Sponsors
BDO is proud to provide accounting and business advisory services to over 200 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 166 countries, with 115,700 people working out of 1,770 offices worldwide. It has revenues of US$14 billion. Being a member of the BDO global network enables us to advise businesses which are trading and expanding internationally.
Over 29 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.
Over 4,000 AIM companies have raised a combined £135bn, including 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.
Emperor is a well-established strategic creative agency with a strong focus on helping Small Cap and AIM-listed companies communicate effectively with their stakeholders. Our expertise spans critical areas of communication, including corporate reporting, sustainability, digital media, moving image, presentations, and employee engagement.
Our team of consultants, creatives and account managers have a deep understanding of the ever-evolving trends and regulatory landscape and prides itself on building long term relationships. Our employee-owned structure fosters a strong sense of ownership and commitment.
Winterflood 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.
Through its proprietary WRAP platform Winterflood is able to connect issuers with retail investors and we have worked with a range of issuers, including a number of AIM companies, to provide access to this unique liquidity pool.
Winterflood has been fully committed to the AIM market since AIM’s conception in 1995, when only ten companies were quoted. There are now over 725 companies quoted on this leading growth market and we cover nearly all of these stocks.
Winterflood 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.
Cavendish is delighted to sponsor the Best Technology Award.
Addidat is the leading provider of ESG Data & Advice to AIM-quoted companies and their Investors.
Addidat help clients navigate the increasingly complex Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability landscape using a data-informed approach to their Advisory Services. This ESG proprietary data is also available via the Addidat Platform, available for investors to understand ESG performance in the small cap markets. Addidat’s experts help clients navigate the challenges and opportunities that ESG presents with right-sized solutions.
Addidat is delighted to sponsor the Diversity Champion award again this year. Addidat works closely with AIM-quoted companies develop and implement their DEI strategies and ambition, including using their proprietary data to set meaningful targets, considering size and sector.
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 150 AIM and main market clients.
One Advisory provides PLC Corporate Governance and Compliance services to its clients as well as being AIM’s adviser of choice in delivering Financial Reporting services, including Annual/Interim Report drafting, as well as transaction support such as IFRS conversions, HFI, FPPP and PPA drafting, option valuations 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 £600m across over 120 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 £3.0bn, BGF is one of the most active and influential investors 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
Modular Finance is a fintech company that develops products for the financial industry, with a strong focus on data quality and user-friendliness.
Product for Investor Relations:
We proudly serve over 700 publicly listed companies and have a comprehensive offering for Investor Relations professionals:
• Monitor – IR Platform
• MFN – Regulatory Announcements Platform
• Datablocks – IR Web Modules
• Estimates – Consensus Estimate Service
• Strictlog – Insider List System
Products for Bank & Finance:
With unique data, we create solutions that help financial market actors stay ahead. Up to date and high quality shareholder data is central to our offering. Our Platform Holdings has all the features you will need to go from data to insight.
Octopus Investments, part of the Octopus Group, is an investment company investing in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. We manage investments for retail and institutional investors, investing the £12.9* billion they have entrusted to us into the areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact.
Our retail investors and the financial advisers that support them, have many different goals, from supporting their families to lead better lives and effectively passing down wealth to protecting their money and directing it to places that need it. We provide a range of products that help them to achieve these aims, including Venture Capital Trusts, Enterprise Investment Schemes, Business Relief-qualifying investments, and listed UK small and medium-sized company funds.
We support our institutional investors to meet their investment mandates on behalf of their end investors, across five specialist asset classes: renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, real estate, healthcare, and venture capital.
Octopus Real Estate and Octopus Ventures are part of Octopus Investments.
‘We place your financial wellbeing at the heart of what we do’.
WH Ireland is a financial services company offering Complete Wealth Management, Investment Management and Financial Planning. WH Ireland provides discretionary and managed advisory services to individuals, corporates, trusts and funds. By offering a highly personal, bespoke service we are able to provide timely advice and create long term relationships based on trust.
Design Portfolio helps forward-thinking companies build trust with their stakeholders through creative storytelling, integrated communications, and sustainability strategies. Our team of experts spans strategy, creative and tech, and is powered by industry-leading processes and delivery management. We work with listed companies and purpose-led businesses looking to build trust and make an impact.
- Digital
- Reporting
- Sustainability
- Employee experience
- Presentations
- Video
- Brand
Awards
covering the period 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025
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 open w/c Monday 16 June 2025
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Best Investor Communication Award
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Best Use of AIM Award
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Best Technology Award
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Diversity Champion Award
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AIM Transaction of the Year Award
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AIM Corporate Governance Award
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AIM Growth Business of the Year Award
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Best Newcomer Award
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The Brian Winterflood Award
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
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Company of the Year Award
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Voting panel
The Voting Panel will meet to discuss this year's nominations on Thursday 4 September 2025.
Members of the full 2025 Voting Panel will be announced on this page in due course.
Click below to see judges from past events.
The 2024 Voting Panel
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 2024 and the total amount raised, which was split equally between our supported charities, BCCS and HoneyPot Children's Charity, was:
£11,975
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.
HoneyPot Children’s Charity
Since 1996 Honeypot has been working to enhance the lives of young carers aged 5-12 years by providing respite breaks and a holistic range of services. In the UK nationwide, we give young carers a break from demanding and stressful responsibilities at home and provide a safe, nurturing environment where children at risk can develop their full potential.
