2025 SHORTLIST

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy.  ScottishPower was the first integrated energy company in the UK to generate 100% green electricity. Our focus is on wind energy, smart grids and driving the change to a cleaner, electric future and we’re investing over £18m every working day to make this happen.

Keith Anderson

Over 85 years, Greggs has built its reputation for great quality, freshly prepared food at affordable prices. Greggs is a much-loved and trusted brand that is for everyone. As a leading food-to-go, multichannel retailer with over 2,600 shops, Greggs is available to serve customers wherever, whenever and however they choose. Greggs strategic growth plan is underpinned by significant investment in its supply chain and technology. Through The Greggs Pledge, Greggs is dedicated to doing good: building stronger, healthier communities, a safer planet, and better business.

Roisin Currie

Cazenove Capital is Schroder’s wealth management business for high-net-worth investors and charities in the UK. As part of a FTSE100 investment firm, we have access to exceptional investment expertise while retaining the client-centricity that has been key to our success over many years. Mary-Anne is passionate about retaining Cazenove Capital’s agile culture, based on short lines of communication and collaboration. We build a detailed understanding of each client’s circumstances to deliver the right strategy for them.

Mary-Anne Daly

We are a multi-award winning artisan bakery, driving the better bread movement. We supply London’s chefs, independent cafes, hotels and hospitality businesses with award winning sourdough, slow fermented breads, Viennoiseries, and other baked goods. Our mission is and has always been to create and deliver truly wholesome, fresh, high quality and delicious artisanal baked goods to our community every day, using traditional methods in a happy working environment.

David Dwek

Founded in 2014 as a bold challenger to the traditional legal market, Gilson Gray executed the largest full-service launch in sector history. Now a multi-award-winning firm and one of the UK’s fastest-growing legal practices, we bring together top legal talent to deliver commercially astute, cost-effective, and technically excellent solutions. Our innovative approach and client-first ethos continue to redefine industry standards, cementing our position as a true market leader.

Glen Gilson

A selection of dining experiences where every aspect inspires, whilst flawlessly meeting the needs and desires of any occasion. The Ivy Group is a collection of restaurants including The Ivy Collection, The Ivy Asia, Brasserie of Light and Harry’s, which spans a variety of cuisines and bold flavours, all with exceptional service at its heart. With over 100 years at the forefront of British hospitality, The Ivy Group delivers exquisite dining for all to enjoy.

Laura Mills

Ken McMeikan

Gordon Stark

Elite Dynamics is a market leading SaaS provider to the global Parks and Marina sectors built on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Platform. The Business provides end-to-end, fully integrated software delivering CRM, ERP and Finance System functionality. The Business serves customers in the UK and Canada with ongoing discussions to expand into international geographies, including the US, through both direct and reseller arrangements.

Jamaine Campbell

John Clark Motor Group is a family-owned automotive retailer founded in 1974, operating 40 dealerships across Scotland. Representing 19 leading brands, the group specialises in new and used vehicle and motorbike sales, aftersales, servicing and Bodyshop’s. Led by John Clark OBE and his son Chris, the business prioritises customer service, innovation, and community engagement. With a strong focus on employee development and sustainability, the company continues to grow while maintaining its core family values and commitment to excellence.

Chris Clark

Stellar Omada empowers organisations to streamline their operations, delivering best-in-class technology solutions, improving customer experiences and providing expert recruitment and digital training services.

With award-winning experience in the financial services sector, many of the UK’s leading banks and pension providers entrust Stellar Omada to drive change programmes and provide support to existing teams. Our deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks, innovative project delivery methodologies, with a focused mindset, make us the go-to transformation and consultation partner.

Colin Frame

Six Stories is a contemporary occasionwear brand designed for women who want to feel confident, beautiful, and celebrated. Founded by Lucy Menghini, the brand has redefined modern bridal and event dressing with flattering silhouettes, high-quality fabrics, and a community-driven approach. From bridesmaid dresses to standout occasionwear, Six Stories creates timeless pieces that become part of life’s most memorable moments. With rapid growth and a loyal customer base, the brand continues to shape the future of event dressing.

Lucy and Ross Menghini

Join Talent is a global talent acquisition insourcing expert, founded specifically to provide a new, better breed of service to businesses needing expert support with hiring & engaging the talent they need. Whether through hands-on delivery of your recruitment or strategic consultancy to build successful teams & solutions, our team is exclusively manned by experts with deep in-house experience who get right to the root of our client’s challenges.

Katrina Hutchinson O’Neill

RSK is a global leader in the delivery of sustainable solutions.
The business was founded by Alan Ryder in 1989, originally focused on providing environmental consultancy services to global energy clients. Today, whilst remaining a leader in environmental consultancy, the business is significantly more diverse, delivering an unrivalled breadth and depth of environmental and engineering services to clients around the world.

Alan Ryder

de Novo Solutions, is a multi-award-winning digital transformation consultancy launched in 2021, in South Wales. de Novo has experienced significant growth through Mark’s leadership, with the company excelling in creating digital experiences for clients across diverse sectors including education, local and central government, and healthcare. Leveraging the power of Oracle Cloud and ServiceNow technologies, de Novo creates personalised and innovative solutions that redefine customer experiences and drive tangible value for its clients.

Mark Sweeny

47 Skin is a science-led skincare brand, best known for its exclusive Silver Chitoderm® technology—proven to kill 99.9% of breakout-causing bacteria, reduce inflammation, and fade blemishes. Designed for people struggling with spots, scars, and sensitive skin, our products deliver real, visible results. Stocked in Boots and Harrods, and trusted by over 500,000 customers, 47 Skin is redefining skincare with innovation, transparency, and a commitment to helping people feel confident in their skin.

