Award Shortlist 2025

Following our nominations closing and judging taking place for the CIPP’s Annual Excellence Awards, we are pleased to announce the following shortlist. Congratulations to all, and we hope to see you there on 2 October 2025.

🏆CIPP Bright Beginnings Award

Christopher Collins, MHR
Ellah Oakley, Lucas White Payroll Services
Grace Kane, PayEscape
Helen Littler ACIPP, Cornwall Education Learning Trust
Joel Fletcher, Dains Group
Lucy Davis ACIPP, Cox & Co. Payroll Solutions Ltd
Martyna Michalak ACIPP,BDO LLP
Paige Birchmore, City & County Healthcare Group
Sharon West MCIPP, Hampshire County Council

🏆CIPP Spotlight Award

Bella Cox ACIPP, Cox & Co. Payroll Solutions Ltd
Ben Mawbey, The Leppington Group
Chanelle Webb MCIPP, Amesto Payroll Services (UK) Ltd
Jessica Torres MCIPP, BDO LLP
Johnathan Trainor, PayEscape
Kay Augustus MCIPPdip, Augustus Payroll Services

🏆CIPP Leadership Award

Isla Mosse, CR Payroll Solutions
Katie Banks MCIPPdip, MITIE
Maria Mason ChMCIPPdip, BDO LLP
Stephen Abbotts, Azets Payroll Services
Steve Cox MCIPP, Cox & Co. Payroll Solutions Ltd
Vivek Krishnakumar, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

🏆In-house Payroll Team of The Year Award

British Transport Police
CIS Security Ltd
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Durham County Council
Housing 21
Illumina
LKQ Group (UK) Limited
Morson Group
Sage Publications Limited
Serco
Transport for Wales

🏆International Payroll Service Provider of The Year Award

ADP
BDO LLP
Neeyamo
Vistra
Zalaris

🏆Payroll Service Provider of The Year (up to 20,000 payslips per month)

Cox & Co. Payroll Solutions Ltd
The Dains Group (Midlands)

🏆Payroll service provider of the year (20001 - 75,000 payslips per month)

Durham County Council
Frontier Software plc
Phase 3
Sapphire Limited
TMF Group

🏆Payroll service provider of the year (over 75,000 payslips per month)

Azets Payroll Services
BDO LLP
Business Services Organisation (BSO) Payroll Shared Services
Cintra HR & Payroll Services
ELFS Business Services
EPM Ltd
HR Connect
PayEscape
Zellis

🏆Project of The Year

Azets Payroll Services
Azets/Blick Rothenberg Payroll Services
Dains Group
Housing 21
Phase 3
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Smiths News
Zalaris and Ryanair
Zellis with Home Bargains
Zellis with London Borough of Harrow Council

🏆Software Product of The Year Award

Ciphr
Frontier Software plc
Kintec (Formally JA)
MHR – People First
PayCaptain
PayEscape
Zalaris
Zellis

🏆Financial Wellbeing Award

Housing 21
PayCaptain

🏆Software Innovation Product of The Year

Ciphr
Franklin
mywage
The Leppington Group
Work From Anywhere
Zalaris