DHL UK FOUNDATION Annual Review 2013

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1 DHL UK FOUNDATION Annual Review 2013

2 Welcome Page 2 Twenty five years ago, after the privatisation of the National Freight Corporation, the Foundation was born. In 2000 it became the Exel Foundation, and was renamed the DHL UK Foundation in Despite name changes, the focus has always been on helping children and young people fulfil their potential. A quarter of a century later this is still our prime objective. With the economy in the doldrums, and young people under greater stress than ever before, many end up having little hope for their future. They are leaving school without the skills or self-belief they need to make their way in the world. We believe that with your help we can deliver a better future for these young people. It is fantastic that in our anniversary year, the Foundation s contribution has been recognised by the Prime Minister, through the Big Society Award. This award is an appreciation of the efforts of everyone who has taken part in one of the Foundation s programmes. We hope that it will spur more people on to look at how they might make a difference to the lives of young people where they live and work. John Allan, Chairman of Trustees Helen Parker, Foundation Manager

3 Page 3 A year at a glance Boosting employability and widening horizons Mobilising employees Eight Get intos completed by 83 young people, with 60 going into employment with DHL 125 employees volunteered with The Prince s Trust 43 Career Academy students attended a DHL career day 280 young people attended Outward Bound, supported by 30 DHL volunteer mentors 139,747 total funds to Outward Bound Road safety 23,696 children received free Trucks & Child Safety demonstrations 220,000 grants made through Transform It! to 17 projects 149 employees volunteered through Transform It! 839 Match It! grants made 745,311 donated by employees and Match It! 41,692 hours volunteered Celebrating achievement One Big Society Award received Four new Heroes award categories introduced. 70 employees and groups entered

4 Boosting employability; widening horizons Working with The Prince s Trust, Career Academies UK and the Outward Bound Trust

5 Page 5 The Prince s Trust The Prince s Trust partnership continues from strength to strength. During the past financial year six Get into programmes were run in a three-way partnership with The Prince s Trust and DHL. These gave unemployed young people intensive training in job skills, motivation and confidence, aiming to break the cycle where young people cannot secure work as they have no experience, and cannot gain experience as they have no work. The ultimate aim is to progress into employment. Eighty three young people completed the programmes, with approximately three quarters going into work or further training. Ten more courses are planned by the end of 2013/14. sanctioned for 26 weeks, and was at rock bottom when he saw the Get into programme advertised. He applied for and completed the course, then managed to secure a job at DHL Sainsbury s in Stoke. He was over the moon! That was eight months ago. It hasn t been easy though; he went through a period of homelessness, but with the support of friends and colleagues he is now out of debt and looking forward to the future. There are so many opportunities to better myself, he says. He has gained so much from The Prince s Trust that he is volunteering as a young ambassador to spread the word of how they support young people. Daniel Swift says his mum and dad have never seen him happier. He d just had his benefits

6 Page 6 Career Academies UK Career Academies UK offers curriculum enrichment to business students in years 12 and 13. It aims to increase their aspirations and help them achieve more. DHL employees have supported academies around the UK with a focus on Luton, Nuneaton and Feltham. DHL support students by offering paid internships, and putting together facility visits or career days. Thirteen employees have given guru lectures, 11 currently sit on local advisory boards and 18 act as partners in business (mentors). Following a 2013 career day attended by 43 students, participants commented on how useful the CV and interview workshop was, believing it would really help boost their employability. Sufian Sadiq who heads up the Career Academy at Luton remarked: Sessions like that are priceless, because hearing from actual employers carries greater weight than me yelling from the front of a class.