Nic Taylor

Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK works with successful individuals and families, preserving and growing their wealth over generations and acting as a sounding board across their financial affairs. We look after our clients’ wealth as if it were our own, investing and advising them in achieving their long-term goals. Access to our extensive network of experts across Rothschild & Co, combined with the expertise of our Client Advisers, ensures clients receive the best advice.

Helen Watson

PG Paper is a global, award-winning pulp, paper and board company that creates markets and solutions to enable trade for paper and packaging products worldwide. It has experienced exponential growth and is now one of Scotland’s largest trading companies, operating in over 60 countries with multiple global offices.

Dr Poonam Gupta OBE

Thorntons is among Scotland’s largest independent law firms, providing legal services for business and life to more than 300,000 clients across the UK and globally. Its commitment to excellence and investment in its people and technology has created an accelerator for Scotland, driving opportunity for clients, colleagues and communities.

Leslie Larg

Founded in 1966, Little’s is an established luxury chauffeur company with a legacy of business succession. Headquartered in Scotland, we operate across the UK and globally, delivering first-class chauffeur services – from VIP transfers and corporate roadshows to major events and bespoke Scottish tours. Available 24/7, we pride ourselves on a personal touch – every call is answered by our team, never an automated system. With professionalism at our core, we ensure seamless, exceptional travel experiences.

Heather Matthews

Martin Currie is a global active equity specialist within Franklin Templeton, one of the world’s leading asset managers. We build concentrated, best-idea portfolios that create conviction in fast-changing markets. Our talented, autonomous teams are backed by a distinctive and supportive investment culture. With stewardship at the heart of our business, we employ long-term, original thinking to deliver sustainable investment returns.

Jen Mair

Since 2004, Learning Curve Group has grown through both organic growth and acquisition to become one of the UK’s largest and most diverse training providers. They help over 4,000 employers annually with vocational qualifications, apprenticeships, and maximising the Apprenticeship Levy. With access to over £60m of adult skills funding and a strong focus on innovative edtech solutions, they offer a range of flexible training models to support businesses, learners and FE providers.

Brenda McLeish OBE DL

J&B Recycling is a leading waste management company providing tailored, environmentally responsible solutions across the North of England. We process dry mixed recycling at our state-of-the-art materials recycling facilities (MRFs) and manage other waste streams, including food waste, glass, construction, hazardous, and general waste. Servicing thousands of commercial customers and over a dozen local authorities, we are committed to innovation, sustainability, and exceptional service to help businesses improve recycling efficiency.

Vikki Jackson-Smith

Coconut Lane and Cocopup are UK-based, lifestyle brands founded by best friends, Jess and Charlie. Offering instagrammable, trend-led accessories, Coconut Lane specialises in stylish phone cases, watch straps, and lifestyle accessories, whereas its sister brand Cocopup, focuses on fashionable yet functional dog accessories. Both brands successfully balance fashion with quality and function.

Charlotte Stagg and Jessica Lancaster

Allica is a bank built especially for established businesses with between 5 and 250 employees. These businesses make up a third of UK employment and turnover, yet the service they get from the big banks is increasingly impersonal, inconvenient, and poor value. We don’t think that’s right. Allica is on a mission to give these businesses the banking they deserve.

Richard Davies

Dell Technologies is deeply invested in the UK. Driving economic growth, advancing sustainability, cultivating inclusion, transforming lives and upholding ethics and privacy are embedded in everything we do. As a rare founder-led company, we continue to innovate, focusing on AI and data to drive progress.
By addressing enterprise needs with cutting-edge infrastructure, software and services, Dell empowers businesses to innovate, streamline operations, and achieve transformational success. Our commitment to innovation ensures that customers stay ahead in an evolving, data-driven landscape.

Steve Young

Dynisma is a world-leading motion simulation technology company, founded by ex-F1 engineer Ash Warne. Recognised in The Financial Times’ FT1000 and The Sunday Times 100 lists, Dynisma is rapidly expanding globally, setting new industry benchmarks in high-performance simulation. In the automotive industry, Dynisma helps OEMs accelerate vehicle development, reducing reliance on physical prototypes and cutting time-to-market. In motorsport, its technology enables F1 and other leading race teams to refine vehicle performance and driver development.

Ash Warne

HP is a global leader in innovation, sustainability, and ethical technology. With decades of excellence, we continuously evolve to meet the demands of a changing world, delivering cutting-edge solutions that drive progress. Our commitment to sustainability and commercial success cements our reputation as a tech industry pioneer.

Neil Sawyer

Iomart are the UK’s leading provider of Secure Cloud managed services. Over 25 years, we have grown to service over 6,500 customers with 12 fully owned data centres in UK and a global presence in another 25 countries. Our team of 650+ experts deliver cutting-edge solutions in hybrid cloud, modern workplace, data protection and cyber security services. Our mission is simple: we manage the complexity of technology and bring leading-edge cloud solutions to our customers.

Lucy Dimes

M Squared is a world leader in light-based and quantum technology, pioneering advanced laser systems for quantum computing, Earth observation, and biomedical applications. As the EU’s only provider of Earth Observation Satellite missions, we deliver precision instruments for climate monitoring and space-based sensing. Our innovations drive breakthroughs in fundamental science and industry, shaping the future of quantum and AI-driven technologies. With over 150 patents, we push the boundaries of what’s possible with light.

Graeme Malcolm OBE

Recast unlocks new revenue for media owners by enabling them to sell any digital media or asset direct-to-consumers, or via affiliates, anywhere, at any price – starting from just £0.01. RecastPay, a universal micropayment wallet that integrates seamlessly into any platform with no upfront costs, provides consumers with flexible purchasing power. Revenue is instantly distributed in real-time to relevant stakeholders, including affiliates, allowing media owners to monetise the 98% of users who wouldn’t typically subscribe.

