Shortlists Announced For National Family Business Of The Year 2026

Family Business United is delighted to announce the family firms that are in the running for the National Family Business of the Year Awards 2026. Organised since 2012 these are the only national awards dedicated to celebrating the significant contribution that family firms make to the national economy in terms of the jobs they provide, income they generate and the wealth they create, as well as recognising their philanthropic endeavours in the communities in which they operate.

Paul Andrews, Founder and CEO of Family Business United adds; "These prestigious awards are an annual highlight as the recognise family firms that make a real difference, celebrating their achievements and bringing the family business community together to realise the collective impact they have."

"Family businesses are important and these awards enable us to take stock of their achievements and crown some incredible family business winners."

"Winners over the years have come from all corners of the UK, large and small, multigenerational and some early on their journey but collectively they all share the same underlying values and make a difference each and every day. They all have incredible stories to share and we look forward to finding out more about those shortlisted this year and ultimately crowing the winners in due course."

Taking place in London on June 17 awards will be presented to regional winners and then national awards will be given for business sectors such as manufacturing, retail and homes & gardens, and categories such as societal impact, entrepreneurship, small family business, innovation and sustainability before the crowing of the overall Supreme Champion Family Business of the Year for 2026.

The family businesses in the running for the 2026 awards by region are:

EAST & EAST ANGLIA - Sponsored by Birketts

• ABL Circuits Ltd

• Breckland Orchard Ltd

• Hamblion Transport

• M. Gaze & Co Ltd

• Matthew Douglas Limited

• Netto Care

• Morgans Butchery Ltd

• Neville Trust

• Objective IT

• Princebuild

• Rose Builders Ltd

• Rose Calendars

• Stockvale Limited

• Stort Group

• Wildwood Pets Ltd

LONDON & SOUTH EAST - Sponsored by Forsters

• Active Digital

• Capital Roofing Co Ltd

• Chartway Janitorial

• Construct Virtual

• Croxsons

• Dobsons

• Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd

• Eximia

• F. Hinds Ltd

• Furniture Village

• Gibsons Games

• Homesitters

• Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd

• Nourish Contract Catering Ltd

• Olive Dining

• Pennyhills (London) LLP

• Powerday PLC

• RED Physiotherapy

• Sesame Access Limited

• Shepherd Neame

• Shorts Group Ltd

• The Orchard Practice Ltd

• Visiting Angels South Middlesex

• Wise Up Teambuilding

MIDLANDS & CENTRAL- Sponsored by Buckles

• Bowers Electrical

• Bunches Florapost Ltd

• Champions Speakers

• Colton Packaging

• Cooper Group UK

• Daltons

• Empathika

• Falcon Contract Flooring

• Holdsworth Foods

• Inclusive Care & Education

• Langdale Care Homes

• Little Brewing Company Ltd

• MHR Global

• P2BS Ltd

• RB Windows

• RSP UK

• The Wilkins Group

NORTH OF ENGLAND - Sponsored by TWYD & Co

• Acresfield Health Club & Spa

• AllpaQ

• ARB Property Trading Ltd

• Deal Direct Blinds

• Hayley Rose Wellbeing

• HMG Paints

• Linda Lewis Kitchens

• Mercury Lifts Ltd

• Olea Care Group

• The Quiet Site

SCOTLAND - Sponsored by Turcan Connell

• Andron Facilities Management

• BlueSky Experiences

• CW Johnson Plant Ltd

• Farm Stop

• Gordon & Macphail

• Hattie's Autobody

• John White & Son (Weighing Machines) Ltd

• Johnstons of Elgin

• Mac Mic Group

• Redpath Bruce

• Spectrum Service Solutions Limited

• The Malcolm Group

• The Victor Pizza Company

• Vittoria Group

SOUTH OF ENGLAND - Sponsored by Downs Solicitors

• HCE Foodservice

• Just Live-In Care

• New Forest Ice Cream

• Rawlingson Lane

• Seldram Supplies

SOUTH WEST & WALES - Sponsored by James Cowper Kreston

• EG Carter & Co Ltd

• FC Douch Funeral Directors

• Hussey Seatway

• Laceeze Defiance

• Mathias & Sons Ltd

• Tamar Fresh

• Tamarisk

• The Mount Studio Architects

• The Old Monmouth Hotel

YORKSHIRE - Sponsored by Western Pension Solutions

• Britcab LTD

• BSP Hydraulics Ltd

• Care Connection Partners

• Hill Cross Furniture

• Howarths

• Howcrofts Funeral Services

• John Good Group

• Power Plastics Limited

• The Pet Vet

• TL Dallas Group

Finalists for the sector awards and the national categories will be announced in due course.

Thanks to our other award sponsors:

Entrepreneurship - Rickard Luckin

Essence of Family Business - Goodman Jones

Supreme Champion Family Business of the Year - Brooks Macdonald

For further information about the awards and sponsorship opportunities please do not hesitate to contact us. Further details of the gala evening and to book tickets to join the gala evening to see the winners crowned can be found here