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About Us
Here you will be able to find out about the charity's background and the people who run it.
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Background
From 1999 to 2003 sf group has donated to various national and local charities, in
particular, those associated with helping people who have severe mental or physical
impairments. However, identifying these worthwhile causes was done on an informal
basis and usually only because of being approached by charities which were raising
funds for themselves. The problem with donating in this way was that we were often
unable to see what the donation was actually used for, how much directly benefited
the people we wanted to help and how much was swallowed up in administration
costs. At our annual conference in 2003, our employees felt that we should be more
pro-active and organised in our approach to raising and donating money. We
therefore agreed that sf group would set up its own registered charity, funded by
donations from employee's wages and the company's profits. As a result, The sf group
Charitable Fund for Disabled People was formed.
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Funding
All sf group employees donate at least 1% of their salary to the charity through
a salary Sacrifice Scheme; some employees choose to give more than 1%. New
people who join the group must also agree to donate 1% of their salary to the charity
as part of their terms and conditions of employment. Each year, sf group at least
doubles the total amount of money that has been donated by its employees. sf group
also funds the entire administration costs of the charity which means that every
penny raised can be used in grants. Money is also donated voluntarily by some of sf
group’s clients, and occasional fundraising events are held.
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Management
The charity was legally registered with the charity commissioners by Top 5
accountancy firm, Grant Thornton, who have kindly agreed to audit our accounts free
of charge each financial year. The management duties of the charity are split
between three trustees who meet every three months to ensure that the charity
is meeting its objectives and running smoothly. The following link
has information about the people who run the charity...read more
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