The SSEAs, co-located with The Safety and Security Series, took place at the Birmingham Metropole Hotel on Tuesday, 8 April 2025, joined by founding supporters from BSIA, The Banks Foundation and Skills for Security. 

The winners of the 2025 SSEAs are: 

Entrepreneur of the Year – sponsored by The Banks Foundation
Aleksandr Konotopskyi – Ajax Systems 

Entrepreneurial Business of the Year – sponsored by Skills for Security
First Response Group 

Market Disruptor of the Year 
Guildhawk

“Jurga Zilinskiene MBE, founder of Guildhawk said, ‘I feel so deeply honoured to receive the Market Disruptor of the Year Award on behalf of the amazing coders, linguists, partners and clients that helped us develop GAI Translate here in the UK, in South Yorkshire, home of the Industrial Revolution!“

Family-Owned Business of the Year – sponsored by the British Security Industry Association
Connelly Security Systems(CSS) 

Young Entrepreneur of the Year – sponsored by The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (WCoSP)
Ina Jovicic – eNOugh 

“I am very happy to receive this recognition as it’s a testament of all the hard work that happens behind the scenes. Hopefully, it also helps set an example for young female founders, encourages them to go into entrepreneurship even in sectors that are mainly male dominated but also shows them how adversity can be turned into a positive situation.”

Lifetime Achievement – sponsored by AJAX
Iain McCallister

The event organisers would like to thank all those who have helped to make the SSEAs event a success including: all the supporting associations, judges and sponsors.