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AIM Awards
Thursday 10 October 2024, Old Billingsgate, London EC3
Nominations are open
and will close on Friday 2 August 2024
About
About the Awards
Each year the AIM ‘club’ gathers to celebrate outstanding achievement on the world’s most successful growth market.
Sponsored by BDO in association with the London Stock Exchange, the Awards identify the quoted companies and entrepreneurs who have harnessed AIM to help them fulfil their ambition and growth potential in the last twelve months. With ESG having an ever-increasing importance, we have widened the criteria for each category to give full emphasis to ESG considerations – covering well known environmental issues, along with social issues and governance matters. Due regard will be given to alignment with current ESG Best Practice and any demonstrable ESG policies that have directly impacted decision making.
Celebrating 29 years, the AIM Awards Dinner attracts over 1,000 guests including Senior Directors from AIM quoted companies and their advisers – ranging from NOMADS and brokers to accountants, lawyers, investor relations and financial PR professionals, the media and analysts – making it the largest AIM gathering – and, indeed, one of the annual highlights – in the City calendar.
Each year the AIM Awards Dinner is a sell-out event and over the years it has developed its own distinctive atmosphere – ‘professional but fun’. In recent years, the event has made its home right in the heart of the City, at Old Billingsgate – a striking landmark venue situated on the banks of the River Thames, just moments from Tower Bridge.
Sponsors
BDO is proud to provide accounting and business advisory services to over 251 AIM-quoted companies. The businesses that we work with are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially spirited and high-growth organisations that fuel the economy. We help those businesses to succeed by offering honest, practical advice that is relevant to their business and this market.
Moreover, BDO LLP is a key member of the BDO global network of public accounting, tax and advisory firms. The BDO global network provides business advisory services in 164 countries, with 95,400 people working out of 1,710 offices worldwide. It has revenues of $11.8bn. Being a member of the BDO global network allows us to meet the needs of clients who are growing and trading internationally.
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BDO is proud to provide accounting and business advisory services to over 251 AIM-quoted companies. The businesses that we work with are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially spirited and high-growth organisations that fuel the economy. We help those businesses to succeed by offering honest, practical advice that is relevant to their business and this market.
Moreover, BDO LLP is a key member of the BDO global network of public accounting, tax and advisory firms. The BDO global network provides business advisory services in 164 countries, with 95,400 people working out of 1,710 offices worldwide. It has revenues of $11.8bn. Being a member of the BDO global network allows us to meet the needs of clients who are growing and trading internationally.
Over 28 years on from its launch, AIM remains the largest and most vibrant growth market in Europe.
£1bn of equity has been raised on AIM so far this year, representing over a third of all equity capital raised across Europe’s growth markets, highlighting the strength and resilience of the global growth companies and investors that AIM supports.
AIM companies have raised a combined £134bn, through over 4,000 offerings, since AIM was launched in 1995, including £86bn through further capital raisings by existing AIM companies, funding their ongoing expansion and development and demonstrating the long term access to capital AIM provides. The unique global community of advisers and investors who help companies join AIM and support them once on market remains as ever, integral to its ongoing success and bringing this community together at the AIM Awards is a reminder of the breadth and vibrancy of the AIM community.
We remain committed to ensuring that our companies have access to the capital they need to grow, and to ensuring that companies can start, scale and stay in the UK throughout their growth journey. We are confident the ambitious program of regulatory reform taking place in the UK provides a real opportunity for change and will put the UK’s capital markets in a strong position to fund growth companies for future decades.
AIM continues to be a critical link in the funding continuum and we look forward to working with the AIM community to explore the opportunities to further develop the AIM Market and ensure its continued success as the globally recognised growth market of the future.
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Over 28 years on from its launch, AIM remains the largest and most vibrant growth market in Europe.
£1bn of equity has been raised on AIM so far this year, representing over a third of all equity capital raised across Europe’s growth markets, highlighting the strength and resilience of the global growth companies and investors that AIM supports.
AIM companies have raised a combined £134bn, through over 4,000 offerings, since AIM was launched in 1995, including £86bn through further capital raisings by existing AIM companies, funding their ongoing expansion and development and demonstrating the long term access to capital AIM provides. The unique global community of advisers and investors who help companies join AIM and support them once on market remains as ever, integral to its ongoing success and bringing this community together at the AIM Awards is a reminder of the breadth and vibrancy of the AIM community.
We remain committed to ensuring that our companies have access to the capital they need to grow, and to ensuring that companies can start, scale and stay in the UK throughout their growth journey. We are confident the ambitious program of regulatory reform taking place in the UK provides a real opportunity for change and will put the UK’s capital markets in a strong position to fund growth companies for future decades.
