Benefact Group Charity Heroes Awards 2025

Supporting charities is at the heart of everything we do, so we’re delighted to announce the launch of our 2025 awards—dedicated to celebrating outstanding charities that work tirelessly to create positive change. We’ll be recognising those who’ve made exceptional contributions across the categories listed below. Each award is supported by a business in our Group¹.

Trustee of the Year

We’re looking for outstanding trustees who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and impact for their charity.

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Climate Action Initiative

We’re looking for innovative projects that are tackling the climate crisis and promoting long term sustainability. This could be in any area of climate – from community education, nature restoration to adaptation.

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Triumph Through Adversity

We’re looking for an outstanding charity that has shown resilience by overcoming a challenge or difficulty it faced in the last year, coming out the other end stronger and still delivering amazing impact for its beneficiaries.

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Fundraiser of the Year

We’re looking for individuals who have not only delivered great financial results in the last year, but have shown collaboration, strategic thinking and creativity in their approach. (Note: By fundraiser, we mean professionals or volunteers in charge of organising and running fundraising campaigns).

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Partnership of the Year

We’re looking for an outstanding partnership between two organisations who have collaborated in the last year to make a positive impact. The partnership may take many forms including a company and a charity, or two charities working together.

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Founder of the Year

Recognising the incredible individuals who have founded impactful charities, we’re looking for founders who have used their drive and passion to create organisations making a lasting and meaningful difference for beneficiaries.

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Colleagues’ choice

Benefact Group colleagues will be able to vote for their favourite charity from those presented by our very own ‘Giving Superstars’ (employees who have gone over and above supporting their favourite causes).

¹Givestar is a digital fundraising platform, not a business in the Benefact Group. The Group is an investor in Givestar.

A winning event

Finalists will be invited to a lunchtime awards event within the walls of the iconic Tower of London where the winners and runners-up in each category will be announced. Our guests will also have the opportunity to celebrate and connect with fellow changemakers and hear from industry experts.

We will be inviting two people from each shortlisted charity to attend the awards luncheon.

Important information

Eligibility:

The awards are open to registered charities, not-for-profit organisations or community interest companies in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man. Click here to see the full terms and conditions. We will be looking to recognise achievements and projects that have taken place from January 2024 – June 2025 or longer term projects delivered in 2025.

The prizes:

Winning charities in each category will win £5,000.

Runners up in each category will win £1,000

Key dates:

Entries open: 7 July 2025

Entries close: Midnight 10 August 2025

Shortlisted charities notified: Beginning of September 2025

Awards luncheon: 20 November 2025, at the Tower of London.

2024 Winners and runners-up

Our finalists gathered at the iconic Tower of London to enjoy a day of celebration as we congratulated the winners and runners-up in our Charity Heroes Awards.

See the winners and runners up