Companies Listing
This is a list of companies containing the 100 financially biggest public companies listed on the UK Stock Exchange. They vary considerably in what they do and where and how they operate. It is up to you to decide whether one company is worth pursuing rather than another. There is some indication as to what they do, what their interests might be and what approaches they have to charitable activity. Many more of the larger Footsie companies are now international with less UK presence.
This listing is brief and only intended to give a general indication of a companies approach to charitable giving and community involvement. Look at their website and contact them for accurate and further information before making any application for funding.
Apart from 100 largest UK based companies there are many more large foreign registered companies, large private non-listed companies, subsidiary companies and smaller public companies that operate in the UK.
Key:
- % Members of the UK percent club giving 1% of UK pre tax profit for community activity
- I International interest particularly in areas they operate
- S Sponsorship, Arts, Sport, Events, etc
- N Supporting and/or sponsoring a national charity(ies)
- P Supporting staff participation, community interests and/or matching donations, payroll giving
- L Supporting local charities in the communities they operate - ask at local branch, outlet,
factory, etc. - D Donations for community groups
- F Foundation or trust requiring formal application
- V Provide expertise, paid volunteers from staff, or secondment
- K Gifts in kind
- A Awards and prizes, sponsorship or funding through partner voluntary organisations
Some of the links below have been reduced in length and complexity using TinyURL.
Footsie 100 listing
3i - enterprise, venture capital
http://www.3i.com/about3i/corporate-responsibility.html
Interests: social enterprise with venture capital, disadvantaged, young people, education,
L,N,V
Admiral Group - insurance
http://www.admiralgroup.co.uk/about/charities.php
Interests: South Wales, community, the arts
L,N,P
Alliance & Leicester - banking
http://www.alliance-leicester-group.co.uk/html/csr/community_relations.asp
Interests: education, those with financial difficulties, business and community links.
N,P,L,D,V
Alliance Trust - investment, financial services
http://tinyurl.com/5g6wgv
Interests: None, except support for employee activity
P
AMEC - engineering, energy, power
http://tinyurl.com/55xn27
Interests: environment, land reclamation, ecology
N,L
Anglo American - international, mining
http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/cr/socialresponsibilty/
Interests: Works with communities and for local economic development in the areas that they have mining interests, principally South Africa.
%,I,L,D
Antofagasta - international, mining, water, transport
http://www.antofagasta.co.uk/pdf/annual_07/report/socialResp.pdf
Interests: local sommunity support in areas of mining, mostly Chile
I,L
Associated British Foods - international, food, ingredients and retail
http://www.abf.co.uk/csr/stakeholders.asp
Interests: General support for communities where they operate and through The Garfield Weston Foundation www.garfieldweston.org
I,L,D,F
ASTRAZENECA - international pharmaceutical
http://www.astrazeneca.com/article/511593.aspx
Interests: international, health, science, particularly related to education
I,D,K,A
Aviva - international, insurance
http://tinyurl.com/5lcgb9
Interests: crime reduction; community safety; welfare - youth education, health and well being, elderly
I,S,N,L,D
BSkyB - communications, television
http://tinyurl.com/58qhzw
Interests: media, communication, youth
N,A
BAE SYSTEMS - military equipment, technology
http://tinyurl.com/6aeybx
Interests: youth, medical, military, education
I,P,D,V,K
Barclays - banking
http://tinyurl.com/5kyl6l
Interests: general, sport, financial
%,P,V,A
BG Group - gas exploration, extraction, supply
http://tinyurl.com/5noc73
Interests: skills transfer, vocational development
I,P,L,D,V
BHP Billiton - minerals, metals, mining, petroleum, production
http://tinyurl.com/67e3zq
Interests: international poverty - basic needs, sustainable, social fabric, environment