Andy Meikle

Founded in 2008, is a global managed network, cloud and security transformation specialist. We provide complex and strategic technology services for enterprise businesses, managing 200,000+ assets across 93 countries. These services help our customers achieve strategic technology transformation and maximise the business value, security, and innovative potential of their IT infrastructure. For more information visit https://www.systaltech.com.

Neil Nicolson

Bombay Halwa is a family-owned leader in the UK’s ethnic food industry. As a producer of Indian sweets and savoury snacks under the ‘Royal’ brand, it introduced Bombay Mix to the UK market. Bombay Halwa is defined by its committed to production quality, authentic flavours and to the partners and employees who have helped to deliver more than half a century of success.

Zeenat Noon Harnal

Erudus is a trusted data source for the food industry, providing accurate information on allergens, nutrition, dietary suitability, and technical specifications. It serves as a single source of truth, making critical food data accessible, driving efficiency, and saving time and money across the supply chain.

The platform enables seamless data sharing, from manufacturers to restaurants, schools, care homes, and hospitals. Erudus delivers reliable data the industry depends on, ensuring accuracy and efficiency at every level.

Jon Shayler

Join Talent is a global talent acquisition insourcing expert, founded specifically to provide a new, better breed of service to businesses needing expert support with hiring & engaging the talent they need.

Whether through hands-on delivery of your recruitment or strategic consultancy to build successful teams & solutions, our team is exclusively manned by experts with deep in-house experience who get right to the root of our client’s challenges.

Katrina Hutchinson O’Neill

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a world-class event, rooted in Scottish tradition, offering audiences an experience like no other. Performed to a live audience of 230,000 each year on the iconic Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, the Tattoo showcases creativity through music, precision performances and dance from military and cultural acts from around the globe. 

Jason Barrett

The TEFL Org has grown from a small Highlands business into a globally recognised leader in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) training. With a strong commitment to quality and innovation, we have helped over 185,000 individuals worldwide gain the skills and qualifications to teach English abroad and online. Over three years, The TEFL Org has experienced exceptional commercial growth, expanding its international presence while maintaining a strong company culture and reputation for excellence.

Andy Healy

TRIP, founded in 2019, offers high-quality wellness drinks. By 2024, it became the global leader in calming beverages and ranking as the 6th largest UK branded flavoured carbonates drinks manufacturer. It was named the fastest-growing food or drinks brand on record by Alantra and the Sunday Times100. As of March 1st, TRIP has a revenue run rate of £45.6m and is forecast to reach £60m in 2025.

Olivia Ferdi and Daniel Khoury

Wallace DS is a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy, asset manager and contractor operating across the renewable energy, facilities management, civil engineering and e-mobility sectors across the UK and Europe. We are proud to play an active role in supporting developers, EPC contractors, asset managers and asset owners in diverse industries such as wind, solar, BESS, hydro and flexible generation industries.

David Brown

Woodland is a leading provider of ‘Scalable Kitchen, Bedroom, and Bathroom Solutions’ with over 38 years’ experience. Serving a range of clients in the UK and Ireland, including large retailers, developers, and contractors, we specialise in high-rise mixed tenure developments, delivering tailored, high-quality solutions. With flexible services and a strong facility in Dundee, we leverage cutting-edge production capabilities enhancing efficiency, streamline distribution, and support large-scale project fulfilment, ensuring reliable, exceptional results for all our clients.

Brian and his son Connor McCloskey

Ronan Harte

Gordon Cunningham

Craig Dallison

Douglas & Iain Anderson

Simon Oldham

Jon Dunwell

Chris Manson

Winn Group is a market-leading Insurance Business Support company, with in-house Legal teams, providing a holistic, dedicated service designed to deliver effective and efficient results for clients, following any road traffic incident, 24/7 365 days a year.

Supporting the client with legal support, the arrangement of medical treatment from relevant experts, and the provision of replacement vehicle services and arranging repairs, we take a dynamic and innovative approach to the whole incident management process.

Chris Birkett

Clarke’s portfolio of projects spans the whole of the UK covering 30+ storey unitised mixed use projects to commercial, residential, and hospitality remediation solutions. Each project designed, planned and delivered by our expert teams of façade specialists and backed by a trusted supply chain. We bring conscience and innovation to the face of construction by designing and building safe, eco-sustainable and elegant buildings where people live, work and learn. There are no limits to what we can do.

Eugene Clarke and Michael Clarke

Craig & Parsons Ltd, established in 1945, is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of self-adhesive plain and printed labels. A family-owned business spanning three generations, combining extensive design, printing, and manufacturing expertise to deliver high-quality products. Based in Folkestone, Kent, we proudly serve both UK and global markets. Our commitment to exceptional customer service and reliability ensures we consistently meet and exceed our clients’ demands, making us a trusted partner in the industry.

Landpod specialises in the design and manufacture of unique, handcrafted glamping pods and cabins. Established with a vision to reconnect people with nature, Landpod has become a pioneer in providing affordable, all terrain cabins. Their products cater to a variety of needs, from glamping sites and holiday parks to private gardens and events, offering a sustainable and unique alternative to traditional camping or temporary structures

Billy Jnr, Gilbert, and Nathan
Maguire

David Murray

Naveen Ahmed

John Horne

Andron Facilities Management is a third-generation, family-owned business providing commercial cleaning and security services across 1,000+ UK sites. Founded in 1980 by father and son Ron Stewart Sr. and Ron Stewart Jr., Andron has grown from a small family venture into one of the UK’s most trusted service providers, employing 2,500 people nationwide. Now led by Ron Jr.’s daughter, Cheryl, Andron remains committed to its family values while driving innovation, ESG impact, and commercial success.

