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The UK VA Awards is an annual celebration recognising outstanding Virtual Assistants in the United Kingdom.
The UK VA Awards have been celebrating excellence in the virtual assistant industry since their inception.
This page showcases the distinguished past winners who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in their field.
While award categories have evolved over time to reflect the changing landscape of the VA profession, our commitment to a fair and impartial judging process remains unwavering.
An independent panel of experts, comprising both industry insiders and external professionals, carefully evaluates each entry.
We pride ourselves on maintaining an inclusive approach, welcoming nominations from VAs across the UK, regardless of their ability to attend the awards ceremony.
Importantly, we do not charge an entry fee, ensuring that the awards are accessible to all. This commitment to fairness and recognition of talent has made the UK VA Awards a respected benchmark of excellence in the virtual assistant community.
VA Community Champion of the Year – Gwen Backhouse
VA Contribution to the VA Community – Positive Role Model – Luke Manton
VA of the Year 2024 – Best Newcomer – less than 18 months in Business – Kirsty Walton – What’s Next? VA
VA of the Year 2024 – Solo VA – Amy Goss – Onethreefourcreative
UK VA of the Year 2024 – Lead VA with a Small Team – Hayley Hudson – Hudson Admin Support
UK VA of the Year 2024 – Lead VA with a Large Team – Kathy Soulsby – Personally Virtual Limited
Associate VA of the Year 2024 – Kirsty Walton What’s Next? VA
VA Team of the Year 2024 – The Q5 Team from Personally Virtual Limited
Outstanding VA of the Year 2024 – Caroline Marshall – Upsource Support Limited
VA of the Year 2023 – Best Newcomer – less than 18 months in Business – Naomi Haughan – Your Remote PA
VA of the Year 2023 – Solo VA – Emilie Ashwood – Ashwood VA
UK VA of the Year 2023 – Lead VA with a Small Team – Laura Taylor – The Collaborative VA
UK VA of the Year 2023 – Lead VA with a Large Team – Holly Copsey – Virtually Priceless Limited
Outstanding VA of the Year 2023 – Amy Russell – Crescent Business Support
Reward and Recognition – Contribution to the VA Community – Joanne Manville – Joanne Manville Virtual Assistance
VA of the Year – Best Newcomer – less than 18 months in Business – Emilie Ashwood – Ashwood VA
VA of the Year 2022 – Singleton VA – Kate Gannon – Kate Gannon Virtual Assistant
UK VA of the Year 2022 – Lead VA with a Small Team – Katie Stone – Katie Stone PA
UK VA of the Year 2022 – Lead VA with a Large Team – Amy Russell – Crescent Business Support
Outstanding VA of the Year 2022 – Sarah Szekir-Papasavva
Wales VA of the Year
Winner – Anita Davies – Freedom from Tedium
Runner Up – Louise Mackie – LM VA
Northern Ireland VA of the Year
Winner – Amy Stevenson – Vamos Admin
Runner Up – Kelly McGookin – Kellys Virtual Solutions
England VA of the Year
Winner – Sarah Szekir-Papasavva – Apt VA
Runner Up: Emma Boatman – Boatman Admin Services
UK Outstanding VA of the Year
Winner – Rachel Guyat – More than just a PA
Best Newcomer
Winner – Colette Walls qVirtual
Runner Up – Emilie Ashwood – Ashwood VA
England South East VA of the Year
Winner – Sarah Szekir Papasavva – Apt VA
Runner Up – Ada Obi – Adavirtual
England South West VA of the Year
Winner – Emma Boatman – Boatman Admin Services
Runner Up – Shellie Urquhart – Zest Support Solutions
England East Midlands VA of the Year
Winner – Heidi Setchfield – Setchfield VA Services
Runner Up – Andrea Monaghan – I am Virtual Assist
England West Midlands VA of the Year
Winner – Rachel Hands – RHVA
Runner Up – Jennifer Williams – Exec Support Solutions
England North East VA of the Year
Winner – Jen Workman – Business Owl
Runner Up – Amy Russell – Crescent VA
England North West VA of the Year
Winner – Amanda Ryan – Raindrop Comms