AIM continues to be a critical link in the funding continuum and we look forward to working with the AIM community to explore the opportunities to further develop the AIM Market and ensure its continued success as the globally recognised growth market of the future.
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Winterflood Securities is a leader in the UK Equity market, committed to providing liquidity and flexible execution services to institutional investors, retail brokers, investment banks, and asset managers. Winterflood combines traditional trading values with the performance of our own cutting-edge technology.
Winterflood Securities has been fully committed to the AIM market since AIM’s conception in 1995, when only ten companies were quoted. There are now over 800 companies quoted on the world’s leading growth market and we cover nearly all of these stocks.
Winterflood Securities is once again delighted to sponsor the Best Use of AIM Award and would like to congratulate all of tonight’s award winners & nominees. We hope that their success will continue to promote the vital role that AIM plays in the provision of capital for small, young, and fast-growing companies.
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Winterflood Securities is a leader in the UK Equity market, committed to providing liquidity and flexible execution services to institutional investors, retail brokers, investment banks, and asset managers. Winterflood combines traditional trading values with the performance of our own cutting-edge technology.
Winterflood Securities has been fully committed to the AIM market since AIM’s conception in 1995, when only ten companies were quoted. There are now over 800 companies quoted on the world’s leading growth market and we cover nearly all of these stocks.
Winterflood Securities is once again delighted to sponsor the Best Use of AIM Award and would like to congratulate all of tonight’s award winners & nominees. We hope that their success will continue to promote the vital role that AIM plays in the provision of capital for small, young, and fast-growing companies.
Cavendish is a UK champion for ambitious growth and investment companies. The Group is trusted by public and private companies, operating across industry sectors, to deliver expert services in equity capital markets, M&A, debt advisory and growth capital.
Cavendish has offices in London and Edinburgh and has a global reach through its membership of Oaklins.
In 2023, Cavendish completed 78 transactions, including three IPOs, and raised approximately 20 per cent of new money on AIM.
Cavendish is delighted to sponsor the Best Technology Award.
Cavendish is a UK champion for ambitious growth and investment companies. The Group is trusted by public and private companies, operating across industry sectors, to deliver expert services in equity capital markets, M&A, debt advisory and growth capital.
Cavendish has offices in London and Edinburgh and has a global reach through its membership of Oaklins.
In 2023, Cavendish completed 78 transactions, including three IPOs, and raised approximately 20 per cent of new money on AIM.
Cavendish is delighted to sponsor the Best Technology Award.
Addidat is a leading provider of ESG advisory services for the London Stock Exchange AIM market, using its proprietary dataset which covers all industry sectors and companies listed on AIM. Addidat enables ESG strategy setting and review through data-driven insights. Addidat’s data and analysis delivers actionable findings, laying the foundations for successful ESG strategies and providing confidence that investment is being targeted in the areas that matter most to investors, clients, employees and regulators.
Addidat’s researchers undertake a highly structured approach to gathering and validating ESG data from all AIM listed companies, which provides unique clarity and detailed analysis on current ESG positioning. Addidat's analysis is undertaken at an index, industry sector, competitor group and whole AIM market level. Addidat provides data-driven insights on key metrics across the full ESG landscape, which is combined with materiality, market trend and regulatory insights to provide practical recommendations for AIM Boards and Executive leadership teams on where best to target ESG investment.
Addidat is delighted to sponsor the Diversity Champion award. Addidat works closely with AIM listed clients to support the development of their own DE&I strategies, typically within their larger overall ESG investment programmes.
Addidat is a leading provider of ESG advisory services for the London Stock Exchange AIM market, using its proprietary dataset which covers all industry sectors and companies listed on AIM. Addidat enables ESG strategy setting and review through data-driven insights. Addidat’s data and analysis delivers actionable findings, laying the foundations for successful ESG strategies and providing confidence that investment is being targeted in the areas that matter most to investors, clients, employees and regulators.
Addidat’s researchers undertake a highly structured approach to gathering and validating ESG data from all AIM listed companies, which provides unique clarity and detailed analysis on current ESG positioning. Addidat's analysis is undertaken at an index, industry sector, competitor group and whole AIM market level. Addidat provides data-driven insights on key metrics across the full ESG landscape, which is combined with materiality, market trend and regulatory insights to provide practical recommendations for AIM Boards and Executive leadership teams on where best to target ESG investment.
Addidat is delighted to sponsor the Diversity Champion award. Addidat works closely with AIM listed clients to support the development of their own DE&I strategies, typically within their larger overall ESG investment programmes.
HSBC Innovation Banking provides commercial banking services, expertise and insights to the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity and venture capital industries.
HSBC Innovation Banking UK is a subsidiary of HSBC Group, benefiting from its stability, strong credit rating and international reach to help fuel its growth.
