Charities receive £25,000 cash boost from Lycetts employees

Employees at Lycetts have donated £25,000 to charities and causes close to their hearts, through a philanthropic employee grants scheme.

Insurance broker Lycetts gave every one of their employees across the UK the opportunity to nominate a charity of their choice to receive a £125 donation through MyGiving.

The initiative, a staff-led programme run by Lycetts’ parent company Ecclesiastical Insurance Group (EIG), generated £25,000 for 140 different fundraising organisations.

A total of 200 employees participated in the programme and nominated a charity of their choice.

The grant recipients varied from national charities, such as Cancer Research UK and the Alzheimer’s Society, to smaller, regional organisations, including the Durham Music Trust, the Gateshead Foodbank, Northumbria Blood Bikes, The East Anglian Air Ambulance, Bath Cats & Dogs Home, and the Salisbury Hospice Charity.

Charles Foster, CEO at Lycetts, said: “A commitment to corporate social responsibility lies at the very the heart of Lycetts’ culture and ethos.

“Not only do all of our available profits go to the Allchurches Trust, which in turn invests them back into the community, but our staff fully embrace the business’ charitable approach to giving back to those in need.

“We’re delighted to give our employees the opportunity to donate to the causes they care about, and to give deserving organisations an unexpected boost during these trying economic times.”

The employee grants scheme formed part of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group’s pledge to donate £100million to charity over a five year-period ending in 2020.