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DHL UK FOUNDATION
Annual Review 2013
Welcome
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 2008.
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
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A year at a glance
Boosting employability and widening horizons
• 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
Mobilising employees
• £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
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Boosting employability; widening
horizons
Working with The Prince‘s Trust,
Career Academies UK and the
Outward Bound Trust
The Prince‘s Trust
Page 5
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.
Daniel Swift says his mum and dad have never
seen him happier. He‟d just had his benefits
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.
Career Academies UK
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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.”
The Outward Bound Trust
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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.
280 young people from disadvantaged
backgrounds received financial support from the
Foundation. To help them make the most of the
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.”
Road safety
Keeping children safer on the road with
Trucks and Child Safety
Trucks and Child Safety
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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.
Mobilising employees
Supporting local communities;
recognising employees
Transform It!
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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 - 149 employees
volunteered in 2012/13.
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
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.”
Match It!
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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.
Community Heroes Awards
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.
Community Heroes Awards Cont.
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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.”
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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.”
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Financial summary
Income 2012/13 2011/12
£ £
Voluntary income 646,527 638,508
General donations 242 290
Donations from DHL 379,544 379,544
Gift in kind from DHL* 266,741 258,674
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 2012/13 2011/12
£ £
Cost of generating voluntary income 16,653 15,356
Grants and donations payable 1,133,822 1,056,838
Governance costs 101,133 106,955
Other charitable activities 257,978 305,839
Total resources expended 1,634,243 1,601,368
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End of year position
Net income for year 2012/13 2011/12
79,618 86,754
Fund balances 2012/13 2011/12
Endowment Fund £26,537,907 £24,157,456
Tsunami Fund £3,138 £14,148
Unrestricted Fund £213,785 £147,336
The full financial statements can be found on the Charity Commission‟s website (www.charity-
commission.gov.uk).
The future
Moving closer to the DHL
business, while retaining
independence
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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 „in-
school‟ employee mentoring
opportunities, as a follow on to the
Outward Bound intervention,
enabling a deeper impact on a
whole school community over
time.
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.
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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 2223373 (England and
Wales)
Charity registration
Number 327880
Auditors
Buzzacott LLP
130 Wood Street
London
EC2V 6DL
Bankers
National Westminster Bank plc
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Bedford
MK40 1YN
Investment managers
Sarasin & Partners LLP
Juxon House
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London
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Solicitors
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London
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www.dhlukfoundation.org
helpline: 01285 841 914
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