HSBC Innovation Banking provides commercial banking services, expertise and insights to the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity and venture capital industries.
HSBC Innovation Banking UK is a subsidiary of HSBC Group, benefiting from its stability, strong credit rating and international reach to help fuel its growth.
ONE Advisory is proud to provide its corporate services to more than 100 AIM and main market clients.
ONE Advisory provides day-to-day Co-Sec, Corporate Governance and Compliance services to its clients as well as being AIM’s adviser of choice in delivering IFRS conversions, FPPP drafting and IPO project management services.
ONE Advisory has broad and deep relationships with the AIM capital markets community built over more than 20 years and is owned and staffed by ex Nomads, corporate lawyers, reporting accountants and company secretaries.
ONE Advisory is once again delighted to be the sponsor of the AIM Corporate Governance Award.
ONE Advisory is proud to provide its corporate services to more than 100 AIM and main market clients.
ONE Advisory provides day-to-day Co-Sec, Corporate Governance and Compliance services to its clients as well as being AIM’s adviser of choice in delivering IFRS conversions, FPPP drafting and IPO project management services.
ONE Advisory has broad and deep relationships with the AIM capital markets community built over more than 20 years and is owned and staffed by ex Nomads, corporate lawyers, reporting accountants and company secretaries.
ONE Advisory is once again delighted to be the sponsor of the AIM Corporate Governance Award.
Whether scaling operations, expanding into new markets, or pursuing a strategic acquisition, BGF can provide cornerstone investments to reduce fundraising and execution risk. BGF’s Quoted team has invested over £500m across nearly 100 listed companies to date. Investments span every region and sector of the economy within the smallcap space.
BGF typically invests between £2m and £20m in the companies it backs but can provide follow-on funding beyond this to support growth. With a balance sheet of £2.5bn, BGF is the most active and influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland.
Whether scaling operations, expanding into new markets or pursuing a strategic acquisition, BGF can offer cornerstone investments to reduce fundraising and execution risk. BGF’s Quoted team has invested £200m across 45 AIM-listed companies to date. Investments span every region and sector of the economy.
BGF typically invests between £1m and £10m in the companies it backs and can provide follow-on funding to support further growth. With a balance sheet of £2.5bn, BGF is the most active and influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland
Whether scaling operations, expanding into new markets, or pursuing a strategic acquisition, BGF can provide cornerstone investments to reduce fundraising and execution risk. BGF’s Quoted team has invested over £500m across nearly 100 listed companies to date. Investments span every region and sector of the economy within the smallcap space.
BGF typically invests between £2m and £20m in the companies it backs but can provide follow-on funding beyond this to support growth. With a balance sheet of £2.5bn, BGF is the most active and influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland.
Whether scaling operations, expanding into new markets or pursuing a strategic acquisition, BGF can offer cornerstone investments to reduce fundraising and execution risk. BGF’s Quoted team has invested £200m across 45 AIM-listed companies to date. Investments span every region and sector of the economy.
BGF typically invests between £1m and £10m in the companies it backs and can provide follow-on funding to support further growth. With a balance sheet of £2.5bn, BGF is the most active and influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland
Edison Group is a leading investor relations business, operating across all major capital markets.
We help create optimal valuations for client stocks, deploying our award-winning combination of intelligent strategic advice, equity research, investor marketing and direct investor engagement. At scale and across the globe.
Edison Group is a leading investor relations business, operating across all major capital markets.
We help create optimal valuations for client stocks, deploying our award-winning combination of intelligent strategic advice, equity research, investor marketing and direct investor engagement. At scale and across the globe.
Octopus Investments, part of the Octopus Group, is a B Corp-certified investment company for investors who believe their money can be a force for good. We’re on a mission to invest £50 billion in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world.
Today, we invest the £13 billion* our institutional investors, retail investors and their financial advisers have entrusted to us into the areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact.
We focus our efforts on three investment themes – empowering people, revitalising healthcare and building a sustainable planet – and alternative asset classes across venture capital, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, real estate, healthcare and smaller listed companies.
*Includes undrawn commitments, funds under advisory mandates, funds monitored and the Octopus Cash service as of 30 September 2023.
Octopus Investments, part of the Octopus Group, is a B Corp-certified investment company for investors who believe their money can be a force for good. We’re on a mission to invest £50 billion in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world.
Today, we invest the £13 billion* our institutional investors, retail investors and their financial advisers have entrusted to us into the areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact.
We focus our efforts on three investment themes – empowering people, revitalising healthcare and building a sustainable planet – and alternative asset classes across venture capital, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, real estate, healthcare and smaller listed companies.
*Includes undrawn commitments, funds under advisory mandates, funds monitored and the Octopus Cash service as of 30 September 2023.
