Angels’ Den 2024 – Nurturing Dreams, Supporting Change

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A celebration of Buckinghamshire charities

Our 2024 Angels - George Anson, Sarah Leslie, Mike Clare, Matt Storey & Peter Jones
Our 2024 Angels - George Anson, Sarah Leslie, Mike Clare, Matt Storey & Peter Jones

Our second Angels’ Den was an even greater success than our first. Hosted this year at the lovely Elgiva Theatre in Chesham we were able to put on quite a show!

Martin Gallagher, CEO, welcomed everyone and then handed over to our MC, Nathan Cooper from Bucks Radio who introduced our three returning Angels: Founder and President, Mike Clare, George Anson, and Matt Storey, and our two new Angels: Sarah Leslie and Peter Jones, yes from Dragons’ Den. We are very grateful to all of the Angels for their generous contribution of £10,000 each, which we were able to match fund giving us a total funding pot of £100,000.

Then it was time for the ten charity finalists to present to the Angels and they all did exceptionally well. It was no easy task with only two minutes to get their inspiring and often emotional messages across followed by four minutes to answer questions from the panel.

The Angels retired to a dressing room to deliberate while our guests enjoyed refreshments and networking while being entertained by the Silver Surfers. It wasn’t long before it was time to hear the results. Every charity was awarded a share of the £100,000 pot and a certificate. The awards are listed below.

We will be hosting our next Angels’ Den in September 2025 and inviting charities to submit applications in the new year.

£20,000 - The Theatre Shed

The Theatre Shed receiving their award from Mike Clare
The Theatre Shed receiving their award from Mike Clare

£18,000 - Youth Concern

Youth Concern receiving their award from Sarah Leslie
Youth Concern receiving their award from Sarah Leslie

£15,000 - Brighter Futures Together

Brighter Futures Together receiving their award from Peter Jones
Brighter Futures Together receiving their award from Peter Jones

£12,000 - Been There

Been There receiving their award from George Anson
Been There receiving their award from George Anson

£10,000 - Chilterns Neuro Centre

Chilterns Neuro Centre receiving their award from Matt Storey
Chilterns Neuro Centre receiving their award from Matt Storey

£5,000 - Age UK Bucks

Age UK Bucks receiving their award from Mike Clare
Age UK Bucks receiving their award from Mike Clare

£5,000 - Animal Antiks

Animal Antiks receiving their award from Sarah Leslie
Animal Antiks receiving their award from Sarah Leslie

£5,000 - Lindengate

Lindengate receiving their award from Matt Storey
Lindengate receiving their award from Matt Storey

£5,000 - Marlow Opportunity Playgroup

Marlow Opportunity Playgroup receiving their award from Peter Jones
Marlow Opportunity Playgroup receiving their award from Peter Jones

£5,000 - Plunkett UK

Plunkett UK receiving their award from George Anson
Plunkett UK receiving their award from George Anson

We are a small team and putting on Angels Den would not be possible without the help of many other people. We are grateful to our five Angels and our Trustee Board, to The Elgiva in Chesham and to Nathan Cooper from Bucks Radio but also to the following:

76 Services Ltd – sponsorship

Cafe Encore – canapes

Celtheath – armchairs

Cerub PR – PR and publicity

Stanton Media – film crew

Steve Cook – photographer

The Mindset Revolution – presentation training

The Silver Surfers – music

Tracey Byard – front desk

The Angels
The Angels
Networking
Networking
The Angels and CEO
The Angels and CEO
Mike Clare
Mike Clare
The Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfers
Worthy winners!
Worthy winners!

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