Club Hub Awards 2025

Attraction or Venue of the Year

Sponsored by ……

For a business in the children’s activities industry who has their own venue. This can include baby class leaders and gymnastics teachers who have their own premises, but also attractions, event companies, cafes, zoos and farms.

Biggest Growth of the Year

Sponsored by Book That In

For a business in the children’s activities industry that has increased their number of bookings significantly or has shown they have made huge growth in their business in the past year.

Designed with children’s activity providers in mind, Book That In is the online booking system that gives you powerful booking functionality at small business prices, so you can really compete with the big boys. Dedicated to being the best booking system in the UK at helping you to grow, the intuitive and easy-to-use platform looks great on your website, is hugely flexible, and helps you to attract new customers.

Learn more and book a demo at bookthatin.com – quote CLUBHUB to claim a free done-for-you migration service worth £99.

Community Champion of the Year

Sponsored by Cerys Keneally

For a business in the children’s activities industry that supports their local community by organising events for them or raising money for local causes or being involved with local schools and businesses.

Cerys Keneally is a TEDx speaker, podcaster and author who delivers award-winning training for the children’s activity sector.  Since starting the Approaching Schools Challenge in 2019, she has helped over 5,000 providers to get their business into schools and nurseries for free.  Cerys is the proud creator of the CPD accredited “Approaching Schools Academy” where she has supported hundreds of providers to grow profitable businesses by working with schools and nurseries. She has also worked privately with over 40 leading franchise brands to upskill their networks. Once a shy child who gained her confidence from extra-curricular activities, Cerys is passionate about building creative confidence with the providers she works with and all the children they work with.

Find out more and download your free Approaching Schools & Nurseries Workbook at ceryskeneally.com

Entrepreneur of the Year

Sponsored by Little Starts Gift Cards

For a person who has worked in the children’s activities industry for more than 3 years.

At Little Starts Gift Cards, we want to help people gift experiences to little ones that nurture creativity, curiosity and confidence. We provide parents and caregivers with easy access to a wide range of enriching activities, classes and experiences, empowering them to support their child’s development through play and exploration.

We are thrilled to sponsor the Entrepreneur of the Year category at the Club Hub Awards because we believe that entrepreneurship fuels innovation and inspires positive change. By supporting and recognising entrepreneurs, we align with our commitment to promoting creativity, independence and growth. Entrepreneurs are at the forefront of shaping the future, and their vision and dedication are vital in creating opportunities for all.

littlestartsgiftcards.com

Family Business of the Year

Sponsored by Water Babies Bucks and Beds

For a business in the children’s activities industry with 2 or more members from the same family running it.

Water Babies Bucks & Beds is part of the Water Babies network and has been delivering their excellent lessons since 2004. Water Babies, the leading baby swim school in the UK, is proud to sponsor the Club Hub awards, particularly the Family Business Award. “Water Babies is made up of a network of family businesses so it is very dear to me that family businesses are encouraged and helped to succeed as they can change the lives of a whole family” says Tamsin Brewis, who runs the Water Babies in the Buckinghamshire area and who is sponsoring this Award.

“I started my business back in 2004 and I am very proud that we have taught thousands of children to swim, develop a love of water and provided rewarding jobs for my amazing team too; I could not have achieved what we have achieved without my team”..

Water Babies provides lessons throughout Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Bedford, Banbury and surrounding area and can be contacted on 01295 709221 or via the website on 

waterbabies.co.uk

Franchise of the Year with up to 15 Franchisees

Sponsored by ………….

For a franchise with up to 15 franchisees that shows they have the whole package of a ready made business in the children’s activities industry that will excel. Only the creator/owner of the franchise can enter this category.

Franchise of the Year with more than 15 Franchisees

Sponsored by Trustist

For a franchise with more than 15 franchisees that shows they have the whole package of a ready made business in the children’s activities industry that will excel. Only the creator/owner of the franchise can enter this category.

