Oceanic Consulting powered by Oceanic Awards are proud to announce the finalists for the 10th English Asian & Business Awards 2024.
The awards exist to honour and celebrate the hard work of Asian professionals and businesses of all sizes that have succeeded, excelled and persevered in the English Asian community.
It honours the achievements of Asian businesses and professionals whose continued graft and dedication has created a lasting legacy for what the Asian community are capable of as business leaders and drivers of the economy.
The winners will be announced at an elegant ceremony that will be held later this year.
A spokesperson for the 10th English Asian & Business Awards 2024 said: “It is always exciting when we get the opportunity to celebrate the talented English Asian business community.
We commend the entrepreneurial spirit, dedication, personal and professional achievements and the huge contributions our finalists have achieved in their respective industries.
This year’s finalists are the perfect role models for future generations of aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals. We want to congratulate all of our finalists and wish them the best of luck.”
The finalists for the 10th English Asian & Business Awards 2024:
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Shivang Mehra (Kryjer, West Midlands)
Hasnain Akhmat (Marha Lounge, Bradford)
Nabiha (Vvalahi, Newcastle)
Amanjit Heer (We Heer You, Leeds)
Omar Bahadur (Faraday drinks, Bradford)
Vishay Karia (Project Student Housing, London)
Shamila Iqbal (Bathroom Mountain, Stoke on Trent)
Omar Haroun (NanoGraft, Manchester)
Manya Girdhar (Beyond9, Manchester)
Entrepreneur of the Year
Bobby Thandi (XR Games, Leeds)
Ram Senasi (Convenzis, Manchester)
Tarun Sehgal (Convenience Retail Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne)
Zunaira Maiwish (Tectah, Manchester)
Anuj Ashar (Beta Booster)
Mr Tee (Mr Tees Ice Cream, Wrexham)
Mohammed Hussain (Verity Group, Leeds)
Usman Manzoor (Çaplait Shoes, London)
Asiffa Gadatra (Designer Fragrances, Bury)
Dita Naik (Athertons Group, Wirral)
Disruptive Entrepreneur of the Year
Faryal Makhdoom (Faryal Beauty)
Ibby Aslam (Property Coach, Leicester)
Mitali Mookerjee (CastRooms, Manchester)
Janani Prasad (Mojostack, Leeds)
Shazad Talib (Zini Mobiles, Bradford)
Ravi Karia (Pertemba, Leicester)
Rakha Madahar (desgn.prnt, Nuneton)
Ishaq Vaez (whatsup by Chazbiz, Preston)
Ashraf Attia (Predictive, Leicester)
Ben Amanna (BOXRAW, Coventry)
Kriti Sharma (AI for Good UK)
Legal Partner of the Year
Bhavna Patel (Chadwick Lawrence, Yorkshire)
Amjed Zaman (LCF Law, Bradford)
Rohit Sthalekar (LMK Law, Stanmore)
Kamran Ahmed (Kinetic Law, Blackburn)
Samara Iqbal (Aramas Law, Manchester)
Shazia Mhar (Versus Law, Manchester)
Ambuja Bose (VWV, London)
Rik Pancholi (Nelsons, Leicester)
Akhmed Yaqoob (Maurice Andrews Solicitors)
Law Firm of the Year
Platinum Partnership Solicitors (Bradford)
XYZ Law, (Dewsbury)
Arkwright Law, (Nottingham)
Zenith Lawyers, (Blackburn)
Oakmount Law (Bolton)
Private Client Solicitors, (Manchester)
Progress Law Solicitors, (Halifax)
Mir Solicitors, (Bradford)
Taj Solicitors, (Birmingham)
