The Small Cap Awards
The Small Cap Awards is a once-a-year opportunity to recognise outstanding achievement focused on smaller quoted companies.
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Thursday 17th June 2026
Merchant Taylors Hall, London
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The Small Cap Awards
Inaugurated in 2013, the Small Cap Awards is an annual event celebrating and rewarding the finest in the sub-£350m market cap quoted company sector. The Awards celebrates those professionals and companies that work within the AIM and Aquis communities and is attended by listed companies, institutions, fund managers, brokers and advisors.The 2026 Awards were held on Thursday 11th June 2026 at Merchant Taylors Hall in London.
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The Small Cap Awards 2026Host & Speakers
Peter Dickson
Awards Host
Peter Dickson is the UK's most prolific voiceover artist. He has enjoyed a stellar career spanning almost 40 years. He has voiced thousands of TV and Radio commercials, anchored awards ceremonies for some of the world's biggest brands, launched countless products, appeared in many BAFTA award-winning TV and radio productions and he's worked with most of the biggest producers and stars of UK entertainment.
Gervais Williams
Keynote Speaker
Gervais has served as Chair Judge for the Small Cap Awards since 2022. He has been involved with the QCA for over 12 years, serving as a Board member, Chairman, and President from 2023–2024.
He brings over 30 years' experience in fund management, including 17 years at Gartmore, and is currently at Premier Miton Group plc, where he has helped launch funds managing over £1 billion.
A respected industry voice, Gervais is a regular media commentator, a member of the AIM Advisory Panel at the London Stock Exchange, and a former member of the Patient Capital Review Panel. He is also the author of Slow Finance, The Future is Small, and The Retreat of Globalisation.
The Small Cap Awards 2026Judges
Lucy Bloomfield
Deputy Fund Manager, Canaccord Genuity Fund Management
The Small Cap Awards 2026Categories & Shortlist Nominees
IPO of the Year
Sponsored by
Transaction of the Year
Sponsored by
Company of the Year
Sponsored by
Executive Director of the Year
Sponsored by
James Van Den BerghTruFin Plc
Bobby KalarYu Group Plc
Stuart LastAudioboom Group Plc
Simon TuckerSRT Marine Systems Plc
Jennifer WinterAnimalcare Group Plc
Dividend Hero of the Year
AQSE Company of the Year
Sponsored by
Technology Company of the Year
Sponsored by
ESG Company of the Year
Analyst of the Year
Damindu Jayaweera Peel Hunt
Harold Evans Singer Capital Markets
Kimberley Carstens Cavendish
Hayley Palmer Canaccord
Dr Julie Simmonds Panmure Liberum
Workplace Excellence Award
Investor Relations Success Award
Sponsored by
Broker of the Year
Sponsored by
Small Cap Champion Award
WinnerGervais WilliamsHead of Equities at Premier Miton
The Small Cap AwardsPrevious Winners
The Small Cap Awards 2026 Winners
Dividend Hero of the Year
WinnerHargreaves Services Plc
ESG Company of the Year
WinnerAnpario Plc
Analyst of the Year
Workplace Excellence Award
WinnerTPXimpact Holdings Plc
Small Cap Champion Award
WinnerGervais WilliamsHead of Equities at Premier Miton
The Small Cap Awards 2025 Winners
IPO of the Year
WinnerApplied Nutrition Plc
ESG Company of the Year
WinnerGood Energy Group Plc
Transaction of the Year
WinnerThe Property Franchise Group - Merger with Belvoir Group
Technology Company of the Year
WinnerFiltronic Plc
Aquis Company of the Year
WinnerOberon Investments Group Plc
Executive Director of the Year
WinnerAndrew ThomisCohort Plc
Dividend Hero of the Year
WinnerM.P. Evans Group Plc
Workplace Excellence Award
WinnerMJ Gleeson Plc
Analyst of the Year
WinnerJulie SimmondsPanmure Liberum
Broker of the Year
WinnerCavendish Capital Markets
Investor Relations Success Award
WinnerConcurrent Technologies Plc
Company of the Year
WinnerCohort Plc
Lifetime Achievement Award
WinnerAlasdair Haynes
The Small Cap Awards 2024 Winners
IPO of the Year
WinnerOnward Opportunities Ltd
ESG of the Year
WinnerEden Research Plc
Transaction of the Year
WinnerJourneo Plc - MultiQ transaction
Technology Company of the Year
WinnerKooth Plc
Aquis Company of the Year
WinnerEquipmake Plc
Executive Director of the Year
WinnerChris SmithMcBride Plc
Dividend Hero of the Year
WinnerCohort Plc
Diversity, Inclusivity & Engagement Award
WinnerTPXimpact Holdings Plc
Analyst of the Year
WinnerCharles HallPeel Hunt
