Eligibility
Who is eligible?
All privately owned businesses. All categories require the following to be eligible:
- The business must be UK headquartered and have some UK-based operations
- Its shares must not be publicly traded
- It must be trading for 3 years to 31 December 2017
- It must have revenues greater than £3m
- Be privately held or have Private Equity or Venture Capital investment (any percentage)
Exceptions:
- Companies entering Private Business of the Year must be at least 51% privately held
- For the following awards there is no minimum trading period or minimum revenue - Technology Innovation of the Year, Rising Star and Social Enterprise of the Year
- For the High Growth Business of the Year Award the business must have revenues greater than £5m and a minimum Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 25% on operating profit