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Meet All The Silver Winners

Every year, we welcome nominations from businesses, entrepreneurs, charities, community organisations and inspirational individuals from across Great Britain.

Historically, the Great British Business & Community Awards attracts an exceptional volume of nominations, making the competition incredibly strong across our award categories.

Being selected as a Silver Winner is therefore a significant achievement in its own right. It means the nominee has stood out from a highly competitive field and has been selected to progress to the next stage of our national judging process.

Congratulations to all of our Silver Winners – you should be incredibly proud of this achievement!

A Record-Breaking Year for the Great British Business & Community Awards

Last year, we received over 1,600 nominations from across Great Britain, with the exceptional standard of entries resulting in a record-breaking number of Bronze Winners across our award categories.

This year, that record has been well and truly broken.

The Great British Business & Community Awards 2026 received an incredible 2,770 nominations from businesses, entrepreneurs, charities, community organisations and inspirational individuals from across Great Britain. With such a significant number of nominations and an exceptionally high standard of entries, being selected as a Silver Winner is a major achievement in its own right.

While we simply cannot give every outstanding nominee an award, each of our Bronze Winners has demonstrated achievements and impact worthy of national recognition. The Great British Business & Community Awards judging process brings together an esteemed panel of business leaders and entrepreneurs to independently scrutinise nominations against the relevant award criteria.

Congratulations to every one of our 2026 Silver Winners – to stand out amongst 2,770 nominations is something to be incredibly proud of.

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 Silver winners and the deserving gold 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

  • Bespoke Guardians Ltd
  • Route 101
  • ServiceMaster Clean by Deeland
  • Right at Home Maidenhead, Marlow & Henley

Male Entrepreneur of the Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Robert Firmin
  • Con Crowley
  • Allan Smith
  • Troy Smith

Female Entrepreneur of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Mille Gough
  • Caroline Marsh
  • Suzanne Spicer
  • Sarah Watts
  • Kim Shamtally

New Start-Up of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Cheeky Reaper Murder Mystery
  • ASK Agency
  • Giving Bags of Hope
  • uKids
  • Englefield Green Limited

Young Entrepreneur of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Luke & Owen Buckmaster
  • Cameron Thomas Mills
  • Abid Ahmed
  • Humza Zahoor

SME of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • The DM Lab
  • Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers Ltd
  • Right at Home Maidenhead, Marlow & Henley

Employer of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Groundwork North Wales
  • GEL Studios
  • Right at Home Maidenhead, Marlow & Henley

Apprentice of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Jack Frampton
  • Sophie Reynolds
  • Samuel Grant
  • Ali Khaled
  • Leonce Pereira

Charity of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Seafarers Hospital Society
  • Best Mates – #Wegotya
  • HEROS
  • MYTIME Young Carers
  • WONDER Foundation

Outstanding Contribution to The Community

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Bespoke Guardians Ltd
  • Helen & Douglas House
  • Dr Simon Selby
  • Groundwork North Wales

Lifetime of Achievement

Shortlisted Nominees

  • John Hunt
  • Samina Hussain
  • Andy Dickens
  • Karen Balmer
  • Michael Cohen

Tourism & Leisure Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • No.1 Royal Crescent
  • Death on Demand Murder Mysteries
  • The Red Lion Woodcote
  • Seckford Hall Hotel
  • Cofton Holidays

Business Leader of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Roy Walker
  • Richard Johnson
  • Mark Hillier
  • Lucy Alexandra Spencer

Networker of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Nikki Burns
  • Sherelyn Cowles
  • Channel Networking
  • Mike Land

Innovator of The Year Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Occuity
  • Luke Cardwell
  • Residential Parks Limited
  • Fowler & Gilbert Ltd

Solopreneur of The Year Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Fran Robinson
  • Becky Ridler
  • Becky Barnes
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