Strategic report Governance Financial statements Other information RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS TOWARDS HIGHER STANDARDS CONTINUED Volunteering: One City Approach: The HL Foundation utilises the Social mobility starts with young people and The HL Volunteering Scheme gives people a We were a founding signatory of the Bristol skills and time of our workforce addressing challenges such as homelessness chance to volunteer by having two days (or 16 Equality Charter – a pledge by the signatories to is a way that we can really start to build a more hours) of the calendar year to offer their time, take actions relevant to them, to improve equality and partners to make a positive, financially resilient society that can access and skills and experience to good causes. Initiatives and diversity across the city. We are a founder sustainable difference in the benefit from opportunities to build strong, stable run as part of our volunteering scheme include member of the Bristol Equality Network, and we world around us. futures. Our fundraising aim is to help in financing working with Bristol Sport Foundation to support have signed the Women in Business Charter. the renovation of affordable housing for the disadvantaged children, providing volunteers to We continue to be active participants, through charity, a mentalhealth support worker and read to primary school children as part of the our involvement with the Bristol City Office, in the mentoring coach. As well as supporting Bristol as a Learning City project and supporting ongoing development of the Bristol One City fundraising, we also offer colleagues double the Healthy Holiday’s appeal to help feed children The HL Foundation enables us to raise money matched payroll giving. This has trebled the over the summer holidays. Plan, an initiative to develop a shared vision for for charities who do all these things and more. numbers of colleagues donating via Give Bristol which brings together participants from The charities we support are nominated and As You Earn (GAYE). We also run a number of volunteering schemes, business, public sector, voluntary organisations selected by employees. focused on building social mobility and improving and local communities to help identify and All of the legal and administration costs of the resilience. These are primarily based within address key challenges facing the city. In 2020, the HL Foundation supported Help Foundation are met by the Group so 100% of schools, developing the building blocks to enable Bristol’s Homeless as our charity partner of the the money raised goes to the employee future resilience, focusing on basic numeracy and Examples of our involvement include supporting year, raising a record £180,000. This funded a new nominated charities. literacy skills. Our Envision Mentoring the city wide initiative to end period poverty in wellbeing centre and at least two self-contained programmes enables young people to work with Bristol and the Stepping Up mentoring scheme, living apartments. More details can be found on the website business mentors to tackle a real-life social issue, a region wide positive action leadership Our charity partner for 2021 is 1625 Independent www.hl.co.uk/about-us/hl-foundation whilst gaining insight into the world of work programme aimed at changing the diversity istol based charity, which leadership landscape across the public, voluntary People. They are a Br through meaningful employer engagement. and commercial sector. prevents young people aged 16–25 from All of our schools volunteering activity takes becoming homeless and supports young people place with young people who have been identified HL Foundation who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. as in receipt of the pupil premium/eligible for free The HL Foundation is our charitable trust. The prevention and support work is centred school meals, with the hope of building The Foundation’s mission is to utilise the skills around helping people to become financially confidence and employability skills. and time of our workfoce and partners to makr e independent, as evence shows that thisid a positive, sustainable difference in the world is the most effective route for sustained Our volunteering scheme has exceeded 3,500 around us. independence. We have a programme of hours volunteered since 2019. At Hargreaves Lansdown we want to do more than engagement focused on fundraising and empower people to save and invest. We want to volunteering activities, including financial help the next generation, we want to support local education sessions and skill based volunteering communities, improve people’s health and to support the charity operations. wellbeing and change people’s lives for the better. 41 Hargreaves Lansdown Report and Financial Statements 2021