Strutt & Parker's annual Christmas card competition has been a joy to judge. Over 2,000 entries from young artists aged between 5 to 12 years old from schools located throughout England and Scotland submitted their interpretations of what Christmas is all about. This year Strutt & Parker are donating £3,000 to the youth work charity UK Youth (www.ukyouth.org).

As always, judging the best entrant was not easy, as there were so many lovely and unusual designs submitted. After much deliberation the judges chose a snow leopard drawn by William Wickham from Prince’s Mead School in Winchester, Hampshire.

The judges commented, "William’s design caught our attention immediately; we loved the intricate detail and sophisticated colour combination and bold design – we were amazed to discover that the artist was only eight years old! We hope all our clients will enjoy William’s beautiful drawing and that it will stand out proudly on their mantelpieces".

This is the 7th year that Strutt & Parker has supported the charity UK Youth in this way. UK Youth exists to develop and promote innovative non-formal education programmes for and with young people, working with them to develop their potential. Its network supports more than 750,000 young people, 7,000 youth groups, clubs and projects and more than 40,000 volunteer and part-time youth workers throughout the UK.

The seven winners of this year's competition are:

1st place: William Wickham (aged 8) from Prince’s Mead School in Hampshire

2nd place: Ben Powis (aged 11) from Barnack CE Primary School in Lincolnshire

3rd place: Jenny Lieberman (aged 11) from Kensington Prep School in London

4th place: Eve Bond (aged 10) from Ashville College in North Yorkshire

5th place: Suse Tredinnick (aged 5) from Crabtree Infants School in Hertfordshire

6th place: Callum Leader (aged 11) from Selling C of E Primary School in Kent

7th place: Andrew Alger (aged 8) from Mearns Primary School in East Renfrewshire

The winner William Wickham will be awarded a £50 book token and his school Prince’s Mead School in Hampshire will receive £500. The runners-up will each be awarded a £25 book token.