Payroll Giving
The Giving Sir Gâr Pay Roll Giving Scheme?
Giving Sir Gâr is the name of the new Payroll Giving scheme being promoted to employers in Carmarthenshire. Payroll Giving is an easy and tax-efficient way for employees to give to local or other charities that they wish to support. Donations are deducted straight from an employee’s gross salary, giving immediate tax relief. Payroll Giving is simple for employers to set-up and run, and is an excellent way to show support for employees’ charitable giving. The scheme currently raises as much as £91 million for charities each year in the UK. It is very easy for an employee to donate; they simply fill in one of our donation forms, give it to their payroll department or if they wish their donation to remain anonymous they can send it straight to us. We then pass it on to our approved payroll-giving agency, and they do the rest.
| Your pledge | Cost on basic rate tax | Cost on higher rate tax | Your charity receives |
| *£20.00 | £15.60 | £12.00 | £20.00 |
| *£15.00 | £11.70 | £9.00 | £15.00 |
| *£10.00 | £7.80 | £6.00 | £10.00 |
| *£7.50 | £5.85 | £4.50 | £7.50 |
Changes can be made any time using the same sign-up form. There is no need to worry about completing Direct Debits or Standing Orders, employees just complete one simple authorization form.
How do you set up Payroll Giving?
Just get in touch with Giving Sir Gâr and we will supply a very simple Signing up Pack and will also discuss the most effective way in which to promote the scheme to your employees. We have a large range of promotional resources available to encourage employees to become donors.
How much does it cost to set up?
Giving Sir Gâr has been awarded funding by the Welsh Assembly Government and Carmarthenshire County Council to organise and administer the programme.
In addition the WCVA (The Welsh County for Voluntary Action) is underwriting the costs of receiving and distributing charitable donations made under the Giving Sir Gâr payroll giving scheme, thus offering employees a unique opportunity to make tax efficient donations, at no cost to the Company and ensuring that every penny reaches the intended beneficiaries.
Who Will Receive the Donations?
On the initial ’sign-up’ payroll-giving form employees decide which charities they wish to donate to. They can either choose to donate directly to the Giving Sir Gar fund which has been specially set up to provide funding for smaller groups or they can designate their own chosen local, national or indeed international charity.
Employees have a complete choice and can donate on the same form to a mixture of voluntary / community groups depending on their particular interests and charity connections. These choices can easily be revised and changed at an time.
Payroll Giving Quality Mark
Launched in January 2006, the Payroll Giving Quality Mark recognizes and rewards organisations and companies for making Payroll Giving available to their staff.
Comprising a certificate and logo, as well as Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, the annual Quality Mark aims to provide UK charities with sustainable income streams by promoting company participation in Payroll Giving.
Once you set up a Payroll Giving Scheme, you will automatically receive a certificate as well as a logo for use on your letterheads, websites and other company literature. These acknowledge that you have implemented Payroll Giving and demonstrate – both internally and externally – your commitment to the good causes supported by your employees.
