Having championed excellence in cross-sector City communications for more than a decade, the Corporate & Financial Awards programme is a benchmark of quality and creativity for those shaping the City’s narrative.

This year's Corporate & Financial Awards took place at the The Brewery in London, making for an elegant backdrop to an evening dedicated to the craft of communications. This year, the programme unveiled an inspiring selection of work spanning industries, each a testament to the innovation defining the landscape today. Categories such as 'Best Corporate Website' for FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies reflected the fierce competition to create digital experiences that not only inform, but also engage audiences with clarity and confidence.

Before the champagne could be poured this evening however, a panel of twenty esteemed judges spent tireless hours deliberating over the entries. Their verdicts celebrated depth, precision and imagination; all values that continue to distinguish the very best in the field.

In the evening's crowning moment, Oakley Capital Investments and Friend Studio were awarded 'Annual Report of the Year' for a project that balanced spectacular design with a clear articulation and innovation. 

The Corporate & Financial Awards 2025 winners list is as follows: 

WEBSITE

Best Corporate Website – FTSE 100

Gold – Diageo and IDX

Silver – Vodafone and IDX

Bronze – Haleon and Black Sun Global

Bronze – Legal & General and Radley Yeldar

 

Best Corporate Website – FTSE 250

Gold – Kier and Design Portfolio

 

Best Corporate Website – Small Cap

Gold – Norcros and Jones + Palmer

Silver – Topps Group and Jones + Palmer

 

Best Corporate Website – International

Gold – Africell and Radstone

Silver – AtkinsRéalis and IDX

Bronze – Bregal Investments and Friend Studio

Bronze – Prosus and IDX

 

Best Corporate Website – Unlisted

Gold – Gleeds and SampsonMay

Silver – August Equity and Friend Studio

Bronze – Bupa

 

REPORTING

Best Printed Report – FTSE 100

Gold – Croda and Black Sun Global

Gold – Tesco and Conran Design Group

Silver – Halma plc and Brunswick Creative

Silver – Legal & General and Luminous

Bronze – AstraZeneca and Design Bridge and Partners

Bronze – Intertek Group plc and Emperor

 

Best Printed Report – FTSE 250

Gold – Mitie and Friend Studio

Gold – Wickes plc and Emperor

Silver – Balfour Beatty and Design Portfolio

Silver – Crest Nicholson and Friend Studio

Silver – Keller Group plc and Emperor

Bronze – Burberry and Black Sun Global

Bronze – Dr. Martens and three thirty studio

 

Best Printed Report – AIM

Gold – Youngs and Radley Yeldar

Silver – GB Group plc and Carr Kamasa Design

Bronze – YouGov and Jones + Palmer

 

Best Printed Report – Small Cap

Gold – Kenmare Resources and Jones + Palmer

Silver – Funding Circle and Design Portfolio

Silver – Zotefoams and Friend Studio

Bronze – Gulf Marine Services plc and Carr Kamasa Design

Bronze – Topps Group and Jones + Palmer

 

Best Printed Report – International

Gold – HEINEKEN and Radley Yeldar

Gold – UniCredit 

Silver – Zabka Group S.A.

Bronze – ASML and Radley Yeldar

Bronze – e& (etisalat and) and Emperor

 

Best Printed Report – Unlisted

Gold – Chester Zoo and Denfield

Gold – Together and Black Sun Global

Silver – Bupa

Silver – The Very Group and Brunswick Creative

Bronze – Pensions Insurance Corporation (PIC) and Radley Yeldar

Bronze – Royal London and Black Sun Global

 

Best Online Report – FTSE 100

Gold – BT Group plc and Emperor

Gold – Informa and Luminous

Silver – Haleon and Black Sun Global

Bronze – Airtel Africa and Friend Studio

Bronze – United Utilities Group and Jones + Palmer

 

Best Online Report – FTSE 250

Gold – Oakley Capital Investments and Friend Studio

Silver – PPHE and Luminous

Bronze – Burberry and Black Sun Global

 

Best Online Report – International

Gold – Banco Santander and Bestiario Proyectos SL

Gold – Salik and Fanda Corporate Communications Ltd

Silver – UniCredit

Bronze – ACWA Power and Fanda Corporate Communications Ltd

Bronze – KazMunayGas (KMG) and Fanda Corporate Communications Ltd

 

Best Online Report – Unlisted

Gold – The FA and Shorthand

Silver – Bupa

Silver – UK Power Networks and Instinctif Partners

Bronze – EY UK and Freuds Group

 

Best Printed CSR or ESG Report

Gold – HEINEKEN and Radley Yeldar

Gold – Mondelēz International and Brunswick Creative

Silver – Haleon and Design Bridge and Partners

Silver – Zabka Group S.A.

Bronze – Lloyds Banking Group plc and Emperor

Bronze – Mondi and Design Portfolio

Highly commended – United Utilities Group and Jones + Palmer

 

Best Online CSR or ESG Report

Gold – United Airlines and Brunswick Creative

Silver – Corteva and Friend Studio

Silver – Stonebridge Financial and Quinn+Partners

Bronze – EY UK and Freuds Group

Bronze – Legal & General and Luminous

 

Best Integrated Report

Gold – Coca-Cola HBC and Luminous

Gold – Dubai Taxi Company PJSC (DTC) and Fanda Corporate Communications Ltd

Silver – United Utilities Group and Jones + Palmer

Bronze – Kenmare Resources and Jones + Palmer

Bronze – The Crown Estate and Luminous

 

CREATIVITY

Best Cover

Gold – Fuller's and Emperor

Silver – Chester Zoo and Denfield

Silver – Howden Joinery Group Plc and Emperor

Bronze – Haleon and Design Bridge and Partners

Bronze – WPP and Design Bridge and Partners

 

Best Copy Style or Tone of Voice

Gold – Howden Joinery Group Plc and Emperor

Silver – Legal & General and Luminous

 

COMMUNICATIONS

Best M&A Communications

Gold – Vodafone

Silver – Barratt Redrow plc and Brunswick Creative

Bronze – Supreme PLC and Vigo Consulting

 

Best Communication with Overseas Investors or Media

Gold – Arton Capital and The Agency Partnership

Silver – Zealand Pharma and SampsonMay

 

Best Use of Digital Media

Gold – UK Finance and FleishmanHillard

Bronze – HEINEKEN and Radley Yeldar 

 

Most Innovative Financial Communications

Gold – Airtel Africa and Friend Studio

Silver – Roquefort Therapeutics PLC and Flint Digital

Bronze – Sapience Communications

 

Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in Corporate Communications

Gold – KPMG UK and We Are Tilt

Silver – Roquefort Therapeutics PLC and Flint Digital

Bronze – Informa and Luminous

 

STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT

Best Management of Corporate and Financial Media Relations

Gold – TBC Bank Group and Snow Hill Advisors

Silver – Verdiva Bio and Vigo Consulting

 

Best Event

Gold – Exponent Private Equity and The Why Agency

Silver – Private Equity Firm and Brunswick Creative

 

TEAM

In-House Corporate and Financial Communications Team of the Year

Playtech

 

Agency or Consultancy of the Year

Vigo Consulting

 

GRAND ACCOLADES

Annual Report of the Year

Oakley Capital Investments and Friend Studio