Hall & Woodhouse donates £253,000 to local good causes following busiest events season yet  

We celebrated our busiest events season to date in 2025, with our bars operating at 21 festivals and shows across the south. We launched H&W Events in 2022 to bring our quality hospitality experience to outdoor events and further its contribution to local communities. At most events each year, we donate a percentage of bar profits to charities and local causes as part of its wider goal of donating £1million per year.

We have increased our events-driven donations by 15% compared to 2024. This increase is due to operating bars at Bournemouth Pride and The Tank Museum’s Tiger Days for the first time. Donations from H&W Events totalled £220,000 last year, while this year saw an events-driven donations of £253,000.

Anthony Woodhouse, Chairman, said “Our purpose has always been to enrich the communities we serve. Running the bars at brilliant events such as TANKFEST and Dorset County Show isn’t only great fun, but also enables us to reach new communities and make significant donations to incredibly deserving organisations.”

Highlights of our 2025 events season included its continued headline sponsorship of Teddy Rocks Festival. All bars were operated by H&W team members who volunteered their time. A bespoke replica pub was installed on-site, offering guests a full H&W experience in the field. Festivalgoers enjoyed new self-pour Badger beer machines, and the brewer also brought its Outland Stout to the festival for the first time. We contributed to Teddy Rocks’ mission to ‘fight children’s cancer with rock’ by donating nearly £130,000 through its profit donation and ongoing sponsorship.

This summer also saw record-breaking results at TANKFEST, held at the Dorset-based Tank Museum. £27,500 was raised through our operation of two bars during the festival weekend. 2025 marked the third year of this partnership and the first time we supported the museum’s new Tiger Day events in spring and autumn.

To wrap up the 2025 event season, we returned to Dorset County Show and ran three bars during the weekend. One of the bars ran on an entirely not-for-profit basis, and 50% of profits from the other two bars were donated to the show’s own charity that funds farm visits for local schools, Julia’s House, and The Farming Community Network.

We are on track to meet our goal of raising £1 million per year by the company’s 250^th anniversary in 2027. H&W Events’ donations support the company’s wider charity and community focussed initiatives such as its Community Chest fund, Charity Day, and other fundraising activities.