunding campaign. The donation will enable Radical Recruit, a not-for-profit organisation that bridges the gap between disadvantaged job seekers and the business world, to support even more homeless people back into the workplace by developing an online tool that will provide candidates with the…
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TransUnion has announced it will continue to support Save the Children as its 2021 charity partner in the UK. Over the past year, TransUnion has taken part in a range of activities to raise much-needed funds for the charity, which have helped make a real difference, for example delivering a day’s worth of food to…
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Loans Warehouse has announced a charity fitness challenge in support of charity New Hope. Every year, the specialist broker, sets its directors, staff and supporters in the industry a fitness challenge in January to counter the excesses of Christmas’s conspicuous consumption in support of a chosen charity. This year’s charity is New Hope which provides…
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Specialist lender Together has made a £10,000 donation to Stockport County FC’s charity campaign to provide meals for youngsters over the festive period. Marc Goldberg, CEO at Together has contributed on behalf of the company to the football club’s Food for Christmas appeal. The campaign aims to raise £220,000 to provide food vouchers for children…
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Computershare Loan Services has donated £3,800 to Scotland’s national children’s charity. The donation will fund the charity’s money advice services, which helps families that have fallen deeper into crisis as a result of the coronavirus to maximise their income and manage debt whilst providing emotional and practical family support. Linda Jardine, Director of Children and…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals to ensure that firms provide tailored support for users of consumer credit and overdraft products who continue to face payment difficulties due to coronavirus (Covid-19). The proposals will cover users of credit cards and other revolving credit (store card and catalogue credit), personal loans, overdrafts, motor finance,…
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With numerous reports that donations to non-NHS charities were falling dramatically during the lock-down, during the first two weeks of June, MotoNovo Finance says that it took to the virtual road on a unique virtual charity drive helping a range of charities across the UK by donating £40,000. The route map for the journey saw…
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Computershare Loan Services has donated £10,000 from its Charity Donations Fund to the Trussell Trust, a charity which supports a nationwide network of 1,200 food bank centres providing emergency food to people in the UK. Third-party mortgage servicer, Computershare Loan Services sets aside £20,000 annually for its donations fund to help prevent financial hardship and…
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TransUnion has announced that it has raised £11,300 for child protection charity NSPCC in support of its Childline service, which provides young people with a place to turn to for help. TransUnion’s colleagues supported this initiative in the UK with a host of activities throughout 2019. These included a trek to Everest Base Camp and…
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