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Meet All The Shortlisted Nominees

We are taking nominations from across the Great Britain. Historically we receive a huge volume of nominates so for anyone that does get shortlisted it is a massive achievement!

Last year, we had over 1600 nominations and the standard of entrants was so high that we shortlisted a record-breaking number for the awards across the award categories. While we cannot give them all an award, each winner is truly deserving of recognition for their achievements.

The Great British Business and Community Awards judging process saw a range of esteemed entrepreneurs come together to scrutinise our finalists and select the short-listed nominees from the nominations and the winners among them.

Shortlisted nominees will be announced at 26th August 2025

Jackie Chappell, 1st Women CEO of British Rail and renowned Entrepreneur was part of the judging panel and said:
Judging this year’s awards was tough. Every entry was of a very high standard and each one was unique which made the decision harder. I’m very proud of the quality of businesses that we have in this region and these awards give them the true recognition that they deserve.
Alec Jones-hall, Director of The Great British Business and Community Awards said
We are proud and excited to be celebrating outstanding achievement across the region and rewarding those who are making a huge impact throughout Great Britain. It is also a time for the business community to come together, not only to celebrate the accomplishments of those shortlisted and the deserving winners of each category, but also to mark the fact that we all continue to play a vital role in the success of our region and that its future achievements will be built on the foundations we lay today.

Awards Categories

Business of the Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Abbey Wood Station Minicabs Ltd
  • ABL Recruitment
  • AlphaQuad Ltd
  • ASET International Energy Training Academy
  • Big Business Events
  • Blucando
  • Boost Education
  • British Premium Meats
  • Bumbles & Boo
  • Chickp. Ltd
  • DB Props
  • Dentistry For You
  • ELM Legal Services
  • EMS Lifts Ltd
  • Global Lingo
  • Gooding Accounts
  • Honey Man Developments
  • Judge & Priestley LLP
  • Lucy Electric
  • MLV Mobility
  • Momentum Facilities Management Ltd
  • Monahans
  • NurtureCare Limited
  • Oxford BioMedica
  • R S Forklifts Training Ltd
  • SFE Services
  • Structural Repair Solutions Ltd
  • Shield Services Group
  • South West Play
  • Spicer and Co Ltd
  • Stand Out Socks
  • Thames Motor Group Limited
  • The Heritage Fine Food Company
  • The Postivie Teacher Company Ltd
  • We Are Box Fish
  • Zarina O Cosmetics

Male Entrepreneur of the Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Adam Scott
  • Amandeep Gill
  • Andrew Hill
  • Andrew Trotter
  • Anthony Malvern
  • AshleyHoneyman
  • Cameron Mordi-Semple
  • Chris McNamara
  • Dan Taylor
  • Daniel Povey
  • Dave Southby
  • Del Samrai
  • Dene Williams
  • Dwayne Spence
  • Filip Tremac
  • Graham Todd
  • Ian Broadbridge
  • Paul Robinson
  • James Ian Williams-Jones
  • James Vincent
  • Joe Pollock
  • Joseph Heaton
  • Louis Trent
  • Matt Driver
  • Miles Nicholas
  • Nick King
  • Robert Firmin
  • Samuel Dallimore
  • Stephen Solademi
  • Stuart Elsdon
  • Trevor Roome
  • Will Greenhalgh
  • Will Morgan

Female Entrepreneur of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Clementina Aina
  • Emma Weldon
  • Francine Kane
  • Hannah Barlow
  • Holly Smith
  • Janet Shreeve
  • Jessica Lofty
  • Joanne Durn
  • Joanne Helsby
  • Liz Hutchings
  • Lucy Alexandra Spencer
  • Nicole Debson
  • Nikki Willcock
  • Olivia Mikhail
  • Paige Louise Rose
  • Rachel Turner
  • Rachel Way
  • Rosie victoria
  • Sarah Lawrence
  • Sarah Morrison
  • Suzanne Spicer
  • Suzette Thomas
  • Tessa Hebditch
  • Tillie-Marie Swaits
  • Vanessa White

