South Wales Business Awards 2025
The Nominees Are
We are delighted to announce the nominees for the 2025 South Wales Business Awards. Since the awards launched in 2008, there has been a strong and yearly growth to the number and standard of applications.
However, 2025 has changed all understanding of what is normally expected in applications. This year’s awards have shattered the record for applications, with a standard that is simply astounding. Wales, despite all the economic headwinds, is moving forward at a pace like no other region of the UK.
The Nominees are as follows:
Business Services Business of the Year
- Always Responsive Commercial Cleaning
- Moorhouse Group Ltd
- GS Verde Group
- Clean Mate Ltd
- Ajuda
- Fleet EV
Business Services Business of the Year (SME)
- Robertsons IP
- So.Social Media
- FP Lead Gen
- Flexi-Print
Business Services Business of the Year (Micro Business)
- Eureka Capital Allowances
- Crack On Coaching
- Flow Fight Wear
Employer of the Year
- Little Inspirations
- Ysgol Antur Cwm
- Quote Detective
- Nuaire
- Fleet EV
Employer of the Year (SME)
- NF Fitness
- AD Marketing
- Cariad Mortgage Solutions
Family Business of the Year
- Kris of All Trades Ltd
- Fablas Ice Cream
- Coffee Spot
- The Tair Bull Inn, Libanus
- Black Mountain Adventure
Female Entrepreneur of the Year
- Lauren Evans – Fablas Ice Cream
- Kim Bagley – Cansford Laboratories
- Katie Bullon – activ Marketing Franchise
- Nina Chivers – Nina Estate Agents
- Georgina Hambly – Hambly Estates
- Chloe Stanford – Always Responsive Commercial Cleaning
- Danni Watts-Jones – DWJ Wealth Management
- Emma Wilkins – Commercial Telecoms – Welsh Business Show – Welsh Construction Show – Neurodivergent Show – Prefer Properties
- Dawn Evans – Ajuda Ltd
Female Entrepreneur of the Year (SME)
- Alix Charles – AD Marketing
- Michelle Evans – Riverside Funeral Services
- Dr Anne Alison – Vale Wellness
- Suzanne Ward – Bloom Financial Planning
- Laura Abraham – The Grown Up School
Female Entrepreneur of the Year (Micro Business)
- Heidi Jehu – Enaid Wellness Studio
- Leanne Griffiths – NF Fitness
- Nicola Crawley – Inner Belief
- Jodie Hughes – VIP Cosmetics Tattoos & Piercings
Financial Services Business of the Year
- Cariad Mortgage Solutions
- Hill & Co Financial Advisers Ltd
- DWJ Wealth Management
- Quote Detective
- Bloom Financial Planning
- Moorhouse Group
- Balch Mortgages
- GS Verde
- Hoop Recruitment
Green Business of the Year
- Ysgol Antur Cwm
- Eco Oven Cleaning
- Fleet EV
- Inspire Green
Female Technological & Innovative Business of the Year
- Cansford Laboratories – Kim Bagley
- AD Marketing – Alix Charles
- The Grown Up School – Laura Abraham
- Little Inspirations Ltd – Jenine Gill
Male Technological & Innovative Business of the Year
- Nataim UK Ltd – Gary Rawlings
- FP Lead Gen – David Kyle
- Expert LMS – Mark Bowden
- The Social Work Way – Matthew Davies
- SystemX – Gareth Arnold & Liam Denston
- U-Test Diagnostics – Harry & Jamie Griffiths
Retail Business of the Year
- Little Inspirations
- Flow Fight Wear
- Ladies Who Travel
- Flex-Print Ltd
- Hikitalo
- Mor A Sawna
- The Tair Bull Inn – Libanus
- Black Mountain Adventure
Female Startup of the Year
- NF Fitness – Leanne Griffiths
- Mor A Sawna – Kathryn Donovan
- Vale Wellness – Dr Anne Alison
- Enaid Wellness Studio – Heidi Jehu
- Diversity Skin & Beauty Studio – Danielle Scott
- Spuddy Lovely – Jessica Williams
Male Startup of the Year
- Ysgol Antur Cwm – Gavin Lewis
- Hikitalo – William Jenkins
- Pressed & Fresh – Jason Webb-Wood
- Navitas Solutions Group – William Winter
- U-Test Diagnostics – Harry Griffiths
- Craptical Classics – Sam Perry
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- Jessica Williams – Spuddy Lovely
- Caitlin Jenkins – Cait’s Cakes
- Haydn Wakeling – Black Swan Productions
- Joshua Powell – Inspire Green
- Danielle Scott – Diversity & Beauty Studio
- Vinita Yadav – VKY Group
- Heidi Jehu – Enaid Wellness
- Laura Abraham – The Grown Up School
South Wales Business Awards Founder – Wesley Skene said, “We would like to congratulate the class of 2025. This year’s shortlisting process has been especially tough. It’s clear that Wales is a very special country and that entrepreneurship is at the core of Welsh culture. We are very much looking forward to celebrating with all of the nominees on the 26th September at the black tie gala ceremony.”
Tickets for the awards are now on sale at www.southwalesbusinessawards.co.uk