Chair of Care England and Hallmark Care Homes, Avnish Goyal has received a CBE for his services to social care and philanthropy in her Majesty’s birthday honour’s list.
Avnish, who is also the founder of Hallmark Care Homes, received the national honour for his work during the pandemic with the largest representative body for social care, Care England, The Care Workers Charity and the volunteer-led initiative; Championing Social Care.
Avnish started his career in care in 1997 and became Chair of Care England in 2015. Since his appointment, he has supported the sector in various initiatives such as campaigning for better funding for social care and the appointment of a commissioner for older people.
He helped found The Care Workers Charity nearly 12 years ago, of which he is now a patron to provide financial care and professional support to care workers. In 2021, the Hallmark Care Homes Foundation which he chairs gave a three-year grant of £78,000 to support The Care Worker’s Charity’s mental health support service which enables care workers to access free counselling. He helped set up and is chair of Championing Social Care, which seeks to shine a light on the great work of the social care workforce through a series of annual events.
In 2018, he established the Care Sector Fundraising Ball, which is the only dedicated fundraising event for the sector. The sell-out event to date has raised £348,000 for care charities and the black-tie fundraiser returns this September 24th at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London. In 2020, Avnish Goyal and his wife Anita were appointed as Alzheimer’s Society Ambassadors, supporting the charity’s life-changing work to support people affected by dementia.
Avnish Goyal said: “I’m deeply humbled to be recognised by her Majesty, the Queen in her special platinum jubilee year for my work in social care and philanthropy as we celebrate our own silver jubilee for Hallmark Care Homes. I joined the sector because I wanted to make a difference and I knew I had something to offer. Over that time, I’ve worked hard, with my brothers, to establish a care company we can be proud of by delivering high quality care to residents in beautifully designed award-winning care homes and driving quality and care standards in the sector. I have enjoyed working with Care England and numerous charities which support and promote our caring and committed workforce. I’m delighted that my work has been recognised at the highest level. I know that this honour will act as a further catalyst to take my work in social care and philanthropy to the next level.”
