Winners announced for Welsh Charity Awards 2025

A big thank you to everyone who got involved and made a nomination this year. We had an incredible number of high-quality nominations, and our independent judging panel had an extremely tough job!

This award honours organisations that have gone above and beyond their core aims to embed equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism into everything they do over the last year.

We want to recognise efforts that challenge inequality and drive positive cultural change. Whether it's through policy, practice or innovative initiatives, nominees should demonstrate the meaningful impact of their work on people and communities. Submit your nomination
Read more about Champion of diversity
Champion of diversity:
2025 Winner

KIRAN Cymru

KIRAN Cymru is a small but influential Welsh grassroots community organisation fighting racism through a variety of projects.

This award shines a light on individuals, teams or organisations that have delivered exceptional fundraising or income generation recently.

We’re looking for strategic thinkers and creative doers whose efforts have not only brought in vital funds but have also shaped future fundraising success and had wider benefits. Tell us how their ideas, planning, and execution achieved success and positively impacted their cause, organisation, or community. Submit your nomination
Read more about Fundraiser of the year
Fundraiser of the year:
2025 Winner

The Parish Trust

The Parish Trust transformed potential crisis into remarkable fundraising success, after raising over £300,000 to renovate a new donated home, The Bryn Hall.

This award celebrates organisations that have made a measurable difference to people’s mental or physical health and wellbeing over the past year.

Whether through services, campaigns, or creative outreach, we’re looking for efforts that have gone above and beyond the organisation’s core aims. Tell us how this work has led to real improvements in people’s lives and the innovative approaches used to get there. Submit your nomination
Read more about Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing:
2025 Winner

Brynawel House

Brynawel House in Rhondda Cynon Taff is a specialist addiction recovery charity that supported 190 people this past year through residential treatment and aftercare.

This award recognises small but mighty organisations (with an annual income under £250,000) who are punching above their weight.

We want to hear how your team has achieved great things in the past year — from influencing policy or practice to creating big change with limited resources. Show us how your innovation, collaboration, and use of lived experience have had a meaningful impact. Submit your nomination
Read more about Most influential small organisation
Most influential small organisation:
2025 Winner

BulliesOut

With just two part-time staff, two trainers, and 15 volunteers, BulliesOut has been ‘a beacon of hope’ to 19,000 children across 155 schools in 2024.

This award goes to an organisation that’s demonstrated excellence in all areas — impact, leadership, governance, innovation and inclusion.

Over the last year, this organisation will have achieved outstanding results and created positive, lasting change for individuals or communities. Nominees should show how they’ve maintained high standards while embracing innovation, resilience, equality, diversity, anti-racism, and the Welsh language — all while delivering meaningful impact. Submit your nomination
Read more about Organisation of the year
Organisation of the year:
2025 Winner

ScoutsCymru

ScoutsCymru is nominated for its modern leadership and innovative governance.

This award celebrates organisations that have gone the extra mile to promote and celebrate the Welsh language.

We’re looking for efforts that consider and celebrate the Welsh language within the organisation’s services and culture in meaningful and impactful ways. Nominees should show how they’ve designed their activities with the language in mind and the difference it has made to service users and the wider community. Submit your nomination
Read more about Use of the Welsh language
Use of the Welsh language:
2025 Winner

GISDA

GISDA has gone above and beyond their core aims to promote the Welsh language this year, and has already been chosen by the Welsh Language Comissioner as the organisation for the Cynnig Cymraeg Week (Welsh Offer Week).

This award celebrates standout individuals who have made a powerful and lasting difference through their volunteering over the past year.

Whether they’ve inspired others, taken the lead, or quietly gone above and beyond, we want to hear how their actions have created a real and meaningful impact. Nominees should demonstrate how their dedication has brought about positive change for individuals, communities, or the environment — especially through exceptional effort and going beyond expectations. Submit your nomination
Read more about Volunteer of the year (volunteers aged 26 or over)
Volunteer of the year (volunteers aged 26 or over):
2025 Winner

Mojisola Olateju

Mojisola Olateju is a dedicated Swansea-based volunteer for several organisations who is nominated by the African Community Centre for her role supporting women from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

This award recognises exceptional young people whose volunteering over the past year has made a significant difference.

Whether leading boldly, supporting behind the scenes, or sparking change, we’re looking for young volunteers who’ve gone above and beyond to make a real impact. We want to see how their actions have improved lives, inspired others, and made communities stronger — rather than the hours they’ve clocked. Submit your nomination
Read more about Young volunteer of the year (25 or under)
Young volunteer of the year (25 or under):
2025 Winner

Francesco Lanzi

Undeb Aberystwyth
Francesco Lanzi volunteers for many organisations including Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Service, St John Ambulance, and Cymru Sport.
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2024 Winners & Finalists

At our awards ceremony on 25 November 2024 at National Museum Cardiff we celebrated all the amazing finalists and announced our winners. The journalist and BBC presenter Jennifer Jones hosted the ceremony, and the actor Michael Sheen, President of WCVA, also attended the evening and made an address to the finalists.