SH Solicitors, (Birmingham)
Achievements in Accounting & Finance
Rehan Ahmed (Quantuma, Leeds)
Punam Sharma (AshleyJai Wealth Management, Nottinghamshire)
Zubes Patel (The Insolvency Group, Bolton)
Gurmit Nahal (Beaufort Financial Planning, Nottingham)
Mohamed Shaban (IFABS-International Finance and Banking Society, Leicester)
Rajeev Raichura (ThinCats, Kirby Muxloe)
Jaspreet Aujla (Taylor Wimpey Midlands, Coventry)
Fahim Kassam (Dow Schofield Watts, Leicester)
Aanisah Begg (West Midlands Combined Authority, Birmingham)
Surjit Kooner (Midven, Birmingham)
Accounting Partner of the Year
Vinod Patel (BDO)
Pinkesh Patel (Grant Thornton, Oxford)
Shabir Djakiodine (Euro Accounting Ltd, Birmingham)
Niraj Vyas (Evelyn Partners, Birmingham)
Kupesh Patel (Coopers&Co Ltd, Northampton)
Jagruti Patel (Expert Accounting, Leicester)
Mohammad Alimahomed (Syon Tax, Leicester)
Kapil Davda (Haines Watts, High Wycombe)
Umar Memon (Jack Ross Chartered Accountants, Manchester)
Shoaib Ahmad (Care Accountancy, Leeds)
Medical Entrepreneur of the Year
Baldeep Farmah (Dr Aesthetica, Birmingham)
Razwan Ali (LARZ LTD, Huddersfield)
Tariq Muhammad (Invatech Health, Bristol)
Reza Nassab (CLNQ, Manchester)
Raghav Munjal (Romeo And Belle Aesthetics, Sheffield)
Siema Iqbal (Doctor Aesthetics, Didsbury)
Ish Saxena (Ashurst Primary Care, Skelmersdale)
Sandeep Kumar (Smmmile, West Midlands)
Chetan Sharma (Clear Smiles, Wolverhampton)
Paul Midha (Dental Group Leeds, Leeds)
Creative Entrepreneur of the Year
Syeda Kayanath (Mowchi, Bradford)
Bobby Singh Nanua (Tŷ Nant Natural Mineral Water, Derby)
Aatin Anadkat (Positive Kitchen + Co, Leicester)
Zainab Suleman (Rebel Eyewear Co, Leicester)
Neelabha Chatterjee ( LUK Hospitalities, Birmingham)
Harpreet Kaur / Gurvinder Kaur (Oh So Yum, Leeds)
Rav Garcha (Nisa, Leciester)
Sudheesh Pallikulangara (Sudi’s Stores)
Akiff Israr Sarwar (Blue Ribbon Cars)
Tech Entrepreneur of the Year
Jamil Khalil (Wakelet, Manchester)
Manjinder Kainth (Graide, Birmingham)
Waqar Shah (Superbutler, Birmingham)
Furqan Alamgir (Connexin, Kingston Upon Hull)
Purdeep Haire (Newtelligence Group, Newcastle Upon Tyne)
Safyaan Suleman ( Money Academy, Manchester)
Bilal Khan (The Halal Family Group, Leicester)
Zreen Mansha ( Biz Women, Manchester)
Ahana Banerjee (Clear, Oxford)
Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year
Awais Shahid (Atzaro Real Estate, Manchester)
Naseem Aslam (Care Accommodation, Leeds)
Shakeel Athesham (Shaks Specalists Cars, Huddersfield)
Ebrahim Sidat (AMS Accountants Group, Manchester)
Saj Hussein (Big Property Group, Birmingham)
Mo Gaffar (Gaffar Packaging, Leicester)
Anoob Saban (Brilliant Hotels, Manchester)
Usman Manzoor (Çaplait Shoes, London)
Keval Dattani (Mo Bros, Leicester)
Nakendram Piratheepan (Sterling Petroleum, Mountain Ash )
Fashion & Beauty Entrepreneur of the Year
Tajinder Banwait (Urban Apothecary, London)
Ameera Laher (Amedics Clinic, Leicester)
Maryam Iqbal (Royal Onsen, Bradford)
Annie Shah (Annie Shah Makeup, Wycombe)
Akash and Nikita Mehta (Fable & Mane, London)
Seema Malhotra (Forever Unique, Cheshire)
Shaheen Kauser (mum million, Bradford)