Ron and Cheryl Stewart

BSW Group is the UK’s leading timber and forestry business, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallet production.

We grow 35 million saplings annually, have planted over a billion trees, and supply sustainably sourced British timber products to UK businesses.

With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to support key industries, helping to build sustainable worlds.

Alan Milne

Carlowrie Castle is a luxury exclusive-use events venue set amid 32 acres of private estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. This multi-award winning venue has been a leader in Scottish hospitality and service for 10 years, whilst putting positive impact at the heart of business.

Established in 2001, Change Waste Recycling provides award-winning recycling and waste management services to over 2500 clients across the UK. We work with businesses of all sizes across all market sectors, recognising waste as a valuable resource. Unique to the industry, we offer flexibility to our clients with source segregated and dry mixed recycling options. By ensuring that all the materials we collect are recycled in the UK we actively support the Circular Economy.

Forbes Connor

George Leslie Ltd are a Scottish Civil Engineering contractor currently celebrating our 60th year in business. We operate extensively in the Water, Power, Marine, Renewable and Concrete Repair sectors providing our valued Clients with innovative, bespoke and sustainable engineered solutions. GL people exhibit our company values of resourcefulness, togetherness and passion in all that we do.

David Ross

Lactalis UK & Ireland is one of the UK’s leading dairy companies delighting consumers with tasty products from brands including Galbani, Seriously ® , Leerdammer and Président. We’re part of Lactalis Group, the world’s leading dairy company.

Our purpose-in-action is to nurture a responsible future by providing the best dairy products, supporting our partners and transforming our business. We seek profitable and responsible growth and are committed to sustainability, from tackling climate change to embracing a circular economy.

Mike Chatters

Pareto FM is a specialist facilities management company focused on engineering excellence, regulatory compliance, sustainability, and decarbonisation. It delivers comprehensive mechanical and electrical maintenance services, ensuring operational efficiency and adherence to industry standards. The company supports clients in achieving net-zero objectives through tailored decarbonisation strategies and has obtained Planet Mark Business Certification, reflecting its commitment to measurable carbon reduction. Pareto FM combines technical expertise with a data-driven approach to drive sustainable and compliant building operations.

Andrew Hulbert

Founded in 1975, SHS Group operates in the fast-moving consumer goods sector and ownsbrands including, WKD, Shloer, bottlegreen, Merrydown, Shandy Shack, Meridian, Rocks, Crucial Sauces, Zip and Maguire & Paterson. It also distributes a portfolio of over 100 leading brands including Highland Spring, Finish, Mars Drinks and Tunnock’s.

The Group is a market leader in the supply of own-label herbs and spices and manufactures a range of branded and private label condiments & sauces.

Arthur Richmond

Situated in the heart of Edinburgh, the EICC is one of the world’s outstanding venues for conferences and events, for up to 2,000 delegates. The venue offers its clients brilliant flexibility together with excellent facilities, service and technology to ensure the success of their events. The team at the EICC is passionate about creating an environment which inspire delegates to make new connections, exchange ideas, and drive positive change.

Marshall Dallas

Forth Ports Limited owns and operates eight commercial ports, Tilbury on the Thames, Dundee on the Firth of Tay and six on the Firth of Forth – Leith, Grangemouth, Rosyth, Methil, Burntisland and Kirkcaldy.

Stewart Wallace

Robertson is of the largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support service businesses in the UK.

We are a climate positive company and have ambitious environmental and social targets for the benefit of our people, our partners and our planet. For over 50 years our sustainable growth has enabled us to invest in our business, the future of people and communities, and to deliver for our customers nationally. It’s the Robertson Way.

Elliot Robertson

The Pallet LOOP (part of BSW Group) is a transformational, circular economy, pallet reuse scheme working to eliminate avoidable pallet waste in the UK construction sector. Shifting the sector away from the current pallet practice of ‘deliver, distribute and discard’ to the principles of ‘recover, repair, reuse’, The Pallet LOOP incentivises pallet returns via a cost-effective, easy-to-administer system that pays up to £4 back for every green pallet put back in the LOOP by registered return partners.

 Paul Lewis

The Quiet Site is a family-run, holiday park hidden among the Lake District fells overlooking Ullswater.  Operating all year round, they provide exciting and enjoyable holidays without costing the earth.  A range of sustainable, attractive accommodations includes energy efficient Gingerbread Houses, Glamping Cabins, subterranean Hobbit Holes, and lovey theatre-styled pitches to optimise the view, all supported by ‘hotel standard’ private bathrooms (fully sustainably heated), a zero-waste shop, takeaway, and bar.

Daniel Holder

Weir is a great British success story. Since its foundation in Glasgow in 1871, the company has used engineering to address the challenges of the time. Today, Weir serves the global mining industry. Its engineered technologies are mission-critical in helping the mining industry scale-up and clean-up to supply the metals needed to power a low carbon future. Weir’s strategy is clear – to accelerate the path to sustainable mining, for our customers and for the world.

Jon Stanton

Zenobē is an EV fleet and grid-scale battery storage specialist, headquartered in the UK. The company began operations in 2017 and now employs 300 FTEs with a wide range of leading skills including electrical engineering, software development, computer sciences and financing.

Zenobē is the leading owner and operator of grid-scale batteries on the GB transmission network and is expanding into Australasia and North America. Zenobē has 735MW/1300MWh of battery storage assets in operation or under construction. Zenobē has around 25% market share of the UK EV bus sector and supports over 2,000 electric vehicles across 120 depots globally. The company is the largest owner and operator of EV buses in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, please visit www.zenobe.com/ or follow on LinkedIn.

