Charity auctioneer across the UK, Europe and the US

In short

• I am Kevin Durham, a professional charity auctioneer and event host. I am based in Kent and work across the UK, Europe and the US.
• Over £10 million raised for good causes, 20 years on stage and 60 to 80 events a year.
• Travel is built into the quote rather than added afterwards.
• Your area not listed? I still come to you. Streamed, hybrid and fully online auctions are covered too.

London and the South East

• London: Park Lane ballrooms, City livery halls and museums.
• The South East: Charity events across the wider region.
• Kent: Charity events across the county, where I am based.
• Surrey: Charity galas, and what to look for when you hire.
• Essex: Charity galas and the county’s country-house scene.
• Hertfordshire: Charity galas across the county.
• Berkshire: From Ascot and Windsor to Reading, Newbury and Bracknell.
• Hampshire: Charity galas and golf-day dinners.
• Brighton: Brighton and Hove, from the seafront hotels to the Amex and the Royal Pavilion.
• Oxford: Oxford and Oxfordshire, from college halls and the Town Hall to Blenheim Palace.
• Cambridge: Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, from college halls to a gala under Concorde at Duxford.

The Midlands

• Birmingham: Birmingham and the West Midlands, including the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
• Nottingham: Charity galas across the city, and how bespoke fees work.
• Northamptonshire: Charity galas and country-house dinners.

The North

• Manchester: The Midland’s ballroom, the stadium suites and the old cotton warehouses.
• Leeds: Yorkshire charity galas, and what to look for when you book.
• Liverpool: Charity galas and sportsman’s dinners across Merseyside.
• Newcastle: Charity galas and the North East scene.
• Sheffield: Cutlers’ Hall, the stadium suites and the city hotels.
• York: York and North Yorkshire, including a gala beside a record-breaking locomotive or in a 650-year-old guildhall.
• Cheshire: From the Golden Triangle down to Chester and Warrington.

The South West

• Bristol: Harbourside museums and science centres, stadium suites and Georgian mansions.
• Bath: Bath and North East Somerset, including a torch-lit Roman bath and a Georgian Pump Room.
• Plymouth: Plymouth and South West Devon, from the aquarium on the waterfront to the Victorian hotels.
• The Cotswolds: Across the region, including a fundraising night at Manor by the Lake in Cheltenham.

Scotland and Wales

• Edinburgh: A national museum’s Grand Gallery, a Georgian library off the Royal Mile and a castle.
• Glasgow: Grand Victorian rooms in the Merchant City, stadium suites and hotel ballrooms.
• Cardiff: The castle, the national museum, the stadium suites and the bay hotels.

Europe and beyond

• Monaco: A gala at the Yacht Club de Monaco for the Sheba Medical Center, which raised over €1 million.
• Spain: Galas on the Costa del Sol, including a live auction and pledge in Malaga for Alder Hey.
• Europe: European and international galas, with the circuit running in English.

Is there a charity auctioneer near me?

Being nearby matters less than you would think. A charity auctioneer travels to the event, so who is free on your date and who has run your type of night count for more than a postcode. Searching for an auctioneer near me covers what to check instead.

Connor Nottingham of Allison Homes said: “Kevin’s professionalism, energy and ability to engage the audience played a big part in the event’s fundraising success. It was absolutely spot on.”

And from the other end of the map, Annette Zierer, Owner of ziererCOMMUNICATIONS, on a gala at the Yacht Club in Monte Carlo: “Due to his brilliant auction and donations we raised over 1 million Euro, a big congrats on this fantastic job!”

Does it cost more if you travel to me?

My fee is agreed up front and is never a percentage of what you raise. It depends on the size of the event, where it is and how much of the programme I run, and travel is built into the quote rather than added afterwards. There is more on the fees page.

What if my guests are not all in one place?

I run auctions online as well as in the room. The virtual auctioneer page covers streamed, hybrid and fully online events, wherever your guests are.