‘The UK’s premier business awards for women’
Finalists 2025
2025 Enterprise Vision Awards Finalists
Meet the finalists of the 2025 Enterprise Vision Awards, a national line-up of women in business leading across sectors including retail, professional services, technology, health and more. These female founders and leaders represent the strength, diversity and ambition of UK enterprise today.
Looking for women in business role models, award-winning entrepreneurs or rising female-led businesses? Explore the EVAS finalists and discover the businesses shaping the future of the UK economy.
Recognition is powerful – but credibility matters.
These are the confirmed finalists for the 2025 Enterprise Vision Awards who have progressed through the judging process, including interview stage.
The EVAS process is designed to ensure credibility, fairness and meaningful recognition. Finalists who do not complete the process or choose to withdraw are not included at this stage.
Best Business
SPONSORED BY
Carla Chatburn
Sandra Igwe
Lindsey Kane
Sarah Johnson
Sara Tinsley
Lorraine Thomas
Preeti Choudhary
Jigna Varu
Business Woman
SPONSORED BY
Rachael Hewitt
Julianne Ponan MBE
Ruth Roberts
Rubina Raut
Amy Knight
Harriet Hastings
Louise Stephenson
Creative Industry
SPONSORED BY
Kathryn Olley
Nicla Diceglie
Lindsay Gray
Sarah Epsom
Melissa Howard
Jen Parker
Customer Service
SPONSORED BY
Ashley Walker
Aimee Bell
Carol Nuttall
Kerrie Low
Nadine Brady
Rachael Foster-Jacob
Stephanie Jane Bath
Natalie Barker
Diverse Business
SPONSORED BY
Michelle Jackson
Nina Young
Carolyn Tasker
Naomi Timperley
Victoria Nicol
Fiona Hull
Ann Elisabeth Seach
Employer
SPONSORED BY
Lucy Chamberlain
Kelly Holding
Sarah Birdsey
Rebecca Stanborough
Susan Rashid
Laura Ward and Annemarie Capper
Lisa Egan-Woodhouse & Lucie Rohani
Family Business
SPONSORED BY
Mel Walmsley
Laura Crowther
Alice Cripps
Diane Hannah
Emma Key
Sheila Byrne
Felicity and Courtney Bennett-Pearson
Health & Wellbeing
SPONSORED BY
Alison Colley
Fiona Moss
Cheryle Britton
Dr Katie Hilton and Dr Laura Clark
Natalie Wise
Katy Sunnassee
Hospitality Industry
SPONSORED BY
Georgina Goulding
Tracy Lynn
Jess Hartley
Amanda Dowson
Joanna Morgan
Chipo Beatrice Zulu
Lois Kirtlan
Inspirational Woman
SPONSORED BY
Samantha Renke
Gillian Ashcroft
Claire Buckle
Andrea Newton
Bernadette Davies
Jessica Gallier-Booth
Esther Ghey
New Business
SPONSORED BY
Gemma Hornsby-Lofthouse
Yana Smahlo
Jodi Clark
Alison Allen
Rebecca Smith
Charlotte Perfetti
Louise Walden-Edwards
Not For Profit
SPONSORED BY
SPONSORED BY
Tara Mackings BEM
Phoebe Williams
Christine Tuck
Barbara Freeman
Charlotte Appleton
Heather Smith
Allison Furlong
Sonia Shaljean – Lads Need Dads CIC
Professional Services
SPONSORED BY
Becky Toal
Stephanie Marshall
Jenna Louise Atkinson
Mary Fashanu
Gemma Dawe
Laura Davies
Kristina Castellina
Retail Business
SPONSORED BY
Katie Summers and Julianna Woods
Ally Patterson
Loti Fuster-Bradley
Toni Delli-Compagni
Tiffany Chiu
Zoe Chapman
Scale Up
SPONSORED BY
Laura Weldon
Sukhi Kaur
Magdalena Cholewa
Lucy Cohen
Michelle Laithwaite
Hannah James
Holly Jackson and Kalila Bolton
Sustainable Business
SPONSORED BY
Anna Brightman
Sandie Gordon
Stephanie Reed
Teresa Roncero
Danielle Seatter
Nicola Phillips
Georgia Grundy
Training & Coaching
SPONSORED BY
Jane Knight
Dimple Thakrar
Helen Tebay
Rebecca Heald
Lisa Ebsworth
Lily Newman
Caroline Canty
Young Entrepreneur
SPONSORED BY
Beth Messenger
Eleanor Bristow
Sasha Mitchell
Tilly Dowler
Katie Bowater
Sophie Lane
