Global’s Make Some Noise has raised a record-breaking £4.8 million during its 2025 charity appeal.
The annual campaign, now in its twelfth year, saw Global radio presenters take on daring challenges to encourage donations for small local charities across the UK.
Heart presenters Amanda Holden, Jamie Theakston and Ashley Roberts faced their fears in Heart’s Herculean Challenge.
Capital’s Kem Cetinay took on a full day of non-stop padel matches with the help of fellow presenters, celebrities and his friend Chris Hughes.
In Scotland, Heart Breakfast host Grado hand-cycled more than 400 kilometres from Granite City to Glasgow for his first ever Make Some Noise event.
On Make Some Noise Day, presenters from across Global’s radio brands including Heart, Capital, Smooth, Classic FM and Radio X came together to celebrate the nationwide fundraising effort.
Simon Pitts, Global’s Group CEO, said: “It’s incredible to be celebrating a record-breaking fundraising total of more than £4.8 million.
The creativity, generosity and energy across this year’s appeal has been inspiring and I’m proud that we’re helping to make a life-changing impact within communities across the UK.”
Suzanne Ryder Richardson, Director of Global Goodness, added: “From Kem Cetinay’s epic 24-hour padel marathon to Amanda Holden braving a box of snakes, our presenters, partners and listeners have yet again been incredibly generous in their support. This record-breaking figure will make a real difference.”
Furniture Village sponsored this year’s appeal, with Disney’s Hercules, PureGym and Digby Brown also backing presenter challenges.
Since its launch in 2014, Global’s Make Some Noise has supported over 527 community projects and helped change more than 227,000 lives across the UK.
More information on this year’s appeal can be found at makesomenoise.com
