One of Michael’s biggest achievements, and something he is most known for, is the Michael Josephson MBE Charity Balls. 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 Dame Joan Collins, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Biggins, Paul Scholes, Lulu, Sharleen Spiteri, Ella Henderson, Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Soul II Soul, Warwick Davis and Bonnie Langford.
Michael Josephson Charity Ball 2023
Wow! £1,063,872! We did it! The first £1 million plus charity gala in the north of England!
Want to say a huge thanks to everyone who made this possible. First of all the headline sponsors Knight Knox and Robertson Group, to Julie, Abi, Faye and all at Julie Perry Events, Darren Proctor for hosting, all guests and entertainment including the fabulous Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Adam, Tamsin and the entire Hilton Manchester team, sponsors Lumistella home of Elf On The Shelf, Summitup Climbing, Beaverbrooks, Network Space, our partners Boodles, Bentley, Bentley Manchester, Clarendon Fine Art, Co-Op Live, Overfinch, Overfinch Manchester, everyone at Stocks 2015 Ltd, everyone at Swizzels, the amazing charities Variety, the Children’s Charity, Mahdlo Youth Zone, The Anne Frank Trust, Rainbow Trust, and every single guest, person who donated and bidded – 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…
Seashell Trust – £73,567.00
Frost Foundation – £24,522.00
Variety, the Children’s Charity – £158,827.47
Silverline – £104,102.46
Seashell Trust – £44,085.23
Frost Foundation – £1,000
Mahdlo Youth Zone – £98,400
The Fed – £25,000
Teenage Cancer Trust – £106,648
Variety NW – £369,600
Wigan YZ – £43,150
British Red Cross – £25,000
The Toy Appeal for Christmas 2022 – £10,000
GMYN Greater Manchester Youth Network, residential 2022 – £10,000
Variety – £382.000
Rainbow Trust – £100.000
Anne Frank Trust – £25,000
LGBT Foundation – £6,000.00
The FED – £25,000
The Actors Children’s Trust – £10,000.00
Proud Trust –£6,000
Mahdlo – £140,000
Humans MCR – £5,000
GMYN Greater Manchester Youth Network, residential 2023 – £7,000
START- £10,000
Total raised – £1,063,872
(Break down for the year to follow)
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.
