Jersey Charity Awards 2025
September 2025
The eighth Jersey Charity Awards was held on Sunday afternoon, 14th September, and was once again a huge success, it just gets better every year!
The setting once again was at Government House in a beautiful marquee in the grounds. The Lieutenant Governor, Vice Admiral Sir Jerry Kyd, KBE joined us and opened the proceedings with a speech.
Afternoon tea was served just before the ceremony and everyone was entertained by local musicians The Ukulele Club and Ellie-Mai Sings. Our compere for the day was Gwyn Garfield Bennett, local author and communications professional.
The Awards, supported by the Association of Jersey Charities (AJC) are to highlight local excellence within the charitable sector thus raising the profile of charity and voluntary activity in Jersey. There were three Awards categories; Outstanding Achievement in the small charity category, Outstanding Achievement in the medium charity category and Outstanding Achievement in the large charity category (based on the number of staff/volunteers and turnover).
All applicants had to submit a written entry describing their achievements over the past 2 years and the winning charities were narrowed down from a shortlist of five to a top three before an overall winner was selected. Jersey Finance Ltd very kindly provided the prize money for the awards, from their 60th anniversary of the finance industry in Jersey celebrations, and the Chief Executive Officer, Joe Moynihan awarded the top three in each category with their cash prizes, while AJC Chief Executive Marcus Liddiard awarded each of the winners with a carved trophy and a certificate.
For the Outstanding Achievement for a small charity with prizes went to
Winner: Sundeep Watts Memorial Fund
2nd: Philip's Footprints
3rd: Jersey Sea Cadet Corps
The Outstanding Achievement for a medium charity the prizes went to
Winner: Caring Cooks of Jersey
2nd: Citizen's Advice Jersey
3rd: Autism Jersey
The Outstanding Achievement for a large charity the prizes went to
Winner: Jersey Hospice Care
2nd: Les Amis
3rd: Family Nursing & Home Care
Outstanding Contribution Award
This is an extra award, designed to celebrate an ‘individual’, who has gone over and above to support a charity in their charitable work, which went to Suzy Webb, volunteer with Caring Cooks of Jersey.
The overall winners were selected from the 33 entries by a panel of judges comprising Paul Routier MBE; local businessman Charles Humpleby; Secretary of the AJC, Liz Le Poidevin with head judge Jane Galloway, Arclight Solutions Ltd Senior Consultant (Consultancy and Training services for charities).
The entrants were reduced to a short list prior to judging by the pre-selection panel made up of Ed Lewis, Executive Director of Jersey Overseas Aid, Helen Vieira, finance professional, and Lyn Wilton, AJC Administrator.
183 representatives from all the charities who made a submission attended, together with invited guests.
The cost of putting on the event was again very kindly met by the trustees of The Ana Leaf Foundation. The Ana Leaf Foundation has supported these awards from the outset in 2011, and we are extremely grateful to them for this.
Also our grateful thanks go to:
- AI Studio for design and print of all literature
- Ana Leaf Foundation, sponsor of the event
- Beresford Street Kitchen (BSK) for the catering
- Gwyn Garfield Bennett our compere
- Charles Humpleby, Judge
- Jane Galloway, Head Judge
- Jersey Employment Trust - Acorn Woodshack, for the wonderfully carved trophies
- Jersey Finance Ltd, prize money
- Joe Moynihan, CEO of Jersey Finance Ltd, presentation of prize money
- Marcus Liddiard, AJC CEO, presentation of trophies and closing speech
- Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, Vice Admiral Sir Jerry Kyd, KBE, opening speech
- Liz Le Poidevin, Judge
- Marquee Solutions for the beautiful marquee & furnishings
- Ransoms Garden Centre for the table decorations
- Paul Routier MBE, Judge
- Elizabeth Surcouf, our official photographer
- Ellie Mai Sings, entertainment
- Stage 2 Productions for the PA system
- The Ukulele Band, entertainment
- Volunteers; Ed Lewis, Helen Vieira, Lynsey Mallinson, Adam Riddell, Lyn Wilton
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