Donald Weir

Zest is the UK’s fastest-growing investor-operator of public EV charging infrastructure. Backed by the Government-sponsored Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund, Zest partners with local authorities and real estate to accelerate access to abundant, reliable charging. A certified B Corp, Zest is committed to people, planet, and profit. Based in Leeds, it was named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2024 by Great Place to Work®, recognizing its strong workplace culture.

Robin Heap

Castle Water is the UK’s largest independent business water retailer, providing water and wastewater services to businesses, charities, and public sector organisations across England and Scotland. Committed to fair pricing, transparency, and innovation, we lead the industry with market-first initiatives, including an in-house meter reading team and cutting-edge digital solutions. With a 4.55 Trustpilot rating—higher than any other UK water retailer—we set the standard for customer satisfaction, billing accuracy, and service excellence.

John Reynolds OBE

JW Filshill, a fifth-generation family business, has been at the heart of Scotland’s food and drink wholesale industry since 1875. A leader in the convenience retail sector, Filshill supplies independent retailers across Scotland and North England, with a growing KeyStore franchise network. As they celebrate 150 years in 2025, Filshill remains committed to sustainability, mental health, and innovation—ensuring a prosperous future for colleagues, customers, and suppliers while upholding strong family values.

Simon Hannah

Incorporated in 1999, KDM offers a variety of construction services to clients throughout the United Kingdom (UK) and mainland Europe which include: General contractor, fit-out,M&E, project management, manufacturing and design all of which are coordinated by our Head Office in Dalgety Bay and supported by our regional offices in Leeds, Warrington,Bristol, Chelmsford, Dublin and Zeeland, Netherlands. We operate locally, nationally, and multi-nationally for many blue-chip clients throughout the UK and EU.

Iain Jones

Lar is a Charity set up in 2015 as a pathfinder to see if affordable housing could be financed and provided differently. Uniquely, Lar is solely loan financed, with £120M capital – all loan – no grant. We specialist in mid-market rent homes and own and manage almost 800 homes plus 8 construction sites operating across 10 local authority areas throughout Scotland.

Ann Leslie

Founded in 1902, the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) is a memberowned, mutual organisation that protects the professional interests of around 67,000 doctors and dentists across the United Kingdom. MDDUS provides access to indemnity against claims of negligence as well as 24/7, 365 days a year advice, representation and legal support to protect healthcare professionals throughout their whole career.

Chris Kenny

Established by Sir James Miller in Edinburgh in 1934, Miller Homes is the UK’s largest private homebuilder. Headquartered in Scotland, Miller Homes has a longstanding reputation for building high-quality homes and a strong track record of delivering first-class customer service.

Stewart Lynes

Scottish Water – Trusted to care for the water on which Scotland depends. We deliver essential water and waste water services to over 2.6 million households and more than 160,000 business premises to support a flourishing Scotland.

Publicly owned, we invest every penny to protect our nation’s most precious resource.

Our focus is on delivering excellent service, providing great value for money, coping with climate change and reducing our impact on the environment.

Alex Plant

Wheatley Group is Scotland’s leading housing, care and property-management group and one of the UK’s best-accredited organisations.

Owning or managing over 95,868 homes, Wheatley delivers award-winning services to over 210,000 people across 19 local authorities in Scotland.

Group subsidiaries are united by a common commitment to excellence in all they do and a joint mission in ‘Making homes and lives better’ for the people they work for and the communities in which they live.

Steven Henderson

David Lockwood OBE

Ash Warne

Peter Moody

David Taylor

Richard Rowney

Popeyes UK® is the UK’s fastest growing quick service restaurant (“QSR”) brands. Known and loved for its ‘shatter crunchin’ chicken, which is hand-breaded and battered following a 12-hour marination process, the brand brings the spirit and flavour of New Orleans to the UK. The business entered the UK market in November 2021 and today operates more than 65 restaurants across the UK and Ireland across eat-in restaurants, drive thru sites, and delivery kitchens, and employs approximately 3,000 people.

Tom Crowley

PureGym is a leading, international, low-cost gym operator whose mission is to inspire healthier nations by providing affordable, flexible gym memberships. We are the fourth largest gym company in the world, serving over two million members across more than 600 gyms in six countries. PureGym’s clubs are located in the UK, Denmark, Switzerland and the United States, and it has a franchise partner operating clubs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

Clive Chesser

RSK is a global leader in the delivery of sustainable solutions.
The business was founded by Alan Ryder in 1989, originally focused on providing environmental consultancy services to global energy clients. Today, whilst remaining a leader in environmental consultancy, the business is significantly more diverse, delivering an unrivalled breadth and depth of environmental and engineering services to clients around the world.

Alan Ryder

Bell is one of the UK’s largest property services contractors, operating since 1988. A family- owned company, we provide a wide range of services including painting, retrofit and energy services, fire protection, kitchen and bathroom replacements, and more. Bell serves key sectors like social housing, defence, healthcare, and education across 37 branches.

Known for our strong workforce, Bell is committed to employee development, training and apprenticeships, with many directors starting as apprentices themselves.

Founded in Glasgow in 1925, the Morris & Spottiswood Group has a portfolio of nine businesses, operating across the UK, with offices in Glasgow, Livingston, Warrington, London, Carlisle, Leeds, Whitstable, Huntingdon and Bristol. The Group offers end to end services for clients including construction, fit-out, retro-fit, refurbishment services, and M&E services, they also offer in-house architectural services; maintenance, space development and furnishing and a full range of carbon reduction solutions.

Jon Dunwell

Founded by Nathalie Agnew in 2012, Muckle Media is an award-winning communications and PR agency that realises bright ideas, both for clients and for the future of the PR and communications industry. The first PR agency in Scotland to achieve B Corp certification, Muckle Media works with public, private and third sector organisations to deliver creative communications campaigns with international reach. Mucklemedia.co.uk

Nathalie Agnew

mydentist is the UK’s leading provider of affordable dentistry. We are committed to providing the latest treatments to our patients to help them with their oral health, whether that is on the NHS or through affordable private dentistry, and we’re proud that over 4 million people in the UK trust us with their dental care every year.

