Squirrelled: The Smart Way to Shop This Spring.

16 March 2026
Family Life

Unexpected school costs always have a way of sneaking up on us. One minute it’s replacing shoes that somehow no longer fit, the next it’s paying for a school trip. The good news? Squirrelled is a new app designed to help families, like yours, save for these unexpected costs.

Squirrelled is a free cashback app that gives families money back when they shop online, and then adds a bonus 40% donation directly to their school, every time a parent shops through the app. Whether that’s the weekly food shop, train tickets, a last-minute gift or a hotel for your family trip in summer, you can earn cashback on your everyday shopping from your favourite brands.

We’ve all heard of cashback apps, but Squirrelled is the only cashback app that supports both families and schools. No extra spending. No changing where you shop. No effort beyond your normal online shopping.

Through Squirrelled you can still use your loyalty cards as normal, and you can also access exclusive in-app deals and sales. Nothing changes except that your shopping is now earning money back for your family and raising funds for your school. Squirrelled have also implemented ‘instant cashback’ which is all about getting your money to you as quickly as possible.

As we know, schools are under an enormous amount of financial pressure right now, so here’s where it gets really good. For every £1 of cashback that you earn, Squirrelled adds a 40p bonus donation and sends it directly to your child’s school. That money comes directly from Squirrelled.

Your school’s PTA would receive additional funding, just because families are doing their online shopping through the Squirrelled app. The more that a family uses it, the more cashback they receive. The more families at a school that use it, the more the school will receive. So your children will not only benefit from your family savings on everyday shopping, but they will also benefit in school directly from the extra money that the PTA has.

And it works. One of the first schools to sign up to Squirrelled since launching in beta mode has raised £61.31 in one term, just through 2 families using Squirrelled regularly.

So whether you are stocking up on Easter treats, booking the summer holiday, replacing the PE kit or just doing your weekly food shop, consider doing it through Squirrelled.

It’s quick to download, free to use and easy to set up. Every shop, however big or small, will earn cashback for your family and contribute to your child’s school and education.