Alternative Futures Group was named the Charity of the Year with an income over £30m at the Charity Times Awards in London last week.
The North West based charity, which helps adults with learning disabilities or mental health needs, was recognised for consistently meeting financial management targets without compromising its high levels of support.
More than 650 people gathered at the Lancaster Hotel last night to recognise excellence in the charity sector, with awards handed out across 28 categories.
Diabetes UK was the overall winner in the Charity of the Year with an income between £10m to £30m category. Judges said the charity had achieved a strong year of fundraising growth, clear identification of service needs and targeted interventions, and a successful awareness campaign.
Charity of the Year with an income of between £5m and 10m went to Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services, which the judges said had displayed an impressive turnaround and success.
The Charity of the Year with an income of between £1m and £5m was North Devon Hospice, recognised for excellent education and outreach work with a clear engagement and leadership role with the community. Charity of the Year with an income of under £1m was the ClementJames Centre, which the judges called work-focused, innovative and highly impactful.
The awards, now in their 15th year, attracted hundreds of high quality entries which were then evaluated by an expert independent judging panel.
The full list of winners and highly commended entrants is available below.
The Winners
Charity Principal of the Year
Highly Commended: Lorraine Clifton, CLIC Sargant
Winner: Barbara Young, Diabetes UK
Fundraising Team of the Year
Winner: Voiceability
Rising CEO Star
Highly Commended: Nicky Goulder, CEO, Create
Winner: John Rendel, Founder and CEO, Promoting Equality in African Schools
Campaigning Team of the Year
Highly Commended: Fostering Network
Winner: Meningitis Now
Outstanding Individual Achievement
Highly Commended: Jacqueline Stokes
Winner: Dr Peter Agulnik
Best use of the Web
Highly Commended: Royal Academy of Dance: Progressions
Highly Commended: Samaritan’s Purse UK
Winner: United Response: Postcards from the Edges
PR Team of the Year for a Charity with an income of more than £30m
Highly Commended: Citizens Advice
Winner: PDSA
PR Team of the Year for a Charity with an income of less than £30m
Highly Commended: Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Winner: Samaritans
HR Management Award
Highly Commended: Brook
Winner: Teach First
Social Investment Initiative
Winner: Social Investment Business
Big Society Award
Winner: Affinity Sutton - The Community Ambassadors
Fundraising Technology
Winner: The Big Give Christmas Challenge
Corporate Community Involvement
Highly Commended: Community Links/Barclays
Winner: St John’s Hospice/John Lewis Oxford Street
Corporate National Champion
Highly Commended: Shelter/KPMG
Winner: Prostate Cancer UK/ Royal Mail
Corporate National Partnership of the Year with a Retailer
Winner: Save the Children/Morrisons
Corporate National Partnership of the Year with a Financial Institution
Winner: Macmillan Cancer Support/Nationwide
Cross Sector Partnership of the Year
Highly Commended: Everton in the Community/Mersey Care NHS Trust
Winner: Samaritans/The National Offender Management Service England & Wales, Scottish & Northern Ireland Prison services
Corporate Social Responsibility Project of the Year
Highly Commended: Lloyds Scholars
Winner: Restless Development/KPMG
Best Use of Technology Award
Highly Commeded: Brightside/the Financial and Legal Skills Partnership: Get In Get On
Winner: Stand Against Violence
Social Champion Award
Highly Commended: Caritas Anchor House
Winner: Pluss
Investment Management
Highly Commended: Cazenove Charities
Highly Commended: UBS Wealth Management
Winner: Investec Wealth & Investment
Boutique Investment Management
Highly Commended: Heartwood Investment Management
Winner: Mayfair Capital Investment Management
Consultancy of the Year
Highly Commended: PwC
Winner: Foster Denovo
Charity of the Year with an Income of less than £1m
Highly Commended: TwentyTwenty
Highly Commended: Auditory Verbal UK
Winner: ClementJames Centre
Charity of the Year with an Income of between £1-£5m
Highly Commended: IntoUniversity
Highly Commended: The Horse Trust
Winner: North Devon Hospice
Charity of the Year with an income of between £5-10m
Highly Commended: Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
Winner: Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services
Charity of the Year with an income of between £10-£30m
Highly Commended: Prostate Cancer UK
Highly Commended: CLIC Sargent
Winner: Diabetes UK
Charity of the Year with an income of over £30m
Highly Commended: United Response
Winner: Alternative Futures Group
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