We support a number of charitable initiatives 

Our 'Capita Helping Hands' charity programme helps to engage employees by giving them the opportunity to build relationships with people from other parts of the business, while supporting worthwhile causes, keeping fit and having fun. 

Our charity partner

Our current Charity Partner is Alzheimer's Society, chosen by our employees. We began working with them at the start of 2011 and our partnership lasts for 2 years. We've set ourselves a challenging target of raising £1million through our partnership.

Our central charity team organises Group-wide activities throughout the year, including Charity Week. Our 'Capita Challenge' fundraising event gives employees the opportunity to take part in an adventure race day involving both mental and physical challenges. Points are awarded for completing challenges as well as raising money for charity. In 2011, over 300 employees took part, raising £58,000 for charity. Since launching the event in 2006 we have raised over £250,000.

We try and involve as many employees as possible in our charity work and have a network of charity champions across the business who help to promote initiatives and organise events in their individual offices. They get involved in all kinds of fundraising activities including dress-down days, sweepstakes, raffles, and cake sales. Some of our charity champions have taken on even bigger challenges including climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, running marathons and organising cross-Group sports competitions.

Payroll Giving and Matched Funding

We have a central payroll giving scheme and in 2010, we were awarded the Silver Payroll giving award, recognising the 1,400 employees who donate through it to over 219 charities. Through our matched funding scheme we also support our employees in their individual charitable efforts, donating £88,000 in matched funding in 2010.