National payroll savings infrastructure

Workplace saving,
built into every payslip.

Active Choice connects every UK employer with their local Credit Union — turning payroll deduction into a national workplace benefit that builds financial resilience, one payday at a time.

380+
Credit Unions across the UK
2.2m
Credit Union members nationwide
£2.6bn
Held in community savings
100%
FSCS-protected deposits
How it works

Three steps to payroll savings

From first search to first deduction — most employers are live within a week.

01

Find your Credit Union

Search by workplace postcode or industry sector. Every Credit Union on the network is PRA-authorised, with its common bond clearly explained.

02

Apply online in minutes

One digital application covers Corporate Membership, Payroll Partnership or both — including e-signed terms and electronic authorisation for member instructions.

03

Launch payroll savings

On approval you receive a dedicated virtual account, employee upload tools and automated reconciliation — deductions flow from payslip to Credit Union with zero paperwork.

Social impact reporting

Prove the difference you're making

Every employer on Active Choice receives Social Impact reporting as standard — quantifying exactly what payroll saving is doing for your people, in numbers you can put in front of your board. And because Credit Union members can borrow at low-cost, affordable rates, the report also measures the interest and fees your people avoid by not turning to very high-cost lenders.

  • Board-ready reports every quarter, as PDF or PowerPoint
  • Hard evidence for ESG statements and Social Value commitments
  • Participation, savings growth and wellbeing trends over time
  • Interest and fees saved vs high-cost lenders — harm avoided, in pounds
  • Fully anonymised and aggregated — no individual employee data
See what's in the report
Social Impact Report
Acme Manufacturing Ltd · Q2 2026
68%
of your workforce saving regularly
£412
average emergency buffer built
−31%
employees reporting money worries
£186k
saved by your people this year
£47k
interest & fees saved by members borrowing at fair Credit Union rates instead of high-cost lenders
Savings growth Last 6 months
Generated automatically from live scheme data Board-ready PDF
For employers

A zero-cost benefit your people will actually use

Find your Credit Union
  • No charge to your organisation — ever
  • Deductions handled through your existing payroll run
  • Automated employee onboarding with digital ID checks
  • Low-cost, affordable loans — so your people never need high-cost lenders
  • Social Impact reporting to quantify the difference you make

Ready to bring payroll savings to your workforce?

Join the employers making saving effortless for their people. Search takes seconds — applying takes minutes.

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