Nilesh Pandya

QTS was founded in 1992 by Chairman, Alan McLeish, following a £300 loan from his mother.

The company is a multi-discipline railway contractor providing specialist services in vegetation management, drainage services, fencing installation, training, civil engineering, earthworks, geotechnical services, industrial rope access, specialist plant fleet hire and electrification.

With over 30 years in business, QTS has grown to employ over 750 people and works across the UK as a tier one contractor for Network Rail.

Andy Steel

For over 160 years, we’ve been helping people thrive through places and spaces. With more than 40,000 professionals dedicated to commercial and prime residential real estate across 70 countries, no matter where you are, we have the expertise to bring your vision to life.

Whether you’re a corporate looking to expand, an investor seeking to sustainably optimise your portfolio or a family trying to find a new home, we bring a truly personal approach to every project, delivering best-in-class insights and advice to help you make better property decisions.

Mark Ridley

Troup Bywaters + Anders LLP (TB+A LLP) is a high-performing engineering partnership operating from eight offices across the UK and Europe. Since 1958, we have been designing and creating unique internal spaces, blending comfort and function to bring buildings to life.

Our purpose is to be a socially responsible and ethical partnership, built upon our commitment to growing people, placing sustainability at our heart and achieving quality and consistency as standard for everything we do.

Peter Anderson

At Tullis Russell, we believe in our vision to be the world’s leading creative and environmentally responsible coating company. Tullis Russell is a different kind of company, employee owned, and partnership driven. At Tullis Russell we believe in giving our employees the encouragement to achieve the highest standards of performance, benefiting not only the organisation but you as well. We are dedicated to the development of water-based sustainable coating, security papers and laminating products.

Fergus McKendrick

Tom Tracy

Fiona Logan

Matt Murphy

Steven Rawlingson

Joshua Gould

Virtual Internships is a global internship platform that bridges the gap between education and the workforce by providing learners with guaranteed remote internship opportunities at companies across 80+ countries worldwide. Partnering with universities globally, we empower learners with career-ready skills and competencies through cross-cultural and industry-relevant experience.

Daniel Nivern

Established in 1898, Walker’s is based in Aberlour, Scotland. Still an independent family concern, the company is headed by our founder’s great-grandchildren who faithfully maintain the tradition of producing shortbread, biscuits, cakes and oatcakes to original recipes using only the finest ingredients.

Globally renowned for quality and excellence, Walker’s exports to almost 100 countries, holds a Royal Warrant from His Majesty the King and is a four-times winner of the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement.

Alastair Walker

AAB is a leading professional and financial services firm in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. We provide audit, business advisory, corporate finance, payroll, people consultancy, sustainable business and ESG, tax, virtual finance, wealth management and financial planning services, supporting clients no matter where in the world they are located. Our teams deliver personalised service, expert guidance, and long-term partnerships to help clients thrive, providing tailored support that adapts to evolving business and personal needs.

Emma Lancaster

DMK Finance is a specialist consultancy providing bespoke funding solutions for businesses in hospitality, retail, property, and leisure sectors. With significant expertise in banking and structured finance, DMK Finance excels in understanding individual client needs and securing optimal financial packages. Fully regulated by the FCA, the firm offers innovative financing alternatives to traditional lending, supporting business owners and property investors in accessing tailored finance solutions to effectively achieve their growth ambitions.

Donna Kerr

Hampden Bank provides exceptional client service, delivered by outstanding banking professionals. Taking the time to get to know clients, their families and businesses, they offer a tailored private banking experience. This personalised approach is complemented by technology and an extensive professional network. As they mark 10 years of consistent growth, they are expanding beyond Edinburgh and London bases with plans for a Manchester presence in 2025.

Tracey Davidson

LendingCrowd, the trading name of Edinburgh Alternative Finance Limited, is a technology-driven SME lending platform headquartered in Scotland that has delivered more than £400 million of business loans since it launched in 2014.

The Edinburgh-based fintech business, which is profitable and scaling rapidly, enables limited companies and limited liability partnerships to fund their ambitions with fast, flexible and affordable loans of between £75,000 and £500,000, with terms ranging from six months to five years.

Stuart Lunn 

Simply Asset Finance was founded in April 2017 by a team of asset finance specialists, in response to the need for innovation and disruption in the sector. It offers an alternative financial model to banks and looks beyond a balance sheet and credit rating, supported by a digitally enabled customer journey.

Simply has lent more than £1.5bn to over 9,000 small and medium businesses across a range of sectors including transport, construction, manufacturing, recycling, and agriculture.

Mike Randall

The Lending Channel is a national property finance broker, based in Perth and trading throughout the UK. The company successfully brokered and completed over £144 million of lending in 2024 across all areas of real estate lending. This includes: Residential, Commercial and Buy to Let Mortgages plus Bridging and Development Finance too.

Alistair Ewing

Together is one the UK’s leading specialist lenders.  Supporting the property ambitions of commercial and personal finance customers, we offer a broad product range, flexible criteria along with high service levels based on strong relationships.

In 50 years we have established a loan book of £7.7bn, providing purposeful employment for over 850 colleagues, mainly based in Cheadle. Our vision is to become the most valuedlending company in the UK.

Richard Rowntree

Vetsure (comprising both Vetsure Pet Insurance and Buysure Veterinary Buying Group) provides services to independent vet practices, including the provision of tailored insurance products for pet owners, access to market-leading discounts through our buying group, and administration of our partner practices’ pet health plans. Through these and a suite of other services, Vetsure improves access to and quality of care for animals, by empowering independent vets to compete in a corporate-dominated market.

