Charity Ball

2023 Charity Ball raises £400,000+

Our generous guests at our 17th Axis Foundation Charity Ball raised £200,000+.

Axis match funded this so that £400,000+ is now available for small, local and impactful causes via the Axis Foundation. One such cause is Demelza, our charity partner and friend of over 20 years.

The 17th ball was held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in December 2023 – and charmingly MCd by Steve Sutherland. Thank you to him from all of us.

Thank you too…

to those who booked a table …

A-Z Stone Repairs
AC Davis Electrical
Barwin
Benchmarx Kitchens and Joinery
Britelite Windows
Camview Security
City Plumbing
Crown Paints
DM Jones
DMD Contracts
DMD Installation
DMG Office
Dulux Decorator Centre
Dynes
EDY&D Construction
Emitwise
Estec Engineering
Exterior Plas
Fleetwood
FFT
First Choice Drainage Solutions
Five Point Recruitment
Fleet Auction Group
Gertski Wealth Management
Hayman Electrical Services
J&D Pallets
John Hayes, Axis CEO
Heron
Howdens
Howells
Joe Ibrahim, Axis MD
J&S Heating
Kilrot
Lift Out
LMP London
M&R
Margo Manning
Masons Scaffolding
MV Lifts
Regen Solutions
Resideo/Honeywell Home UK
Rich Demolition
Russell Trew
Solace Electrical
Stuart Fenn
Symphony Windows
Think Business Support
Travis Perkins
TW Drainage
UAS
UK Roofing
Ultimate Construction Group
VH Electrical
Virtus Energy

… to those who donated to the ball or contributed prizes and gifts …

A&B Electrical Contractors
Abal Environmental Services
Abdelmalik Hamli
Adeva Home Improvements
ALO Jobs
ASM Scaffold Solutions
Aviva
Bell Recycling
Buckley Roofing and Building
Bupa
Butler & Young Services
C & G Carpets
Crown Procurement Services
Alan Curbishley, Patron
D1 Steel Services
DDM Services Supplies
Décor Repair Services
Dimetrix Electrical Services
Edmundson Electrical
Genesis Incorporated
GMT Groundworks
Grant Thornton
John Hayes, Axis CEO
Joe Ibrahim, Axis MD
Intex Facades
Lindfield Electrical Services
Mark Building Maintenance
Milton Contract Services
Nationcare Windows
Roofmasters Watford
Stakot Construction
Bryn Taylor
Thomas & Thomas
Timbawood
TQW International
Van Brugh Group
Vivbuild
Wadesons
Watermark Engineering
Your Image
Zendrill Scaffolding

… and to our sponsors

Alandale – our magician
ALO Jobs – our violinist
Exterior Plas – our singer
First Choice Drainage
Solutions, BG Building and
ROCC – our photographers
Solace Electrical – our programme

Here’s the Programme we produced for the night, and find our full photo album here!

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Foundation Charity Ball raises £430,000

Thanks to the generosity of our guests – suppliers, subcontractors and supporters – our 16th Axis Foundation Charity Ball raised £215,000 for our charity partner Demelza and the Axis Foundation.

And this year, our parent company, Axis Europe, match-funded the amount raised at the ball – so a further £430,000 will be available for the small, local and impactful causes the Foundation supports including Demelza. At the heart of our celebrations was the fact that our Foundation has donated £2m in our history of giving. And now we’re planning how to give away the next million! Without the generous support of the following people at our ball, we could not have raised this record-breaking amount!

Here’s the Programme we produced for the night, and find our full photo album here!

A big thank you to our supporters:

 

A to Z Stone Repairs Ltd
A&B Electrical Contractors Ltd
Abdelmalik Hamli
AC Davis Electrical
Adeva Home Improvements Ltd
AkzoNobel
Alandale Group
ASA Scaffolding Ltd
AstonLark
Avanza
Barwin
Baxi
BG Building
BMB Drylining Ltd
Brewers
Britelite Windows Ltd
The Bute Group
Butler & Young Services Ltd
BVL Scaffolding Co Ltd
City Plumbing
CM Electrical Midlands
Crown Paints
David Moss
Decor Repair Services Ltd
Dimetrix Electrical Services
Enigma Security Solutions Ltd
DM Jones
DMD Contracts

