Vision 2024

Vision 2024 is supported by Grant Thornton and Santander. The BVCA will invite selected nominees to interview with Grant Thornton and Santander, who will then compile information for the judging process. When making your nomination please therefore be prepared to introduce Grant Thornton and Santander to the investee company at a later stage.

The period judged is calendar year 2023 and we are looking for the impact of investment and hands-on involvement coming to fruition. Investment is therefore very likely to have been received in the years prior to 2023.

Awards will be announced at the following BVCA events:

• Midlands Dinner (Birmingham) 19 June 2024
• Northern Ireland Dinner (Belfast) 27 June 2024
• North England Dinner (Manchester) 4 July 2024
• Summit Main Conference (London) 12 September 2024
• Scotland Dinner (Edinburgh) 13 November 2024
• Gala Dinner (London) 4 December 2024

Submission deadlines:

• 26 April 2024: Midlands & East
  Presented at our Midland Dinner in Birmingham on 19 June 2024.
• 03 May 2024: North West, North East
  Presented at our North England Dinner in Manchester on 4 July 2024.
• 10 May 2024: Northern Ireland
  Presented at our Northern Ireland Dinner in Belfast on 27 June 2024.
• 28 June 2024: Wales & South West, London & South East
  Presented at the Main Summit Conference in London on 12 September 2024.
• 12 September 2024: Scotland
  Presented at our Scotland Dinner in London on 13 November 2024.

Nominations for Vision 2024 closed on 12 September 2024. If you have any questions, please contact Denise Typl, Senior Manager, Industry Deveopment, Membership on dtypl@bvca.co.uk.

Nominees will be asked to provide information regarding the value their investment and hands-on involvement brought in 2023 to the following themes and criteria, where relevant.

Competitiveness (how companies remained competitive):

• Pricing
• USP / Unique offering
• Business model, including flexibility and/or resilience
• Competitive advantage

Growth (how companies achieved growth):

• Growth by acquisition
• International growth
• Domestic regional growth
• Follow-on investment
• Value creation

Innovation & Agility (demonstrable innovation or agility):

• Product/service diversification
• Talent pool and succession

ESG (ESG commitment and progress):

• Carbon reduction / Path to Net Zero
• Social: people and community
• Social: diversity and inclusion
• Impact Investment
• Governance

Nominations for Vision 2024 closed on 12 September 2024. If you have any questions, please contact Denise Typl, Senior Manager, Industry Deveopment, Membership on dtypl@bvca.co.uk.

The judging panel for Vision 2024 comprises of:

Chair

• Jan Rutherford, Partner, Scottish Equity Partners

Judges

• Rhian Elston, Wales Investment Director, Development Bank of Wales
• Beth Houghton, Impact Managing Partner, Palatine
• Matthew Jacobs, Partner, Livingbridge
• Matt Legg, Partner, Bridgepoint
• Sean Longsdale, Managing Director, Structured Finance, Santander
• Ewan MacKinnon, Partner, Maven Capital Partners
• James Marshall, Investment Director, LDC
• Mo Merali, Partner, Head of Deals & Business Consulting, Grant Thornton
• Andrew Priest, Partner, Inflexion

Midlands & East Winners

The recognised firms:

• Altia (backed by NorthEdge)
• Encore (backed by Queen's Park Equity)

Representatives from each of the winning companies received a trophy at our Midlands & East Dinner in Birmingham on 19 June 2024. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated awards booklet here, or in our press release here.

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Northern Ireland Winners

The recognised firms:

• MetaCompliance (backed by Tenzing)
• Neurovalens (backed by IQ Capital - marked as ‘One to watch’)
• Sensoteq (backed by Maven Capital Partners - marked as ‘One to watch’)

Representatives from the winning company received a trophy at our Northern Ireland Dinner in Belfast on 27 June 2024. You can read more about the recognised business and 'ones to watch' in our dedicated awards booklet here, or in our press release here.

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North West & North East Winners

The recognised firms:

• Cocogreen (backed by Circularity Capital LLP)
• DTM (backed by Palatine)
• NRG Riverside (backed by Palatine)
• Protein Works (backed by YFM Equity Partners)
• Wireless CCTV (backed by LDC)

Representatives from the winning companies received a trophy at our North England Dinner in Manchester on 4 July 2024. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated awards booklet here, or in our press release here.

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Wales & South West Winners

The recognised firms:

• Avantis (backed by Development Bank of Wales)
• Hybrid (backed by LDC)
• Bud Systems (backed by Maven Capital - marked as ‘One to watch’)
• Knovia (backed by Sovereign Capital Partners - marked as ‘One to watch’)

Representatives from the winning companies received a trophy at the BVCA Summit in London on 12 September 2024. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated awards booklet here.

