Your time to shine.
Free to enter, choose from 24 award categories
NACFB Member brokerages of all sizes and specialisms are invited to participate. Enter as many categories as you want making sure that each 300-word submission is unique.
Submissions are now closed.
Good luck!
Asset & Leasing Finance
Broker of the Year
(1-3 brokers)
This award recognises smaller, specialist brokerages helping businesses access the vehicles, machinery, and equipment they need to grow. Open to firms with up to three brokers, judges will be looking for evidence of tailored support, market agility, and solutions that go beyond the mainstream. Expect to see shortlists featuring NACFB Member firms that fully understand the nuances of leasing structures and drive real client outcomes across diverse sectors.
Asset & Leasing Finance
Broker of the Year
(4+ Brokers)
Celebrating larger firms with four or more brokers, this award honours those who pair scale with specialist know-how in asset and leasing finance. Judges will look for consistent delivery of funding solutions that unlock client potential, as well as demonstrable depth across industries. Shortlisted firms will show how intermediary expertise, strategic lender relationships, and client-first thinking shape successful, sustainable finance journeys.
Buy-to-Let Mortgage
Broker of the Year
(1-3 brokers)
Focused on boutique and smaller brokerage firms, this award celebrates excellence in supporting property investors and landlords. Open to those with up to three brokers, judges will be looking for standout advisory work in structuring, securing, and supporting buy-to-let portfolios. Expect shortlisted entrants to demonstrate deep lender knowledge, real-world impact on their clients’ investment ambitions, and an ability to navigate shifting property market dynamics with agility.
Buy-to-Let Mortgage
Broker of the Year
(4+ brokers)
This award recognises larger teams delivering best-in-class support to the UK’s landlord and property investor community. Open to firms with four or more brokers, judges will seek evidence of exceptional client service, breadth of lender access, and technical prowess in complex portfolio structuring. Shortlisted entries will showcase how expertise has enabled sustainable property growth for clients, often across an evolving and increasingly regulated marketplace.
Cashflow Finance
Broker of the Year
(1-3 brokers)
This award champions smaller brokerages that empower businesses to thrive by unlocking cash tied up in their operations. Open to firms with up to three brokers, judges will be looking for bespoke working capital solutions, a sharp understanding of funding options, and strong lender partnerships. Expect shortlisted firms to have played a vital role in supporting client growth, resilience, and agility through tailored cashflow strategies.
Cashflow Finance
Broker of the Year
(4+ brokers)
Recognising larger firms with four or more brokers, this award celebrates those who make cashflow solutions a cornerstone of SME success. Judges will seek firms who deliver sophisticated, scalable working capital facilities across a range of industries. Expect the strongest entries to demonstrate high-quality support, lender collaboration, and a proven track record in enabling clients to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities.
Commercial Mortgage
Broker of the Year
(1-3 brokers)
This hotly contested category seeks to highlight those smaller firms who expertly secure commercial property finance, often unlocking crucial new sites, expansions, and investments. Open to firms with up to three brokers, judges will look for standout client support, technical excellence in structuring deals, and strong lender negotiation. Shortlisted entries will often show how brokers have helped navigate complex cases - whether through refinancing or purchasing commercial property for suitable for client occupation or investment purposes.
Commercial Mortgage
Broker of the Year
(4+ brokers)
Open to firms with four or more brokers, this award honours those orchestrating transformational property finance deals for businesses nationwide. Judges will be looking for examples of strategic advisory input, technical strength, and client-first approaches. Strong submissions will evidence an ability to align business needs with commercial funding realities, ensuring that brokers act not just as introducers - but as long-term partners in growth.
Development Finance
Broker of the Year
(1-3 brokers)
For smaller, specialist brokers, this award shines a light on those helping turn blueprints into bricks. Open to firms with up to three brokers, judges will expect to see evidence of strategic lender placement, risk management expertise, and genuine hands-on client support. Shortlisted brokers will have demonstrated how their insight has helped property developers navigate funding complexities and deliver real projects - not just plans.
