The Sidemen FC charity football match held at Wembley Stadium in 2025 raised nearly £4.7 million for charities, including BBC Children in Need. The match's profits were distributed among three charities, with BBC Children in Need receiving 50% of the donations, Bright Side receiving 43%, and M7 Education receiving 7% of the funds. This 2025 match raised more than double the amount raised by the previous Sidemen charity match in 2023, which raised £2 million.
Additionally, the Big Give's Christmas Challenge, a major match funding campaign, raised £44.7 million in a week-long fundraising event in 2024, including £20 million from match funding partners, which is a separate large- scale charity match funding event.
Other notable match fundraisers included Big Give's Green Match Fund raising £8.1 million in 2025 for environmental causes and the Champions for Children 2025 match-funding campaign raising over £4.4 million for vulnerable children in London.
To summarize, the most specific answer about a single charity match in 2025 is the Sidemen FC football charity match with a total raised amount of nearly £4.7 million. For larger match funding campaigns, amounts vary widely depending on the event.
