Colleague Engagement

Every colleague at Lloyds International can help to raise money for their chosen eligible charity via the matched giving programme. For every hour a colleague spends volunteering with the charity outside of work time, they can claim £10 up to the value of £500. For every £1 a colleague fundraises, the bank matches it pound for pound up to the value of £500, unlocking a total of £1,000 per colleague for charities.

In 2025, Channel Island colleagues raised an additional £10,739 for charities through the matched giving programme, with 27 colleagues supporting 17 charities covering the causes they care most about including: children, young people and families (40%), health, illness and end of life care (25%), mental health (15%), and wellbeing (10%).

One example in 2025 was Lloyds International colleagues’ support for the Shelter Trust Jersey Soup Kitchen.

Each year, colleagues volunteer at the Shelter Trust Soup Kitchen in Jersey - an established community fundraiser that brings together local hospitality businesses (who donate soup) and volunteers from the finance industry (who serve it). Colleagues supported the Shelter Trust Soup Kitchen by volunteering on the day - helping to serve soup, manage queues, and keep the event running smoothly in a busy, high-energy environment. In 2025, the Soup Kitchen raised a total of £22,000 for Shelter Trust’s work supporting people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, while also strengthening community connections between local businesses, charities, and volunteers.

For Francesca Guyett, the event is more than an annual tradition: it is a chance to give back to services that once helped her and her family through crisis. Francesca experienced homelessness at 26 after domestic violence, with a young child and no family support on the island. She described feeling embarrassed and isolated, while needing practical help quickly - housing, stability, and signposting to other support services.

Another example, further strengthening collaboration across Jersey’s professional community and providing practical support to local charities, Oliver Leslie, Lloyds International Apprentice co-created an in-person ‘Charity Response Forum’ with counterparts at EY and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Inspired by the charity mentoring programme, the forum brought together young professionals from different organisations to workshop real charity challenges and develop usable, action-focused solutions. Charities in the islands face complex operational and funding pressures but often lack the time and specialist capacity to step back and build clear strategies, proposals, or new income ideas

At the same time, many young professionals want to connect and contribute, but traditional networking formats do not always create meaningful relationships or tangible outcomes. Oliver Leslie, alongside Luke Olivier and Julia Horsefall, convened colleagues from three firms (Lloyds, EY and RBC) and invited three Foundation charity partners - Kairos Arts, The Shelter Trust Jersey and Jersey Eating Disorders Support (JEDS). Each charity provided a problem statement outlining a real organisational challenge and constraint. Mixed-firm groups rotated through tables to brainstorm solutions, then pitched back recommendations to the charity teams at the end of the session. This case study demonstrates how skills-based volunteering and cross-firm collaboration can create immediate value for charities, while building a stronger, more connected professional community in Jersey.

“What touched me is what we can do if we all come together as corporate citizens - it’s really powerful.” Oliver Leslie, Apprentice, Lloyds International