WH Ireland Capital Markets ranked No. 3 by total number of clients the firm acts as broker for on AIM. The business provides financial advisory and corporate broking services to public and private growth companies. Our expertise covers the full range of solutions, including private capital raising, pre-IPO funding, IPOs, public equity placements, public takeovers and M&A advice. We have built a diverse network of public and private investors, encompassing everything from large institutions to high-net-worth individuals and family offices through the WH Ireland Investor Forum. To date we have helped multiple growth companies fulfil their ambitions and today the team is engaged by around 100 public and private growth companies to support their capital raising strategies.
* Source: AIM Adviser Ranking Guide 2023 Q3 July
WH Ireland Capital Markets ranked No. 3 by total number of clients the firm acts as broker for on AIM. The business provides financial advisory and corporate broking services to public and private growth companies. Our expertise covers the full range of solutions, including private capital raising, pre-IPO funding, IPOs, public equity placements, public takeovers and M&A advice. We have built a diverse network of public and private investors, encompassing everything from large institutions to high-net-worth individuals and family offices through the WH Ireland Investor Forum. To date we have helped multiple growth companies fulfil their ambitions and today the team is engaged by around 100 public and private growth companies to support their capital raising strategies.
* Source: AIM Adviser Ranking Guide 2023 Q3 July
At Design Portfolio, we help forward-thinking companies build trust with their stakeholders through creative storytelling, integrated communications, and sustainability strategies.
Our four-step approach – Identify, Uncover, Create, Produce – has been honed over 30 years and is powered by industry-leading processes and tools. We advise on strategic direction, create engaging narratives and memorable brands, and ensure that each client’s story is told consistently.
What we do
- Digital
- Reporting
- Sustainability
- Employee experience
- Presentations
- Video
- Brand
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At Design Portfolio, we help forward-thinking companies build trust with their stakeholders through creative storytelling, integrated communications, and sustainability strategies.
Our four-step approach – Identify, Uncover, Create, Produce – has been honed over 30 years and is powered by industry-leading processes and tools. We advise on strategic direction, create engaging narratives and memorable brands, and ensure that each client’s story is told consistently.
What we do
- Digital
- Reporting
- Sustainability
- Employee experience
- Presentations
- Video
- Brand
Awards
covering the period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024
The AIM Awards look at how companies and individuals harness AIM to power their growth and fulfil their strategy. AIM is one of the most important platforms to help smaller and growing companies raise the capital they need for expansion. The AIM Awards scrutinises recent joiners and more established companies, as well as the advisers and commentators, to identify the stars of the last twelve months across eleven categories. Due regard will be given to alignment with current ESG Best Practice and any demonstrable ESG policies that have directly impacted decision making.
Nominations are open
and will close on Friday 2 August 2024
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Best Investor Communication Award
Best Investor Communication Award
Criteria
Good shareholder and investor communications are about more than just a well-produced Annual Report and website, although there is no disputing the importance of these within a company’s IR programme. They are also about maintaining open and clear conversations with all shareholders, effectively communicating bad and unexpected news as well as the good. The winning company will have demonstrated honest, accurate and consistent communication with all levels of shareholders and potential shareholders. Having adapted to life as a public company, the winner will have engaged effectively with new shareholders, promoting the company to professional and private investor audiences using all available channels, including social media.
2023 winner
2023 shortlist
- AB Dynamics plc
- Artisanal Spirits Company plc
- Belvoir Group plc
- Next 15 Group plc
- Smart Metering Systems plc
- Tracsis plc
Best Use of AIM Award
Sponsored by:
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Best Use of AIM Award
Sponsored by
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Criteria
The winner of this award will be a company that regards its arrival on AIM as the beginning of a journey rather than a destination in itself. The winning company will have a clear growth strategy in place and will have demonstrated successful implementation of that strategy.
2023 winner
2023 shortlist
- CleanTech Lithium plc
- Midwich Group plc
- SigmaRoc plc
- Solid State plc
- Team Internet Group plc
- YouGov plc
Best Technology Award
Sponsored by:
Best Technology Award
Sponsored by
Criteria
The winner of this award will be a company that reflects the innovation and entrepreneurial skills that are the cornerstone of the AIM culture. The technology concerned does not have to be proven commercially. Obviously, this is potentially a high risk award, given the innovative nature of the subject matter, and the Voting Panel will be aware of, and make allowances for, this fact.
2023 winner
2023 shortlist
- Creo Medical Group plc
- Eagle Eye Solutions Group plc
- FD Technologies plc
- Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc
- IQGeo Group plc
- Oxford Metrics plc
- Sondrel Holdings plc
Diversity Champion Award
Sponsored by:
Diversity Champion Award
Sponsored by
Criteria
The Diversity Champion Award was created to identify companies within the AIM community that advocate equality and inclusion across all strands of diversity and who are shining examples to other organisations of how Diversity and Inclusion should cascade through every aspect of the business.
