Application Form - Women of the Year

Submit your application

We’re delighted that you would like to make an application for the Women of the Year Luncheon & Awards 2025. Please complete the form below.

Please be prepared to answer the following questions:

A brief description of the business you work within
What are your main achievements in your life and business?
Company details the last three financial years
Describe the organisational structure for your company explaining where your role sits
Brief financial performance summary
Future plans for your business
How do you promote diversity and equality within your business and wider community?
What is your business motto?

Nominations are submitted for both awards – Business Woman of the Year and Freeths Woman with Edge – please complete both questions 9 and 10 in the application form.

Please note that all finalists will need to be able to attend in person the following dates:

Finalist Judging Day: Friday 5th September 2025

Women of the Year Luncheon & Awards: Friday 10th October 2025

You should only complete your application if you are available to attend both dates.

About you

First name

Surname

Company name

Role/title

Nature of business or personal achievement

Business address

Contact number

Email address

Interests/Hobbies/Memberships/Directorships

How did you hear about WOTY?

1. Please provide a brief description of the business you work within, outlining the products or services it provides, its customer base, and the markets it serves.

2. What are your main achievements in your life and business?

Financial information

3. Please provide company details as follows for the last three financial years and, if different, that part for which you are directly responsible (most recent first).

Year ending (most recent)

Turnover (1)

Gross profit (1)

Net profit (1)

No. of employees (1)

Year ending (2)

Turnover (2)

Gross profit (2)

Net profit (2)

No. of employees (2)

Year ending (3)

Turnover (3)

Gross profit (3)

Net profit (3)

No. of employees (3)

4. Please describe the organisational structure for your company explaining where your role sits.

5. Summarise briefly in words the financial performance.

6. Where do you see your business in the next three years, and what plans do you have in place?

7. How do you promote diversity and equality within your business and wider community?

8. What is your business motto?

9. What would it mean to you to be crowned Business Woman of the Year 2025?

10. Have there been times where you've had to use courage, drive, and passion to bring about transformative change in your workplace or sector? What qualities define you as a Woman with Edge?

Please note that all finalists will need to be able to attend in person the following dates:

Finalist Judging Day: Friday 5th September 2025

Women of the Year Luncheon & Awards: Friday 10th October 2025

Availability:

Please note: For your application to be considered you must be available to attend both events. Please tick the box to confirm your availability.

Declaration:

I declare that the information supplied by me on this form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Consent:

I accept that the data provided on this form will be processed and stored for the purpose of the Women of the Year Awards and will not be shared with any other parties without my consent. I consent to being contacted by representatives of the Women of the Year Awards via email, telephone and post.