nominations overview
nominations | key dates | shortlist and winners
the winners are announced
winners & shortlist
The winners were announced on Thursday 27 February 2025 at the plc awards 2024.
best investor communication award
sponsored by Rothschild & Co
shortlist
- WINNER: Babcock International Group plc
- Experian plc
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc
- Kenmare Resources plc
- Lloyds Banking Group plc
- ZIGUP plc
transaction of the year award
sponsored by Alma Strategic Communications
shortlist
- Breedon Group plc
- Grafton Group plc
- Harworth Group plc
- Pinewood Technologies Group plc
- Volution Group plc
- WINNER: Zegona Communications plc
growth business of the year award
sponsored by Squire Patton Boggs
shortlist
- Diploma plc
- Games Workshop Group plc
- JTC plc
- Trainline plc
- Trustpilot Group plc
- WINNER: XPS Pensions Group plc
tech business of the year award
sponsored by RMS Partners
shortlist
- Alfa Financial Software Holdings plc
- Baltic Classifieds Group plc
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
- RELX plc
- WINNER: Rightmove plc
- Sage Group plc
- Trustpilot Group plc
transformation of the year award
sponsored by Odyssean Capital
shortlist
- Coats Group plc
- Currys plc
- WINNER: Funding Circle Holdings plc
- Greencore Group plc
- International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.
- Kier Group plc
fund manager award
sponsored by Emperor
shortlist
- Andy Brough/Schroders
- Henry Dixon/Man Income Fund
- JOINT WINNERS: Ambrose Faulks and Ed Legget/Artemis
- James Henderson/Janus Henderson
- Laurence Hulse/Onward Opportunities Limited
- Alex Wright/Fidelity International
corporate governance award
sponsored by Beyond Governance
shortlist
- Aviva plc
- Babcock International Group plc
- Cranswick plc
- Galliford Try Holdings plc
- WINNER: Marks and Spencer Group plc
- Pets at Home Group plc
- Tesco plc
breakthrough of the year award
sponsored by RBC Capital Markets
shortlist
- WINNER: Avon Technologies plc
- Games Workshop Group plc
- IP Group plc
- Just Group plc
- Oxford Biomedica plc
- PureTech Health plc
CEO of the year award
sponsored by Citi Commercial Bank
shortlist
- Adam Couch/Cranswick plc
- Ronnie George/Volution Group plc
- WINNER: John Morgan/Morgan Sindall Group plc
- Nigel Newton/Bloomsbury Publishing plc
- Kevin Rountree/Games Workshop Group plc
- Michael Speakman/Keller Group plc
- Johnny Thomson/Diploma plc
new company of the year award
sponsored by Edison Group
shortlist
- Applied Nutrition plc
- Canal+ S.A.
- Pollen Street Group Limited
- WINNER: Raspberry Pi Holdings plc
company of the year award
sponsored by Berenberg
shortlist
- 3i Group plc
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
- WINNER: Games Workshop Group plc
- Greggs plc
- RELX plc
- Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
outstanding achievement award
There is no shortlist for this award.
- WINNER: Sage Group plc
2024 nominations
Nominations for the 2024 Awards have closed. Nominations for next year's awards will open in November 2025.
key dates
w/c Monday 18 November 2024 – nominations open
Friday 10 January 2025 – nominations close
Thursday 23 January 2025 – voting panel meeting
Friday 24 January 2025 – shortlist published online
Thursday 27 February 2025 – winners announced at the plc awards 2024