Charity Heroes Awards 2024

29 November 2024

Our finalists gathered at the iconic Tower of London on November 28th to enjoy a day of celebration as we congratulated the winners and runners-up in this year’s Charity Heroes Awards.

Charity Heroes Awards

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of the inaugural Charities Heroes Awards Ceremony held at the Tower of London. Some truly inspiring charities were represented.

Our CEO, Simon Hickman, had the honour of presenting the award for Charity Leader of the Year, an award for a senior charity leader who stands out as a role model for others by championing a cause and inspiring change.

The winner was Jolanta Lasota, CEO of Ambitious About Autism. It was great to also meet finalists Ali Waterworth, of Ruddi’s Retreat & Taban Shoresh OBE, The Lotus Flower.

Finalists and Winners

Our finalists gathered at the iconic Tower of London on November 28th to enjoy a day of celebration as we congratulated the winners and runners-up in this year’s Charity Heroes Awards. The winning charities received £5,000 and the runners-up £1,000 each – so no one went home without an award!

Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Luanne Rimmer, Handmade with Love & Making Memories
Runners-up: Abbie Chibnell-Smith, Juvenile Arthritis Research & Zoe Bryan, Transforming Autism

Climate action project
Winner: Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists
Runners-up: Durham Wildlife Trust & Global Goals Centre

Local community initiative
Winner: Elliott Holmes Memorial Fund CIC
Runners-up: Future Toolbox & Open Road Visions

Digital fundraising initiative
Winner: Dogs 4 Rescue
Runners-up: Crohn’s & Colitis UK & Street Child

Small Charity, Big Impact
Winner: Tiny Tickers
Runners-up: Hollie Gazzard Trust & The Ambulance Staff Charity

Charity Leader of the Year
Winner: Jolanta Lasota, Ambitious About Autism
Runners-up: Ali Waterworth, Ruddi’s Retreat & Taban Shoresh OBE, The Lotus Flower

Colleagues’ Choice
Winner: Derian House Children’s Hospice proposed by Colin Wilby
Runners-up: Sands – baby loss charity proposed by Kirsty Dickson & Winston’s Wish proposed by Gemma Percival

Further information

Find out more about the Charity Heroes Awards on the Benefact Group website.