The Trust was founded in 1978 to formalise the Group's
charitable activities and to establish a formal governance structure. The Chief
Executive Officer of the Group is currently Chairman of the Trustees, with
remaining Trustees drawn from a representative cross-section of Group and
business functions.
The Charitable Trust has independent status and the
Trustees meet quarterly to discuss proposals. Other than in cases of acute and urgent need, UK corporate
funds used for charitable contribution are channelled through the Trust.
Following a recent strategic review of the Trust's grant
making activity, the Trust now focuses its support in the following areas:
1. Disadvantaged Youth
- Arts & Culture;
- Sport;
- Education; and
- Promoting Inclusion.
2. Literacy & Numeracy
3. Vulnerable Populations
- Elderly;
- Addiction;
- Homeless;
- Domestic Violence; and
- Mental Health.
4. Disaster Relief
In addition to its grant making activity the Trust also
encourages Man Group employees to invest their time and expertise in charitable
activities. The Trust will match
up to an agreed limit charitable contributions that people within the Group
make, via our sponsorship matching and Give As You Earn schemes.
The Trust's new community volunteering programme ManKind
allows employees an additional two days paid leave per annum to volunteer
either with a charity of their choice or with one of the charities currently
supported by the Trust.
The Trust has also supported an Annual
Charity since 2004, selected by our UK employees, which receives a £100,000
donation from the Trust, as well as being the focus of a number of events and
volunteer support from employees during the year.