Charity Heroes Awards 2025

20 November 2025

Our finalists gathered at the iconic Tower of London on November 20th 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 Director of Sales & Marketing, Tim Larden, 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 of this category was Andrew Wallis of Unseen (UK), a charity fighting trafficking and modern slavery.

It was great to also meet worthy Founder of the Year finalists Jenny Rayner of The Lucy Rayner Foundation & Maggie Darling of Smart Works Scotland, and other finalists and winners invited to the event.

Finalists and Winners

Our finalists gathered at the iconic Tower of London on November 20th 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!

Founder of the Year
Winner: Andrew Wallis, Unseen (UK)
Runners-up: Jenny Rayner, The Lucy Rayner Foundation & Maggie Darling, Smart Works Scotland

Climate Action Initiative
Winner: Grace Cares CIC
Runners-up: Borders Forest Trust & WWT

Triumph Through Adversity
Winner: Vida Sheffield
Runners-up: South Liverpool Domestic Abuse Services & The Matthew 25 Mission

Fundraiser of the Year
Winner: Martin Edwards, Julia’s House Limited
Runners-up: Jill McGrath, YMCA Tayside & Nic Clarke, Cancer Research Wales

Partnership of the Year
Winner: The Anne Robson Trust & Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Runners-up: Berkshire Vision & Newbury Velo, Teens Unite Fighting Cancer & Kinovo Limited

Trustee of the Year
Winner: Jennie Henderson, Stepping Stones North Wales
Runners-up: Jan Kerr, Homelands Trust-Fife & Mimi McCord, Heartburn Cancer UK

Colleagues’ choice
Winner: The Grand Appeal
Runners-up: The Hygiene Bank & Unique Kidz & Co

Further information

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