Broker of the Year
WinnerCavendish Capital Markets
Investor Relations Success Award
WinnerCohort Plc
Company of the Year
WinnerIQGeo Plc
Lifetime Achievement
WinnerDavid Stirling
The Small Cap Awards 2023 Winners
IPO of the Year
WinnerEnSilica Plc
Transaction of the Year
WinnerJourneo - IGL acquisition
Company of the Year
WinnerNetcall Plc
Executive Director of the Year
WinnerLouis HallCerillion Technologies
Dividend Hero of the Year
WinnerBioventix
Aquis Company of the Year
WinnerNational Milk Records
Technology Company of the Year
WinnerEquals Group
ESG Company of the Year
WinnerEneraqua Technologies
Diversity, Inclusivity & Engagement Award
WinnerBloomsbury Publishing
UK Smaller Companies Fund Manager of the Year
WinnerArtemis UK Smaller Companies
Analyst of the Year
WinnerKai KorscheltCanaccord Genuity
Journalist of the Year
WinnerSmit BerryThe Small Company Sharewatch
Lifetime Achievement
WinnerTim Ward
The Small Cap Awards 2022 Winners
IPO of the Year
WinnerSaietta Group
ESG Company of the Year
WinnerTPXimpact Holdings Plc
Analyst of the Year
WinnerJulie SimmondsPanmure Gordon
Journalist of the Year
WinnerSimon ThompsonInvestors Chronicle
AQSE Company of the Year
WinnerShepherd Neame Limited
UK Smaller Companies Fund Manager of the Year
WinnerAnthony Cross, Julian Fosh, Matthew Tonge, Victoria Stevens & Alex WedgeLiontrust UK Micro Cap Fund
Transaction of the Year
WinnerAvingtrans - Peter Brotherhood Proposal
Diversity & Inclusion
WinnerTPXimpact Holdings Plc
Executive Director of the Year
WinnerNeal GandhiTPXimpact Holdings Plc
Impact Company of the Year
WinnerSaietta Group
Technology Company of the Year
WinnerD4t4 Solutions
Company of the Year
WinnerBloomsbury Publishing
Lifetime Achievement
WinnerDavid Evans
The Small Cap Awards 2021 Winners
IPO of the Year
WinnerCalnex Solutions
ESG Company of the Year
WinnerSymphony Environmental Technologies Plc
Analyst of the Year
WinnerKevin AshtonSinger Capital Markets
Journalist of the Year
WinnerAndrew HoreAIM Journal
AQSE Company of the Year
WinnerDXS International
UK Smaller Companies Fund Manager of the Year
WinnerGervais Williams and Martin TurnerPremier Miton Group
Director of the Year
WinnerJulian Baines, MBEEKF Diagnostics
Company of the Year
WinnerEKF Diagnostics
Lifetime Achievement Award
WinnerDavid Stredder
The Small Cap Awards 2020 Winners
IPO of the Year
WinnerDiaceutics
Executive Director of the Year
WinnerDavid CicurelJudges Scientific
Journalist of the Year
WinnerJoanne HartMail on Sunday
Analyst of the Year
WinnerLorne DanielFinn Cap
VCT Manager of the Year
WinnerDr. Paul Jourdan, David Stevenson, Anna MacdonaldAmati AIM VCT PLC
UK Smaller Companies Fund Manager of the Year
WinnerGeorgina Brittain and Katen PatelJPM UK Smaller Companies
Transaction of the Year
WinnerKape Technologies - Private Internet Access
Innovative Financing of the Year
WinnerYu Group PLC
Technology Company of the Year
WinnerAvacta
Impact Company of the Year
WinnerITM Power
Company of the Year
WinnerVolex
Lifetime Achievement Award
WinnerGiles Hargreave
The Small Cap Awards 2019 Winners
IPO of the Year
WinnerCake Box Holdings Plc
Company of the Year
WinnerBeeks Financial Cloud Group Plc
Executive Director of the Year
WinnerMike CreedonScientific Digital Imaging Plc
Impact Company of the Year
WinnerKromek Group Plc
Analyst of the Year
WinnerGeorge O'ConnorStifel Nicolaus Europe Limited
Journalist of the Year
WinnerSimon ThompsonInvestors Chronicle
Fund Manager of the Year
WinnerMarlborough Nano Cap Growth
NEX Exchange Company of the Year
WinnerNational Milk Records Plc
Lifetime Achievement Award
WinnerAndrew Buchanan
The Small Cap Awards 2018 Winners
IPO of the Year
WinnerK3 Capital Group plc
Company of the Year
WinnerZOO Digital Group
NEX Exchange Company of the Year
WinnerCrossword Cyber Security
Executive Director of the Year
WinnerBobby KalarYu Group PLC
Impact Company of the Year
WinnerWalls & Future
Fintech Company of the Year
WinnerFairFX Group
Transaction of the Year
WinnerProactis Holdings PLC - Acquisition of Perfect Commerce
Analyst of the Year
WinnerKevin AshtonCantor Fitzgerald
Journalist of the Year
WinnerPaul ScottStockopedia
Fund Manager of the Year
WinnerNick WilliamsonOld Mutual UK Smaller Companies
Microcap Fund Manager of the Year
WinnerGuy FeldCanaccord (Hargreave Hale Limited)
Lifetime Achievement Award
WinnerKatie Potts
Special Services to Small Caps
WinnerJohn Jenkins
The Small Cap Awards 2026Sponsors
The Small Cap Awards 2026Chosen Charity
