The shortlist for the 21st annual Charity Times Awards has been announced.

The awards reward excellence across over 25 separate categories. The best individual charities and charity leaders will be celebrated, alongside the best examples of specific areas of charity management including fundraising, communications, campaigning, use of technology, and more.

To comply with government guidelines on social gatherings, this year's awards will be presented online at a virtual ceremony at 7pm on 3 September.

The shortlist

Charity of the Year: with an income of less than £1 million
Alex's Wish
Create (Arts)
Just for Kids Law
Lively Minds
Migrant Leaders
Rural Action Derbyshire
Waterloo Uncovered
We Belong

Charity of the Year: with an income of £1 million - £10 million
42nd Street
Career Ready
Glass Door Homeless Charity
Hubbub Foundation UK
IntoUniversity
Sarcoma UK
The Bread and Butter Thing
The ClementJames Centre
Trees for Cities
Walking with the Wounded

Charity of the Year: with an income of more than £10 million
Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS)
Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation
Blood Cancer UK
Community Integrated Care
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Prism the Gift Fund

Trustee Board of the Year
Cancer Support UK
Living Streets
Prism the Gift Fund

Campaign of the Year
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Barnardo’s
ClientEarth
Dogs Trust
Greenpeace UK and Aardman Animations
Living Streets
National Funding Scheme and ICS
Plan International
The Prince's Trust
Stroke Association

Fundraising Team of the Year
Alzheimer's Research
Ashgate Hospicecare
Blood Cancer UK
Guide Dogs
Science Museum
The Care Workers Charity
WaterAid

Change Project of the Year
Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation
Blood Cancer UK
Citizens Advice
Prostate Cancer Research Centre
SJOG
St Clare Hospice
Vision Foundation

Charity with the Best Social Media Presence
Cats Protection
Guide Dogs
Living Streets
The Winnie Masabo Foundation
Trees for Cities
Wildlife Aid Foundation

PR Team of the Year
Glass Door Homeless Charity
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Lexington Communications
Plan International UK
Sarcoma UK

Best Use of Technology
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
Plan International UK
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
The Brain Tumour Charity
The Film and TV Charity
The Internet Watch Foundation
WESC Foundation

HR Management Award
The ClementJames Centre
YMCA Humber

Property Innovation Award
Toynbee Hall
YMCA Humber

Corporate Community Local Involvement
Scope, SGN, UK Power Networks, npower and Together Energy
Society of St.James and Southern Co-op
St Clare Hospice and Weston Homes
The Change Foundation and Take-Two Interactive
Trees for Cities and Clear Channel UK

Corporate National Partnership Champion
Cancer Research UK and Bellway
Cancer Research UK and Roadchef
Citizens Advice Plymouth, EDF, OVO Energy, Bulb and South West Water
Into University and Mills & Reeve
Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) and Barratt Developments
Scope and Virgin Media
The Prince's Trust and L’Oréal Paris
Trees for Cities and MOJU

Corporate National Partnership of the Year with a Retailer
Cancer Research for Children and Young people and TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
Cancer Research UK and Buildbase/Grafton Group
Hubbub and Starbucks
Make-A-Wish, Tommy's, Whizz-Kids and Poundland
NSPCC and Lidl GB
Pennies and The Entertainer
The Prince's Trust and Gap
UK Youth and Oliver Bonas

Corporate National Partnership of the Year with a Financial Institution
Career Ready & Citi Group
End Youth Homelessness and the Yorkshire Building Society
Trees for Cities and Investec Bank

Charity Collaboration of the Year
Age UK Barnsley, BIADS (Barnsley Independent Alzheimer's Dementia Support), Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Butterflies Dementia Support and Activities Group, Crossroads Care Barnsley and Making Space (Barnsley Dementia Gateway Service)
British Lung Foundation and the Taskforce for Lung Health
Debt Free London
OVO Foundation and Energy4Impact
UK Youth and BRC

Corporate Social Responsibility Project of the Year
Scope Charity, SGN, UK Power Networks, npower and Together Energy
Trees for Cities and Honest Organic

Charities’ Bank of the Year
Barclays Bank
Charity Bank
HSBC UK Bank

Investment Management Award
Barclays Private Bank
Brewin Dolphin
Charities Property Fund
Newton Investment Management
Rathbone Investment Management
Sarasin & Partners
Smith & Williamson

Boutique Investment Management Award
Aberdeen Standard Capital
Church House Investment Management
EdenTree Investment Management
James Hambro & Partners
Mayfair Capital Investment Management
Waverton Investment Management
Eskmuir Properties

Supporting Leader of the Year
Lisa Freshwater, Blood Cancer UK
Falgun Patel, Prism the Gift Fund
David Reynolds, Langley House Trust
Navjeet Sira, The Change Foundation
Leanne Welford, SJOG

Rising Leader of the Year
Lucy Abraham, Glass Door Homeless Charity
Olivia Curno, Vision Foundation
Mark Evans, Waterloo Uncovered
Alex Feis-Bryce, Survivors UK
Karolina Gerlich, the Care Workers’ Charity
Sara Hawkins, Projekt42
Sarah Thompson, St Clare Hospice

Charity Leader of the Year
David Craig, Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
Dr Ava Easton, Encephalitis Society
Matt Griffiths, Youth Music
Jane Gurney, Essex and Herts Air Ambulence
Dr Katie Perry, Daphne Jackson Trust
Gemma Peters, Blood Cancer UK
James Thornton, Client Earth

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