Preparations for Softcat's fourth annual charity ball are well advanced and according to Charlie Harman, head of Softcat's charity team, the firm has big plans to beat last year's £200,000 total.
Already 630 attendees are confirmed for the event to be held on May 23rd at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, in aid of national children's charity Dreams Come True.
Harman said: "We've worked with charity Dreams Come True for years because we've seen first hand what a difference they make to terminally ill children's lives.
"In 2014 we raised enough funds to assist in reducing the waiting time for a child's dream to be fulfilled from 18 to 6 months, and now we really hope to reduce this waiting time down to a month. We hope that the proceeds from this year's May Ball will go a long way towards achieving this."
Auctions and a raffle will also take place throughout the evening with entertainment from Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound, comedians Stewart Francis and Lee Nelson, DJ Charlie Hedges. FISH Percussion (Britain's Got Talent contestant), and auctioneer Jonny Gould.
Colin Brown, Softcat's MD, said: "This is our fourth May Ball and having raised a staggering £200,000 last year the pressure is on, but we're confident that this year will be the best one yet.
"Our charity team has worked incredibly hard to bring together some class acts, a raffle and an auction, all in one of the grandest venues in London."