Development Finance
Broker of the Year
(4+ brokers)
This award recognises those larger NACFB Member firms at the heart of the UK’s property development pipeline. Open to brokerages with four or more brokers, judges will look for an ability to deliver complex, high-value funding solutions with precision and creativity. Expect to see shortlists filled with firms who have demonstrated tenacity, sector expertise, and a clear advisory value that has enabled developers to realise bold visions.
Invoice Finance Broker of the Year (1-3 brokers)
Open to smaller firms who specialise in helping businesses release the cash tied up in unpaid invoices, this award celebrates those making a real difference to SME growth. Judges will seek brokers who demonstrate excellent client education, lender matching, and support through the lifecycle of facilities. Shortlisted entries will show how their knowledge and skill - not just product placement - has underpinned sustained client success.
Invoice Finance Broker of the Year (4+ brokers)
This award highlights larger firms that consistently deliver working capital success stories through invoice finance solutions. Open to firms with four or more brokers, judges will expect clear examples of strategic client partnership, deep lender knowledge, and measurable impact on businesses’ liquidity and growth. Shortlisted firms will typically combine scale with personal service, ensuring invoice finance works not just as a product - but as a catalyst for business ambition.
Short-term Finance
Broker of the Year
(1-3 brokers)
For smaller firms operating at the fast-moving end of finance, this award celebrates those excelling in bridging loans, refurbishment finance, and short-term solutions. Judges will look for brokers who act swiftly but responsibly, structuring deals that genuinely meet client needs. Expect finalists to showcase cases where their speed, agility, and broker judgement have either unlocked time-sensitive opportunities or helped clients bridge critical funding gaps.
Short-term Finance
Broker of the Year
(4+ brokers)
This award recognises those larger brokerages who dominate the short-term and bridging finance space with precision and pace. Open to NACFB Members with four or more brokers, entrants should demonstrate their ability to match urgency with expertise, ensuring short-term borrowing remains sustainable and client centred. Strong submissions will often highlight how teams have guided clients through complex, pressured situations without compromising outcomes, compliance, or trust.
Commercial Broker Network of the Year
This award recognises principal firms that power appointed representative (AR) networks, celebrating their unique role in supporting broker success and raising industry standards. Judges will be looking for NACFB Member networks that combine strong leadership with tangible resources, collaborative culture, and meaningful advisory empowerment. Shortlisted entrants will demonstrate real impact - not just scale - and a reputation for placing brokers, their growth, and client outcomes firmly at the heart of everything they do.
Industry Ambassador Award
This prestigious award recognises individuals from NACFB Member brokerages who elevate not just their own firms - but the wider industry. Judges will seek entrants who have promoted the value of brokers, strengthened relationships between lenders and advisers, and championed best practice. Whether through public engagement, education, leadership, or advocacy, shortlisted entrants will have made a tangible difference to the standing and future of our intermediary-led lending sector.
Industry Specialist
of the Year
This award celebrates brokers and firms who have become trusted experts within a specific business sector - whether construction, healthcare, transport, agriculture, or beyond. Judges will be looking for individual brokers or firms who understand the real-world needs, pressures, and ambitions of their specialist client base, not just the products they use. Shortlisted entries will showcase brokers whose insight, service, and tailored funding solutions have made them indispensable partners to the industries they serve.
Pioneering
Broker Award
This award celebrates those breaking new ground in the world of intermediary-led finance. Open to individuals or firms, judges will seek bold innovation - whether through technology, new markets, product creativity, or process reimagination. Shortlisted entries will highlight how courageous thinking, leadership, and commitment to progress have not only shaped their own businesses but inspired the wider sector to push boundaries.
