Supporting our communities
Supporting our communities has been a key focus of ours for many years. We’ve taken this to a new level by creating meaningful, long-term partnerships with charities who are working within our focus areas of enabling access to education, improving life chances, and building financial wellbeing.
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Our National Charity Partner
RedSTART
RedSTART gives children from disadvantaged and under-served communities a leg-up. The charity uses play-based learning to equip young people with real life skills to help them understand how money works and how to avoid debt traps.
RedSTART works with children aged four and up - reaching them at a time in their lives when real change begins, and habits are formed. The charity works closely with over 17,500 children across over 40 schools in five regions, helping to teach them the basic knowledge of money they’ll need in the future.
By focusing on disadvantaged areas, the charity helps improve social mobility by levelling the playing field.
RedSTART's ultimate goal is that its approach becomes the blueprint for widespread change across all primary schools in the UK.
Why we’re focusing on financial wellbeing
It can be difficult to manage your finances without a clear understanding of how money works.
We believe that access to financial education and support is key to financial wellbeing, and a fundamental right for everyone.
So we’ve partnered with a charity that shares this belief. Our customers had their say on the charity we partnered with, selecting RedSTART via a vote in June 2022.
We’ll be working closely with RedSTART to provide support with the work they’re doing to make financial education available to more people.
Meet some of our charity partners
We formed these partnerships in 2021 to allow us to award much needed funding, as well as providing opportunities to give hands-on support through employee volunteering, mentoring, supporting projects and more.
Other great causes we've supported
We have a long history of supporting our members and communities, and we're proud to have supported more than 390 good causes since 2015*
Here are a few of the causes we’ve supported.
*Figures correct as at 31 December 2021

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Our Mutual Heritage
Supporting our members and communities has always been a key focus of ours. Learn more about our journey.
Young Person’s Education Grants
Customers can apply for help towards meeting the essential costs of education and training for young people aged 15-19.
Membership
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