Fundraising partners

The Times Christmas Charity Appeal is being supported this year by three fundraising partners.

KPMG, the professional services company, will be matching donations to Help the Hospices.

CVC Capital Partners, the private equity group, will match donations to Riders for Health.

The Pears Foundation will match donations to TreeHouse.

That means for every pound you give to our appeal, one of our partners will double the donation.

Your company can help too

If you would like to make a contribution, email the Times Appeal .

We know companies give charities millions of pounds every year and rarely get any public recognition for their generosity.

So depending on the size of your gift, your company will be thanked on the pages of The Times and on this website for its support.

Stories about the work of our three charities will be running in the newspaper and online throughout December.

Donate loose change

The Royal Mint estimates that about £380 million worth of loose change is lying around in British households. That is about £30 per home which could be going to good causes.

One company is doing its bit to see that it does. Coinstar operates machines in all four major supermarkets - Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons, which count unsorted coins for exchange into bank notes and vouchers. Customers can also donate their change to a good cause at the machines and for the third year running Coinstar has teamed up with The Times to give all donations to our Christmas Charity Appeal.

Last year Pounds £1,000 was raised in this way for our appeal.

Donors using Coinstar receive a Gift Aid slip with their receipt. If the slip is completed and posted, it allows the charity to claim tax relief, giving them £1.28 for every £1 donated.