Markel International’s commitment to charities and to our local community is strong thanks to the support of our employees.  We take part in several charitable fundraising events, such as the annual raffle to win a day off and Macmillan’s World’s Largest Coffee Morning as well as non-fund raising activities.

Markel International is a member of The Lloyd’s Community Programme (“LCP”). The aim of the LCP is to promote involvement within the Lloyd’s community and to help improve the opportunities and environments of the people in Tower Hamlets and the neighbouring East London Boroughs.

A number of Markel staff are involved in three partnering programmes. As part of the scheme, MINT employees "adopt" a primary school child for the academic year to help with their reading, numbers and sports. 

"Markel is a leading member of Lloyd's Community Programme.  The number of Markel employees that volunteered in our East London projects last year was fantastic and ranks Markel amongst the top LCP supports in the Market" - Nick Furlonge - Chairman of LCP

Markel staff took on tasks such as cleaning and painting, making wooden plant troughs, clearing rough ground, getting an overgrown garden under control, and digging and building a frame for a vegetable patch. 

Markel also supports The Prince’s Trust.   Since The Trust was founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1976, it has helped over half a million young people.  In the past couple of years teams have taken part in the Namibia Desert & The Costa Rica Challenges.  The teams cycled, hiked, abseiled and kayaked in extreme conditions, over long distances.  Between the two teams they raised £64,000 for the Prince’s Trust. 

Markel (UK) Limited is proudly supporting The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.  This remarkable charity supports over 300,000 carers in the UK including 15,500 young carers. A carer is somebody who looks after a friend or relative who may be disabled or seriously ill. Many carers have been doing it for years; others are only children who look after a parent or sibling, and sometimes both.  For more information please click here.

Markel International and its employees have also supported the following charities:

The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust
Cancer Research UK
The British Heart Foundation
Parents for Children
Barnado’s
Breast Cancer research
AHOY Centre
Help a London Child
Trinity Hospice
The Dogs Trust
Jessie’s Fund
Pastens Children Home
Crisis
Arthritis Research
Help a London Child
Motor Neurone Disease Association
The Lavender Trust
Royal British Legion
Cotlands
Claire’s House
The Limehouse Project
Riding for the Disabled
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation  Trust
The Salvation Army
Little Sisters of the Poor
The Thomas Buxton School Playground Improvement Campaign
UNICEF
Sports Relief
The RNLI
Great Ormond Street
Marie Curie Cancer Care
RSPCA
Children with Leukemia
Maggie’s Centre
Macmillan Cancer Support
Good Gifts
Action Duchene
Farleigh Hospice
British Liver Trust
Little Havens
British Red Cross
Parkinsons Disease Society
ACE UK
Ian Mikardo School
CLL Support Association
SANE
Acorns Children’s Hospice
National Autistic Society