Charitable Giving

There are three ways that we give support to registered charities:

1. Charity collections at Network Rail managed stations - please see below for details
2. Building long term relationships with registered charities that are related to our business - applications for 2009 are currently closed (please see below for details).
3. Working in partnership with an annual charity of choice voted for by our people - applications for 2010-11 are currently closed (please see below for details).

1. Charity collections at Network Rail managed stations

Network Rail owns and operates 18 of the biggest and busiest stations in the UK.

If you are a registered charity, and would like to collect at one of our stations, please download the application and indemnity form and send both documents to the station where you want to collect. Please read the policy document before submitting an application, to make sure you qualify to collect.

2. Supporting Charities that are related to our business - 2009 applications now closed

We want to build long term relationships with registered charities that support Network Rail’s charitable giving objectives and are related to our business.

• promote engineering to young people
• protect or restore the natural environment
• prevent or tackle the consequences of railway incidents
• provide help to the homeless in our local communities
• provide emotional support to the railway community or the public
• put our otherwise unused assets and waste products to use for our local communities
• preserve Britain's railway heritage

We would like to support regional projects that have a big impact on local communities throughout Great Britain. A limited amount of funding is available to support these projects and in addition we are also keen for our 36,000 employees to volunteer and participate in the work of these organisations, as part of supported projects in their local area.

Applications for 2009 are now closed. Please check back in 2010 for information on new opportunities for support.

All charities who have applied in 2009 will be contacted in regards to their application status by early January 2010.

 3. Charity of choice 2010 - 2010 applications now closed

The charity of choice partnership is the most high profile Network Rail charity relationship. Chosen by our people, the charity is a common cause that can be supported right across the business. We have had two very successful partnerships so far, with CRUK and NSPCC, and are currently looking for our next partner who we will start working with in April 2010. The partnership will run for a minimum of one financial year, April 2010 - March 2011, and has the possibility to be extended beyond this period.

Applications for charity of choice 2010 have now closed.

If you have not been able to find the information you were looking for on this site and would like to learn more about charitable giving at Network Rail please contact charitablegiving@networkrail.co.uk or call 020 3356 6777.