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This award honours organisations that have gone above and beyond their core aims to embed equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism into everything they do over the last year.

We want to recognise efforts that challenge inequality and drive positive cultural change. Whether it's through policy, practice or innovative initiatives, nominees should demonstrate the meaningful impact of their work on people and communities. Submit your nomination
Read more about Champion of diversity
Champion of diversity:
2024 Winner

Mudiad Meithrin

Mudiad Meithrin champions diversity by advancing equality and anti-racism in Welsh-medium early childhood services through training, diverse cultural resources, and inclusive initiatives, and has proven itself a leader in promoting fairness and belonging in Wales.  

This award shines a light on individuals, teams or organisations that have delivered exceptional fundraising or income generation recently.

We’re looking for strategic thinkers and creative doers whose efforts have not only brought in vital funds but have also shaped future fundraising success and had wider benefits. Tell us how their ideas, planning, and execution achieved success and positively impacted their cause, organisation, or community. Submit your nomination
Read more about Fundraiser of the year
Fundraiser of the year:
2024 Winner

Diabetes UK Cymru, campaign ‘Rewrite Peter’s Story’

Beth's ‘Rewrite Peter’s Story’ campaign, in memory of her son Peter, raised over £100k for Diabetes UK Cymru.

This award celebrates standout individuals who have made a powerful and lasting difference through their volunteering over the past year.

Whether they’ve inspired others, taken the lead, or quietly gone above and beyond, we want to hear how their actions have created a real and meaningful impact. Nominees should demonstrate how their dedication has brought about positive change for individuals, communities, or the environment — especially through exceptional effort and going beyond expectations. Submit your nomination
Read more about Volunteer of the year (volunteers aged 26 or over)
Volunteer of the year (volunteers aged 26 or over):
2024 Winner

Carmen Soraya Kelly

Carmen Soraya Kelly has made an incredible impact, providing essential resources and mentorship programmes that empower disadvantaged young people.

This award recognises exceptional young people whose volunteering over the past year has made a significant difference.

Whether leading boldly, supporting behind the scenes, or sparking change, we’re looking for young volunteers who’ve gone above and beyond to make a real impact. We want to see how their actions have improved lives, inspired others, and made communities stronger — rather than the hours they’ve clocked. Submit your nomination
Read more about Young volunteer of the year (25 or under)
Young volunteer of the year (25 or under):
2024 Winner

Molly Fenton

Molly Fenton is an inspirational young volunteer and founder of the ‘Love Your Period’ advocacy campaign, who champions menstrual health in Wales.

This award celebrates organisations that have gone the extra mile to promote and celebrate the Welsh language.

We’re looking for efforts that consider and celebrate the Welsh language within the organisation’s services and culture in meaningful and impactful ways. Nominees should show how they’ve designed their activities with the language in mind and the difference it has made to service users and the wider community. Submit your nomination
Read more about Use of the Welsh language
Use of the Welsh language:
2024 Winner

The Outdoor Partnership

The Outdoor Partnership is a bilingual charity empowering Welsh-speaking communities to engage in outdoor activities through initiatives like Bant â Ni.

This award recognises small but mighty organisations (with an annual income under £250,000) who are punching above their weight.

We want to hear how your team has achieved great things in the past year — from influencing policy or practice to creating big change with limited resources. Show us how your innovation, collaboration, and use of lived experience have had a meaningful impact. Submit your nomination
Read more about Most influential small organisation
Most influential small organisation:
2024 Winner

Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales

Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales (FTWW) has significantly influenced female healthcare in Wales by advocating for policy changes and empowering individuals.

This award celebrates organisations that have made a measurable difference to people’s mental or physical health and wellbeing over the past year.

Whether through services, campaigns, or creative outreach, we’re looking for efforts that have gone above and beyond the organisation’s core aims. Tell us how this work has led to real improvements in people’s lives and the innovative approaches used to get there. Submit your nomination
Read more about Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing:
2024 Winner

St Giles Cymru – Aspiring Champions Project

St Giles – Aspiring Champions Project
St Giles Cymru's 'Aspiring Champions' Project supports vulnerable young mothers (14 -24) in Rhyl, helping them to break the cycle of poverty, addiction and abuse.

This award goes to an organisation that’s demonstrated excellence in all areas — impact, leadership, governance, innovation and inclusion.

Over the last year, this organisation will have achieved outstanding results and created positive, lasting change for individuals or communities. Nominees should show how they’ve maintained high standards while embracing innovation, resilience, equality, diversity, anti-racism, and the Welsh language — all while delivering meaningful impact. Submit your nomination
Read more about Organisation of the year
Organisation of the year:
2024 Winner

FareShare Cymru

FareShare Cymru turns an environmental problem into a social solution through innovative, inclusive and sustainable programmes that redistribute surplus food.
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