Winners 2025

Overall  Winner

Joanna Lewis – Safecall

Safecall is a global provider of whistleblowing and incident management solutions. Trusted by over 1,000 organisations, it combines expert-led services with innovative technology to help businesses foster ethical, transparent workplaces. Safecall supports more than 5 million employees across 130+ countries with multilingual, confidential reporting tools and investigative expertise.

2025

Best New Business

Gold Winner: YouGo Productions

Silver Winner: Emma Annie Colton Photography

2025

MKFM Business Owner of the Year

Gold Winner: Lorraine Gannon – New Era Training

Silver Winner: Natty Bernasconi – The Digital Hive

2025

Business Woman of the Year £25 Million turnover

Gold Winner: Louise Hardy – Balfour Beatty Plc

2025

Business Woman of the Year (less than £1M turnover)

Gold Winner: Lisa Jones-Taylor – Nu-Tech Exhibitions + Events

Silver Winner: Emma Colton – Emma Annie Colton Photography

2025

Business Woman of the Year (£1M-£10M turnover)

Gold Winner: Charlotte Williams – Elysian Animal Assisted Intervention

Silver Winner: Kirsty Gale – Red Carpet Ready

2025

Community Champion

Gold Winner: Natty Bernasconi – The Digital Hive

Silver Winner: Julie Kapsalis – North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot)

2025

Corporate Leader of the Year

Gold Winner: Joanna Lewis – Safecall

Silver Winner: Simone Benhayon – DNA Legal

2025

Employer of the Year

Gold Winner: Kirsty Gale – Red Carpet Ready

Silver Winner: Claire Bolton – Apex Ability

2025

Digital Business of the Year

Gold Winner: Social Southmayd

Silver Winner: The Digital Hive

2025

Liebherr Influential Business Woman of the Year

Gold Winner: Sarah Mackenzie – Storal

Silver Winner: Christina Ke – Uoffer Global

2025

International Women’s Award

Gold Winner: Hinna Azeem – H.AZEEM London

Silver Winner: Alex Falcon Huerta – Soaring Falcon

2025

Lifetime Achievement Award

Gold Winner: Jane Knight – Successful Mums Career Academy

Silver Winner: Claire Thornber – Cauda Equina Champions

2025

Liebherr Northern England Business Woman of the Year

Gold Winner: Joanna Lewis – Safecall

Silver Winner: Lyndsay Mitcheson – Neo Walk

2025

Scottish Business Woman of the Year

Gold Winner: Karen Cairney – Cairney & Company

2025

Service Excellence

Gold Winner: Trusha Lakhani – Great Business Matters

Silver Winner: Cate Caruth – Creative Words

2025

Social Impact Award

Gold Winner: Katriona Shovlin – Hen Weekend Chicken Boarding

Silver Winner: Vicky Brook – People 3 Construction

2025

Southern England Business Woman of the Year

Gold Winner: Dr Shilpa McQuillan – Berkshire Menopause Clinic

Silver Winner: Sarah Farmer – Bright & Brilliant

2025

STEM Business Woman of the Year

Gold Winner: Cheryl Laidlaw – Reyl Design Group

2025

Sustainability Award

Gold Winner: SRE

2025

Young Business Woman of the Year

Gold Winner: Olivia Robinson – VoCoVo

Silver Winner: Kerry Bilson – Letterbox Love

Finalists 2025

Emma Annie Colton Photography
KALM. Wellbeing Scents
Katie Keith Collective
Lachesis London
Letterbox Cocktails
Rebecca Heald
Thorne Project Solutions
YouGo Productions Ltd

Alex Webb – Resilient Women Leaders™
Cassila Dolman – Lachesis London
Gayle A. Hall – YouGo Productions LTD
Kelly Tucker – HR Star Consulting Ltd
Lorraine Gannon – New Era Training Ltd
Martine Moore – 6tine
Michelle Crook – Reactiv8 The Nation Ltd
Natalie Burkinshaw – Crush Design & Creative Marketing Ltd
Natty Bernasconi – The Digital Hive
Sarah Thorne & Rosamund McFadden – MumPod Company Limited
Trish Hewitt – Haylo HR

Cate Caruth – Creative Words
Deborah Sauvary – Crystal Property Staging
Emma Colton – Emma Annie Colton Photography
Emma Ralls – Emma Ralls Wealth Management
Emma Selby – SiGNAL BiZHUB Group
Harriet Janman – Renew Recruitment Consultancy
Helen White – Hillingdon Theatre Dance Centre
Janene Bush – Heavenly Hair
Karen Cairney – Cairney & Company
Katie Parker – Pickles Pet Pantry
Kerry Bilson – Letterbox Love
Lisa Jones-Taylor – Nu-Tech Exhibitions + Events
Lyndsay Mitcheson – Neo Walk Ltd
Martine Moore – 6tine
Michelle Crook – Reactiv8 The Nation Ltd
Natalie Wilson – Workwear Solutions International Ltd
Sarah Thorne – Thorne Project Solutions