Ashley Gray

Domin is a Bristol based hard-tech company that has created a brand-new set of high-tech hydraulic technologies, the high-speed control valve and ultra-compact high-performance pump. With these novel technologies and aided by tools like 3D metal printing and modern electronics, Domin create revolutionary hydraulic products that are transforming global systems, from automotive to industrial manufacturing and aerospace. Domin is pushing the boundaries of performance and efficiency, and giving companies products that unlock sustainable value like never before.

Marcus Pont

KPMG LLP, a UK limited liability partnership, operates across the UK with approximately 17,000 partners and staff. The UK firm recorded a revenue of £2.99 billion in the year ended 30 September 2024.

KPMG is a global organisation of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. It operates in 143 countries and territories with more than 275,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world.

Jon Holt

Bill Menzies

Simply Asset Finance was founded in April 2017 by a team of asset finance specialists, in response to the need for innovation and disruption in the sector. It offers an alternative financial model to banks and looks beyond a balance sheet and credit rating, supported by a digitally enabled customer journey.

Simply has lent more than £1.5bn to over 9,000 small and medium businesses across a range of sectors including transport, construction, manufacturing, recycling, and agriculture.

Mike Randall

At Terumo Aortic, we partner with our customers to revolutionise aortic care. We deliver innovation, versatility and precision with the broadest range of solutions that can be personalised for every patient. We are further complementing our implantable device portfolio through the development of digital technologies.

Erik Pomp

thebigword is a global language services provider, committed to eradicating the final barrier of global communication,  specialising in translation and interpretation solutions. Trusted by governments, businesses, and organisations worldwide we provide real-time interpreting, document translation, and AI-powered language technology. With a focus on accessibility and inclusion, thebigword supports key industries, including defence, legal, healthcare, and education. Our innovative technology and network of expert freelance linguists enable seamless multilingual communication, helping organisations overcome language barriers worldwide.

Joshua Gould

We provide end-to-end software and service solutions that address real business challengesinvolving safety and compliance, procurement, people management and more. From streamlining processes to enhancing visibility and improving productivity, triSaaS deliver tools and expertise to leading hospitality operators and organisations across the UK that empower them to stay ahead of the curve and achieve measurable outcomes.

William Gorol

UXLI Ltd is a pioneering data and cloud BI solutions provider, empowering enterprises with cutting-edge analytics and AI-driven insights. The company specialises in seamless data integration, and advanced business intelligence solutions. With its flagship product, xGenBI, UXLI enables organisations to unify, analyse, and visualise data effortlessly, driving informed decision-making and operational excellence. Committed to innovation, UXLI transforms complex data challenges into strategic advantages for businesses worldwide.

Prashant Singh

Located on the isle of Islay, Bruichladdich Distillery creates four unique brands under one roof. B Corp certified, the purpose driven distillery seeks to make the most thought-provoking spirits, committed to reconnecting land, community and spirit as a force for good.

Douglas Taylor

The FSC Group are a team of proactive, experienced and creative experts, delivering world class, market leading performance in Food to Go and Convenience retail.

Working through complex supply chains from concept development to consumer delivery, identifying every opportunity to enhance performance and deliver simple, executable solutions.

With over 35 years of experience, we’ve served clients in 40+ countries and sold over 1billion products in partnership with trusted brands like National Trust, Shell and Dunelm.

Jeremy Simpson

Golden Acre Foods is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of World Foods, supplying major multiples, wholesalers and foodservice customers across the UK. We combine international expertise with category management and supply chain excellence. We operate in World Foods, brands and retail private label. GA brand yogurts are sold in schools and hospitals around the country and our Najma brand is the leading brand in halal cooked meats.

Neale Powell-Cook

IT Naturally is a B Corp-certified Managed Service Provider (MSP) changing the face of the sector. We put people and the planet first, with human-centric values at our core. Supporting 250+ seat businesses with 24/7 IT, we keep them secure, efficient, and cost-effective. Our employees are the heart of our business, and our success is measured by customers who can ‘Enjoy not talking about IT’—because when we’re their MSP, it just works.

Julie Bishop CEO Richard Gardner CEO

Sykes Cottages is the UK & Ireland’s leading holiday letting agency service with a portfolio of more than 23,000 properties and part of Forge Holiday Group.
Its long-term vision is to build the largest and most diverse technology-driven, impact-focused provider of UK short-stay holidays, offering an unrivalled experience for customers and value-adding services for property owners, whilst actively conserving those environments, working with local communities to keep them thriving and supporting its colleagues.

Graham Donoghue

The Useful Simple Trust (known as UST or the Trust) is an award-winning family of professional design and consultancy practices driving change in the built environment. As a Social Enterprise, B Corp, and Employee Benefit Trust, our experienced engineers, architects, designers, consultants, and strategists have worked side-by-side to create innovative, sustainable, and adaptable projects since 1999.

Vegware is a trusted brand of plant-based compostable food packaging. Our products are made from plants using renewable, recycled or reclaimed materials. They are designed for industrial composting with food waste.

Led by a Chartered Waste Manager, Vegware’s in-house waste consultancy is unrivalled in the packaging sector.​​ Working with the waste sector since 2011, our partnerships create a variety of composting and recycling solutions for our diverse clients. 

Based in Edinburgh, Vegware is sold worldwide, operating from the UK, EU and USA. ​​​ As a B Corp, Vegware is part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact.

Helen Mathieson

Zest is the UK’s fastest-growing investor-operator of public EV charging infrastructure. Backed by the Government-sponsored Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund, Zest partners with local authorities and real estate to accelerate access to abundant, reliable charging. A certified B Corp, Zest is committed to people, planet, and profit. Based in Leeds, it was named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2024 by Great Place to Work®, recognizing its strong workplace culture.