The Diversity Champion will demonstrate excellence across gender, race, religion, age, opportunity, disability, career development, training and sexual orientation. The winner of this award will embrace Diversity and Inclusion through its culture and vision, its executive team, the workplace environment, its gender pay equality and its anti-discriminatory policies.
The winner will be a leader in terms of fostering diverse thinking and demonstrating that diversity and inclusion is built into its very DNA.
2023 winner
2023 shortlist
- LBG Media plc
- Learning Technologies Group plc
- MindGym plc
- Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings plc
- Next 15 Group plc
- YouGov plc
AIM Transaction of the Year Award
Sponsored by:
AIM Transaction of the Year Award
Sponsored by
Criteria
The winner of this award will be a company that has been transformed by a single financial or commercial transaction during the period under review. This is necessarily a wide-ranging award, given to recognise a significant achievement by a company in transforming itself, literally at a stroke, and thereby creating significant shareholder value.
2023 winner
2023 shortlist
- Franchise Brands plc
- Journeo plc
- Marlowe plc
- Shield Therapeutics plc
- Solid State plc
- YouGov plc
AIM Corporate Governance Award
Sponsored by:
AIM Corporate Governance Award
Sponsored by
Criteria
Good governance is more than just ticking the boxes, it is about building and nurturing a healthy culture, ensuring engagement with investors, customers, the workforce and all stakeholders and maintaining key governance virtues such as evaluation, audit and risk, independence, diversity and strong succession planning. The ever-increasing importance of a company’s ESG journey – its Environmental, Social and Governance responsibilities is key criteria for the judges. The winning company will apply the principles of their chosen governance code in a way that shareholders can evaluate. They will go beyond the minimum requirements and demonstrate the actions the board has taken in the year and how these link to the business strategy and purpose. Communication on how the board fulfils its role in cascading the tone from the top throughout the organisation and how it employs social and environmental governance through engagement with wider stakeholders will be critical to success in this award category.
2023 winner
2023 shortlist
- Lords Group Trading plc
- Next 15 Group plc
- Personal Group Holdings plc
- Sanderson Design Group plc
- SigmaRoc plc
- Smart Metering Systems plc
AIM Growth Business of the Year Award
Sponsored by:
AIM Growth Business of the Year Award
Sponsored by
Criteria
The winner of this award will be registered and headquartered in the UK. It will have achieved exceptional, consistent growth in turnover and profitability for at least the past three years. This growth will have been achieved through market disruption, and clear innovation in product or service, backed up by a sustainable growth strategy which has been implemented by a high quality management team.
2023 winner
2023 shortlist
- Cerillion plc
- IQGeo Group plc
- Kitwave Group plc
- Kooth plc
- Marks Electrical Group plc
- Tatton Asset Management plc
Best Newcomer Award
Sponsored by:
Best Newcomer Award
Sponsored by
Criteria
The winner of this award is, quite simply, what the Voting Panel regards as the newcomer to AIM with the best potential to deliver increased shareholder value. Arriving on AIM between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024, the winner will already have caught the imagination of investors.
A full list of eligible companies will be provided.
2023 winner
2023 shortlist
- Aurrigo International plc
- FADEL Partners, Inc.
- Smarttech247 Group plc
- Sondrel Holdings plc
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Sponsored by:
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Sponsored by
Criteria
AIM is a market tailor-made for entrepreneurs. The winner of this award will be an entrepreneur who has demonstrated the vision, flair, drive and business acumen to take his or her business forward, via an AIM listing, at a pace impossible without access to public funding. The winner will also have recognised that behind every successful entrepreneur is an established management team that will help him or her deal with the demands of public company life.
2023 winner
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Mark Smithson/Marks Electrical Group plc
2023 shortlist
- Stephen Fenby/Midwich Group plc
- Euan Fraser/Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc
- Louis Hall/Cerillion plc
- Mo Khan/hVIVO plc
- Philip Meeson/Jet2 plc
- Mark Smithson/Marks Electrical Group plc
Company of the Year Award
Sponsored by:
Company of the Year Award
Sponsored by
Criteria
The ultimate accolade for any AIM company is the Company of the Year Award. The winner of this award will have demonstrated that it is a responsible, fully accountable, dynamic business with strong growth prospects and a commitment to AIM. The Company of the Year’s growth potential will be excellent. Above all, the winner will be a serious, well-managed business, having attracted public funding to enhance and develop its growth potential to the full.
