Barclays Trading Places Awards
Entries for the 2010 Awards have now closed
Barclays has joined forces with The Sun – and some of Britain’s best known names – in a national search to find men and women who have beaten the odds to triumph in business.
Trading Places
The Awards recognise individuals with an inspiring story to tell and whose grit and determination has turned tragedy into triumph.
We have spent the last two months searching for the country’s most inspiring stories and the judges have now selected the Top 100. They come from all across the UK. The full 100 can be found below.
The Top 100 will then be whittled down to just 25 Semi-finalists. They will then compete to be named one of 10 National Finalists and be in with a chance of winning a share of more than £50,000 worth of cash and prizes.
But that’s not all!
The Barclays Trading Places Awards will culminate in a gala Dinner at London’s Savoy Hotel on Tuesday 30 November.
This year, Barclays and The Sun have come together to make a special Award. This will be presented to a Trading Places National Finalist whose business is helping local people by putting something back into the community – and there’s a cheque from Barclays for the winner of this special Award to help them carry on the good work.
Can I enter myself or someone I know next year?
You can enter if you or the person you know is resident in the UK and running a business that is trading and if the business is registered in the UK, Isle of Man, the Channel Islands or Ireland.
Although the Awards haven’t officially launched for 2011, you can call the Organiser’s Office on 020 8673 2020 for more information on how to enter next year. Lines are open during weekday business hours.
Alternatively, please email claire@comms.aspectgroup.co.uk
2010 dates for your diary
| Closing date | Friday 23 July |
| Top 100 advised | August |
| 25 semi-finalists announced | October |
| National Finalists confirmed | October |
| National Finalists interviewed in London | Tuesday 2 November |
| Barclays Trading Places Awards. Gala Dinner held at The Savoy Hotel London |
Tuesday 30 November |
Top 100 finalists 2010
| Company | Town |
| A&J Granite Solucitons ltd. | Bestwood Park (Nottingham) |
| A&P Howling ltd. | Spalding (Lincolnshire) |
| Ablequip | Hagley |
| Acupunture and Massage Penrith and Eden Valley | Penrith (Cumbria) |
| Adams & Jarrett Retail ltd. | St Leonards-on-Sea (East Sussex) |
| Adrian Davies Photography | Carmarthenshire |
| Afablife/ DM Training | Bromsgrove (Worcestershire) |
| All About Addiction ltd. | Coventry (West Midlands) |
| All Points Property Services | Gateshead (Tyne and Wear) |
| All Together Now | Liverpool (Merseyside) |
| Andy's Kars ltd. | Bar Hill (Cambridge) |
| Babynobumps ltd. | Leamington Spa (Warwickshire) |
| Beauty Secrets | Belfast |
| Blooming Scent | Haringey (London) |
| Bluebook Vouchers | Cranbrook (Kent) |
| Catering2Order ltd. | Southwark (London) |
| Changes Forever | Letworth (Herefordshire) |
| Cider Farm Lakes | Lympsham (Somerset) |
| Claires Plush Paws | Omagh (Co Tyrone) |
| Climb Your Mountain | Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) |
| Computer Room Services | Stevenage (Herefordshire) |
| Confident Queen | Gravesend (Kent) |
| Cosy Toes Carpets | Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) |
| Creative Circles Community Interest Company | Purley (Surrey) |
| Crystal Mountain Glass | Basildon (Essex) |
| Curtis Crafts | Ely (Cambridgeshire) |
| Dan Twiddy Plastering | Stamford (Lincolnshire) |
| DeaD Square Productions | Preston (Lancashire) |
| Define Fitness | Beckenham (Kent) |