%,I,N,L,F
BP - petroleum, energy
http://tinyurl.com/5sf9ju
Interests: arts, culture, environment, community
I,S,P,A
British Land Company - land and property management
http://www.britishland.com/sponsorships.htm
Interests: education, sport, culture,
S,A
British American Tobacco - tobacco, cigarettes
http://tinyurl.com/5hh6vu
Interests: youth smoking prevention, tertiary education, environment, primary health care, culture, emergency relief
I,D
British Airways - air travel
http://www.britishairways.com/travel/comrelmain/public/en_gb
Interests: education and youth development, sustainable tourism, environment, flights for charities
Heritage
P,L,D,K
British Energy - nuclear electricity production
http://www.british-energy.com/documents/CSR_07_final_scrn_Community.pdf
Interests: local communities
%,N,P,L,K
BT Group - communications
http://tinyurl.com/6dhkf3
Interests: internation, youth, communications, ICT, digital inclusion, arts, culture
%,I,S,N,P
BUNZL - hotel, food, retail, healthcare
http://www.bunzl.com/csr/community.shtml
Interests: healthcare, education, disability, children and the arts
L,P,D
Cable & Wireless - communications
http://tinyurl.com/5fc2v9
Interests: social inclusion, ict, education
I,P,L,D
Cadbury - confectionery
http://www.cadbury.com/ourresponsibilities/community/Pages/community.aspx
Interests: education, children, environment, also through foundations
%,I,P,L,F
Cairn Energy - international gas exploration
http://www.cairn-energy.plc.uk
Interests: none shown
Capita Group - business outsourcing services
http://www.capita.co.uk/corporate-responsibility/Pages/our-communities.aspx
Interests: healthcare, local involvement
N,P,L
Carnival - cruise, holidays
http://carnival.com
Interests: none shown
Carphone Warehouse - communications, mobile phones
http://tinyurl.com/6mrm8l
Interests: children, healthcare, through foundations
N,P,L,K
Centrica - energy electricity supply
http://www.centrica.com/files/pdf/businessprinciples_community.pdf
Interests: community, fuel poverty, environment
N, L,K
Cobham - aerospace, defence
http://tinyurl.com/6fea4p
Interests: education, science, ex service people
N,L
Compass group - food, hospitality
http://www.compass-group.com/responsibilitysociety/citc.htm
Interests: children, community, employability
%,I,N,L
Diageo - spirits - Johnny Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness
http://www.diageo.com/en-row/CorporateCitizenship/Communityandenvironment/
Interests: skills, water, community, disadvantage, emergency relief, through Diageo Foundation
%,F
Drax Group - electricity production]
http://www.draxgroup.plc.uk/corporate_responsibility/community/
Interests: local community near Drax power station
S,L
Enterprise Inns - pub trade
http://tinyurl.com/69kr84
Interests: None
Experian - marketing information services
http://www.experiangroup.com/corporate/responsibilities/corpresp/
http://tinyurl.com/6gca6o
Interests: community, formerly GUS Trust
P,L,D,K
First Group - transport, rail, bus
http://www.firstgroup.com/corporate/csr/community/charity_and_sponsorship.php
Interests: local, young people, health, environment
N,P,L,D,A
Friends Provident - financial services
http://tinyurl.com/5chs84
http://tinyurl.com/5aezde
Interests: financial systems, social inclusion, poverty, also, through Friends Provident Foundation
P,L,F,V
G4S - security (Group 4, Securicor)
http://www.g4s.com/home/csr/csr-community.htm
Interests: local, poverty, education, health
I,P,L,D
GlaxoSmithKline - healthcare, pharmaceutical
http://www.gsk.com/community/community_partnerships.htm
Interests: youth, healthcare, homelessness
%,I,N,P,L,A
HBOS - banking, mortgages (Halifax - Bank of Scotland)
http://www.hbosplc.com/community/community_home.asp
Interests: community through foundation, social banking, financial education, sponsorship, arts
S,N,P,T,L,F,V
HSBC - banking
http://www.hsbc.com/hsbc/csr/community
Interests: youth, education, disadvantage, environment, disaster relief
I,P,L,V
Hammerson - property management
http://tinyurl.com/6df3ne
Interests: employability, training
N,L
Home Retail Group - (Argos)
http://www.homeretailgroupcr.com/hrg/crr07/doing/communities/
Interests: community, education, family The GUS Charitable Trust will be replaced
P,L,F,V.
