Meet our Shortlisted Finalists for the English Veterans Awards 2025!
The Veterans Awards are proud to announce our shortlisted Finalists for this years English Veterans Awards, due to be held at the 4* De Vere Cotswolds Water Park on the 2nd October 2025 sponsored by CXC Ltd. Our Veterans Awards across the UK are sponsored by our main sponsor Thales Group. The awards are in support of The Army Benevolent Fund and The Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity.
Well done to everyone who has been shortlisted as finalists. Every year we have more and more applications and this year yet again we had the most amount of applications received for any of our previous Veterans Awards in the UK and the shortlisting process was extremely difficult. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who put forward nominations.
We want to Inspire our future service leavers that great things can happen. Its you who will act as role models and in some cases mentors, remember Positivity breeds Positivity.
Our Finalists are :
Role Model of the Year- Sponsored by Print Inc
| Karen Langley |
| Fiona Horner |
| Gareth Evans |
| Adam Tregoning |
| Ger Fowler |
| Dale Bennison |
| Louisa Clarke |
| Peter Maiden |
| David De Souza |
| Alexander Campbell |
| Benjamin Parkinson |
| John Stephenson |
Inspiration of the Year Award – Sponsored by CS PM Consultancy
| Dean Griffin |
| Peter Saunders |
| David Everiss |
| Dean Wormleighton |
| Alistair Scott |
| Edward Mackenzie |
| Mark Frost |
| Darren Blanks |
| Mark Ormrod MBE |
| Andy Gallie |
| Nick Wilson |
The Community Award – Sponsored by Strongmind Resiliency Training
| Jo Brokenshire |
| Andy Heath |
| Stuart Bratt |
| Pippa Henderson |
| Anthony McDermott |
| Jon Richards |
| Richard Pyshorn |
| Matt Cole |
| Nick Wilson |
Military Charity Fundraiser of the Year – Sponsored by Forces Support Ltd
| Lauren Chilton |
| Claire Smith |
| Izy Shaw |
| Hayley Court |
| Anthony Frith |
| Steve Craddock |
| Helen Hurst |
| Tony Murray |
| Sally Orange MBE |
Health & Well-being Award – Sponsored by Company X Consulting
| Alabaré Boots on the Ground |
| Remaster Your Mind |
| Tough Enough To Care |
| Sisters In Service |
| The David Ellis Charity |
| Kaizen Wirral Mindset CIC |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Men Walking and Talking |
| Beacon Counselling Trust |
| The Breath Connection |
Leader of the Year Award – Sponsored by Leader Connect (The Leadership Book)
| David Everiss |
| Alex Haydon |
| Alistair Scott |
| Mandy Lindley |
| William Holloway |
| Stuart Hide |
| Lewis Papa |
Entrepreneur of the Year- Sponsored by Hugh James
| Amy Rawcliffe |
| Dean Wormleighton |
| Nicola Hamlet |
| Richard Moore |
| Mark Hill MBE |
| Jason Smith |
| Mark Ormrod MBE |
Employer of the Year- Sponsored by Veteran Trees
| The Colleges Partnership Ltd |
| The Royal British Legion |
| Networkology |
| UK Power Networks |
| Allan Webb Ltd |
| BAE Systems |
Veteran Owned Business of the Year- Sponsored by Serica Energy
| Cloudhill Productions |
| Click Marketing |
| Top Cover Medics |
| Nik n Mix |
| CHEXS |
| Wedofootball |
| Kaizen Summit |
| Forces Transition Group |
| Apex Mortgage & Protection |
Veterans Group of the Year – Sponsored by Thales
| Corps Veterans Association |
| Royal Naval Association |
| Veterans’ Self-Build Scheme |
| East Durham Veterans Trust |
| Healing Military Minds |
| The staffordshire 3 |
| ARK at Egwood CIC |
| The David Ellis Charity |
Volunteer of the year – Sponsored by NAFESE
| Dave Kelsey |
| Phil Rood |
| Patricia Prior |
| Richard Moore |
| Mark Hill MBE |
| Stephen Mounsey |
| Anthony Hayes |
| Sally Orange MBE |
Lifetime Achievement – Sponsored by DXC Technology
| John Dee |
| Patricia Prior |
| Jeff Williams |
| Steve Bentham-Bates |
| Hayley Jones |
Reservist of the Year Award – Sponsored by Ethos
| Tasha Randall |
| David Everiss |
| Jon Edwards |
| Richard Turpin |
The Winners will be chosen by our Independent Judging Panel. The Judging panels names and profiles will be released over the coming weeks.
Our Shortlisted finalists will be filmed in the fantastic Location of the Soldiers of Gloucester Museum, Custom House on the 1oth September. These videos will then be used on our extensive media campaign and will also be played on the evening itself, you will also receive your finalist certificate & Badge on this fantastic morning and get to network with the other finalists, sponsors and dignitaries. There is also the option to look around the museum prior or after your filming slot.
The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum offers a rich timeline detailing the historical contributions of Gloucestershire soldiers, from their origins in the 1600s to recent conflicts. Nestled in Gloucester Docks, the museum proudly preserves 300 years of social history in a military setting.
The museum’s research team, comprising experienced volunteer researchers, provides detailed archival investigations. They utilize unique records such as officer records, enlistment records, photographs, newspapers, regimental journals, and a comprehensive WWI database with over 40,000 soldier records.
All our Shortlisted Finalists will have the opportunity to purchase tickets between 19th August – 19th September.
We are Charitable Not for Profit Organisation and all money above costs from our awards will put back into our Veteran community via our small grants scheme for small grass routes charitable organisations that support our veteran community and with a turnover of less than 100k per year. Details of this scheme will be released over the coming months.
For more details please get in touch.
