With thanks to our judging panel for 2025

Jeffrey Ball | RBC Brewin Dolphin

Michelle Cooper MBE | Point North

Nils Stronach | Community Foundation North East

Professor Sir Alan Craft

Amy Coates | VONNE

Kate Welch OBE DL| Social Enterprise Acumen CIC

Lisa Goodwin | Connected Voice

Ngozi Lyn Cole | South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Charity

Nitin Shukla | Haven Tyneside

and to our guest judges

Cullagh Warnock | Millfield House Foundation

Jamilah Hassan | Banks Group

Joanne Davison | Muckle LLP

Paul Moralee & Lindsey Porter | Karbon Homes

Sean O’Keefe | Sage