The Corinthia Hotel, London · 16th October 2026

Nomination portal

Thank you for lending your voice to The FFinc Awards 2026.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka accepting The FFinc Lifetime Achievement Award 2025

The FFinc Awards celebrate the fire-starters, light-bringers and future-makers building a better world for women and all. They exist to name the women driving change, honour the allies amplifying it, and make sure none of it goes unrecognised.

Your nominations are where it all begins. The women and allies who make it to our shortlist — and ultimately to the stage at the Corinthia Hotel on 16th October — will get there because you took the time to see them and say so.

Please read through the category descriptions and judging criteria on this page carefully before you nominate.

We can't wait to see who you put forward.

Dates for your diaries

Step 1 - Nominations

14th of July - 20th of July

You nominate across as many of the eight categories as you wish. We ask for a minimum of three nominations in total.

Step 2 - Voting

24th of July - 7th of August

Once nominations close, judges will receive a shortlist to vote on. Those votes determine our winners.

Step 3 - The Ceremony

16th of October, The Corinthia Hotel

Come and celebrate with us. Judges join as our VIP guests for the evening (plus-ones receive a 30% discount).

What we’re looking for

Across all categories, strong nominations share a few things. The nominee's impact should be demonstrable. There should be evidence of influence beyond their immediate circle: on their industry, their community, or the women around them.

You'll find category-specific criteria in the next section.

A few things to keep in mind:

✦ Nominees must be based in the UK
✦ A minimum of three nominations in total is required
✦ Judges will only be able to vote in categories for which they haven’t submitted any nominations
✦ You can nominate someone from your own organisation, but please consider the spirit of fairness when doing so
✦ Nominations are free to submit and must include your name and contact details

This year’s categories

This award is for the woman who looked at the way things were done and decided to do them differently.
She may have reinvented herself, her industry, or both. She's shown extraordinary resilience — getting up, trying again, and building something worth building against the odds. Her story doesn't follow a straight line, and that's exactly what makes it worth telling.
We're looking for someone whose boldness has not only changed her own trajectory, but opened up new possibilities for the women watching her.
For the female founder who amplifies others with power and purpose, celebrating brilliance wherever she sees it.
This is for the founder who has built a business and used that platform to lift others up. She advocates, mentors, opens doors, and makes noise on behalf of other women. Her business shows purpose as well as ambition – creating value not just commercially, but for the women in her orbit too.
We're looking for a founder with a track record of real achievement who has scaled with grit, navigated the hard parts, and brought others with her along the way.
This award exists because progress for women doesn't happen in isolation.
The Best Ally is the man who has used his position and his platform to actively advance women – with real, demonstrable action. He has spoken up, hired, promoted, sponsored and championed women at every level.
We're looking for evidence of sustained commitment; a consistent pattern of behaviour that has made a measurable difference to the women around him and beyond.
For the woman who has pursued financial independence, business growth or the empowerment of others with exceptional confidence, resilience and ambition.
This award recognises a woman who has taken bold, deliberate control of her financial life – whether that means building a business from nothing, making courageous investment decisions, or dedicating herself to helping other women do the same.
She understands that financial independence is one of the most powerful forms of freedom a woman can have — and she's either claimed it for herself, or worked hard to make it more accessible for others.

For the business leader whose achievements have paved the way for others to rise behind her.
This is a woman who has used her success to open doors for others. She leads with vision and grit, and her impact stretches far beyond her own career. She may have broken into industries that weren't built for her, challenged structures that held women back, or simply refused to stop until the landscape around her had changed.
What sets her apart is not just what she's achieved, but what she's made possible for the women who came after her.
This award recognises the creator, educator or communicator who is changing the way women think about money.
She makes financial knowledge accessible, relatable and actionable – cutting through the jargon that has kept too many women on the outside of their own financial lives.
We're looking for someone with a stong track record of financial education who brings rigour and warmth to a subject the mainstream has made intimidating for too long.
This award is for a business or organisation that has done more than talk about gender equity – it has built it into the way it operates.
Through its hiring, its leadership, its products, its partnerships or its programmes, the results are measurable and the commitment is sustained.
We're looking for an organisation whose actions have moved the needle not just internally, but in its industry or community more broadly.
For the next-gen powerhouse shaking up the system and shaping the future with brave ambition.
This award is for the woman who is early in her journey but already making an outsized impact. She may be building her first business, climbing fast in her career, or using her platform to challenge the status quo. Whatever she's doing, she's doing it with boldness and a clarity of purpose that sets her apart.
We're looking for someone whose trajectory makes it clear she's only just getting started.

Submit your nominations

The nomination window is open now and closes at midnight on 20th July.

You’ll be CC’d into your nominees’ congratulations emails – feel free to follow up with them with your own congratulations!

If you would like to submit more than three nominations, simply refresh this page and resubmit the form (you only need to include your company, job title and bio the first time).

FAQs

Anyone based in the UK who clearly fits one of the eight category descriptions. All winners will be invited to attend and be celebrated at the FFinc Awards on 16th October at the Corinthia Hotel, London.
A minimum of three, across as many categories as you like. You can nominate one person or business per category.
Yes, but we ask that you consider the spirit of fairness and diversity when putting nominations forward.
No. Nominations must include your name and contact details to ensure transparency and allow us to follow up if needed.
The nominee's full name, their email address, a short paragraph on why they deserve to be recognised, and four words that best describe them.
No.
Judges are invited as our VIP guests to the FFinc Awards on 16th October at the Corinthia Hotel, London – and may bring a plus-one who will receive a 30% discount. If you are judge, we'll be in touch with details closer to the date.