Charity

Charity of the Year

Each year the firm identifies a charity that will be supported by the London office. Our international offices each support their own choice of local charities.

Our London office charity of the year for 2010/11 is Scope, a national disability charity. Proposed by Neil Simmonds, a partner in our financial services department, the charity was voted for by an online poll of partners and employees.

Scope is a national charity that focuses on cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Their vision is to create a society where disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their life ambitions as non-disabled people. Scope supports over 35,000 disabled people and their families every year through a wide range of specialised services and projects in England and Wales.

The money raised this year by Simmons and Simmons will help support Scope Response - a free and unique service that offers information, advice and support to disabled people and their families at every stage of their lives.

80% of families with children who have severe or profound learning disabilities reach breaking point due to lack of support and 55% of families with a disabled child are living in or on the margins of poverty – Scope response aims to address these challenges.

Please go to www.scope.org.uk  for further information.

Our target for this year is to raise £50,000 and if you would like to contribute please do so by clicking on the link below:

www.virginmoneygiving.com/simmons-simmonsCOY

Information about our previous charities of the year is available by clicking here.

Payroll giving

In addition to raising funds for our charity of the year, the firm supports and actively promotes payroll giving.

For the last two years we have attained the Payroll Giving Gold Quality Mark Award. This is a symbol of excellence and is awarded to employers that have succeeded in generating sustainable income sources for UK charities through payroll giving.