New Start-Up of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Assist Investigations Ltd
  • Cameron Mills Group
  • Digital Landscope
  • Done For You Sales Agency
  • GPUsed
  • Inventus Group
  • Jim's Gym
  • Light Years School
  • LetPlant Technology Ltd.
  • MACI Search Capital
  • Rebecca Grace Keepsakes
  • Robinson Management Services Limited
  • Sensational Cakes and Desserts
  • Swindon Darts Hub
  • The Thorne Tree Bistro
  • The Motorsport Hub
  • The SME Support Hub Ltd
  • Train Yard Fareham
  • Unique Indoor Golf
  • Wanderlust Wellness
  • White shadow electrical
  • YAHMAPP Ltd

Young Entrepreneur of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Cameron Mordi-Semple
  • Cameron Thomas Mills
  • Chris Glynn
  • Emily Smart
  • Izzy Weatherall
  • Jack Kennedy
  • Jack Pattinson
  • Josh Martin
  • Lillie-May Mills
  • Max Brocklesby
  • Nathan Green
  • Ollie Cushion
  • Rosie Victoria
  • Samuel Marriott-Dowding
  • Sope Oludimu
  • Tolu Salami
  • Zarina Olujobi

SME of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Abbey Wood Station Minicabs Ltd
  • Adopstar Ltd
  • Airwaves Facilities Management Ltd
  • BE YELLOW
  • Bespoke Guardians Ltd
  • Big Business Events
  • Bucks and Berks Recruitment Limited
  • Bumbles & Boo
  • Castle View Retirement Village Ltd
  • CH4B Limited
  • City Science Corporation Ltd
  • Dentistry For You
  • Elementa Education Group Ltd
  • ELM Legal Services
  • EMS Lifts Ltd
  • Gardner Leader LLP
  • GHS Direct Ltd
  • Global 4
  • Hazell and Partners
  • Honeyman Developments
  • Imogen Dental Limited
  • Impact IT Solutions
  • Luminaire Events Ltd
  • Marriott Communications
  • Morgans Butchery Ltd
  • Netitude Ltd
  • Oranka Juice Solutions
  • Rise Technical Recruitment
  • ServiceMaster Clean by Deeland
  • SHJ Medical Gas Pipelines Ltd
  • Smart Sprayz
  • Southby & Co Financial Planning
  • Sort Style and Stage
  • SOS Creativity
  • Support 4 Independence ltd
  • Sycamore Communications
  • The Heritage Fine Food Company
  • The Somerset Toiletry Company
  • V4One
  • Virgin Incentives

Employer of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • ABA Insurance Commercial Ltd
  • AlphaQuad Ltd
  • APP UK
  • Aria Care
  • Bedfont Scientific Limited
  • B P Collins LLP
  • Boost Education
  • Bucks and Berks Recruitment Limited
  • Chickp
  • Digital Wonderlab
  • Elementa Education Group Ltd
  • Flex Digital
  • Global 4
  • Imogen dental
  • Impact IT Solutions
  • Judge & Priestley LLP
  • Light Years Education
  • Monahans
  • Orthotics Dept (Basset Law Hospital)
  • Oxon Energy Ltd
  • Primo Dialler
  • Regency FX
  • ServiceMaster Clean by Deeland
  • SHJ Medical Gas Pipelines Ltd
  • Shield Services Group
  • Signable
  • Storetec
  • Thames Motor Group
  • The Bright Click Ltd
  • Thirty4/7 Communications Ltd
  • Virgin Incentives

Apprentice of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Aimee Empson
  • Callum Martin
  • Jack Biggs
  • Layla Haslegrove
  • Lily Kendrick
  • Naomi Lyons
  • Thersea Benson

Charity of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • 3food4u
  • Assisting Berkshire Children to read
  • Cherwell Collective CIC
  • Children's Wishes Plymouth
  • Dadihiye Somali Development Organisation
  • Dialogue Society Oxford
  • Helipads for hospital
  • Hugs Children’s Cancer Charity
  • Kids Village
  • Lynne Shipton and Chemogiftbags
  • Parenting Special Children
  • Prospect Hospice
  • The Care Forum
  • The Greenaway Foundation
  • The Link Visiting Scheme
  • The Springboard Charity
  • The Welcome Team at CoLab
  • Theatre Inspiring Change
  • Waterlooville Hedgehog Rescue
  • Willows Counselling Service
  • YouTurn Futures

