Charity
Ralph Barclay as a member of the international business community, recognizes its corporate social responsibility commitments in its various roles.
One of the founding principles of the company was that a significant proportion of its profits would be used to fund charitable causes. Our directors and staff are totally committed to maximising charitable giving .
Our charity policy
Our 2 nominated charities for 2010 are Save the Children and Shelter, the housing and homeless charity.
National and international charitable donations are supported at a corporate level through a centrally managed budget. In addition our Employee Community Award scheme encourages our employees to support a charity through their own fundraising activity or voluntary work, Ralph Barclay matches pound for pound any amount individually raised.
Throughout the year we also make a number of in-kind donations such as use of Company facilities free of charge and donating complimentary furniture in our to local community groups, charities and schools.
UK Donation criteria:
In relation to the donations we make the organisations we support must fall within the following criteria. The organisation must:
- Show that they are a registered charity or an organisation with charitable objectives
- Demonstrate that they have maintained up to date financial records and/or are financially sound
- Provide expeditions or adventure travel for individuals
- Fund advertising space
- Restore historic buildings
- Support political causes
- Sponsor sporting events
- Promote religious ideas or views
We will not fund charities or organisations to:
