Tesco Charity Trust

The Trust was set up on 1 June 1987 to support both national and local community charities, and to add a 20% top up to staff fundraising. It is run by a board of trustees recommended by the main board of Tesco PLC.

In the year ending February 2011, the Tesco Charity Trust made cash grants of £1,929,600 to local, national and international charities. This figure includes:

  • Community Award donations to local community charities totalling £652,285;
  • Donations to other charities totalling £595,244;
  • £682,071 in 20% top up on staff fundraising for Tesco Charities of the Year, Cancer Research UK and other charities.

The Tesco Charity Trust aims to help Tesco support the local communities in which we operate.

  • On a local level, to support the needs of employees, customers and communities around our stores;
  • On a national level, to support initiatives that address identified need through existing charities’ activities;
  • On an international level, to help our business and supply chain to make a difference in their locations.

Download a list of the charitable organisations we supported from March 2010 to February 2011 PDF 0.08MB

Latest Donations

Multiple Sclerosis Society - Funding towards books for children whose parents have MS

The Reader Organisation – Funding to develop reading communities

Scottish Opera – Funding towards a sensory project for children with disabilities

British ORT – Funding projects in Israel and the Ukraine to support vulnerable people and children

Funding from Tesco Charity Trust

The Tesco Charity Trust runs two funding schemes - the Community Awards and the larger Grants. Please see below for details on each scheme.

Community Awards

The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and welfare, elderly people and adults and children with disabilities.

There are four rounds of funding each year. Applications should be made via our online application form. You may also want to view a copy of the application questions before filling out the application form.

If you require any support whilst completing your application please contact our helpline on 0845 612 3575.

Larger Grant Applications

The Tesco Charity Trust larger grant scheme is currently being reviewed. Watch this space for details of future initiatives.

20% Top-Up

All Tesco staff may apply to the Tesco Charity Trust for 20% top-up on their fundraising. We automatically top-up staff fundraising for our Charity of the Year and Cancer Research UK's Race for Life.

Staff wishing to apply for 20% top-up should email charity.enquiries@uk.tesco.com.

Our Community Promises

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We refer to the five pillars of our corporate responsibility strategy as our Community Promises.

More about our Community Promises

Climate change

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Retail businesses can play a powerful role in tackling climate change. We are determined not only to play our part, but to play a leading role.

What leadership on climate change means for us

Trading fairly

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Ensuring good labour standards throughout our supply chain is not only the right thing to do, but also makes good business sense.

More about our Trading Fairly model

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