One of Michael’s biggest achievements, and something he is most known for, is the Michael Josephson MBE Charity Balls, presented by Julie Perry Events. These are held every year in Manchester and have become a fixture on the celebrity and philanthropy scene covered by ITV, BBC, the Mail Online, Hello!, Ok!, Cheshire Life amongst other titles. In total, They have now raised millions for good causes.
Well-known faces who have attended and performed at the Michael Josephson MBE Charity Ball’s include Elizabeth Hurley & Damian Hurley, Dame Joan Collins, Patsy Kensit, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Biggins, Paul Scholes, Lulu, Alfie Boe OBE, Sharleen Spiteri, Ella Henderson, Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Soul II Soul, Warwick Davis and Bonnie Langford.
Michael Josephson Charity Ball 2024
We did it again! Another record breaking MJ Ball! We had an iconic turnout for the MJBall24 at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate.
Hollywood actress and model Elizabeth Hurley, accompanied by her son Damian Hurley plus the beautiful and talented Patsy Kensit. Other notable guests included King of The Jungle, Christopher Biggins, former Manchester United and England captain Bryan Robson, Emmerdale’s Roxy Shahidi and Laura Norton, and celebrity couples Jorgie Porter and her partner Oliver Piotrowski, Ryan Thomas and fiancé Lucy Mecklenburgh and Nikki Sanderson alongside her partner Anthony Quinlan. We also had amazing performances from Alfie Boe OBE, our good friend Lulu AND the cast of Grease! And the best thing? We raised £1,204,488.78 in total… WOW! The main beneficiary charities are Variety, the Children’s Charity, Mahdlo Youth Zone, Seashell Trust, The Anne Frank Trust and Rainbow Trust plus funds raised from the evening will also go to support smaller local children’s and youth charities via a grants process. No one misses out! I’d like to say special thanks to Julie Perry Events and the headline sponsor, global property investment specialists, Knight Knox, and everyone who shows up, donates time or money and is dedicated to helping others. THANK YOU!
Michael has been raising money via his Charity Balls for a number of years, with funds donated from each of them to a number of charities…
Liverpool Sickle Cell Thalassaemia Support Group – £1,926.00
More donations to follow.
Variety, the Children’s Charity – £500,000
Endeavour (Paws for Kids) – £5,000
The Hope Foundation – £10,000
Humans MCR – £6,922
The Anne Frank Trust – £125,000
CLAPA – £32,307.99
The Rainbow Trust – £125,000
ACT – £20,000
Toy Appeal for Christmas 2024 – £10,000
Mahdlo Youth Zone – £160,000
Seashell Trust – £80,000
GMYN – £25,000
Rainbow Trust – £100.000
The Anne Frank Trust – £25,000
LGBT Foundation – £6,000.00
The FED – £25,000
ACT – £10,000.00
Proud Trust –£6,000
Mahdlo Youth Zone – £140,000
Humans MCR – £5,000
GMYN – £7,000
START- £10,000
Contact Hostel – £31,560
Mahdlo Youth Zone – £98,400
The Fed – £25,000
Teenage Cancer Trust – £106,648
Variety, the Children’s Charity – £369,600
Wigan Youth Zone – £43,150
British Red Cross – £25,000
The Toy Appeal for Christmas 2022 – £10,000
GMYN – £10,000
Silverline – £104,102.46
Seashell Trust – £44,085.23
Seashell Trust – £73,567.00
Frost Foundation – £24,522.00
How it Works
Work begins on each of the Charity Balls almost as soon as the last one is finished with a company called MJ Ball Ltd set-up to deliver each of the events. Michael donates his commercial team to help with the organisation of the Ball, underwriting these costs. He also works closely with each of the beneficiary charities in the run up to the evening. The charitable fundraising on the night is coordinated by the charity partners (beneficiary charities), who adhere to the fundraising code of practice. This enables the net profit from the event to be distributed to the key nominated charities and to selected charities post event. It takes a lot of work and preparation from all parties to create the large scale charity balls, and Michael would like to express his gratitude to all involved for their ongoing support and hard work.
