Through Payroll Giving you can help Blesma support limbless and injured veterans for the duration of their lives.
What is Payroll Giving?
Payroll Giving, also known as Give as you Earn, enables you to donate regularly from your gross pay or pension. The donations are taken from your pay or pension before income tax is applied, making it a tax-effective way to give. For example, it would only cost £8 to make a £10 donation if you are a 20% taxpayer. As a result, it costs you less to give more.
How Payroll Giving helps Blesma
Payroll Giving donations are now more important than ever. By giving through your payroll, it helps provide a reliable, monthly income to Blesma.
Blesma makes a positive difference to the lives of limbless and injured veterans. Your support every payday allows us to advocate for veterans, provide prosthetics advice, financial assistance, year-round activities, as well as practical advice and emotional support to injured veterans and their families.
£10 a month could cover the travel costs to get a veteran to employment related training or to a hospital appointment.
£250 a year could help eight Blesma families (limbless veterans, partners, and children) attend a regional or local family fun day to meet other families who share their experiences.
£500 a year could help 25 Limbless veterans or their widow(er)s attend a regional or local Blesma brunch, lunch, or afternoon tea to help ease isolation and loneliness.
Payroll Giving information for employees
Payroll Giving is simple to set up and helps make a difference to veterans every payday.
How Payroll Giving works for you as an employee
1. Choose how much you wish to donate by completing this form:
2. Your donation comes out of your wages on payday.
3. The taxman gives us the tax on your donation at no extra cost to you.
If you have any queries about Payroll Giving, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Benefits of Payroll Giving For Employees
- It's a tax-friendly option that allows you to contribute more while spending less. Here's some examples of calculated payroll giving costs:
|
Your donation to Blesma on a monthly basis |
The cost to you monthly as a 20% tax payer |
The cost to you monthly as a 40% tax payer |
The cost to you monthly as a 45% tax payer |
|
£5 |
£4 |
£3 |
£2.75 |
|
£10 |
£8 |
£6 |
£5.50 |
|
£15 |
£12 |
£9 |
£8.25 |
|
£20 |
£16 |
£12 |
£11 |
- You can easily adjust or cancel donation amounts by just notifying your payroll department.
Payroll Giving Information for Employers
Payroll Giving offers an easy and effective way to involve employees in charitable giving. It allows your employees to make regular, tax-free donations to Blesma, directly from their salaries. The set up is straightforward, it can enhance workplace morale, and each payday, you'll be supporting limbless veterans and their families.
Benefits of Payroll Giving For Employers
- Increases employee morale and motivation, helping with both retention and recruitment.
- Improves your company's charitable contributions with minimal effort and expense on your part.
- For businesses, it’s a great way to demonstrate your corporate social responsibility commitments.
Follow the steps below to find out which option is best for your organisation.
Option 1: My organisation does not currently have a Payroll Giving Agency in place
Set up Payroll Giving today
To learn more about setting up Payroll Giving for your employees, contact a HMRC-approved Payroll Giving agency directly to set up a scheme.
Option 2: My organisation does have a Payroll Giving Agency in place or a pre-existing Payroll Giving Scheme
If your organisation already has a Payroll Giving agency or a pre-existing Payroll Giving Scheme in place and you would like to donate to Blesma via your Payroll Giving Scheme, please use the information below.
Donating to Blesma via your Payroll Giving Scheme
Helping your employees donate to Blesma from their gross pay is easy. Your Payroll Giving agency just needs to make sure they have our charity details:
Registered Charity Numbers: 1084189 and SC010315
Need help? If you or your Payroll Giving agency would like to discuss adding Blesma’s details to your Payroll Giving scheme, contact us today.
We can help
We are dedicated to assisting serving and ex-Service men and women who have suffered life-changing limb loss or the use of a limb, an eye or sight. We support these men and women in their communities throughout the UK. Click the link below to find out the different kinds of support we offer.
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