Estec Engineering
DMD Installation
DMG Office Ltd
Dynes Motor Group
Example Recruitment Group Ltd
Grant Thornton
Excel Painting Contractors
Exterior Plas
FFT
Five Point Recruitment
Genesis Incorporated
Gertski Wealth Management
Howells
Group 1
Horizon Installation Ltd
Inner City Fabrications
Integral Environmental Solutions Ltd
Kent Supreme Heating
Intex Facades Ltd
J & S Heating
J&D Pallets
LMP Installations
London Drainage Facilities
M&R Building & Landscaping Ltd
Martin Arnold
Masons Scaffolding
Mastacab
Meru Services

Miranda
Moron Services Ltd
Multifleet Vehicle Management
The Pump Practitioners Ltd
Quayside Office Furniture
Peter Varney Associates Ltd
Pioneer Site Services Ltd
Potter Raper
Premier Roofing and Construction
RBC Scaffolding
Resideo Honeywell Home
Rich Demolition
Roofmasters Watford Ltd
Russell Trew
Geoff Shreeves
SLK
Stuart Fenn Property Services Ltd
Travis Perkins
Symphony Windows Ltd
Thermoserv Ltd
TW Drainage
UK Roofing Specialist Ltd Ultimate Services
Ultimate Access Solutions
Universal Roofing Ltd
VH Electrical (UK) Ltd
Vinyl Creations Ltd
Vivbuild Ltd
Vodafone
Warrens Roofing
Your Image

 

To our Entertainers and Auctioneer

  • Charles Hanson – Auctioneer
  • Kevin Reynolds – Manager of Soul Connection, pianist Alex Bennett and singer Roy Hamilton
  • Steve Sutherland – our MC

To those who sponsored the evening

  • Masons Scaffolding who generously sponsored our band Soul Connection
  • London Drainage who generously sponsored our champagne reception
  • Example Recruitment Group Ltd who generously sponsored our pianist Alex Bennett
  • BG Building who generously sponsored our singer Roy Hamilton
  • Five Point Recruitment who generously sponsored our photographer Amit Champaneria

To our Patron Alan Curbishley and all the Trustees of the Axis Foundation

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2021 Charity Ball raises £340,000

Our 15th Axis Foundation Charity Ball raised £170,000 thanks to the generosity of our guests – our suppliers, subcontractors and supporters.

Axis Europe, parent company of the Axis Foundation, then match funded what was raised on the night to make a grand total of £340,000.

This money will go to fund and facilitate the small, local and impactful causes that the Foundation supports, including over £70,000 to our charity partner Demelza Hospice.

As our Foundation Chairman Peter Varney says: “I can’t thank you all enough for your support. It is no exaggeration to say you have changed the lives of many vulnerable people and communities for the better.”

The Axis Foundation’s 2020 Charity Ball had to be cancelled due to Covid-19. So this 2021’s record-breaking sum has even greater significance for the small local charities the Foundation support who were hit hard by the Pandemic.

The money raised at our 15th ball in December 2021 bring the total sums raised by all Axis’ charity balls to £1,190,000.

 

A very big thank you to everyone who made this happen including:

Our guests and everyone who attended and supported our 15th Charity Ball: A-Z Stone Repairs, AkzoNobel, BJL Electrical and Property Services, Brewers,Bute Group, Bulgaro, Cablesheer,Camview Security, City Plumbing,Clear Line, D & M Plumbing, DMD Installation, DMD Contractors, DMJ, Dynes Motor Group, ENVA, ESTEC Engineering, Example Recruitment, Excel Painting Contractors, Exterior Plas, FFT, Fleet Auction Group, Gertski Wealth Management, Horizon Installation, Howells  Solutions, ICD Solutions,Inner City Fabrications, Integral Environmental Solutions, J & D Pallets, J&S Maintenance, LMP Installations, M & R, Mark Building Maintenance, Marsh, Miranda Double Glazing, Masons Scaffolding, Moorepay, Pioneer Site Services, PSTG Fire Protection, Quay Office Group, Rich Demolition, ROCC, Rose Construction, Russell Trew, Sei Contractor, SLK, Symphony Windows, Thermoserv, TOR Coating, Thomas Mansfield, Employment Law Solicitors, TW Drainage, Ultimate Access Solutions, Ultimate Construction Group, VH Electrical, Virtus Energy, Your Image

