A Golden Century at the Kent Construction Charity Ball! 💛

Held on 14th November 2025 at the Ashford International Hotel, the annual Kent Construction Charity Ball was another record-breaking success with 330 attendees raising a staggering £100,000 for the charity pot. 

As the golden confetti cannons went off, the room full of construction professionals erupted into applause as the final figure was announced, leaving the Trustees quite simply… speechless and utterly humbled by the generosity of all those present. 

With a desire to exceed the £75,000 raised in 2024 the final figure far surpassed expectation and will go on to help so many who apply to us for grants in the future.

As part of the evening an amazing £13,000 was gifted to local charitable organisation Little Land in Ashford who had been selected as the ‘in-the-room’ beneficiary for the evening with monies raised helping to fund essential new SEN and sensory equipment for the organisation that benefits so many families within the Kent community. There was also opportunity to thank many of the local businesses who had helped raise funds for us throughout the year including Jenner, Hawden and City Contractors and to hear from many of our grant recipients, learning of the profound impact that the money they had been given has had on their lives. 

A fabulous fun-filled night was had by all with dancing until the early hours and we cannot wait to do it all again this year on 13th November 2026 – so don’t delay and book your tickets now as last year was a sell-out!

Ella Sandall | January 26, 2026
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