Adam Phillips
Founder and CEO · My Babiie · Judge
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Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards
The Grammys of Entrepreneurship
Free to EnterIn-Person EventDinner Event
2026 Edition
Scale of Awards
National Awards
Entry Fee
FREE
Prizegiving
Event Ceremony
Presentation Location
The Great Room, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London
Entries Close
Usually in May
Presentation Date
Mon 16 Nov 2026 (5 weeks)
Organiser
Ideas Forum
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Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards
About This Award
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards celebrate and champion the stories of entrepreneurs growing brilliant British businesses.
The awards are sponsored by Allica Bank, a highly entrepreneurial company, having launched at the end of 2019, and being one of the fastest growing companies in the UK. Since its launch, it has provided £1.7bn of lending to SMEs, and is also championing getting SMEs much better value on their deposits where it recently exposed the £7.5bn of savings interest that SMEs are missing each year.
The Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards has been described as ‘The Grammys of Entrepreneurship’, receiving 5,000 applications annually, this awards programme has fostered a significant community of ambitious and impressive entrepreneurs over the last 11 years.
The accolades don’t always go to the biggest businesses. The awards pride themselves on celebrating incredible stories of passion, tenacity, courage, innovation and disruption from entrepreneurs running businesses of all sizes and at all stages.
The event has an esteemed judging panel of seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts who look at our applications every year, with an excellent idea of what they’re looking for.
Awards Profile
Scale of Awards: National Awards
Location of Awards: London, United Kingdom (UK)
Accepting Entries From: British Isles
Industries: All Industries
Awards Types: Business, Entrepreneur
Website and contact details
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Entry Timeline
2026 Edition
Entries Open
Usually in April
Last recorded: Wed 1 Apr 2026
Entries Close
Usually in May
Last recorded: Sat 9 May 2026
Finalists Announced
Usually in June
Winners Announced
Mon 16 Nov 2026 (5 weeks)
Ceremony
Mon 16 Nov 2026 (5 weeks)
The Great Room, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London
Categories, results and pricing
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2026 Edition
Judges
Andrew Hulbert
Founder · Pareto · Judge
Anthony Rose
Co-founder and CEO · SeedLegals · Judge
Arian Kalantari
Co-founder · LADbible · Judge
Ash Jones
Founder · Great Influence · Judge
Ashley Nichols
Co-founder · CEO and Chairman, Atlantic Pacific Global · Judge
Ben Towers
Serial Entrepreneur · Judge
Carl Churchill
Serial Entrepreneur · Judge
Chieu Cao
Founder and CEO · Mintago · Judge
Chris Adelsbach OBE
Co-founder · Marlin Financial Group · Judge
Chris Forbes
Co-founder · The Cheeky Panda · Judge
Chrissy Nichols
Co-founder and Director · Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics · Judge
Dame Mary Perkins DBE
Co-Founder · Specsavers · Judge
Daniel Priestley
Co-founder · ScoreApp · Judge
Darcy Laceby
Co-founder · Absolute Collagen · Judge
Deepak Ravindran
Co-Founder · Oddbox · Judge
Dominic McGregor
Co-founder · Social Chain · Judge
Frankie James
Founder · Ideas Community · Judge
Hayley Parsons OBE
Founder · GoCompare · Judge
Howard Wong
Co-founder · Little Moons · Judge
Jo Dalton
Founder · JD&Co · Judge
Joanna Jensen
Founder · Childs Farm · Judge
John Caudwell
Founder · Caudwell Group (Phones 4U) · Judge
John Stapleton
Co-founder · New Covent Garden Soup Company & Little Dish · Judge
Johnny Paterson
Co-founder · Dr.PAWPAW · Judge
Jon Wright
Co-founder · Innocent Drinks · Judge
Jordan Brompton
Co-Founder · myenergi · Judge
