CITY PAY IT FORWARD
Making a Difference in the Community through Financial Education
We deliver transformative and impactful financial education programmes to schools, collaborating with teachers to equip students with the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about money, careers, and their futures.
Small Organisation. Big Impact.
A small group of business professionals and parents came together with one simple idea,
to make a difference in their community by helping children understand the basics of money. What began as a local effort has grown into an organisation with international reach, giving every child the grounding to make informed choices, drive aspiration and support genuine social mobility.
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Small Organisation. Big Impact.
A small group of business professionals and parents came together with one simple idea,
to make a difference in their community by helping children understand the basics of money. What began as a local effort has grown into an organisation with international reach, giving every child the grounding to make informed choices, drive aspiration and support genuine social mobility.
Our Mission
To close the financial literacy gap by giving every young person the knowledge to navigate money and opportunity with confidence
International Reach
From a local initiative to a nationally recognised charity delivering programmes across the UK and beyond.
Volunteer-Led
Run entirely by volunteers who bring their professional expertise into classrooms, completely free of charge.
A bold new initiative to raise £2 million from City firms and individuals to deliver free, high-quality financial education to every year six child in the capital.
Partnering with businesses, schools, and educators to ensure no child leaves primary school without understanding how money works in the real world.
Who we are
Building Financial Confidence
City Pay it Forward is an independent, self-funded charity run entirely by volunteers. We work to close the financial literacy gap by giving young people the skills and confidence to navigate money, careers and opportunity.
Financial literacy is about more than money. It is about building confidence, raising aspiration and opening doors that might otherwise stay closed.
Our programmes create a clear journey. In primary school pupils learn the basics of saving, budgeting and understanding money. In secondary school that foundation develops into entrepreneurship, career awareness and direct encounters with the financial world.
Through Enterprise Challenges, Career Days, Insight Days and Investment Competitions, we bring learning to life in ways that are engaging, practical and transformative.
Financial Confidence
Financial Confidence Starts Early
Children establish attitude towards money by the age of seven years old and behaviours towards money by fourteen 1
Early intervention makes it vital to begin financial education at a young age. Our primary school programmes are designed to introduce core concepts in ways that are engaging, age appropriate and impactful.
By starting early, we help children form healthy money habits that will support them throughout their lives, while also building confidence and expanding their sense of what is possible for the future.
* Habit Formation and Learning in Young Children, University of Cambridge, May 2013
Testimonials
Impact That Speaks Volumes
Hear from educators, partners, and community leaders about the difference our programmes are making.
Our Reach
Delivering Financial Education
Partnering with schools and teachers across the country to deliver meaningful financial education.