All who kindly sponsored our evening: Alandale Plant & Scaffolding and Example Recruitment (our entertainment), Miranda Double Glazing (our violinist Rachel Somerset), Jaw Roofing (our drinks reception)

Those who generously donated to our auction and raffle: AkzoNobel, Alan Curbishley, BG Building, Butler & Young Associates, CMS, Crown Paints, David Moss, Emitwise, Galway Hynes Ltd, John Hayes Axis CEO, Joe Ibrahim Axis MD, Intex Facades, J&S Heating, JLJ Decor, Let It Flow, Parish Print, Pump Practitioners, Stuart Fenn Property Services Ltd,  Geoff Shreeves – Sky TV, Thomas and Thomas

And to those who once again kindly gave their time: Charles Hanson – Auctioneer, Kevin Reynolds – Manager of Soul Connection and Glenn Macnamara, Steve Sutherland – our fantastic MC for the night!

Read here how we scooped the Corporate Foundation category of the Business Charity Awards

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Record-breaking Axis Foundation Charity Ball 2019

As the culmination to our 10th birthday year of celebrations, our 14th charity ball raised a record-breaking £150,000. This brings the total sums raised by all Axis’ charity balls to £850,000.

In 2019 the Foundation celebrated a Decade of Donations. It has granted over £1.4m to 200+ small, local and impactful causes. As Peter Varney, Chairman of the Trustees of the Axis Foundation said on the night of the ball:

None of us involved could ever have imagined how much the Axis Foundation would develop into the charity it is today and we are immensely proud of the work it now does. So thank you again to all of you who are here tonight for your support and your donations.  And, here’s to the next ten years of giving!

The money raised on the night was donated to our long-term charity partner Demelza Hospice for Children as well as our guest charity of the night, The Oliver Fisher Trust. Both these charities are devoted to helping babies, children and their families at times of unbearable sadness and when precious, short lives are drawing to an end.

The Foundation sees this record-breaking charity ball as a remarkable and fitting close to our 10th birthday year and thanks all our generous guests and supporters for helping us help our chosen charities.

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Axis Foundation Charity Ball 2018

Our generous guests at glamorous black-tie fundraiser support Demelza Children’s Hospice and the Axis Foundation

Thanks to the continued support of our guests, we have raised over £700,000 from our Axis Foundation Charity Ball nights.

In 2018, we hosted our 13th Axis Foundation Charity Ball. The event has become one of our biggest annual fundraisers.

The Axis Foundation Charity Ball raises funds through table bookings as well as from raffle ticket sales, a silent auction and a glittering charity auction at the event itself. Our super-generous guests dig deep on the night – and many support the work of the Foundation all year round too.

After the ball is over…

Once sums have been added up, proceeds from the ball are then distributed to the Axis Foundation (from where they are donated to small, local and impactful causes) and to our Charity Partner Demelza Children’s Hospice.

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Demelza Children’s Hospice and Axis

In 2018, we marked our 14th year of our charity partnership with Demelza.

“Axis is one of Demelza’s biggest supporters and Demelza is overwhelmed by our incredible relationship with Axis. From the bottom of my heart, and on behalf of our families, thank you” – Ryan Campbell, Chief Executive Demelza Children’s Hospice

Demelza Children’s Hospice is committed to helping children with life-limiting illnesses and offering support to their families. Everyone who works at Axis holds Demelza dear in their hearts. Most of the company’s fundraising activities – which include mud assault courses, climbing in the Arctic, abseiling and swimming the channel as well as gentler bakeoffs and dress down Fridays – are to raise money for the hospice.

Ryan Campbell continues: We are so proud to be Axis’ chosen charity. A Company and Foundation who truly put caring at the heart of their business. We are overwhelmed every year by their kindness and generosity to the extremely ill children we support. We really couldn’t continue to provide our tailored expert care to so many families without them.”

Thank you

Thank you to everyone who gave their time to make the Axis Foundation Christmas Charity Ball nights such wonderful occasions – and particularly to Alan Curbishley, our generous Foundation patron, to our MC Steve Sutherland and of course to our incredibly generous guests.

The Axis Foundation

The Axis Foundation donates funds and grants to small, local and impactful causes within the communities we serve across the UK.
In 2018, the Axis Foundation celebrated donating £1m to 110 such causes – and in the same year scooped the Corporate Foundation category of the Business Charity Awards. These awards are sponsored by Third Sector, the charity sector’s most influential publication.

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