Julia Elliott Brown
Founder & CEO · Enter The Arena · Judge
Julie Chen
Co-founder · The Cheeky Panda · Judge
Justin Basini
Co-founder & CEO · ClearScore · Judge
Karen Barrett
Founder & CEO · Unbiased · Judge
Katrina Hutchinson O'Neill
Founder & CEO · Join Talent · Judge
Kim Antoniou
Founder & CEO · Auris Tech (Fonetti) · Judge
Louise Hill
Co-founder & CEO · GoHenry · Judge
Martyn Dawes
Founder · Coffee Nation · Judge
Maxine Laceby
Co-founder · Absolute Collagen · Judge
Nohman Ahmed
Co-founder & CEO · Crep Protect · Judge
Paul Kraftman
Founder · Menkind · Judge
Pauline Paterson
Co-founder · Dr.PAWPAW · Judge
Phil Anderton PhD
Founder · ADHD 360 · Judge
Priya Guha MBE
Venture Partner · Merian Ventures · Judge
Rachel Murphy
Founder · The Grafter · Judge
Robert Shaw
Co-founder · Jack Wills · Judge
Rowena Bird
Co-founder · LUSH · Judge
Safaraz Ali MBE
Founder and CEO · Pathway Group · Judge
Sahar Hashemi OBE
Founder · Buy Women Built · Judge
Simon Moyle
CEO · Vivup · Judge
Simon Squibb
Founder · HelpBnk · Judge
Simon Woodroffe OBE
Founder · YO! Sushi · Judge
Sophie Milliken MBE
Founder and CEO · Moja Group · Judge
Steven Smith
Co-founder · Poundland · Judge
Stuart Trevor
Founder · Stuart Trevor · Judge
Tej Lalvani
CEO · Vitabiotics · Judge
Thom Elliot
Co-founder · Pizza Pilgrims · Judge
Vivien Wong
Co-Founder · Little Moons · Judge
Will King
Founder · King of Shaves · Judge
2026 Edition
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The Grammys of Entrepreneurship!
“For me, this is the Grammys of Entrepreneurship!”
Better than winning an Oscar or lifting the World Cup!
“For a business geek, this was better than winning an Oscar or lifting the World Cup! I was therefore incredibly humbled and honoured to be named Great Britain's Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2014. It was the last business competition I ever entered. I thought I would go out on a high. Good luck to all the amazing entrepreneurs in this year's awards!”
The awards have always been the highlight of the awards calendar
“Seeing people that I know enter and either win or become a finalist, from a range of diverse backgrounds, has done wonders for their business and personal brand. The awards have always been the highlight of the awards calendar, and it leads the way in celebrating the great businesses and entrepreneurs we have in this country.”
A network of people that 'Get It!' is invaluable — and that's what GBEA provides
“Being an entrepreneur is a lonely, stressful, hard and miss-understood place. Having not only advice and accolades, but a network of people that 'Get It!' is invaluable — and that's what GBEA provides. Invaluable insights, sessions and a fantastic awards night. Honestly though, it's more than that as it provides a network of people to learn from, listen too, moan too and sometimes even emulate. Nothing but 5-stars from me and great work by Fran and her team.”
GBEA continues to stand at the top
“I've been part of a bunch of different entrepreneur communities since I founded by business 6 years ago. GBEA continues to stand at the top. The word 'community' is thrown around a lot these days, but this team - led by Fran - does it properly. Huge fan of their work.”
Our company profile received a huge visibility boost
“I’ve enjoyed the accolade of Great British Entrepreneur of the Year and found that it opened many new doors and heaps of business opportunities as our company profile received a huge visibility boost which resulted in additional sales.”
the Oscars of the entrepreneurial world
“The Great British Entrepreneur Awards are the Oscars of the entrepreneurial world in the UK.”
Such a brilliant community
“We had no idea back in 2020 that receiving this badge and becoming double National Winners of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards & Community for Creative Industries and Family Business would open the door to such a brilliant community.”
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