ICAP - brokering
http://www.icap.com/About-the-Group/Charity-Day.aspx
Interests: local, holds a charity day
S,P
ITV - broadcasting, television
http://www.investis.com/itv/storage/itv2007report.pdf
Interests: use of media, promotion, news
%,P,L,D,V,K
Imperial Tobacco - tobacco, cigarettes
http://tinyurl.com/56k8v4
Interests: community
I,L,V
Intercontinental - hotels, hospitality, Holiday Inn
http://tinyurl.com/6zg22u
Interests: international charities, community, children, diversity, education, environment, well-being
I,L,N,V
International Power - power generation
http://tinyurl.com/6nf69f
Interests: children, well being, national, community
I,N,L
Johnson Matthey - precious metals
http://www.matthey.com/cr/charity/charity.htm
Interests: medical research, education, care for the disabled and young people, community
P,L,N,D,V
Kazakhmys - mining, international, copper
http://www.kazakhmys.com/responsibility.asp
Interests: international social and infrastructure development in mining areas
I,N,P,L
Kelda Group - water and sewerage (Yorkshire Water)
http://tinyurl.com/66ohrq
Interests: International, Yorkshire, education, recreation, environment
I,N,P,L,V,S
Kingfisher - retail, B&Q, Screwfix, Trade Depot, etc
http://tinyurl.com/5zozer and http://tinyurl.com/5jxmbh
Interests: community
L,D,V,K
Land Securities Group - commercial property management
http://tinyurl.com/6jd5yu and http://tinyurl.com/5phsjc
Interests: wide, community, children, youth, education through Capital Commitment Fund
L,F
Legal & General - financial management
http://investor.legalandgeneral.com/csr_2006/our_communities/overview.html
Interests: social, youth, education, community, crime reduction
N,L,D,V
Liberty International - commercial property management
http://crreport2007.liberty-international.co.uk/
Interests: children, Youth, education, community
%,N,P,L,D
Lloyds TSB - banking
http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/
Interests: community, general, substantial help through Lloyds TSB Foundations, regional & national
%,F,N,L
London Stock Exchange Group - stock exchanges
http://tinyurl.com/5lbbo2
Interests: carers national sponsorship only
N,S
Lonmin - mining, international
http://tinyurl.com/6mfmct
Interests: international, social in mining locations
I,P,L
Man Group - investment management
http://www.mangroupplc.com/Documents/CR_Community.pdf
Interests: arts, sport, children
I,N,S,A
Marks & Spencer - retail
http://tinyurl.com/67fbx3
Interests: youth, unemployed, homeless, disadvantaged
%,N,P,L,V
Morrisons - retail, supermarket
http://tinyurl.com/6kx9sb
Interests: emergency aid, community, national
N,L,V
National Grid - power generator, network
http://tinyurl.com/6fqn5v
Interests: community
L,V,D
Next - retail
http://www.investis.com/nextplc/crr/crr_2007.pdf
Interests: health, youth, fashion
N,L,V,K
Old Mutual - international, financial services
http://tinyurl.com/6zzt5u
Interests: international, education
I,N,L
Pearson - media, education (Penguin, Financial Times)
http://tinyurl.com/66cpg9 and
http://tinyurl.com/5cl4ck
Interests: reading, education also through Pearson Foundation
%,I,N,K,A
Persimmon - house building
http://production.investis.com/psn/csr/gpolicies/
Interests: none
Prudential - financial services, insurance M&G, Egg
http://www.prudential.co.uk/prudential-plc/cr/communityprogrammes/uk/
Interests: personal finance, debt, schools, education, crime, community safety, arts
N,L,V,A
Reckitt Benckiser - cleaning materials, health protection
http://tinyurl.com/6nq766
Interests: relate to core business and staff interest, national, local, education
N,P,L,V
Reed Elsevier - publishing, paper, electronic
http://www.reed-elsevier.com/corporateresponsibility/keyachievements/Pages/Community.aspx
Interests: publishing, web, graphic design, staff interest, education for disadvantaged young people
P,L,D,V
Rentokil-Initial - cleaning, services, pest control
http://www.rentokil-initial.com/csr/d/communityinvolvement.pdf
Interests: staff interest
I,P,L,V
Resolution - asset management
http://www.resolutionasset.com/Site/Corporate/Sponsorship/
Interests: national, event and charity sponsorship, sport
I,S,N
Reuters - news services
http://www.thomsonreuters.com/about/corp_responsibility/community/
Interests: community, disaster relief, also Reuters Foundation journalism
I,P,L,V
Rexam - packaging, bottles, cans
http://www.rexam.com/index.asp?pageid=822
Interests: community, children
I,P,L,D,V
Rio Tinto - mining, minerals
http://www.riotinto.com/ourapproach/830_our_community_programmes.asp
Interests: international, development, community, employment, support for ex mining communities,
I,P,L,D,V
Rolls Royce - engineering, aerospace
http://www.rolls-royce.com/community/community/default.jsp
Interests: education, the arts and culture, environment and regeneration
I,P,L,D,V,K
Royal and Sun Alliance - insurance, financial services
http://tinyurl.com/5lqd72
