# Marks & Spencer’s raises £2 million for Macmillan Cancer Support

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/01/19/marks-spencers-raises-2m-for-macmillan-cancer-support/
- Published: 2016-01-19T12:22:34+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Customers and employees of Marks & Spencer’s raised more than £2 million for Macmillan
Cancer Support in 2015. This is nearly £700,000 more than they raised for the charity
in 2014.**

Of 2015’s total, the highest achieved in the partnership so far, £1.6 million derived
from M&S’ involvement in Macmillan’s **World’s Biggest Coffee Morning**. The retailer
has supported this event as headline partner for the last six years.

The annual fundraising day took place on Friday 25 September 2015, and involved 
thousands of M&S employees supporting the campaign throughout September. M&S’ Food
business took a lead role in the promotion, offering various ways for customers 
to support Macmillan in the retailer’s cafes and food halls.

## Advertisement

 [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)

 

## Other M&S fundraising

The remaining £400,000 was raised through a range of employee fundraising, promotions
and events, including a fundraising ball.

 

The final total is expected to be even higher as M&S is continuing to support Macmillan
through both its charity Christmas cards and the new [‘**Sparks**’ loyalty card](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/15/ms-sparks-club-card-to-generate-1p-donation-for-each-use/).
Macmillan is one of nine charities that are supported by ‘Sparks’, with a penny 
from every transaction going to customers’ chosen charity.

 

![Marks & Spencer's Sparks card](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/
2015/10/marks-and-spencer-sparks-card.jpg)

 

Macmillan is also a recipient of proceeds coming from [carrier bag sales](http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/blog/stories/carrierbagcharge)
in store.

Steve Kemp, head of Food Retail at M&S, said:

> “Each year we are astounded by the efforts of our wonderful teams and customers
> in getting behind our [partnership with Macmillan](http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/about/sponsors),
> and this year our expectations have been exceeded yet again! £2 million is an 
> absolutely fantastic amount to have raised, and we are proud to support the incredible
> work Macmillan does. More than one in three of us will get cancer in our lifetime
> and it’s the toughest fight most of us will ever face”.

Macmillan’s Director of High Value Fundraising, Claire Singlehurst, added:

> “We are delighted that M&S has raised £2 million for Macmillan in 2015. This is
> a remarkable achievement and I would like to personally thank all of the generous
> M&S colleagues and customers who made this possible. Every penny raised will help
> fund more vital Macmillan professional posts in communities across the UK, to 
> help ensure that no one has to face cancer alone.”

## Shortlisted for award

The Macmillan and M&S Partnership has been shortlisted for a Retail Week Award 2016,
for Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year.

 * **[Macmillan launches national summer fundraising event](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/08/macmillan-launches-national-summer-fundraising-event/)**(
   8 April 2016)
 * **[IRN-BRU manufacturer announces three-year partnership with Macmillan](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/08/19/irn-bru-manufacturer-announces-three-year-partnership-macmillan/)**(
   19 August 2016)
 * **[Maximising fundraising at the Virgin Money London Marathon](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/04/27/maximising-fundraising-virgin-money-london-marathon/)**(
   27 April 2017)

![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader-
2x.gif)