Cecelia Russell – Dreamss
Charlotte Williams – Elysian Animal Assisted Intervention
Debbie Robinson – 10orMore Ltd
Jenny Bradshaw – Moriyama
Kirsty Gale – Red Carpet Ready
Lorraine Gannon – New Era Property Training
Lucie Macleod – Hair Syrup
Mladina Connolly – Increase Group
Simone Benhayon – DNA Legal
Sukhi Kaur – Build 4 U Property Ltd.

Louise Hardy – Balfour Beatty Plc

Claire Bolton – Apex Ability Ltd
Emma Guy – Aqueous Digital
Julie Kapsalis – North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot)
Karen Chase – HB Accountants
Linda Kirk – Just for Women Centre C.I.C
Natty (Natalie) Bernasconi – The Digital Hive
Vicky Brook – P3CL – Womens Leadership Group (WLG)

Clare Parker – Qdos Training Limited
Harmony Murphy – Harmony Murphy
Joanna Lewis – Safecall
Julie Kapsalis – North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot)
Simone Benhayon – DNA Legal

Social Southmayd
The Digital Hive
The Growth Coaching Collective Ltd

Celiyah Russell – Dreamss
Claire Bolton – Apex Ability Limited
Kirsty Gale – Red Carpet Ready

Alex Falcon Huerta – Soaring Falcon
Christina Ke – Uoffer Global
Donna Jackson – Carebusiness Ltd
Harriet Janman – Renew Consultancy
Joanna Lewis – Safecall
Kathleen Keith – Katie Keith Collective
Kelly Tucker – HR Star Consulting Ltd
Kirsty Gale – Red Carpet Ready
Rebecca Heald – Rebecca Heald
Sarah Mackenzie – Storal
Trusha Lakhani –  Great Business Matters

Alex Falcon Huerta – Soaring Falcon
Hinna Azeem – H.AZEEM London
Louise Hardy – Balfour Beatty Plc
Monica Di Natale – Tecla Languages Ltd
Seona Shand – Scottish Africa Business Association

Claire Thornber – Cauda Equina Champions Charity
Jane Knight – Successful Mums Career Academy
Lisa Jones-Taylor – Nu-Tech Exhibitions + Events
Louise Hardy – Balfour Beatty Plc
Serena Williams – Puppy Luv and Wellness Ltd
Tamara Kramer – Studio 68 London

Joanna Lewis – Safecall
Justine McLaughlin – Phantom Digital
Lisa Jones-Taylor – Nu-Tech Exhibitions + Events
Lorraine Gannon – New Era Property Training
Lyndsay Mitcheson – Neo Walk
Martine Moore – 6tine

Grace Smith – Forge Female Fitness

Karen Cairney – Cairney & Company

Alex Falcon Huerta – Soaring Falcon
Carly Mowbray – Blackmores (UK)
Catalina Cotoara – Finance Director London
Cate Caruth – Creative Words
Claire Bolton – Apex Ability Limited
Dr Shilpa McQuillan – Berkshire Menopause Clinic
Harriet Janman – Renew Consultancy
Mandy Hamerla – Modern HR
Michelle Jackson – Love Hounds Dog Grooming
Michelle Wilson-Stimson – eParaplan Connect
Monica Di Natale – Tecla Languages
Natalie Wilson – Workwear Solutions International
Rachael Pearce – Peaky Digital
Simone Benhayon – DNA Legal
Trusha Lakhani – Great Business Matters

Charlotte Williams – Elysian Animal Assisted Intervention
Elizabeth Spencer – Aberdeen Ethnic Minority Women’s Group CIC
Katriona Shovlin – Hen Weekend Chicken Boarding
Lydia Berman – Creative Stripes
Vicky Brook – P3CL – Womens Leadership Group (WLG)

Charlotte McCrossin – WB Gatward & Son Ltd
Dr Shilpa McQuillan – Berkshire Menopause Clinic
Sarah Farmer – Bright & Brilliant

Cheryl Laidlaw – Reyl Design Group

SRE Ltd
UK Truck and Plant Group Ltd

Lucie Macleod – Hair Syrup

Eleanor O’Connell – EMF Publishing Limited
Jessica Tierney – Jess’ Hypnotherapy & Health
Kerry Bilson – Letterbox Love
Lucie Macleod – Hair Syrup
Nikki Camilleri – Mana
Olivia Robinson – VoCoVo
Tanika Paul – Copybox Document Systems