Rising Star
of the Year
Always one of our most popular categories, the Rising Star of the Year award celebrates outstanding talent who are helping to lead the industry into a new era. This award recognises individuals already making a real impact through energy, professionalism, and client-first thinking. Judges will be looking for future leaders who are not just excelling today but are helping to shape the future of the commercial finance sector.
Service Excellence Award
At the heart of great broking is great service. This award honours NACFB Member individuals or firms delivering consistently exceptional support - whether to clients, lenders, or fellow brokers. Entrants should demonstrate responsiveness, transparency, and an unwavering commitment to client outcomes. Judges will seek real-world examples where service excellence turned good transactions into great experiences, strengthening long-term trust and building loyalty across the intermediary market.
Unsung Hero of the Year
We all know that behind every great NACFB Member brokerage is a champion whose work makes success possible - quietly, consistently, and brilliantly. New for 2025, this individual award recognises non broking but no less vital contributors, often in operations, compliance, client support or marketing roles. Entrants should demonstrate resilience, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to service excellence. Judges will look for nominees whose behind-the-scenes impact has fundamentally strengthened their firm’s client outcomes and team culture.
Northern Irish Broker
of the Year
Recognising NACFB Member firms and individual brokers based in Northern Ireland, this award highlights those delivering first-class support to local SMEs. Judges will be looking for brokers who have fostered strong lender relationships, navigated unique regional market dynamics, and delivered real growth stories. Shortlisted entries will show brokers who blend technical excellence with a deep commitment to client partnerships and community success.
Scottish Broker
of the Year
As the name suggests, this award is open only to NACFB Member firms and individuals based in Scotland and celebrates brokers who champion their national business community with skill, innovation, and integrity. Judges will seek evidence of standout client outcomes, strong market knowledge, and a clear contribution to Scotland’s entrepreneurial growth story. Shortlisted entries will demonstrate how brokers combine national reach with a distinctly Scottish sense of service and ambition.
Welsh Broker
of the Year
This award honours NACFB Member firms and individual brokers based in Wales who are driving business success across the nation. Judges will look for demonstrable impact on Welsh SMEs, a strong understanding of the region and sector-specific funding needs, and outstanding client service. Expect to see shortlists featuring Members who act not just as brokers but as trusted partners, helping Welsh businesses unlock opportunities and resilience.
Entry criteria, process, terms & conditions
The awards are open to all NACFB Member firms only.
Each entry must reflect the contribution of Member firms or individuals since June 2024 to the present.
Members can enter as many categories as they deem suitable and enter multiple times in any one category if relevant; however, all entries must be unique.
For each submission, Members have just 300 words in which to convince the judges that they are worthy winners. Additional submitted evidence will not be accepted; however, the judges reserve the right to request more information.
The judging panel is made up of independent industry stakeholders and NACFB Board directors who will be provided with guidance on how to review submissions individually and fairly.
To help determine the shortlist in each award category, the judges will review submissions without knowing the entrant names.
Entries will not be judged solely on the size of the brokerage; judges will take other elements into consideration including the impact on the borrower’s business, the broker/lender dynamic, and the ability to get deals over the line.
Judges reserve the right, without prior consent of the entrant, to move entries to different categories if they feel it is more appropriate.
All information provided to judges will be used solely for the purposes of assessing the entries. Potentially sensitive information will not be made public.
NACFB Patron lenders and Partner suppliers are invited to vote on the shortlist. To ensure fairness, Patron/Partner firms are limited to five votes each per category.
The winners and the highly commended in each category are determined based on the combined results of the judges’ selections and the Patrons’ votes.
The judges’ decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into and no reasons given for decisions.
The deadline for all entries is 5pm on Friday 20th June 2025. The NACFB reserves the right to extend the deadline if necessary.
The winners will be announced at the NACFB Commercial Broker Awards ceremony at The Lancashire Cricket Club in Manchester on Friday 19th September 2025.
Winners may state in advertising and promotional material that they have won, but they must state the year the award was won.
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