A huge congratulations to all of our incredible winners and finalists who have shown what’s possible when you commit to breaking down barriers and driving change.
The winners of 2025 UK Social Mobility Awards are:
Organisation of the Year, (championed by bp)
Winner: Mears Group PLC
Leadership of the Year
Winner: Coventry Building Society
Innovation of the Year (championed by Amazon)
Winner: Formula 1; Highly Commended: Sodexo and Nando’s UK & IRE & IRE
Recruitment Programme of the Year (championed by Hedley May)
Winner: DLA Piper
Pre-Recruitment Programme of the Year
Winner: Aon; Highly Commended: Norton Rose Fulbright
Community Programme of the Year
Winner: Smith+Nephew
Progression Programme of the Year
Winner: KPMG
Social Mobility Network of the Year
Winner: NatWest Group, Highly Commended: bp
School/College of the Year (championed by BNP Paribas)
Winner: Bolton School; Highly commended: Harrison College
University of the Year
Winner: University of Exeter; Highly Commended: Nottingham Trent University
Tech for Social Mobility (championed by Lloyds Banking Group)
Winner: PA Consulting; Highly Commended: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Small Business of the Year (championed by PwC)
Winner: Rockleigh Ltd
Champion of the Year
Winner: Malcolm Gomersall at Grant Thornton UK, Highly Commended; Deborah Rowland at Sodexo
Mentor of the Year (championed by Sky Media UK)
Winner: Liam Wilkinson – Mears Group PLC, Highly Commended – Cliff Fluet – Lewis Silkin
Rising Star
Winner: Nichole Ama ACA – Moore Kingston Smith; Highly Commended: Sarah Katherine Thorley – Savills
Outstanding Contribution to Social Mobility
Winner: Alderman Vincent Keaveny CBE
Special Recognition
Winner: Mark and Sarah Crosbie
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the organisations and individuals advocating for positive change! See you next year to celebrate the 10th annual UK Social Mobility Awards.
