The businesses have together provided just under £0.5m to charities in these respective fields since 2014. The DPS and Computershare Loan Services Charity Fund is also set to make donations to local charities near the organisations’ Derry, North and West Yorkshire, Sunderland, Doxford and Bristol offices later this year. Nicola Harwood, director of prevention and programmes at Depaul UK, said: “This significant donation will enable us to extend our work with young people to help them escape or avoid homelessness, achieve financial independence and progress into long term education, training or sustainable employment. “Increasing financial literacy among young people is integral to young people’s independence, health and employability.