| Delicious Cakes | Andover (Wilshire) |
| Eco Computer Systems | London |
| Egar Education and Games Resoures ltd. | Islington (London) |
| Emily's Ark | Gateshead (Tyne and Wear) |
| eNP4 | Kings Lynn (Norfolk) |
| Ettinger and Vickers Solicitors | Ellesmere Port (Cheshire) |
| Exer Science | Guildford (Surrey) |
| Firedoll Creative ltd. | Cambridge |
| Focal ltd. | Coventry (West Midlands) |
| Four Paws Aqua | North Fratton (Portsmouth) |
| Glitter Beach ltd. | Renfrewshire (Scotland) |
| Heaven and Earth | Brighton (East Sussex) |
| Hollies Farm | Bridgwater (Somerset) |
| Idun Services Ltd. | Kettering (Northamptonshire) |
| Inayah's Quest | Bradford (West Yorkshire) |
| Incy | Tenby (Pembrokeshire) |
| Indigo Foundation | Norwich (Norfolk) |
| Infection Protection.Org | Thronton (Leicestershire) |
| Itsamistry Design Studio | Stockport |
| Joey Pouch | Truro (Cornwall) |
| Karina's Bags | Heaton (Newcastle Upon Tyne) |
| Kashflow | Southwark (London) |
| Kate Lewis Design | Macclesfield (Cheshire) |
| Kiss Me Cupcakes | West Bromwich (West Midlands) |
| Knitters Knook | Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) |
| Lawn and Leaf | Saffron Walden (Essex) |
| Leading Role Agency | Wolverhampton (West Midlands) |
| Lifestyle Pilates ltd. | Hatfield (Hertfordshire) |
| Living Science | Southampton (Hampshire) |
| London Achool Academics | East Ham (London) |
| Lotus Therapeutics | Cromford (Derbyshire) |
| Michael Ross Film and TV ltd. | Norwich (Norfolk) |
| Mike Laver | Wimborne (Dorset) |
| Millers Ark Animals | Hook (Hampshire) |
| MPower International ltd. | Felton ( Northumberland) |
| Newcastle Books ltd. | Newcastle Upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) |
| Open Design and Communication ltd. | Bottesford (Nottingham) |
| Papworth Consultancy | Westbourne (Hampshire) |
| Positive Signs | Upminster (Essex) |
| Precace Morn | Ealing (London) |
| Prisanu Karaoke | Ottershaw (surry) |
| Public Sector Providers ltd. | Kingswinford (West Midlands) |
| Q's Jewellery | Derby |
| Road Works Media | Kennington (London) |
| Rosedale Children Services | Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) |
| S.T. Electrical | St Helens (Isle Of Wight) |
| Seams Like Heaven | Burnley |
| Skech N Lite | Royston |
| South West Training Coaching and Health CIC(SWITCH) | Burnham-On-Sea (Somerset) |
| Splashtime Swimming School | March (Cambridgeshire) |
| SRP Consultancy | Barnet (London) |
| Steve Johnson Cattle Services | Huby (York) |
| Sugar 'n' Spice | Dewsbury |
| Talbots Decorators | Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) |
| The Aftercare Company | Chester (Cheshire) |
| The Cove Spa | St Albans (Hertfordshire) |
| The Dairy Trader | Middleton (Leicestershire) |
| The Maltings LTD and the Golden Slipper | York (North Yorkshire) |
| The Moorish Lounge | Woodbridge (Suffolk) |
| The Sharpening Company | Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) |
| The Upstairs Gallery | Beccles (Suffolk) |
| The West Berkshire Centre for Homeopathic Medicine and Bowen Therapy | East Garston (West Berkshire) |
| Thebigfish.TV | Colchester (Essex) |
| Tiptree Clocks | Colchester (Essex) |
| Togs 4 Special Sprogs | Basildon (Essex) |
| Trevor Harvey Designs | Caister-on-Sea (Norfolk) |
| Twists Studio Glass | Selkirk |
| UFH.BIZ | Chatteris (Cambridgeshire) |
| Vulcan Dezign | Wheatley (Oxford) |
| Yoga4Mums | Enfield (Middlesex) |
| ZED-Parts.com | Bromsgrove (Worcestershire) |
2009 Awards Night
What can I win?
The 2010 Trading Places Awards finalists and winners can look forward to receiving a great prize package.
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