Outstanding Contribution to The Community

Shortlisted Nominees

  • APP UK
  • A-Star Transport Midlands ltd
  • Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
  • Boost Education
  • Bosun Care Ltd
  • Chemogiftbags
  • Calcot Service for Children
  • Ethical Reading
  • Get Out Of Crime GOOC LTD
  • Miss Ballooniverse - Natalie Haverstock
  • Mrs Chris Roberts MBE
  • Networkfour Charity
  • Palace for Life Foundation
  • Prospect Hospice
  • Soundbite Media
  • Southby & Co Financial Planning Ltd
  • Stand Out Socks
  • Together for Mental Wellbeing
  • The Greenaway Foundation
  • The Kit4Care Collaborative
  • The Link Visiting Scheme
  • Theatre Inspiring Change
  • Three Ways School
  • Trail Group
  • Trudy Davies
  • White Shadow Electrical

Lifetime of Achievement

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Amandeep Gill
  • Caroline Roberts
  • Dorcas Zion Issa Ramazani
  • Dr Neel Tank
  • Dwayne Spence
  • Harvinder Singh
  • Julie Mattinson
  • Lynne Shipton
  • Manamaya Mainali
  • Mark Trent
  • Mrs Chris Roberts MBE
  • Nick King
  • Rebecca Lloyd
  • Richard Dick
  • Trudy Davies

Tourism & Leisure Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Asia Cup Polo
  • Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
  • De Vere Beaumont Estate
  • Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon
  • Foxhills Club & Resort
  • Fredrick’s Hotel
  • Good Time Golfin
  • Kew Little Pigs
  • LevelUp Escapes
  • Ludo Sports Bar & Kitchen
  • Holiday Inn Reading
  • Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Coventry
  • Rufford Abbey Country Park
  • Scribbleton Ltd
  • The Castle Hotel, Windsor
  • The Ice Cream Shop West Kirby
  • The Roseate Reading
  • The Roseate Villa Bath
  • Train Yard Fareham
  • Uncover Britain Ltd
  • Unique Indoor Golf Ltd

Business Leader of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Adam Harling
  • Andre Gottemaker
  • Andrew Trotter
  • Andy Townsend
  • Caroline Hughes-Miles
  • Caroline Roberts
  • Dan Tresman
  • Daniel Povey
  • Dene Williams
  • Frank Mathias
  • Jed Ward
  • Joanne Durn
  • Luke Shield
  • Kevin Riley
  • Manamaya Mainali
  • Primo Dialler
  • Richard O'Brien
  • Roger Line
  • Sam Gooding
  • Sarah Morrison
  • Sean Richards
  • Simon Tombs
  • Stuart Pearce
  • Theresa Benson
  • Troy Smith

Networker of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Adam Scott
  • Ben Mears
  • Emily Smart
  • Izzy Weatherall
  • Jo Hodge
  • Jo Luke
  • Lisa McCallum
  • Lisa Chaffey
  • Manamaya Mainali
  • Mike Land
  • Paige Louise Rose
  • Roger Line
  • Scott Gulliver
  • Trevor Roome
  • Troy Smith
  • Vicki Messenger
  • Zoe Desousa

Innovator of The Year Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • 6C’s Skills Exchange
  • Boost Education
  • CEG Coaching
  • Cherwell Collective CIC
  • Cheshire Scientific
  • Digital Landscope
  • Elysian Animal Assisted Interventions Ltd
  • Fluff Software
  • Goats of The Gorge
  • Heritage Revival
  • Home Front Outdoor Play
  • Inventus Group
  • LetPlant Technology Ltd
  • Lucy Electric
  • Light Years School
  • NFON
  • Oxford BioMedica
  • Oxon Energy Ltd
  • Safety Critical Training Solutions UK
  • Storetec Services Ltd
  • SuperBlimp
  • Tomato Energy
  • We are Boxfish

Solopreneur of The Year Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Aimee Morris
  • Claire Truman
  • Emily Smart
  • Fiona Scott
  • Fran Robinson
  • Ife Adeagbo
  • James Hilton
  • Jo Hodge
  • Jo Scott
  • Lisa McCallum
  • Louise Chandler
  • Lucy Clark
  • Lucy West
  • Mark Le Sueur
  • Mireille D’Oliveira-Richards
  • Rachel Way
  • Rebecca Barnes
  • Sarah Morrison
  • Simone Smith
  • Zoe Desousa
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