Great British Franchisee Award Winners 2025 Announced – Meet the Class of 2025!
01-October-2025
Some of the UK’s top franchisees have received recognition in one of the industry's most esteemed awards, the whichfranchise Great British Franchisee Awards.
The coveted awards, now in their 5th year, celebrate business success and reflect the winners’ achievements in stability, growth, staff retention, customer satisfaction, community involvement, inspired leadership and their involvement in the franchise network.
“The quality of candidates was remarkable once more this year. It's wonderful that this extraordinary group of franchisees is being acknowledged for exceeding "the norm." Their enthusiasm and dedication to their brand truly shone in their applications. They are genuine ambassadors for franchising.” says Suzanne Melville, Head of Marketing, whichfranchise.
The 2025 winners are:
The awards are lucky to have such amazing judges who bring a different perspective to each entry: Kate Pullen & Aaron Britton, NatWest; Euan Fraser, Amo Consulting; Derrick Simpson; Monica Basuc, Atlas Mapping; Ian Bradley, Chantry Group; Suki Dehal, Lloyds Bank and Jane Masih, Knights LLP. The awards are also supported by Chanty Group.
Kate Pullen & Aaron Britton at NatWest Franchise Team said, “The variety of sectors and sizes of our winners really highlights why good franchising works, with an increase in community engagement across a number of brands coming through very clearly. These business owners had to navigate various challenges and it’s really impressive how many of them are showing a stronger and growing business as a result.”
“Judging this year’s Great British Franchisee Awards was again a privilege. The entries showcased remarkable business growth, integrity and impact. Each application told a compelling story—making the judging process not only challenging, but deeply inspiring and rewarding throughout”, commented Euan Fraser, AMO Consulting.
Jane Masih, Knights commented "Reading the applications has shone a light into a wide range of franchise businesses and provides a real insight into the passion and dedication of the franchisee. While operating very different businesses there is a common theme of success built around strong franchise brands and systems coupled with the franchisees’ own hard work and commitment to their businesses. The successful applicants thoroughly deserve recognition as Great British Franchisees."
Derrick Simpson, retired franchise professional and ex co-Founder of Franchise Resales added, “It’s truly an honour to participate in the judging process for this year’s Great British Franchisee Awards and to evaluate such a remarkable group of entries. From multi-million pound enterprises to home-based sole traders, the variety of franchises is impressive, and the quality of submissions highlights the robustness of UK franchising. A big congratulations to the deserving winners of the GBFA 2025.”