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Supporting Charities

Fundraising for the community

We are proud to have supported many local charities over many years and have raised thousands of pounds to help them continue their important work in the community. As you can see, we have a lot of fun doing it too!

Charity Fundraising

Supporting Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service

We're thrilled to announce that we've selected Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service as this year's charity to support! We're eager to contribute to their incredible organisation through various fundraising events. Why not learn more about this fantastic charity!

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Fundraising Events

Halloween fundraising

Our team has been hard at work this Halloween, creating spooky costumes for our competition and cakes for the bake sale! The team's efforts resulted in £405 raised for Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service.

Successful Toy Drive

After a WhatsApp message to our local community, mountains of toys appeared at our Toy Drive in support of the incredible Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service. The drive raised £100 and hundreds of toys for the children at the hospice!

Darts Tournament

Congratulations to Kia Benim, the winner of our darts competition! The Champion of Champions 2024 won a free lunch and will hold the coveted trophy until next year. Thank you to everyone who participated in our round robin competition we look forward to the next tournament!

Easter fundraising

Our team had an awesome time celebrating Easter! We managed to raise an incredible £200 through our cake bake and Easter bonnet competition. All proceeds are for Alexander Devine Children's Hospice.

St Patrick's Day celebration!

Team Carillion celebrated St Patrick's Day at HQ in true (green) fashion. With a Paddy's Day bingo, guess the number, and a crowd favourite, meet and eat lunch from Five Guys. All proceeds from the day were raised for Alexander Devine Children's Hospice. We raised £303!

February fundraising

We started the year strong with three big fundraising events for our newly chosen charity, Alexander Devine Children's Hospice. Pancake Day & Valentine's Quiz, Guess the Number of Sweets, Rugby Sweepstakes. Across the three events we raised £400

We also celebrated Valentine’s Day here at HQ with a V-Day quiz!

The team donned RED, and there was (some) love in the air…when we weren’t battling it out over 28 questions! The Winner of the Guess the Number activity was announced – with Shibani taking the cake (or the bowl of sweets, rather) with a spot-on guess of 106 pieces!

You’d batter believe we celebrated Pancake Day here at Carillion HQ!

Raising money for our new chosen charity, Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice – the Team gathered to indulge in yummy pancake goodness! Some broken diets and fighting the urge to have a second helping…it was smiles all around, and all for a good cause! Well done, Team!

Supporting Foodshare, Maidenhead 2023

Throughout 2023, we were proud to support Foodshare Maidenhead, contributing to their food drive and participating in several fundraising events, including car washing and various St Patrick's Day activities. Discover more

5 Days of Christmas

Over the course of five incredible days, we had the privilege of hosting unforgettable events that brought together an array of incredible partners, exciting games, mouth-watering food, and fantastic prizes. All while raising money for our local charity! We couldn't have asked for a better way to end the year. Read more

For one day only, we present 'Carillion Curry House'!

The team rolled up their sleeves and got to cookin' – potluck-style! Homemade curries, snacks, and sweets hit the spot and sent gorgeous aromas through the office! We had a fantastic turnout (a few food comas), and all proceeds from the day will be donated to our local foodbank, Maidenhead Foodshare. £150 raised!

National Waffle Day fundraiser

We turned Carillion HQ into a Waffle House for National Waffle Day this year. Our team enjoyed indulging their sweet tooth with lots of delicious dough and dozens of sticky and fruity toppings. The day raised £140 for Maidenhead Foodshare.

Women’s World Cup Sweepstake

What an incredible accomplishment for the Lionesses, and a huge congratulations to the Spanish team! All cash raised from our Charity Sweepstake went to Foodshare Maidenhead.

Meet & Eat Summer 2023

Summer Meet & Eat at Carillion HQ and Fifa Women’s World Cup Sweepstake! Proceeds from the sweepstake and the meet & eat went to Maidenhead Food Share! 

Sony Roadshow & Tombola

Sony stopped in at Maidenhead HQ with their roadshow truck. There were several activities, including a tombola. The top prize was Sony WF-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones! All proceeds went to Maidenhead Food Share we raised a massive £300! Find out more here.

Carillion Coronation ‘Street Party’

Carillion celebrated 'Street Party' style in honour of King Charles III's coronation. With bunting, food, and themed attire! Royal Family-themed Quiz– Winner got a bottle of fizz and their very own Coronation Crown!

Easter 2023, The Great Carillion Bake Off

A host of Easter fundraising events – including a spectacular and delicious cupcake banquette! – raised a showstopping £325.

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St Patrick’s Day 2023

We raised £100 for Foodshare, Maidenhead on St Patrick’s Day with several activities including Irish themed bingo and fancy dress.

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Christmas Raffle 2022

Fun, festivities and Christmas jumpers all round on the day our annual raffle was drawn.  This year we raised a whopping £250!

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Grilled Grub 2022

The “simply great grilled food” from our friends at Grilled Grub, Maidenhead helped us raise £200 for Foodshare.

 

Meet and Eat 2022

A feast of chicken and fries from Cluck My Life in Windsor was hugely enjoyed by the team and raised £180.

Summer Golf Day, 2022

Topgolf Watford hosted us for an afternoon of target golf.  As ever, the Carillion Claret Jug was competitively contested!

So far this year, our fundraising efforts have amassed over £2,200 for the incredible Alexander Devine Children's Hospice!