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We submit the programme to measurement and scrutiny by a number of independent organisations including, but not limited to, Business in the Community, the London Benchmarking Group and Government departments. This section gives details of awards and recognition that we have achieved and some important programme statistics.

Awards and recognition

Business in the Community Awards for Excellence 2007 - Silver Jubilee Big Tick - in recognition of the long-term impact of our 15 year programme in Southwark, London
In recognition of our work with the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre to help disadvantaged children from Manchester schools, we have received a Business in the Community Awards for Excellence Big Tick (re-accreditation) and an Arts and Business Bravo Awards 2006 - The Lever Prize/North West Business Leadership Team Employees Award

Programme statistics

We are committed to giving at least 1% of our relevant profits to the community and we have met this commitment each year throughout the past decade. In managing and measuring our community involvement, we benchmark ourselves against other partnerships and organisations using the London Benchmarking Group (LBG) model.

	2004/2005 Actual	2005/2006 Actual	2006/2007 Actual	2007/2008 Target	2008/2009 Target
Total community contribution	£4.0 Million	£4.2 Million	£5.9 Million	at least 1% relevant profits	at least 1% relevant profits
Percentage of relevant profit donated	1.66%	1.51%	1.19%	Minimum of 1%	Minimum of 1%
Number of volunteers during office hours	2,034	2,890	2,900	3,250	3,500
Number of office hours contributed	21,120	30,000	37,400	38,500	40,000
Percentage of people volunteering during office hours	14%	19%	18%	20%	21%

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