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London & South East Winners

The recognised firms:

• Eque2 (backed by WestBridge)
• First Mile (backed by Growth Capital Partners)
• Techex (backed by WestBridge)
• Vivup (backed by Omni Partners)
• StarTraq (backed by August Equity - marked as ‘One to watch’)

Representatives from the winning companies received a trophy at the BVCA Summit in London on 12 September 2024. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated awards booklet here.

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Yorkshire and the North East Winners

The recognised firms:

• Crisp, a Kroll business (backed by Baird Capital)
• Cutwel (backed by NorthEdge)
• iamproperty (backed by LDC)
• Panintelligence (backed by YFM Equity Partners - marked as ‘One to watch’)

Representatives from each of the winning companies received a trophy at our Yorkshire and North East Dinner in Leeds on 11 May 2023. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated awards booklet here, or in our press release here.

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Northern Ireland Winner

The recognised firm:

• Bob & Berts (backed by BGF)

Representatives from the winning company received a trophy at our Northern Ireland Dinner in Belfast on 29 June 2023. You can read more about the recognised business in our dedicated awards booklet here, or in our press release here.

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North West, Midlands & East Winners

The recognised firms:

• APEM Group (backed by WestBridge)
• Upperton (backed by Inflexion)
• Findel (backed by Endless)
• Precision Micro (backed by LDC)
• Back 2 Work Group (backed by Palatine - marked as ‘One to watch’)

Representatives from each of the winning companies received a trophy at our North England Dinner in Manchester on 7 September 2023. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated awards booklet here, or in our press release here.

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Scotland Winner

The recognised firm:

• Liftango (backed by Maven Capital Partners)

Representatives from the winning company received a trophy at our Scotland Dinner in Edinburgh on 1 November 2023. You can read more about the recognised business in our dedicated awards booklet here, or in our press release here.

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London & South East Winners

The recognised firms:

• Focus Group (backed by Bowmark Capital)
• loveholidays (backed by Livingbridge)
• Matrix (backed by Bridgepoint)
• Medik8 (backed by Inflexion)
• Times Higher Education (backed by Inflexion)
• Bridewell (backed by Growth Capital Partners - Marked as 'One to watch')
• Kubrick Group (backed by Bowmark Capital - Marked as 'One to watch')

Representatives from each of the winning companies received a trophy at our Gala Dinner in London on 22 November 2023. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated awards booklet here, or in our press release here.

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National Winners

The recognised firms:

• Early stage: Liftango (backed by Maven Capital Partners)
• Scale-up: Crisp, a Kroll Business (Previously backed by Baird Capital)
• Medium: Times Higher Education (backed by Inflexion)
• Large: loveholidays (backed by Livingbridge)

Representatives from each of the companies receiving a National Award received a trophy at our Gala Dinner in London on 22 November 2023. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated booklet here, or in our video here.

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Yorkshire and the North East

The recognised firms:

• Faradion (previously backed by Mercia Asset Management)
• iamproperty (backed by LDC)
• Rosemont Pharmaceuticals (backed by Inflexion Private Equity)

Representatives from each of the recognised companies received a trophy at our Yorkshire and North East Dinner in Leeds on 19 May 2022. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated booklet here, or in our press release here.

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South England & Wales

The recognised firms:

• Delio (backed by Maven Capital Partners)
• Health & Her (backed by the Development Bank of Wales)

Representatives from each of the recognised companies received a trophy at our South England & Wales Dinner in Bristol on 30 June 2022. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated booklet here, or in our press release here.

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Scotland

The recognised firm:

• BioAscent (backed by Maven Capital Partners)

Representatives from BioAscent received a trophy at our Scotland Dinner in Edinburgh on 3 November 2022. You can read more about the recognised business in our dedicated booklet here, or in our press release here.

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North England

The recognised firms:

• Veincentre (backed by Palatine)
• Cloud Technology Solutions (backed by NorthEdge)
• Reconomy Group (backed by EMK Capital)
• Sterling Pharma Solutions (backed by GHO Capital)

Representatives from each of the recognised companies received a trophy at our North England Dinner in Manchester on 22 November 2022. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated booklet here, or in our press release here.

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London & South East

The recognised firms:

• AgilityEco (backed by Bridges Fund Management)
• Anthesis (backed by Palatine)
• Chambers and Partners (backed by Inflexion)
• K2 Partnering Solutions (backed by Inflexion)
• Sparta Global (backed by Inflexion)

Representatives from each of the recognised companies received a trophy at our Annual Gala Dinner in London on 1 December 2022. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated booklet here, or in our press release here.

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Special accolades

The recognised firms:

• Health & Her (backed by Development Bank of Wales)
• Faradion (Previously backed by Mercia)
• Chambers and Partners (backed by Inflexion)
• Sterling Pharma Solutions (backed by GHO Capital)

Representatives from each of the companies receiving a special accolade received a trophy at our Annual Gala Dinner in London on 1 December 2022. You can read more about the recognised businesses in our dedicated booklet here, or in our video here.

Read about the special accolades