A decade of dress down Fridays at RL360 has raised £50,000 for charity.

Over the years, the money has been donated to a total of 99 different charities, 80% of which have been Isle of Man based.

Staff at the company, based in Cooil Road, Douglas, nominate the charities they want to receive the funds, which is collected via a £2 per person monthly salary donation.

As RL360 has grown over the last 10 years, the amount raised has steadily risen and the sum has now reached more than £500 per month.

RL360’s dress down money co-ordinator, Shahzaadee Goolam Madaree, said: ’RL360 is hugely proud to have hit the £50,000 mark.

’This fantastic milestone has been achieved in addition to the support RL360 provides charities across the Isle of Man.’

She added: ’The organisations we donate our dress down funds to are very close to the hearts of our staff, who have often had direct involvement with them or have benefited from their support in the past.

’It’s a great way of saying thank you and acknowledging the work they do.’

Although the large majority of charities supported are from the Isle of Man, the company sometimes supports international relief organisations providing help during disasters overseas.

The proceeds from January’s dress down Fridays will go to help with the fire disaster recovery efforts in Australia.