Did you know you could give to charity, straight from your salary each payday?

Payroll Giving helps us provide vital resources and services for anyone experiencing a mental health problem.

Payroll Giving is a scheme which allows employees to donate to charity from their pay tax-free. Employees can opt to donate to any UK charity or good cause from their salary. Contributions are deducted from gross pay before tax is calculated by the employer’s payroll department.

Donating to our charity tax-free directly through your salary is the most tax-efficient way to give to SECE Mind.

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Payroll Giving donations are taken from pay after National Insurance but before tax. A donation of £5 a month would actually cost an employee £4 from their take-home pay (if they pay 20% tax) or £3 (if they pay 40% tax).

Payroll Giving is important. Regular donations are vital for the future of charities.

South East and Central Essex Mind depends on the regular income that Payroll Giving provides - it allows us to focus on our charity aims, plan our future, expand and set up new services, and provide practical and financially accessible support to those experiencing mental health problems.

There are lots of benefits to offering a Payroll Giving scheme for your employees and every employer in the UK can start a scheme regardless of your size. Research shows that donating to charity or simply being kind helps mental health and general wellbeing. More than £2billion has been donated through Payroll Giving by over 1 million employees.

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Find out more and sign up to Payroll Giving here

Employer Benefits

• Shows commitment to your employees

• Improves staff morale and motivation

• Supports good causes

• Simple and free to set up and run

• No fees*

• Boosts your CSR profile and public image

• Recognition via Quality Mark Awards for being a company that cares

• Option to link with charity partners

*There are no set-up costs for employers. Payroll Giving Agencies can charge a processing fee of up to 5% of the donation amount. However, some agencies don’t charge and some charge a transaction fee per employee. You may choose to cover this fee for your employees otherwise the Agency will deduct it from donations.

Employee Benefits

• Easy and convenient – straight from employees’ pay, so no need to give bank account details

• Tax-effective – it costs less to give more

• Supports the causes they care about

• Flexible – control over how much they want to donate and to which causes

• The only way for higher rate tax-payers to pass their full tax relief to charity

If you wish to discuss Payroll Giving with us further, or are interested in expanding your involvement as an organisation in order to support our work further - please get in touch via fundraising@secemind.org.uk