2026 WINNERS & FINALISTS
Gamechanger of the Year
Sponsored by Growth Animals
WINNER: Prsnt
FINALIST: AI Potential
FINALIST: Do Good. Well.
FINALIST: Seed Publicity
FINALIST: ForLoop
FINALIST: Regium Consulting
Best New Business Award
Sponsored by MDHub
WINNER: Babble
FINALIST: Moonlight Body Art
FINALIST: Sussex Impact Pathway
FINALIST: Inside Stories
FINALIST: Prior Media and Marketing
FINALIST: Capsule Closet Stylist
Retailer of the Year
Sponsored by Churchill Square
WINNER: Kemptown Bookshop
FINALIST: Baroque Bespoke Jewellery
FINALIST: Harriet's of Hove
FINALIST: Spark & Bell Lighting
FINALIST: Stanley Road Store
FINALIST: The Book Nook
AI Excellence Award
Sponsored by Merranti Group
WINNER: ForLoop
FINALIST: AI Potential
FINALIST: DabApps
FINALIST: Dovetail
FINALIST: Ingenio Technologies
FINALIST: Jean Edwards Consulting
Best Customer Service Award
Sponsored by City Girl Network
WINNER: Clarity Environmental
FINALIST: Bang Tidy Property MS
FINALIST: Bozboz
FINALIST: Clearline Recruitment
FINALIST: European Tech Recruit
FINALIST: Kingsway Care
Community Hero Award
Sponsored by Dynamic Magazine
WINNER: Sussex Cricket
FINALIST: Brighton Swimming Centre
FINALIST: DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole
FINALIST: Love Local Jobs Foundation
FINALIST: Search Seven
FINALIST: The Russell Martin Foundation
Employer of the Year
Sponsored by True Potential
WINNER: Clarity Environmental
FINALIST: 5 Squirrels
FINALIST: Crunch
FINALIST: Oban International
FINALIST: Seed Publicity
FINALIST: Young Friends Nursery
Future Talent of the Year
Sponsored by Help To Grow University of Brighton
WINNER: Daze Livingstone
ONE TO WATCH: Amber Smith
FINALIST: Amelia Wildman
FINALIST: Amy Wonnacott
FINALIST: Gaby Rollinson
Leisure & Tourism Excellence Award
Sponsored by D-RisQ
WINNER: Brighton Toy and Model Museum
FINALIST: GLOBALLS
FINALIST: Laine Pub Company
FINALIST: One Garden Brighton
FINALIST: Sussex Cricket
FINALIST: The Brighton Marathon Weekend
Large Business of the Year
Sponsored by Allica Bank
WINNER: Shoreham Port
FINALIST: ForLoop
FINALIST: Lucy & Yak
FINALIST: One Garden Brighton
FINALIST: Seed Publicity
FINALIST: Snap Finger Click
Medium Business of the Year
Sponsored by Galloways
WINNER: Spark & Bell Lighting
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Orange Beach Events
FINALIST: BN1 Arts
FINALIST: Bozboz
FINALIST: Laine8 Events
FINALIST: Regium Consulting
Professional Services Award
Sponsored by Innovation Capital Team
WINNER: OneFamily
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Jean Edwards Consulting
FINALIST: Crunch
FINALIST: EQ Investors
FINALIST: Martin Searle Solicitors
FINALIST: Plus Accounting
Property Business of the Year
Sponsored by Carnegie Group
WINNER: Orange Property Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Oakdene Mortgages
FINALIST: Joint Living
FINALIST: Knight and Knoxley
FINALIST: PMR Architecture
FINALIST: Woodhart Group
Sustainability Champion Award
Sponsored by Search Seven
WINNER: Kindly
ONE TO WATCH: A4Labels.com
FINALIST: One Garden Brighton
FINALIST: Spark & Bell Lighting
FINALIST: The Brighton Marathon Weekend
FINALIST: Young Friends Nursery
Businessperson of the Year
Sponsored by The Jonathan Lea Network
WINNER: Richard Pollins
FINALIST: Jane Coleman
FINALIST: Natalie Rea
FINALIST: Martijn van der Meulen
FINALIST: Omid Moallemi and David Parr
FINALIST: Zoe Masterson
Small Business of the Year
Sponsored by Rockinghorse
WINNER: Always Possible
FINALIST: AI Potential
FINALIST: Joint Living
FINALIST: Marketing 101
FINALIST: Oakdene Mortgages
FINALIST: Prior Media and Marketing
Company of the Year
Sponsored by EMC Corporate Finance
WINNER: Young Friends Nursery
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Woodhart Group
FINALIST: Babble
FINALIST: DMH Stallard
FINALIST: Shoreham Port
Outstanding Brightonian
Sponsored by TheGelBottle Inc
Barry Carden