Diipa Büller-Khosla (Indē Wild, London)
Aarti Pal (The South Asian Beauty Collective (SABC), Windsor)
Independent Restaurant of the Year
Pitmaster Smokehouse (Manchester)
Raees Indo-Chinese Buffet & Catering (Preston)
Steak N Bake (Bradford)
HOWDY (Bradford)
Ribeye Steakhouse (Manchester)
Mr T’s (Bradford)
Farmhouse (Coventry)
Eat Meat Halal Steakhouse)
Rump N Ribs (Manchester)
Oodles Noodles (Manchester)
QSR Brand of the Year
IceStone Gelato (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Eggless The Cake Shop (Enfield)
Karak Chaii (Birmingham)
Toro’s UK Restaurants (Leicester)
HAUTE DOLCI (Preston)
Mahmoods (Bradford)
Archie’s (Manchester)
PHAT Buns (Leicester)
Burger & Sauce (Birmingham)
Franzos (Essex)
Food Production/Distributor Business of the Year
Fazila Foods (Bolton)
Kashmir Crown Bakery (Bradford)
Eagle Foods Ltd (Peterborough)
Invictus Foods
Baked Earth Bakery (Nottingham)
Halal Kitchen Ltd (Prestwich)
Simply Doughnuts Limited (Blackburn)
Dima Foods
Rockcliffe Group Int (Preston)
Butt Foods (Nottingham)
Food & Drink Entrepreneur of the Year
Oodles Chinese (Bradford)
UK Original Foods (Birmingham)
Mahbir Premium Indian Saffron (Coventry)
Wingers
KBeverage LTD (Norwich)
J & J Foods Ltd UK
HQ Group
Restaurant Wholesale Cash & Carry (Manchester)
Halal Kitchen Ltd/Express Cuisine
Pop n Roll Desserts Ltd
Businesswoman of the Year
Mital Thanki (Spark Academy, Leicester)
Nisha Katona (Mowgli Street Food, Lancashire)
Tharshiny Pankaj (Academic Registrar, London)
Sharmin Akter (Total Solutions)
Kavita Parmar (Word360, Birmingham)
Vipin Patara (SOS Wholesale, Nottingham)
Attiha Qureshi (The Global Investments Group, Manchester)
Tasnim Khalid (Private Client Solicitors, Manchester)
Kiran Ghuman (The Octavian Group, Bingham)
Businessman of the Year
Nabeel Chowdery (The Property Hub)
Asif Ghafoor (Be.EV, Manchester)
Simmy Sekhon (Sekhon Group, Pudsey)
Riaz Ahmed (Sweet Dreams, Nelson)
Mo Isap (IN4 Group, Salford)
Aly Janmohamed (Soul Foods Group, Rickmansworth)
Muhammad Bilal Aftab (Trends UK & Xii Group)
Bal Singh (Almscliffe-Dhesi Group, Leeds)
Azhar Zouq (Lancashire Farm Dairies, Rochdale)
Business of the Year
The Shire Bed Company (Dewsbury)
SSP Health (Wigan)
Gill Group (Birmingham)
SKA Developments (Huddersfield)
Lancashire Farm Dairies (Rochdale)
Datacentreplus (Salford)
Al-Murad Group
Euro Parking Services (Birmingham)
CBS Packaging (West Bromwich)
Gold Care Homes
Power Business of the Year
Supreme PLC (Manchester)
Gainford Group (Chester-le-Street)
Tile Mountain (Stoke on trent)
ParkLane Group (Leeds)
Westcombe Group (Harrow)
Malhotra Group PLC (Newcastle upon Tyne)
The Fragrance Shop (Manchester)
Gorgemead (Bolton)
Reel cinema (Loughborough)
Regal Foods (Bradford)
SME Business of the Year
La Romantica Beds (Heckmondwike)
Arctic Glass UK (Blackburn)
Z&F Properties (Leeds)
Midland Polishing & Plating (Wolverhampton)
Bobble Digital (Leeds)
Vine Mill Home Furnishings (Accrington)
StudyAtlas (Newcastle Upon Tyne)
A-Team Academy (West Midlands)
Britannia Care (Bradford)
Boxraw (Coventry)
Family Run Business of the Year
Nayyars Solicitors (Manchester)
The Nirmal Sekhon Group (Pudsey)
Ruh Dental (London)
