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Celebrating the fifth annual Top 200 Women-Powered U.K. Businesses Report
What is “women-powered”?
For the fifth consecutive year, we’re proud to advocate for women-powered businesses across the high-growth U.K. ecosystem. Our annual report spotlights companies that are:
Led or founded by women
Majority owned by women
Have a management team of at least 50% women
The U.K.’s leading women-powered businesses, revealed.
As we mark half a decade of championing women-powered businesses, this report serves as a powerful reminder of how much has been achieved — and an opportunity to think about how much further we can go.
Driving change
Over the last five years, U.K. women-powered businesses have expanded considerably, making headway across various sectors.
In key facts and figures, we highlight how they continue to foster economic growth across the country.
+160%
Increase in the total number of women-powered businesses (2020-2024)
£30.32B
Total private investment into women-powered businesses (2020–2024)
£14.63B
Total value of women-powered exits (2020–2024)
Discover the businesses charting a new economic course for the U.K.
The women defining the data
Nadine Hachach-Haram, Founder and CEO of Proximie
Melis Akar, Managing Director at General Atlantic
Lucy Goff, Founder of LYMA
Jane Featherstone, Co-Founder and CCO at SISTER, London
Hayley Roberts, Founder and CEO at Distology
Kate Prince, Founder of Ancient and Brave
Charlotte Ali, Co-Founder of Rheal Superfoods
Purdy Rubin and Charlotte Figg, Co-Founders of Purdy & Figg
Mapping momentum
Women-powered businesses are going from strength to strength. Here, we compare our first annual report with this year’s findings — showcasing both the number and share of women-powered businesses in each region’s high-growth cohort.
Regional growth of U.K. women-powered businesses: 2020 vs. 2024
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Five years, five insights
The backdrop for women-powered businesses has changed drastically over the last half decade. Major upsurges in funding, recruitment and valuations have galvanised an already expanding network, painting a clear portrait of progress.
Here, we outline where the most significant shifts have taken place, as well as considering some key takeaways.
At five: New additions
This milestone report offers a chance to reflect, and an opportunity to look ahead. To that end, we’ve included new areas of focus that showcase both consistent performers and emerging enterprises.
Hall of fame
Certain businesses have become regular fixtures in our annual reports, featuring in the top 200 list between 2021 and 2025.
We’re proud to reflect on everything they’ve attained over the last five years. Join us as we celebrate long-term excellence across categories such as innovation, investment, sustainability, social impact, headcount growth, turnover growth and more.
Ones to watch
In this special feature, we spotlight a selection of up-and-coming women-powered businesses that have made a meaningful impact in their respective industries. To be eligible, companies must be women-powered, established in 2014 or later, have a workforce under 300 and be newcomers to the J.P. Morgan top 200 list.
Demonstrating an extraordinary ability to scale at pace, their rapid expansion signals a desire to disrupt and make significant contributions to the U.K.’s wider business landscape.
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All companies referenced are shown for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended as a recommendation or endorsement by J.P. Morgan in this context.
