2026 Finalists:

Best Business Startup sponsored by Business Enterprise Fund

elethea Studios

Ltt Group Limited

STG Advisory Ltd t/a Nexus

The Innate Coach

The Puzzling World Of Professor Kettlestring

Charitable Business Award (New for 2026)

Blend Culinary Foundation - Blend Family

Hawkesworth Safe Homes Initiative

KCOM

Leeds Building Society

Morrisons

Perform Partners supporting Leeds Mind

Employee Health & Wellbeing Award

Abraham Moon & Sons

Concrete Youth

IDR Law

JTM Service Limited

Next Door But One 

Schofield Sweeney LLP

Hospitality Business of the Year

CrowdedHouse

Fat Badger Group

Fogo de Chão Leeds (formerly Fazenda)

No. 1 York by GuestHouse

Tharavadu

Three's A Crowd Harrogate 

Innovation Award

Aegis Energy

Essential Healthcare Solutions

Nuumad

Rallye Digital (Portfolio Display LTD)

The Stitch Company Keighley Ltd

What Would A Judge Say?

Manufacturing Award sponsored by Data Connect

Abraham Moon & Sons

Cryer & Stott Cheesemongers Ltd

Redtronic Ltd

SoluPak Ltd

Tadweld Ltd

Sustainability Award

Aegis Energy

Bridlington Animal Park

Ltt Group Limited

Sandal Group

Soanes Poultry

Technology & Digital Award

CoolCare 

G&T (Girls and Tech!)

Roche Legal

School Estates Thought Leaders (SETL)

What Would A Judge Say?

Fast Growing Business (New for 2026)

Clearpoint Recycling

Flair Furniture Ltd

Innovex Group

Sam Teale Productions Ltd 

Torque Law LLP

Vidrate

Exporter of the Year

Burgess Pet Care

Clearpoint Recycling

Collett & Sons Ltd

Stoelzle Flaconnage Ltd

Best Family Business

Allenby Commercial

Collett & Sons Ltd

The Ice Co

William Jackson Food Group

Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil

Best Micro Business (up to 10 employees)

Another Concept

Ben Ellis Pastry Chef & Chocolatier

Blossom Tree Social

DISH Hospitality 

Ideal Extraction Ltd

Ltt Group Limited

SIS Ltd

The Rocking Horse Shop Ltd

Small Business of the Year (11-50 employees)

Childerstone Project Management

Little Years Nursery

Monarch Mobility

OLS Ltd

Torque Law LLP

White Stork Nursery

Zebra Print Group

Medium Business of the Year (51-250 employees) sponsored by Saffery

Collett & Sons Ltd

Drewtons Farm Shop

Newett Homes

PPS

STRI Group

The Ice Co

Tiger Sheds (Woodlands Home & Garden Group Ltd)

Trust Electric Heating

Large Business of the Year (251+ employees) sponsored by Cooper Parry

Active Security Solutions North Yorkshire Ltd

Fat Badger Group

FMG

HSL Chairs

Jet2

Young Business Leader (aged under 35)

Ben Waters, HSL Chairs

Daniel Swift MBE, Concrete Youth

Georgie Lynskey, G&T (Girls and Tech!)

Lucy Henn, KCOM

Nathan Chapman, Ray Chapman Motors

Verity Fox, Dominion

Business Leader of the Year (aged 35+)

Andrew Pawson, Continuum Attractions

Gillian Short, Flourish Healthcare & Support Ltd

Mark Garrett, Clearpoint Recycling

Martin Sampson, Monarch Mobility

Natalie Bishop, Little Years Nursery

Paul Wood, JTM Service Ltd

Lifetime Achievement Award

To be announced on the night