Robin Heap

Chämpo (pronounced shar-pour) is the Sanskrit origin of the word ‘shampoo’. Introduced to Britain from India over a century ago, this ancient practice of ‘cleansing, soothing and massaging the head and hair’ inspired our beginnings.

We create high performance formulas for a new generation of haircare consumer, combining ancient Ayurvedic principles with modern trichology and active botanicals to transform hair.

Kuldeep Knox

Foodfixx Ltd, the master franchise for Chicking, has rapidly expanded from 9 to 17 stores, with a target of 34 by 2025. In partnership with Barclays, we facilitate franchise investments, driving job creation (50–70 new roles) and market share expansion. By capitalising on drive-thru demand, optimising supply chain efficiencies, and embedding sustainability, Foodfixx Ltd is on track to become a top fried chicken brand, aiming for 70 outlets by 2026, while maintaining strong financial growth and community impact.

Asaad Tariq

Ken McMeikan

Seasalt is a contemporary clothing brand making beautifully designed products, woven with stories of the people and places of its home in Cornwall.  Celebrating individuality, Seasalt’s purpose is to bring creative, confident dressing through responsible choices, to people of all ages.  The multichannel retailer maintains its upward trajectory, identifying and maximising opportunities to grow in the UK and Ireland, while introducing the much-loved brand to audiences internationally, and retaining the purpose-led values that have brought continued success.

Paul Hayes

Six Stories is a contemporary occasionwear brand designed for women who want to feel confident, beautiful, and celebrated. Founded by Lucy Menghini, the brand has redefined modern bridal and event dressing with flattering silhouettes, high-quality fabrics, and a community-driven approach. From bridesmaid dresses to standout occasionwear, Six Stories creates timeless pieces that become part of life’s most memorable moments. With rapid growth and a loyal customer base, the brand continues to shape the future of event dressing.

Lucy and Ross Menghini

Stephens Bakery, founded in 1873, is a fourth-generation, family-run business based in Scotland, with over 150 years of baking with passion. Operating 15 retail shops, including 3 drive-thru’s, they blend tradition with innovation to provide fresh, award-winning baked goods in a convenient and customer-focused setting. Committed to more than just great baking, they actively support local initiatives and charities through the Stephens Foundation, strengthening their position as a long-standing and deeply rooted community retailer.

Sean Sarafilovic and Talia Baylis

Addleshaw Goddard is an international law firm trusted by over 5000 major organisations, including 51 FTSE 100 companies, to solve problems, deliver deals, defend rights, comply with regulations and mitigate risk. It’s work spans more than 50 areas of business law and the firm helps clients operate and grow in over 100 countries, approaching and solving challenges with a single-minded focus: finding the smartest way to achieve the biggest impact.

Andrew Johnston

Over our long history we’ve challenged expectations, using knowledge, passion and insight to resolve complex matters, determined to find the best possible solutions, and providing extraordinary results. Responsible and ethically aware, we take pride in who we are and what we achieve together. With a friendly, supportive workplace, we value diversity and wellbeing. We use our experience and influence to create positive impacts, engaging in society, contributing to our local communities, committing to improving our environment.

Murray McCall

Blackadders LLP is a national law firm with offices in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Our ambitious team provides expertise across private and commercial law, delivering tailored, innovative solutions to individuals, businesses and organisations. Our commitment to client service is central to everything we do. By adopting the smartest and most efficient ways of working, we blend modern practices with our firm’s traditional values.

Joint Managing Partners Emma Gray and Ryan McKay

Brodies is a prominent UK law firm, headquartered in Scotland, that provides expert advice to UK and international clients. It has the capability and expertise to deliver mandates with global reach, uniting specialist perspectives to offer bespoke legal solutions. Considerably outperforming its peers, Brodies is among the UK’s top firms, evidenced by financial progress, directory rankings and client work, underpinned by a commitment to exemplary client and colleague experiences.

Stephen Goldie

With over 85 offices in nearly 50 countries and 6,300+ lawyers, CMS offers global expertise with local insight. As a future facing firm, we take a bold, dynamic and agile approach to help clients face the future. We invest time and share knowledge to create and sustain long term relationships. We build a culture of trust, respect and support embracing all aspects of diversity and inclusion, leading the legal sector in social impact and sustainability.

Charles Currier

HAB Law is a London based firm with social purpose at its core. We are committed to making a positive difference for our clients, our staff and the charities and we support.

Our team is committed to increasing access to justice for all members of society in a more kind, collaborative, digital way.

To do this, we offer comprehensive legal support for –
• Domestic Abuse
• Children Arrangement
• Mental Health
• Court of Protection
• Care Proceedings

Imtiaz Choudry

Morton Fraser MacRoberts (MFMac) is a full-service Scottish independent law firm, advising on everything from real estate, construction and major infrastructure projects to corporate and commercial transactions as well as litigation, dispute resolution and private client matters. Employing over 450 people, including 76 partners, MFMac acts for private, public and third sector clients including the UK and Scottish Governments, Ministry of Defence, Breedon Group plc, Diageo, CALA Homes, NHS Scotland, Schuh, Skyscanner and SSE plc.

Chris Harte

Shepherd and Wedderburn is a leading Scottish-headquartered UK law firm, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, London, and Dublin. The firm delivers high-quality legal services across a diverse range of sectors, including energy, real estate, and technology. Its extensive client base includes large corporations, entrepreneurial ventures, private individuals, charities, and public sector organisations. Many of the firm’s lawyers are recognised as leading experts in their fields, underscoring the firm’s commitment to excellence and industry leadership.

Andrew Blain