Benefact Group has launched the Charity Heroes Awards 2025, for a second year programme designed to celebrate and support charities working tirelessly to make positive change.
Charities are invited to apply online via a quick and simple form for one of six awards categories:
The Awards are open to charities based in the UK and Ireland and entries are open between Monday 7th July to Sunday 10th August. Winning charities will be awarded £5,000 and runners up will receive £1,000.
| Award | What judges will be looking for… |
| Trustee of the Year | Outstanding trustees who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and impact for their charity. |
| Climate action project | Charities who have created innovative projects that are tackling the climate crisis and promoting long term sustainability. They can be in any area of climate – from community education, nature restoration to adaptation. |
| Triumph through Adversity – supported by WRS | 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. |
| Fundraiser of the Year | Individuals who have not only delivered great financial results in the last year, but have shown collaboration, strategic thinking and creativity in their approach. |
| Charity Founder of the Year | Founders who have used their drive and passion to create organisations making a lasting and meaningful difference for beneficiaries. |
| Colleagues’ choice | Benefact 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. |
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Tower of London on 20th November.
We are proud to be part of the Benefact Group – a charity owned, international family of financial services companies that gives all available profits to charity and good causes.
As a group, we have donated over £250 million since 2014. Giving our profits to good causes which has made the group the third-largest corporate donor in over a decade, according to Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26.
For more information and to enter your charity for an award visit: Charity Heroes Awards 2025 – Benefact Group
About WRS
At WRS Insurance Brokers, we are specialists in Charity Insurance and our experienced team is passionate about the charitable sector. Our experience has taught us that one size certainly doesn’t fit all and that every charity and not-for-profit organisation faces its own unique risks.
About the Charity Heroes Awards
- Benefact Group’s Charity Heroes Awards 2025 is designed to celebrate and support charities who work tirelessly to make positive change.
- Charities based in the UK and Ireland are eligible to apply.
- Entries are open between Monday 7th July and Sunday 10th August.
- For more information visit https://benefactgroup.com/awards
About Benefact Group
- Benefact Group is an independent, specialist financial services group that exists to give all its available profits to charity.
- Owned by a registered charity, Benefact Trust, Benefact Group’s family of businesses provide specialist insurance, investment management and broking and advisory services in the UK, Australia, Canada and Ireland.
- Benefact Group is the hird-largest corporate donor in over a decade, according to Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26.
- Many businesses say they are different. Benefact Group really is. Find out why here www.benefactgroup.com