Welcome to the 2019 Local Business Charity Awards (Berkshire) sponsored
​by Jelf and A-Plan

Media Partnership for 2019

We are delighted to welcome LocaliQ  as our media partners for the Local Business Charity Awards (Berkshire)s. LocaliQ are part of the Newsquest Media Group, the UK’s leading local publisher including local titles: The Reading Chronicle, Bracknell News, The Royal Borough Observer, Slough and South Bucks Observer, The Villager.
Bucks Free Press, Marlow Free Press, Woolsey and Early Chronicle, Ascot News, Wokingham News

Judges

We are very grateful to our judges for the 2019 Awards who are:

  • Jeffrey Branch, Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire
  • Andrew Colley, Managing Editor of Newsquest Bucks & Berks
  • Alok Sharma MP, Member of Parliament for Reading West
  • Nikki Burns, Federation of Small Businesses, Thames Valley Area Lead
  • Mike Owen, MD South East, Jelf (Sponsor)
  • Carl Shuker, Group Chief Executive, A-Plan Insurance (Sponsor)

Entry Criteria

As the name suggests, our awards are about recognising the work done to support LOCAL charities.

Who qualifies as 'local'?
  • The vast majority of the charity's work must benefit the people of Berkshire (an 80/20 split is acceptable)
  • The charity must have its headquarters/head office in Berkshire
  • Full terms and conditions can be found here:

​Enter the 2019 Local Business Charity Award (Berkshire) here:

Press Release

Click on the button below to read our full press release.

 We'd love you to 'Support a Local Charity' too!

Alongside asking charities to enter the awards we also run a campaign called 'Support A Local Charity', encouraging local businesses to choose and support a local charity.

Since we have been running the awards, we discovered the huge difference in size and income of our local charities; some have huge budgets and large amounts of staff, experienced in applying for grants and entering awards such as ours.  Meanwhile at the other end of the scale, we have met some tiny charities made up of just a few volunteers doing their very best to make ends meet.

These smaller charities desperately need the funds and support from local businesses but sometimes don't have the time or experience to know how to ask/apply for it.  In response to this we have set up 'Support A Local Charity'. Our aim is to link up local charities with local businesses to see how they can work together. 

We understand that many companies may not have the time or numbers of staff to enter half marathons or climb mountains but they almost certainly have other skills that could benefit a small charity in just as crucial a way.  

For instance:

  • A charity may need help completing grant applications - a local firm may have staff with experience in this area that could help them.
  • A charity wants to enter the world of social media but doesn't' have the skills - a local company may offer to spend a day or afternoon with them, sharing their skills.
  • A charity would like to hold a meeting to recruit new supporters but can't afford to rent a room in a local hotel - a local company may have a boardroom they are happy to lend for the purposes.
  • A charity desperately needs a new website - a local web development company could build them one for free.

Supporting a charity does not have to be about climbing mountains and raising money, it can also be about providing more practical support.  

We will share details of the charities and firms we've put together and who knows, one day they could be entering the awards!  

For more information, to view local charities who need help and to enter your interest as a company who may help, please click here.

Testimonials for our previous awards

Read some of the other lovely testimonials we've received for our awards here. 
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