2023 winner
2023 shortlist
- Alpha Group International plc
- Cerillion plc
- Jet2 plc
- Marks Electrical Group plc
- NIOX Group plc
- Renew Holdings plc
The Brian Winterflood Award
The Brian Winterflood Award
Criteria
To commemorate the sad passing of City legend Brian Winterflood, an award was created to encompass everything Brian stood for. Brian will forever be remembered for his total engagement with the small cap market in general, and AIM in particular. Indeed, he was often referred to as the Godfather of small cap share trading, and as such we have established this award in his memory.
Nominations are not possible for this award. The AIM Awards Voting Panel will choose the most appropriate recipient annually. Their decision will be based on the winner’s achievements and profile in the AIM ecosystem, their significant contribution to the development and promotion of AIM, and their support for UK small cap equities.
2023 winner
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Giles Hargreave
Voting panel
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Ian Restall
Ford Sinclair Ltd
(Voting panel Chairman)
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Peter Ashworth
Shore Capital
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Sam Barton
Close Brothers Asset Management
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Carly Burrows
HSBC Innovation Banking
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Jeff Harris
BDO LLP
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Judith MacKenzie
Downing LLP
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Fraser Marshall
WH Ireland
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Julian Morse
Cavendish
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Richard Penny
Lansdowne Partners
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Philip Rodrigs
Raynar Portfolio Management
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Nina Spencer
Addidat
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Paul Stevens
BGF
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Victoria Stevens
Liontrust Asset Management
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Marcus Stuttard
London Stock Exchange
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Ivan Teare
Rathbones
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James Wood
Winterflood Securities
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Matt Wood
ONE Advisory
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Ian Restall
Ford Sinclair Ltd(Voting panel Chairman)
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Peter Ashworth
Shore Capital
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Sam Barton
Close Brothers Asset Management
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Carly Burrows
HSBC Innovation Banking
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Jeff Harris
BDO LLP
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Judith MacKenzie
Downing LLP
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Fraser Marshall
WH Ireland
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Julian Morse
Cavendish
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Richard Penny
Lansdowne Partners
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Philip Rodrigs
Raynar Portfolio Management
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Nina Spencer
Addidat
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Paul Stevens
BGF
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Victoria Stevens
Liontrust Asset Management
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Marcus Stuttard
London Stock Exchange
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Ivan Teare
Rathbones
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James Wood
Winterflood Securities
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Matt Wood
ONE Advisory
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Ian Restall
Ford Sinclair Ltd(Voting panel Chairman)
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Peter Ashworth
Shore Capital
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Sam Barton
Close Brothers Asset Management
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Carly Burrows
HSBC Innovation Banking
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Jeff Harris
BDO LLP
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Judith MacKenzie
Downing LLP
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Fraser Marshall
WH Ireland
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Julian Morse
Cavendish
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Richard Penny
Lansdowne Partners
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Philip Rodrigs
Raynar Portfolio Management
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Nina Spencer
Addidat
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Paul Stevens
BGF
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Victoria Stevens
Liontrust Asset Management
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Marcus Stuttard
London Stock Exchange
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Ivan Teare
Rathbones
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James Wood
Winterflood Securities
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Matt Wood
ONE Advisory
Ian Restall
Ford Sinclair Ltd
(Voting panel Chairman)
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Ian is non-Voting Chairman of the Voting Panel. Throughout his career, Ian has been involved in the quoted growth companies sector. His early career was as a stockbroker, analyst, broadcaster and financial journalist in this area and, since founding Design Portfolio in 1991, he has been active in helping many companies in this sector with their investor communication and corporate reporting requirements.
Ian is the founder of the AIM Awards, a Director of Ford Sinclair Ltd., Chairman of Flathill Communications Group plc, President of The Design Portfolio Marketing Services Inc. and a member of the Investor Relations Society.
Peter Ashworth
Shore Capital
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Peter has been a longstanding member of the AIM Awards Voting Panel, witnessing the development of the AIM market since its launch in 1995. He is an equity research analyst, adviser and ambassador, focused on growth companies, having covered both the Main Market and AIM for over 35 years.
Peter has worked previously for a number of stockbroking firms including Shore Capital following its acquisition of Stockdale Securities. Previously he worked for Charles Stanley Securities,Teather & Greenwood, Albert E Sharp, Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers and SG Warburg among others specialising in smaller companies.
Sam Barton
Close Brothers Asset Management
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Sam is Managing Director – UK Smaller Companies, having joined Close Asset Management Limited in September 2008 from Unicorn Asset Management. He runs the Smaller Companies team at Close Brothers, managing AIM-quoted IHT, EIS and segregated portfolios. Sam has extensive experience in managing smaller company funds and is a holder of both the Investment Management Certificate and the CISI Diploma.
