27th June 2025
A Night of Local Pride and Celebration.
On 26th June, the EM Forster Theatre was alive with local pride, laughter and applause as our Tonbridge Business Awards 2025 brought together the town’s most inspiring local businesses, entrepreneurs and community champions.
Organised by Jess, who co-hosted the ceremony alongside Nick Moore of Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine, the evening was more than an awards event, but a celebration of the independent spirit that makes Tonbridge shine.
Our awards ceremony began with a warm welcome from Tom Tugendhat MP, setting the tone for an evening filled with community pride and local ambition. Guests were then treated to a special film, sponsored by Berry & Lamberts, featuring heartfelt messages from the awards’ sponsors and the charities benefiting from the night’s generosity.
Our drinks reception showcased delicious food from Havet Tonbridge, while live music from finalist MusicStation.
Supported by headline sponsor Charity Bank, and generously backed by a host of local sponsors, the awards night raised an incredible £2,700 for three wonderful Tonbridge charities: Babons Cancer Support, FEAST and West Kent Mind.
From new businesses and creative enterprises to health and wellbeing specialists, retailers, changemakers and inspiring individuals, the awards spanned a diverse range of categories. Each finalist brought their own story of resilience, creativity and local impact, showing how vibrant, caring and entrepreneurial the Tonbridge community is.
Congratulations to all the winners, runners-up and finalists of the Tonbridge Business Awards 2025:
New Business of the Year, sponsored by CHS Networks IT Support
WINNER: The Market House
RUNNERS UP: Grainne Dunne Virtual Assistant, The Pup Cup
FINALISTS:
The BBQ Hub
Concept Beauty
Nutley’s Barbers
Rootes Wealth Management
Tonbridge Property
Food and Drink Award, sponsored by ConnectaGroup
WINNER: Ben’s Kitchen
RUNNERS UP: The Leicester Arms, Masala Pantry
FINALISTS:
The George and Dragon
The Market House
Opulence
Tonbridge Brewery
Retail Award, sponsored by Clarke Williams
WINNER: Karen Alexandra Beauty & Well-being
RUNNERS-UP: Grace Fashion Accessories, Mr Simms Sweet Shop
FINALISTS:
The BBQ Hub
Cycle-Ops
Fred. Olsen Travel
Zilch Zero Waste
Wilkinson Eyewear Studio
Creative Business Award, sponsored by RankFresh
WINNER: Imogen Partridge Illustration and Design
RUNNERS-UP: MusicStation, The Oast Theatre
FINALISTS:
Delilah and Herb
Razzamataz Theatre School
Sarah Hart Photography
The Soldersmith
Where’s My Experience?
Health and Wellbeing Award, sponsored by Benenden Hospital
WINNER: Ismini Studios
RUNNERS-UP: Anatomy Gyms, Miles Martial Arts
FINALISTS:
Consultus Care and Nursing
Foundations
Susie Wanford Osteopathy
Tonbridge Counselling Service
Walk Tonbridge
Hair and Beauty Award, sponsored by Andrew House Dental.
WINNER: Laserday
RUNNERS-UP: Nirvana Beauty, Nutley's Barbers
FINALISTS:
Bambino’s
Concept Beauty
Stradbrook Skin Clinic
Tanbridge
The Traditional Barber Shop
Small Business of the Year, sponsored by ABMV Chartered Accountants
WINNER:Tonbridge Garage
RUNNERS-UP: Ridings, The Traditional Barber Shop
FINALISTS:
GFHR Consulting
Karen Alexandra Beauty & Well-being
MusicStation
Princess and the Pea Events
Zilch Zero Waste
Large Business of the Year, sponsored by CooperBurnett Solicitors
WINNER: CHS Networks Limited
RUNNERS-UP: Foundations, Tonbridge Golf Centre
FINALISTS:
Fred. Olsen Travel
Hyllden Heights
Riverside House
Stradbrook Dental & Implant Clinic
Employer of the Year, sponsored by GF HR Consulting
WINNER: Consultus Care and Nursing
RUNNERS-UP:DMD Restaurants, Tonbridge Golf Centre
FINALISTS:
CHS Networks Limited
Hyllden Heights Care Home
Miles Martial Arts
DGC Security
Businessperson of the Year, sponsored by DMD Restaurants
WINNER: Diana Goldsmith
RUNNERS-UP: Emma Broom, David Coleman
FINALISTS:
Craig Alexander
Jack Nutley
Suzanne Rice
Wendy Ross
Lauren Young
Changemaker Award, sponsored by Sevenoaks Chamber of Commerce
WINNER: Fuggles Beer Cafe
RUNNERS-UP: The Right Tuition Company, Step3 Digital
FINALISTS:
Delilah and Herb
Foundations
Walk Tonbridge
Zilch Zero Waste
Members' Choice Award
WINNER: EM Forster Theatre
FINALISTS:
Anatomy Gyms
Angel Cafe
Flowersmiths
Fuggles Beer Cafe
Ridings Cafe
The Market House
Tonbridge River Trips
Upz and Downz
Zilch Zero Waste
For more information on the Tonbridge Business Awards which return in 2026, visit our awards website, tonbridgebusinessawards.uk.