Funky IndianWali (Sunderland)
Fraser Stretton Property Group (Leicester)
Bombay Stores Group (Bradford)
Popat Properties
WBYS Ltd (Leicester)
Malik Butchers (Wolverhampton)
Spice Kitchen (Liverpool)
Retail Business of the Year
Lakshmi sweet centre and restaurant (West Midlands)
Supamart (Blackburn)
Anokhi House of Sarees (Leicester)
Manchester Sweet Centre (Blackburn)
King Tyres (Langley)
MotorServ-UK (Solihul)
Abu Bakr Supermarket (Leeds)
Kingstanding Post Office & Gift Shop (Birmingham)
JQ Diamonds (Birmingham)
House of Halima (Blackburn)
Small Business of the Year
Big Dog Fellas (Bradford)
Aime Dieu (Liversedge)
King’s Castle (Preston)
Mayets Sales & Lettings (Blackburn)
NW Sounds (Manchester)
Daky.com
Aurelius Print Media (Coventry)
Bhayani Law (Sheffield)
Vibrant Networks (Walsall)
Licensing Law Consultancy (Nottingham)
Boutique Business of the Year
Alyf Accountants (Coventry)
Pugata boutique (Batley)
Bank View Smile Studios (Blackburn)
Xpand (Leeds)
IK Collections (Bradford)
NPA Human Resources Consultancy (Middlesbrough)
Chikaag (Wolverhampton)
360 Secure Systems (Bradford)
Trillions Luxury Travel (West Yorkshire)
Riverdale Insurance
Outstanding Business of the Year
N&B Foods ltd (Swindon)
BritGrocer Ltd (Newton)
Scope Group
Dallas Holdings (Leicester)
Taj Foods (London)
MANOR Interiors Group (Manchester)
MyLahore (Manchester)
Sell My Home
Jhoots pharmacy (Walsall)
Adam’s Cash & Carry (Peterborough)
Convenience Retailer of the Year
Premier Singh’s (Sheffield)
H & Jodie’s Nisa Local (Walsall)
Nisa Local, The Brow (Watford)
Nisa Local (Essex)
One Stop Packmoor (Stoke on Trent)
Premier Teynham (Sheffield)
MoSs bay Convenience (Workington)
Bells Supermarkets
Go Local Extra (Birmingham)
Community Convenience Retailer of the Year
Family Shopper Broadoak (Ashton Upon Lyne)
Nisa Local Riley Square (Coventry)
Londis (Long Eaton)
Nisa Local (Grimsby)
The Middlesbrough Lifestyle Express Store (Middlesbrough)
Go Extra (Billingham)
Go Local (Bradford)
One Stop Newark (Newark)
Nisa Local Smithy Green (Wigan)
VKD Food and Wine in Thornton (Thornton)
CEO of the Year
Manoj Ranaweera (Techcelerate, Manchester)
Zeena Qureshi (Sonantic, London)
Dimple Patel (NatureMetrics, Guildford)
Amrit Chandan (Aceleron, Worcestershire)
Mohammad Arshad Ali (Cheshire Homes Group, Manchester)
Mohammed Iqbal (MBU Capital, London)
Bilal Ahmed (SAMA Investment Group plc, Solihull)
Jaspal Singh ( LV GROUP)
Sukhi Wahiwala (Allia Future Business Centre, Cambridge)
Arif Patel (24|7 Home Rescue)
Corporate Business Achiever
Poonam Sharma (Barclays Eagle Labs)
Suki Dehal (Barclays Eagle Labs)
Ali Qasim (Rothschild & Co)
Sukhjeeven Nat (Cynergy Bank)
Bal Kaur (HSBC)
Ravinder Sidhu (Santander)
Jo Ahmed (Deloitte)
Bilal Mumtaz (AllCall Group)
Serena Tutt (Timothy Oulton)
Navin Singh (6 Nations Rugby)
Corporate Leader of the Year
Maz Ahmed (Morrisons)
Ilyas Munshi (EG Group)
Kalwant Singh (Motorpoint)
Ricky Singh (Tyman International)
Daljit Singh (Anna Money)
Jasjyot Singh (Lloyds Banking Group)
Nita Patel (Credit Suisse)
Gurvinder Gill (Curate Properties)
Fayaaz Shariff (Dhamecha Group)
Zubair Adam (Chinook Sciences)
oceanicconsultingblog.wordpress.com 