7 Page 7 The Outward Bound Trust The outdoor challenge of Outward Bound continues to push young people to their limit and help them achieve more than they ever thought possible. Whether it is working in a team, overcoming personal fears or simply being away from home for the first time, the week long programme broadens horizons of young people from across the UK. I learnt that if you don t try, you can t succeed. Callum, 14, Joseph Leckie Academy. opportunity they were accompanied by 30 DHL mentors. The volunteers acted as a role models participating in the same tasks and challenges as the young people. David Pierpoint, volunteer mentor 2012 commented: In the short time I spent at Aberdovey it quickly became evident that Outward Bound can make a real difference to young people s lives and it was a privilege and pleasure to be personally involved. 280 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds received financial support from the Foundation. To help them make the most of the

8 Road safety Keeping children safer on the road with Trucks and Child Safety

9 Page 9 Trucks and Child Safety 330 volunteers are trained to go into schools taking a large vehicle to act as a memorable visual aid; alerting 7 to 11-year-olds of the dangers of lorries on the road. Trucks and Child Safety is a national safety training programme run by the Foundation and employees of DHL. These practical and interactive demonstrations bring home to the children the extra dangers posed by lorries on the road and how they can avoid becoming one of the 2,350 children killed or seriously injured on the roads in the UK each year (2012/13 figures). The drivers are passionate about teaching the children all about personal safety and what to do around trucks to stay safer. As a Road Safety Officer, I have no hesitation in recommending the initiative to all children who are residing in areas that have a high volume of trucks using local roads. Lue Ellis, Road Safety Officer, Cheshire West and Chester Council. In the last academic year 23,696 children saw a free demonstration.

10 Mobilising employees Supporting local communities; recognising employees

11 Page 11 Transform It! The Transform It! programme has been an overwhelming success and is well established. In the first year 17 projects were approved and between them they have been awarded 220,000 in grants. Transform It! grants are available to develop and improve community facilities up and down the country. Unlike other funding, Transform It! offers money to DHL employees working with voluntary organisations to initiate projects employees volunteered in 2012/13. Transform It! grant they could totally refit the kitchen with the help of DHL volunteers. Now the café is making a small profit and is set to become a social enterprise. More importantly Elaine Bedford, president says: These young people have issues in their lives. This makes them feel good about themselves and some are hoping to go on to train in catering, get experience and improve their lives. One of the first schemes to benefit was the Phoenix Youth Centre in Daventry. The centre helps combat anti-social behaviour, but funding is hugely difficult, especially securing money for building work. So when they received a 15,000

12 Page 12 Match It! Community Heroes Awards Match It! also continues as a core programme showing that if a cause is important to employees, then the Foundation is there to support them. Employees can apply to have both their fundraising and volunteering activity boosted by the Foundation. Naturally, some restrictions apply as to the amount matched or which organisations can benefit from matching, but these are clearly set out. Registered charities and appropriately constituted community groups received a total of 778,294 and 43,652 volunteer hours in 2012, from employees and Match It! combined. In recognition of the amazing volunteering and fundraising carried out by employees, the Community Heroes awards continued for their fourth year. People and groups working behind the scenes were invited to apply and given cash awards to donate to their partner organisation in recognition of their previously unsung work. Four new awards were added in 2013 and the Foundation worked more closely with the UK business divisions to ensure the awards recognise the range of diverse projects supported by employees. Glenda Spencer, Ocean Freight Manager Global Forwarding, won 'Truly Spectacular', one of the new awards. It was open to individuals or groups engaged in deserving of recognition but who did not fall into other categories.

13 Page 13 Community Heroes Awards Cont. Glenda is passionate about disability. She has volunteered at Trinity, a special needs school in Dagenham, for the past 16 years and her involvement is a personal one. Her first child had Muscular Dystrophy and there was no suitable school in the local borough. Glenda campaigned tirelessly to provide better facilities and services to meet the needs of disabled children. Now she has set up links with Kingston special school in St Vincent, West Indies. Glenda was appalled to learn that many disabled children are rejected at birth, sent into institutions or kept within the four walls of their homes. There is little mainstream dedicated provision; no trained teachers and not much specialist equipment. Glenda began by working with Trinity School to sponsor a teacher to come to the UK for training. Trinity had equipment no longer in use such as wheelchairs, sports equipment and soft mats, along with books. Putting her DHL hat on Glenda arranged a charity container movement, which lead to a meeting with the deputy prime minister of St Vincent, where she secured a duty exemption certificate for charitable goods being imported into St Vincent for Special Needs Education purposes. Glenda's son died aged 16 and her volunteering became the 'rock' she needed to carry on. I didn t look for recognition, but having received it I am reminded about what I do and why I do it. My son is alive in everything I do, said Glenda. The work of the Foundation is one of the aspects which makes me very proud to work for DHL.