Interests: international, youth, emotional health, social housing
I,N,L,V
Royal Bank of Scotland - banking, financial services
http://tinyurl.com/5qauw3
Interests: education, employment and enterprise, money management
N,P,L,D,V
Royal Dutch Shell - petrochemical
http://tinyurl.com/643z29
Interests: environment, social impact, local, education
S,N,P,L,V,A
SABMILLER - brewers
http://tinyurl.com/5wfbvc
Interests: international, health
I,L,D
Sage Group - software
http://www.sage.com/corporate/csr_community.php
Interests: international, development, emergency relief, education, IT
I,L,D
Sainsbury - retail, supermarket
http://tinyurl.com/5orn3o
Interests: health, education, Comic Relief partner
%,N,P,L,D,V,K,A
Schroders - financial asset management
http://www.schroders.com/schroders/about-schroders/our-businesses/charities
http://ir.schroders.com/importance# under Community
Interests: community, financial management
P,L,V
Scottish and Newcastle - brewers (now part of a Carlsberg, Heineken consortium)
http://www.scottish-newcastle.com/snplc/cr/community/
Interests: None
%
Scottish and Southern Energy - energy suppliers
http://tinyurl.com/56q9bh and links
Interests: community, safety and through Community Trust, energy
S,P,L,V,K
Severn Trent - utility, water
http://tinyurl.com/6ebrfy
Interests: community, environment, partnership with WaterAid
I,P,L,V
Shire Pharmaceutical Group- pharmaceutical
http://www.shirecr.com/shirecr/responsible/community/
Interests: community, health, support groups
%,I,L,V,K
Smith & Nephew - medical equipment, engineering
http://global.smith-nephew.com/master/social_responsibility_3530.htm
Interests: community, disability
%,I,S,N,L,V,K
Smiths Group - engineering, medical, aerospace
http://www.smiths-group.com/community.aspx
Interests: International, community, health, education ,arts
I,N,L
Standard Chartered Bank - banking
http://www.standardchartered.com/about-us/sponsorship/en/index.html
http://www.standardchartered.com/sustainability/community-investment/en/index.html
Interests: youth, health, education
I,N,P,L,V
Standard Life - insurance, financial services
http://ukgroup.standardlife.com/html/corp_resp/community_investment.html
Interests: community
N,P,L,V
Taylor Wimpey
http://www.taylorwimpey.com/Homepage/CorporateSocialResponsibility
Interests: social housing
L
Tesco - retail, supermarket
http://tinyurl.com/6xsshr
Interests: children, health, community
%,N,P,L,D,V,K
Thomas Cook Group
http://csr.thomascookgroup.co.uk/tcg/csr/home_communities/
Interests: international, travel
I.N,P,L,V,K
TUI Group - travel
http://www.tui-group.com/en/nachhaltigkeit/social_commitment/
Interests: social, education,sport also through TUI Foundation and Hapag-Lloyd Foundation
I,S,L,V,F
Tullow Oil - oil exploration, production
http://www.tullowoil.com/tlw/cr/
Interests: international, environment, community
I
Unilever - food, detergent, etc, manufacturer -Birdseye, Flora, Knorr, Omo, Lux, Domestos etc
http://tinyurl.com/5j7jrt
Interests: education, development, arts, community
%,S,P,L,V,K
United Utilities - water, power, Northwest
http://tinyurl.com/6hgpnj
Interests: community, environment, education, schools, music
N,L,D
Vedanta - mining, Australia
http://www.vedantaresources.com/corporateandsocialsummary.htm
Interests: international
I
Vodafone - communications
http://tinyurl.com/69bzl9 and http://www.vodafoneukfoundation.org/funding
Interests: youth, communications through Vodafone Group Charitable Trust & Vodafone UK Foundation
N,P,L,F,V
WPP - advertising, marketing
http://www.wpp.com/WPP/About/HowWeBehave/CorporateResponsibility/
Interests: in kind support
I,D,K
Whitbread - brewers, hospitality
http://tinyurl.com/6a435e
Interests: youth, emergency relief, and through Whitbread Charitable Trust
I,N,P,L,F,V,K
Wolseley - plumbing, heating - Plumb Centre, Building Centre, WASCO
http://www.wolseley.com/CorporateResponsibility/Communityrelations/default.asp
Interests: national, sport, community
I,N,L,V
XSTRATA - mining
http://www.xstrata.com/sustainability/community/
Interests; international, development
%,I,L
Yell Group - directories
http://tinyurl.com/6bkbxq
Interests: youth, environment
N,S,P,L,V,A
Other sources of information - books include those out of current print
www.companygiving.org.uk
This database from Directory of Social Change contains all those companies in their publication The Guide to UK Company Giving, as well as newly discovered givers.
The Guide to UK Company Giving John Smyth (DSC) 6th edition, 2007/8 ISBN 978 1 903991 76 3
Finding Company Sponsors For Good Causes Chris Wells (Third Sector) 1st edition, 2000 ISBN 1 900360 37 3
Corporate Fundraising Edited by Valerie Morton 2nd edition, 2002 ISBN 1 903991 00 5 7
The CD-ROM Company Giving Guide Single CD-ROM, 4th edition, 2005 ISBN 1 903991 54 4
Look at the DSC website www.dsc.org.uk and on line bookshop for further information and catalogue.
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