Carly Burrows
HSBC Innovation Banking
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Carly Burrows is the Head of Corporate Finance at HSBC Innovation Banking. Carly leads a team of experienced Tech Bankers responsible for the coverage of later stage, scaled companies in the tech and innovation economy. Working in partnership with clients to understand their needs and create tailored solutions leveraging our sector expertise, market knowledge and global connections across the eco-system.
Jeff Harris
BDO LLP
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Jeff is a partner in BDO’s national capital markets and transactions services team which has been the leading AIM reporting accountant for eight of the last ten years. Jeff also sits on BDO’s Partnership Council.
He has nearly 30 years of working with companies on IPOs with his first AIM IPO being in 1995.
Judith MacKenzie
Downing LLP
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Judith is Partner and Head of Downing Fund Managers, having joined Downing LLP in October 2009. Judith manages c. £200m of micro-cap and small cap mandates, as part of the wider Downing stable. Judith has c. 30 years track record in smaller company fund management, and was previously a partner at Acuity Capital, a buy-out from Electra Private Equity, where she managed small company assets with an activist strategy. Prior to this, Judith spent nine years with Aberdeen Asset Management Growth Capital as Co-Fund Manager of five Aberdeen VCTs, where she focused on technology and media investments in both the public and private arenas. Judith has held a number of public and private company directorships and is currently Chair of the Quoted Companies Alliance.
Fraser Marshall
WH Ireland
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Fraser has had a 26-year career in the UK equity markets, working in sales and corporate broking. His focus has always been on advising and raising funds for UK companies. He started his career with Kleinwort Benson in 1994 before joining Evolution Securities in 2002, at its inception, managing the Equity Sales desk. In 2008, Fraser joined Collins Stewart to run the small-cap franchise and then joined The Royal Bank of Canada in 2009 as part of the rollout of its European Equities platform. Subsequently, Fraser joined Arden Partners in 2017, as Head of Equities and a member of its Senior Management team. Fraser joined WH Ireland in 2020 as Head of Capital Markets and is now on the sales and broking team at Zeus post its acquisition of WHI.
Julian Morse
Cavendish
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Julian is joint-CEO of Cavendish the full service, UK investment bank trusted to provide a range of expert financial advisory and capital raising services to ambitious growth companies across all major sectors. Formed from the merger of Cenkos and finnCap the company has over 200 corporate clients, a strong balance sheet and offices in London and Edinburgh. Julian has over 29 years’ experience in the City in sales and as an analyst. He has led and worked on 100’s of transactions in his career and was previously CEO of Cenkos and a Director at Beeson Gregory and Evolution Securities.
Richard Penny
Lansdowne Partners
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We are delighted to welcome Richard to the Voting Panel and further details will be available in due course.
Philip Rodrigs
Raynar Portfolio Management
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Philip is the Founder of Raynar Portfolio Management and Portfolio Manager of the WS Raynar UK Smaller Companies fund alongside his Raynar Flagship Strategy. Philip is a multi-award-winning investor specialising in UK equities. He was named Investment Week UK Smaller Companies Fund Manager of the Year 2010 and 2011 during his tenure at Investec Asset Management and the Financial Express UK Smaller Companies Alpha Fund Manager 2016 during his tenure at R&M Asset Management where he also created and managed the winner of What Investment Trust’s UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust of the Year 2017. Awarded the prestigious cross-asset accolade of Morningstar Outstanding Rising Talent 2012, Philip has two decades of experience investing in the UK market, with a particular focus on AiM listed firms.
Nina Spencer
Addidat
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Nina is the Founder and CEO of Addidat. She has extensive experience in C-suites roles, NED positions and independent board advisory roles for AIM-listed businesses.
Nina is an experienced consulting and fintech executive, having spent approximately 15 years at AIM-listed Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc, a leading global provider of specialist consultancy services. This included the roles of Global Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive of Alpha Data Solutions.
Nina holds Non-Executive Director (NED) positions at LendInvest - an AIM-listed lending asset management platform, Wilton & Bain – a private speciality executive search firm, and Hatch – a digital skills provider supporting large IT companies to find diverse talent and CBRE, a global leader in commercial real estate services and investments.
Paul Stevens
BGF
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Paul heads up the BGF Quoted team which has £450m invested in small UK listed businesses. The BGF Quoted team forms part of BGF’s larger £3bn balance sheet investment business, all of which is focused on providing long-term support to smaller companies in the UK and Ireland. Paul has 20 years’ experience investing in quoted companies. Paul is also a member of BGF’s Investment Committee.
Victoria Stevens
Liontrust Asset Management
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Victoria has worked on the Economic Advantage team at Liontrust for nine years as a Partner and Fund Manager. She is a CFA charterholder and co-manager of the team’s four unit trust funds: the Liontrust Special Situations Fund, Liontrust UK Smaller Companies Fund, Liontrust UK Micro Cap Fund and Liontrust UK Growth Fund.
