Charity Awards

Winners announced!

The winners of the 2025 Charity Awards were announced on the 3rd of July at a glittering gala presentation ceremony in London. See more about all the shortlisted and winning initiatives.

Oxfam scoops top award at the Charity Awards 2025

Oxfam has taken the Overall Award for Excellence at this year’s Charity Awards, for its pilot Women’s Rights Fund project supporting grassroots women’s rights organisations in four countries.

Dame Esther Rantzen: A true star

As founder of Childline and The Silver Line, along with a lifetime of campaigning and activism, Dame Esther Rantzen has touched the lives of millions of people. Tania Mason charts the remarkable story of this year's recipient of the Daniel Phelan Award for Outstanding Achievement.

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In July 2025, we celebrated 25 years of the Charity Awards - a milestone that felt like a pinnacle moment for the event itself, as well as a testament to a quarter of a century of charitable endeavour, innovation, and resilience. It led us to ask: what next? How can we ensure the Charity Awards remain fit for purpose twenty-five years from now? After careful consideration, we have decided to introduce a five-year event cycle, with 2026 acting as our first innovation year. This longer lead time ahead of the 2027 event will allow us to expand our marketing opportunities, build upon existing partnerships, and de-risk the funding model - ensuring the event remains robust and relevant in a changing world. We will be returning in June 2027, and will share key dates for your diary as soon as possible.

Entering The Charity Awards has been a genuinely great experience for us. We were impressed by how the judges took the time to really understand our charity and the work we do, and their feedback has actually made us reflect on what we do and think about it in slightly different ways. And winning the award(s) has been a huge boost for our staff, supporters, partners – and for our beneficiaries. It has opened some new doors and it has impressed our funders! We would absolutely recommend entering. Good luck.

Chris Parsons, project director, LandWorks
Read more from previous winners