Understanding Commissions - a rough guide
Schools often ask us what commissions individual retailers pay to School Angel. This is clearly important information in helping them compare what we can offer versus other fundraising options they may already be using or considering.
Because School Angel is a very efficient charity and not a business, we are able to operate on the minimum possible funding. We have no paid staff so unlike all of the other fundraising websites currently operating in the UK we return all of the donation we recieve minus 10%. On average all over fundraising websites retain at least 50%. In addition to this, some retailers who recognise the value of the work the charity does pay us an enhanced commission rate which greatly boosts the donation we are able to deliver to our schools.
On this page we will explain how Amazon commissions are paid and also some of the other large retailers. Unfortunately it is genuinely difficult to give a brief answer simply because most retailers use a tiered structure for commissions and often have exceptions for certain goods.
As a general rule of thumb commissions are paid on the shopping basket total, minus VAT and delivery charges.
Because School Angel is a very efficient charity and not a business, we are able to operate on the minimum possible funding. We have no paid staff so unlike all of the other fundraising websites currently operating in the UK we return all of the donation we recieve minus 10%. On average all over fundraising websites retain at least 50%. In addition to this, some retailers who recognise the value of the work the charity does pay us an enhanced commission rate which greatly boosts the donation we are able to deliver to our schools.
On this page we will explain how Amazon commissions are paid and also some of the other large retailers. Unfortunately it is genuinely difficult to give a brief answer simply because most retailers use a tiered structure for commissions and often have exceptions for certain goods.
As a general rule of thumb commissions are paid on the shopping basket total, minus VAT and delivery charges.
Find out what some of the big retailers donate to School Angel
amazon
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Amazon is far and away the biggest online retailer in the UK, and for any school will be one of the most important for generating funds.
Over 50% of all the funds we raise at School Angel come via Amazon. |
For certain Amazon brand products they will also pay enhanced commissions, but 99% of all transactions will likely fall into the above structure.
john lewis + Marks & Spencer
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John Lewis vary commissions based on type of goods.
School Angel receives commissions ranging from 2.5% up to 7.0%. |
Product categories
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Baby & Child - 6.0%
Beauty - 6.0% Electrical - 2.5% Gifts - 4.0% Home & Garden - 7.0% Men's Fashion - 7.0% |
Product Guarantees - 2.5%
Special Offers - 2.5% Sports & Leisure - 6.0% Toys - 6.0% Women's Fashion - 6.0% |
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M&S simply pay School Angel 5% on everything.
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supermarkets
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Sainsbury's are the only supermarket to offer a donation for repeat grocery orders and pay £1 on all completed home food orders.
Asda Direct now operate through George.com and feature on School Angel. They pay commission rates of between 2 - 3 %. (note nothing is paid for grocery orders). |
apple
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The Apple Store has very strict terms & conditions and Apple has asked that the charity makes these clear to anyone considering using the Apple store. We have listed these below. Donation rates from the Apple store tend to be small (typically 1-2%).
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- Donations are not paid on new Apple product launches. If you have any questions regarding donation rates please contact the team
- Donations are available for up to five eligible products within a 30 day period, except iPhone
- Donations are only available on up to two iPhones within a 30 day period
- Donations are not paid on non-GBP purchases, you must remain on www.store.apple.com/uk
- Donations are not paid on one-to-one membership, shipping, iTunes gift cards, Apple gift cards purchases and gift wrap
- Donations are not paid on reserve and collect purchases or pre-orders
- Purchases made through Employee Purchase Programmes are not accepted
- Please note if you return or exchange purchased products in the Apple Retail Store your donation may be affected
- Your donation is paid via School Angel, not directly from Apple Store
- Donations will not track if you are using university/company login to purchase via the Apple Store. Simply click "Institution not listed? Shop Now"
- Donations may only be paid on the net value excluding VAT, all other taxes, surcharges and any additional costs such as delivery.
hotels
Commissions in this sector vary widely. These are the percentages paid on the room booking cost, we do not receive commissions on extras like food and drink.
LateRooms.com 7% - our most generous hotel partner
Hotels.com 6%
Travelodge 1%
LateRooms.com 7% - our most generous hotel partner
Hotels.com 6%
Travelodge 1%
extra generous retailers
We always work really hard to try and achieve the maximum amount of donation from retailers and some big names are far more generous than others.
Clarks donate 7.5% of every sale
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Kitbag donate 10% of every sale
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LateRooms.com now donate 7% from every booking
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Large single transaction Donors
If you are interested in how large amounts can be raised in a single transactions then you need to look at insurance, utilities, mobile phones and TV packages.
School Angel covers all of these sectors and donations range from about £20 to £70 for a single transaction.
We feature the best Which? recommended suppliers for these sectors.
School Angel covers all of these sectors and donations range from about £20 to £70 for a single transaction.
We feature the best Which? recommended suppliers for these sectors.