Victoria previously worked at the growth company specialist broking and advisory firm finnCap Ltd, latterly as Deputy Head of Corporate Broking.
Marcus Stuttard
London Stock Exchange
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Marcus is Head of AIM and has responsibility for Primary Markets in the UK across both AIM and the Main Market. He is responsible for the management and development of AIM, London Stock Exchange’s international growth market for small and medium sized enterprises.
He is a regular speaker on growth and business funding issues and sits on a number of industry and policy advisory bodies and has played a leading role in key policy changes such as making AIM shares eligible for inclusion in ISAs, the abolition of stamp duty on the trading of shares admitted to Recognised Growth Markets such as AIM and the approval of AIM as the leading European SME Growth Market, a categorisation created in MiFID II.
Ivan Teare
Rathbones
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We are delighted to welcome Ivan to the Voting Panel and further details will be available in due course.
James Wood
Winterflood Securities
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James has over 35 years’ experience in the City, initially joining the Asset Management department of Montagu Loebl Stanley (part of the Robert Fleming Group) in 1986 before going on to work at Greig Middleton, Seymour Pierce Butterfield and Henry Cooke Lumsden, followed by 16 years in corporate broking and institutional sales (latterly as Director of Equities at Charles Stanley Securities). James is a member of both the PLC Awards jury panel and the LSE AIM Advisory Group. He joined Winterflood Securities in November 2015.
Matt Wood
ONE Advisory
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Matt is the founder and MD of ONE Advisory, a City-based firm of 40+ professionals providing Corporate Governance, Co-sec and Compliance services as well as Financial Reporting and Pre-IPO support services to over 90 AIM Companies. ONE Advisory is able to provide best practice and current market trend advice to AIM Company Boards of Directors as its team attend c50 Board and Committee meetings each and every month. Matt has been providing advice to growth companies for almost 25 years’, in particular AIM companies, and has acted as Non-executive Directors of AIM companies since 2006. Before setting up ONE Advisory, Matt held senior positions in corporate finance at Beeson Gregory and Evolution Securities. Matt is a chartered accountant and holds a first class degree in Economics.
The event
Sponsorship
Sponsorship opportunities sometimes become available, including sponsorship of an individual award, sponsorship of the official drinks reception or sponsorship of the menu. Sponsorship opportunities are, by their very nature, limited. Costs and availability on request.
Hosting a table
Reservations are available for tables of ten people. Numbers are strictly limited and reservations are taken on a first come, first served basis.
Advertising
Advertising in the digital brochure is welcomed and enables your key messages to reach a highly targeted audience. The digital event brochure is available to download on the night and contains details of the all nominees, the programme for the night and the menu. Uniquely, it also contains the names of all attendees, in alphabetical and table order. Thus it is widely used as a reference post event for up to a year afterwards.
Bespoke sponsorship opportunities
We offer a range of bespoke sponsorship packages, tailor made to suit your marketing objectives and budget. Further information on request.
Enquiries
If you wish to be added to the waiting list for a forthcoming event or for any other information, please contact Jo Thomas at Ford Sinclair.
Arrangements on the night
Date:
Thursday 10 October 2024
Venue:
Old Billingsgate
1 Old Billingsgate Walk
16 Lower Thames Street
London EC3R 6DX
Start time:
6.00pm. – drinks reception
7.30pm. – dinner
1.00am. – carriages
Dress code:
Black tie
Charity collection:
A charity collection will be taken up during the course of the evening and the AIM Awards team will be available throughout to accept contactless donations. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Key details
Wine ordering:
Further details will be available in due course.
Accommodation:
Please click here for details of local hotel recommendations with preferential rates near Old Billingsgate.
Location:
Latest media
Charity
In recent years, the AIM Awards Dinner has held a Charity Collection, principally for the benefit of child-focused charities. To all those who have made donations, thank you so much for your generosity – the charities concerned are all extremely grateful.
A charity collection was held at the AIM Awards 2023 and the total amount raised, which was split equally between our supported charities, bccs and The Children's Society, was:
£11,905
bccs: One in every ten children has a diagnosable mental health disorder – that’s roughly three in every classroom. A recent survey conducted also found 22% of girls and 9% of boys were self-harming. These alarming statistics demonstrate just how important it is to look after children’s mental health.
bccs is a children’s charity covering East London and Essex, with the primary focus of providing counselling for children and young adults whose wellbeing, mental or emotional health is at risk.
The Children’s Society is a national charity working to transform the hopes and happiness of young people facing abuse, exploitation and neglect. We support them through their most serious life challenges and we campaign tirelessly for the big social changes that will improve the lives of those who need hope most. We've been doing this for 140 years and we won't stop until we've built a society where hope is alive in every child.