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Computershare Loan Services has donated a total of £5,000 to Turn2us and Citizens Advice Maidstone to fund projects supporting people experiencing financial hardship in the second round of funding from its Loan Services Charity Donation Fund. Turn2us will receive £1,500 to fund three workshops for workers and volunteers to help them better assist people in…
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Data and debt recovery solutions specialist TDX Group has announced it has raised over £58,000 in 2017 for a number of local and national charities. Activities over the year included a charity ball, carol singing, bike rides and raffles. The funds from these events were donated to organisations such as Nottingham’s Children’s Bereavement Centre, which…
Read moreCallcredit Information Group’s colleagues have selected Leeds Mind as their charity of the year for 2018. Callcredit has committed its annual fundraising efforts to help the charity. Leeds Mind will increase mental health awareness and engage with employees across the company throughout 2018 in a bid to raise vital funds to help support the services…
Read moreComputershare has announced that it has agreed to support the work of both The Money Charity and the Institute of Money Advisers (IMA) in the first round of funding from its new Loan Services Charity Donations Fund. The UK’s leading third-party mortgage servicer announced the creation of the £20,000 fund to help prevent financial hardship…
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Computershare has launched a £20,000 charity fund to help prevent financial hardship and support those experiencing money problems. From December Computershare’s Loan Services division will donate up to £5,000 to good causes every quarter, and is currently seeking submissions from charities wanting funding for initiatives focused on financial difficulty. Andrew Jones, Chief Executive Officer at…
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Over 35 riders from national law firm Moore Blatch braved the rain on Sunday to take part in their annual London to Windsor Bike Challenge in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT). The CBIT is a national charity that provides support to families affected by childhood brain injury. Donning their distinctive orange Moore…
Read moreTDX Group has announced that it has won the Nottingham Post Business Award for ‘Contribution to the Community.’ The win as thanks to the phenomenal efforts of its 360 employees who, in 2016, raised more than £97,000 for charities in and around the East Midlands. £89,266 of the total amount raised went to its charity…
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Cifas, has released a new report detailing the fraud trends from over 325,000 fraud cases recorded in 2016. The data, from 387 organisations, including many major UK brands, is one of the most comprehensive pictures of fraud and fraudulent attempts made in the UK. Key findings from the Cifas’ annual report Fraudscape include: Over 325,000…
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The Money Advice Trust has today announced details of the three projects that have been successful in applying to its Innovation Grants programme and will be supported by the organisation over 2017/18. The programme funds innovative advice projects to improve the quality and range of money and debt advice across the UK. The successful projects…
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Callcredit Information Group have presented a cheque for £30,392 to Yorkshire Cancer Research following a year of fundraising. Rebecca Aberdein, Head of Talent Acquisition & Engagement at Callcredit, said: “We have a strong history of supporting charities in the communities in which we are based. When we asked colleagues to vote for their annual charity…
Read moreHigh Court Enforcement Group will be sponsoring Sam Evans, a member of their Client Services team, as he prepares to run the London Marathon for Ronald McDonald House – Alder Hey. Ronald McDonald House provides free accommodation for parents/carers of critically ill children being treated at Alder Hey Hospital. In their 20 years they have…
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TDX Group has announce a successful year of fundraising in 2016. The company’s 360 employees helped raise £95,000 for charities in and around the East Midlands. £86,600 of the total amount raised will go to its charity of the year, the Children’s Bereavement Centre, enabling it to offer even more support to local children who are…
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The Money has released research examining financial education in secondary schools. The Key Findings of the report: Financial education is not as effective as it should be. Almost two thirds of teachers tell us financial education in the UK is somewhat or very ineffective. The introduction of financial education to the curriculum achieved little on the…
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