14 Page 14 The Foundation has recently been named as one of the latest winners of a Big Society Award for encouraging and enabling people to play a more active part in society. The awards were set up by the Prime Minister, to acknowledge individuals and organisations across the UK that demonstrates the Big Society in their work or activities. On making the award for encouraging and enabling people to play a more active part in society, Prime Minister David Cameron said: The DHL UK Foundation has made a huge difference to the lives of disadvantaged children across the UK. It has an innovative and compassionate approach to ensuring young people achieve their full potential. This is a fantastic example of an organisation that really is part of the Big Society, working in partnership with charities and volunteers, focused on improving the lives of those they support. This award recognises their commitment and achievements and I hope they continue to grow and reach even more people.

15 Page 15 Financial summary Income 2012/ /12 Voluntary income 646, ,508 General donations Donations from DHL 379, ,544 Gift in kind from DHL* 266, ,674 Investment income 1,067,334 1,049,614 Total income 1,713,861 1,688,122 *The above gift in kind represents the donation of employee services made in the year from DHL to the Foundation s programmes and activities Expenditure 2012/ /12 Cost of generating voluntary income 16,653 15,356 Grants and donations payable 1,133,822 1,056,838 Governance costs 101, ,955 Other charitable activities 257, ,839 Total resources expended 1,634,243 1,601,368

16 Page 16 End of year position Net income for year 2012/ /12 79,618 86,754 Fund balances 2012/ /12 Endowment Fund 26,537,907 24,157,456 Tsunami Fund 3,138 14,148 Unrestricted Fund 213, ,336 The full financial statements can be found on the Charity Commission s website (

17 The future Moving closer to the DHL business, while retaining independence

18 Though the work of the Foundation has proven results and received external praise, it is not time to rest. In the next financial year we will develop established programmes, scrutinise any that are not delivering their full potential and move closer to the business, while retaining our independence. Transform It! and Match It! will continue, with 235,000 set aside for further Transform It! grants, and a focus on ensuring committed projects come to life. Building on the success of the current partnership with Outward Bound, we hope to extend volunteering opportunities to more employees. Two pilot programmes are being developed, linking outdoor learning with employability skills. Look into Logistics will enable 24 year 10/11 students to realise their full potential at school, in their wider communities and in the future workplace. Through a structured programme of DHL employee mentoring and a challenging Outward Bound residential course, students will acquire the skills, attitudes and behaviours valued by future employers. A further programme will invest in 100 year 7 students who will develop communication, leadership and team working skills with the support of 10 DHL mentors. The project aims to create a platform for on-going inschool employee mentoring opportunities, as a follow on to the Outward Bound intervention, enabling a deeper impact on a whole school community over time. Page 18 The Prince's Trust is looking to double the number of young people it supports through the Get into logistics programme. The Foundation is working with Aspire, the career foundation of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and the Freight Transport Association, to galvanise the logistics industry into action. To help advise the Trustees and guide them on the problems faced by young people, we aim to recruit a young trustee to the board. This will help shape the programmes and activities that would engage younger people through the Foundation s work.

19 Key information Trustees John Allan CBE (Chairman) Sharon Davies Ralf Dürrwang Peter Grant Nigel Morecroft Tim Slater Bob Stringer Richard Turner OBE Company secretary Exel Secretarial Services Limited Registered office Ocean House The Ring Bracknell RG12 1AN Company registration Number (England and Wales) Charity registration Number Auditors Buzzacott LLP 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL Bankers National Westminster Bank plc 81 High Street Bedford MK40 1YN Investment managers Sarasin & Partners LLP Juxon House 100 St Paul s Churchyard London EC4M 8BU Solicitors Farrer and Co 66 Lincoln s Inn Fields London WC2A 3LH helpline: Page 19