The wait is over, and the winners of the Foundation Awards 2024 have been revealed.
The Awards took place at the Woolwich Works venue at Berkeley’s Royal Arsenal Riverside, and more than 100 guests came together to celebrate a room full of excellence.
Hosted by Sally Dickinson, Head of Berkeley Foundation, we also heard speeches from Jim Minton, CEO of the Mayor’s Fund for London, and Rob Perrins, Chairman of Berkeley Foundation.
Jim spoke about the importance of their Kitchen Social programme, which gives young people and their families a nutritious meal and a place to go during the school holidays. He praised the partnership between Kitchen Social, Berkeley Foundation and the local Berkeley offices that have been getting involved by volunteering at local Kitchen Social hubs.
Rob talked about why Berkeley has a foundation, the benefits that it brings to the business and to local communities, and how our unique relationship enables us to add value to our charity partnerships, over and above the funding we give.
We received fantastic entries across all the awards categories, and the judging panel had a challenging time picking just eight winners. The winners are:
Best Individual Contribution to Fundraising
Winner: Jess Price, Berkeley Group IT
Shortlisted:
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Nick Wheldrake, St James West London
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Ricky Allgood, Berkeley Homes (South East London)
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Sophie Harrison, Berkeley St Edward
Best Individual Contribution to Volunteering
Winner: Richard Allotey, Berkeley Homes East Thames
Shortlisted:
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Brooke Johnson, St James St William London South
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Sam Read, Berkeley St Edward Southern Counties
Best Divisional Contribution to the Foundation
Winner: Berkeley St Edward
Highly commended:
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St George & St Joseph
Shortlisted:
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Berkeley Homes (Capital)
Best Supply Chain Contribution to the Foundation
Winner: Paul & Olley Painting Contractors Limited
Shortlisted:
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Swift Brickwork Contactors Ltd
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Cannons Security
Payroll Giving Award
Winner: St George and St Joseph
Most Impactful Charity Partnership
Winner: St Joseph and St Basils
Highly commended:
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Berkeley Homes (Capital) and AFK
Shortlisted:
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St James St William London South and Rainbow Trust
Most Inspiring Foundation Champion
Winner: Sharon Nicholls, St James St William London South
Shortlisted:
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Jess Price, Berkeley Group IT
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Rob Macias, Berkeley Homes (South East London)
The Tony Pidgley Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Foundation
Winner: Danny Ellis
Shortlisted:
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Charlotte Milmo, Berkeley Homes (South East London)
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Katie Sampford, St George
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Simon Winson, Berkeley St Edward
Each winner was asked to nominate a Foundation charity partner to receive £1,500 – these grants will help the nominated charities continue their important work in our communities. The charities receiving grants are:
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ellenor
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Momentum
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Rainbow Trust
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SPEAR LONDON
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St Basils
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Surrey Young Carers
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Ealing Mencap
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Honeypot Children’s Charity
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The Grange
Congratulations to all the winners and everybody who was shortlisted, and thank you to everyone who got involved in the event.
Watch the Foundation film about the brilliant Berkeley staff engagement here.