charity of the year

Kitchen manufacturer Belling, which celebrates its centenary this year, has chosen Anthony Nolan as its charity of the year. The company aims to raise at least £10,000 for the charity.

Yorkshire Building Society has given £175,000 to Alzheimer's Society, its first ever charity of the year. This is the company's largest charitable donation.

The People newspaper has chosen Help the Hospices as its charity of the year for 2012.

Halifax's interactive online Christmas choir campaign on Facebook at the end of 2011 raised £25,000 for Save the Children. The sum has been quadrupled to £100,000 by the bank.

Financial services provider Credit Suisse has chosen Centrepoint as its UK Charity of the Year 2012. The charity was selected by staff in a vote.

International consumer insight and strategy business, Beyond Analysis, has chosen Rett Syndrome Research Trust UK as its charity of the year for 2012.

London Luton Airport has selected Sue Ryder as its charity partner for the two year period of 2012 to 2013.

Single price discount retailer Poundland is inviting customers and the public to vote online for its charity of the year 2012-13.

Supermarket Tesco has chosen Cancer Research UK as its Charity of the Year for 2012 and aims to raise £10 million for the charity.

Marie Curie Cancer Care has been chosen by financial services provider Santander UK as their new Charity of the Year partner for 2012. The charity was selected in a staff vote.