Trustist help businesses by aggregating reviews from all platforms into one easy-to-understand rating, leading to Trustist becoming one of the most widely used review platforms in the children’s activities industry. The Trustist Reviews platform is designed to be straight forward, providing a solution for easy collection and management of reviews through which businesses can expect to get more traffic to their website and more reviews to show off to potential customers!

Recently, the Trustist team have created two new products, TrustistTransfer and TrustistEcommerce, which aim to streamline the payment collection process for all businesses. By using Open Banking technology, TrustistTransfer and TrustistEcommerce allow businesses to benefit from reduced transaction fees, improving their payment processes and keeping their business safe with 0% risk of chargebacks! In early 2024, TrustistTransfer integrated with Apple Pay and Google Pay to enable customers to use their smartphones to complete payments.

trustist.com/

Franchisee of the Year

Sponsored by …………

For a person who has bought a franchise license in the children’s activities industry and made it a big success.

Independent Business of the Year

Sponsored by ………..

Not a franchise but an independent business in the children’s activities industry.

Leader of the Year

Sponsored by KoffeeKlatch

For a person who manages a team of people, whether that is someone who is head of a franchise or head of marketing or any lead role in the children’s activities industry. This person must have been managing this same team for more than 2 years.

Jo is a school governor and data protection consultant, who understands the challenges in the children’s activity sector. Along with Annabel Kaye she leads KoffeeKlatch and has supported small businesses for over 15 years, offering:

• Contracts for child-centered businesses
• Easy-to-follow GDPR training online
• Video and group support

Our partnership with Club Hub brings affordable products and services to help children’s activity providers manage data confidently and compliantly.

www.koffeeklatch.co.uk

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sponsored by Morton Michel Insurance

For a person who has worked in the children’s activities industry for more than 10 years who has made a significant impact on hundreds of children’s lives.

Morton Michel has been working with and supporting the Children’s Activities sector for nearly fifty years so we fully understand the importance that children’s activity providers bring to a child’s learning and development. Our specialist Children’s Activity policy can be tailored to meet individual requirements and includes a wide range of cover, as well as a package of additional benefits designed to support you and your business.

mortonmichel.com/childrens-activity-providers-insurance

Non-Profit Business of the Year

Sponsored by ………….

A charity, social enterprise or non-profit business in the children’s activities industry.

Solo Star of the Year

Sponsored by Popcat’s Music Time Limited

For a person in the children’s activities industry that runs their business completely by themselves. For example no marketing, social media or admin support. You may have class helpers but they can have no input in the way you run your business.

Hello, my name is Catherine and I am the creator and franchisor of Popcat’s Music Time Ltd. I am a fully qualified and experienced primary school teacher and I have spent many years teaching from foundation through to year 6. I have continued to tutor primary school children both indivually and in groups since leaving teaching.

I have always been passionate about children learning through music and having fun, and after carefully planning Popcat’s for three years I finally decided to take the plunge of a career change in 2014. The satisfaction of knowing that so many little ones enjoy coming to Popcat’s classes week after week tells me that I made the right career choice.

https://www.popcats.co.uk/

Start-Up of the Year

Sponsored by Daisy First Aid

For a business in the children’s activities industry who are no more than 3 years old at the time of the event in May 2024.

Daisy First Aid believes that every children’s activity provider should have access to great quality, affordable paediatric first aid training.

If a child has an accident or becomes poorly in a class we want both the activity provider and the carer to feel confident that the child is given the best care before medical professionals take over.

We are so proud to yet again sponsor these amazing awards and meet so many incredible businesses.

daisyfirstaid.com/

Supplier of the Year

Sponsored by GKR Karate

For a business that supplies a children’s activity business any type of support or system. For example bookings, admin, insurance and training.

GKR Karate UK was established in 1994 and is one of the largest martial arts organisations in the UK. We have over 500 classes running across the UK with a membership base of over 9,000 students. With dojo’s in most major cities our locations are within 10-15 minutes of each other, thereby catering for classes 7 days per week. Classes are suitable for all ages (5 yrs and up), and we also run specialised kids only classes in many locations.

To find a location nearest you, check out our UK Locations – gkrkarate.com/locations/?/TRAINING-LOCATIONS