Merton Chamber of Commerce has revealed the finalists for the 2025 Merton Best Business Awards, following a record-breaking 295 entries, the highest number in its twelve-year history.

Time & Leisure are proud to be continuing Media Partners for the Awards – and this year is a very special year for us, as we are thrilled to be finalists in not one but two categories! We have been selected in the Best Use of Marketing category, and the prestigious Merton’s Best Business category.

From creative start-ups and purpose-driven organisations to technology innovators, all of this year’s finalists embody the energy and excellence that the Awards were created to celebrate.

“We’ve seen phenomenal growth in entries this year,” says Charlotta Harbour, CEO of Merton Chamber of Commerce. “It shows just how much value businesses place on being recognised. Winning an MBBA is a true mark of excellence; it raises credibility, opens doors and inspires others to aim higher.” 

See the full list of finalists here:

Merton’s Best Business – Sponsored by WSM Partners LLP 

• Liberty Woodland School
• Lost Boys Set Building Ltd
• Love Wimbledon
• Sean McInnes Sports Coaching
• Time & Leisure Media

Best Start-Up/Micro Business – Sponsored by Huddle

• Datsit Skincare Ltd
• Hathaway Scarves
• HSC Financial Advisers
• Muddies Dog Daycare
• Two Teaspoons Ltd

Best SME Business – Sponsored by Time & Leisure Creative Agency

• Business Clan
• Fix Auto Mitcham
• NC Law
• Sean McInnes Sports Coaching
• Wimbledon Dental Wellness

Best New Business – Sponsored by Love Wimbledon

• Abbey Mills Market
• BBK Beauty and Skin Limited
• Go Inspire International CIC
• Muddies Dog Daycare
• The Fire Station Café

Best Use of Innovation

• HSC Financial Advisers
• MarketingTech
• Nippy Networks UK LLP
• Polka Theatre
• The Wimble

Best Use of Technology – Sponsored by Qudo 

• Champion Timber
• Cultskin
• Iglu.com
• Mindible
• Really Helpful Club

Best Environmentally & Socially Responsible Business 

• Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
• Liberty Woodland School
• Sustainable Merton
• The Black Lamb
• The Rooftop Farm Wimbledon

Best Community Impact – Sponsored by Wimbledon Quarter 

• AFC Wimbledon Foundation
• Dons Local Action Group
• Go Inspire International CIC
• Polka Theatre
• Sustainable Merton
• Wimbledon Guild of Social Welfare

Best Food, Drink & Hospitality 

• Bombay Delight Ltd
• Mustard Foods Ltd
• Roxie Restaurants Ltd
• The Black Lamb
• Two Teaspoons Ltd

Best Enterprising Young Professional – Sponsored by Hartley Fowler

• Amba Lanning
• Amy Webb
• Joseph Ismael
• Laxman Negi
• Rachel Pereira

Best Creative Business – Sponsored by New Wimbledon Theatre & Studio 

• Bobbin | Unlimited Video
• Daniel & Joseph
• Lost Boys Set Building Ltd
• OutOfTheBit Ltd
• Polka Theatre

Best Use of Marketing – Sponsored by South Thames College Group 

• Business Clan
• Complete
• Cultskin
• Really Helpful Club
• Time & Leisure Media

People’s Choice Award – Sponsored by Gem & Co Financial Services

• ACCOTAX
• Bombay Delight Ltd
• Cultskin
• Eternity Party Express
• SEANHANNA Wimbledon Ltd

Best Sport, Health & Wellbeing Business – Sponsored by London Borough of Merton

• Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
• Merton School Sport Partnership
• Sean McInnes Sports Coaching
• SIL Kickboxing Academy
• Third Space Wimbledon

The awards are proudly supported by headline sponsors London Borough of Merton and WSM Partners LLP, alongside category sponsors Huddle, Time & Leisure Creative Agency, Love Wimbledon, Qudo, Wimbledon Quarter, Hartley Fowler, New Wimbledon Theatre & Studio, South Thames College Group, and Gem & Co Financial Services.

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