Runner Up – Ellen Williams – Ministry VA
UK Best Newcomer
Winner – Caroline Marshall – We are Upsource
Runners Up:
Amy Stevenson – Vamos Admin
Isabelle Chatterton – 1st Class Assistant
Laura Green – LG Virtual Services
Laura Taylor – EA2VA
Wales VA of the Year
Winner – Anita Davies – Freedom from Tedium
Runner Up – Louise Mackie – LM VA
Scotland VA of the Year
Winner – Magdalena Pawlik – M Pawlik VA
Runner Up – Tania Pires – Flexi VA
Northern Ireland VA of the Year
Winner – Alison Matthews – Virtuali
Runner Up – Kelly McGookin – Kellys Virtual Solutions
England VA of the Year
Winner – Rachel Guyat
Runners Up – in alphabetical order:
Amanda Ryan – Raindrop Comms
Amy Russell – Crescent VA
Heidi Setchfield – Setchfield VA Services
Sandy Hearn – Elite PA Solutions
Sarah Szekir Papasavva – Apt VA
England South East VA of the Year
Winner – Sarah Szekir Papasavva – Apt VA
Runner Up – Ada Obi – Adavirtual
England South West VA of the Year
Winner – Rachel Guyat – More Than Just A PA
Runner Up – Emma Boatman – Boatman Admin Services
England East Midlands VA of the Year
Winner – Heidi Setchfield – Setchfield VA Services
Runner Up – Paula Edwards – Advance Virtual Assistants
England West Midlands VA of the Year
Winner – Sandy Hearn – Elite PA Solutions
Runner Up – Rachel Hands – RHVA
England North East VA of the Year
Winner – Amy Russell – Crescent VA
Runner Up – Jen Workman – Business Owl
England North West VA of the Year
Winner – Amanda Ryan – Raindrop Comms
Runner Up – Andrea Levesconte – Cheshire Virtual PA
UK Outstanding VA of the Year
Winner – Joanne Manville – Joanne Manville VA
Runners Up:
Jane Moore and Helen Burton – We are Queen Bee
Sarah Szekir-Papasavva – Apt VA
UK Best Newcomer
Winner – Jane Boa – The Online PA
Runners Up:
Becky Adams – Your Productive PA
Kate Gannon – Kate Gannon VA
Laura Millett – Admin Lab
Magdalena Pawlik – M Pawlik VA
England VA of the Year
Winner – Jane Moore and Helen Burton – We are Queen Bee
Runners Up – in alphabetical order:
Jane De Vos – Latchgate VA
Michelle Poole – Virtual Hand
Natalie Andrews – NA Business Services
Rachel Hands – RHVA
Selina Johnson – Selina Johnson and Co
England South East VA of the Year
Winner – Jane De Vos – Latchgate VA
Runner Up – Felicity Webb – Latchgate VA
England South West VA of the Year
Winner – Natalie Andrews – NA Business Services
Runner Up – Meg Small – Auxilia Business Support
England East Midlands VA of the Year
Winner – Selina Johnson – Selina Johnson & Co
Runner Up – Suzy Sanders – Alchemy VA
England West Midlands VA of the Year
Winner – Rachel Hands – RHVA
Runner Up – Kelly Kemp
England North East VA of the Year
Winner – Michelle Poole – Virtual Hand
Runner Up – Michelle Stead
England North West VA of the Year
Winner – Jane Moore and Helen Burton – We are Queen Bee
Runner Up – Sue Chadwick – Chadwicks Admin
UK Outstanding VA of the Year
Winner – Joanne Manville – Joanne Manville VA
Runners Up:
Heather Greig – VPA NI
Naomi Campbell – VA Velocity
Toks Adebanjo – TA Virtual Admin
UK Best Newcomer
Winner – Sarah Szekir-Papasavva – Apt VA
Runners Up:
Helen Martin & Susan Williams – Aggrandise VA
Holly Copsey – Virtually Priceless
Meg Small – Auxillia Support
VA of the Year for England – Joanne Manville
North West – Amanda Ryan of Social Elf
North East – Rachel Locke of Arlo Private PA
Midlands – Elizabeth Wright of Admin and More
South East – Felicity Webb of The Virtual Assistant UK
UK Best Newcomer VA 2017:
Winner – Ruth Dyer, RDVA, Northamptonshire
Runner Up – Imogen Allen Umbrella Digital, Staffordshire
Runner Up – Lucy Tipler, Your Loyal VA, Kent
UK Outstanding VA 2017:
Winner – Michelle Smith, ValueAdd, Scotland
Runner Up – Heather Greig, VPA-NI, Northern Ireland
Runner Up – Gwen Backhouse, Curlew Secretarial, England
VA of the Year – North West of England 2016:
Winner: Gwen Backhouse – Curlew Secretarial Solutions
Runner Up: Jane Moore and Helen Burton of Queen Bee PA
VA of the Year – North East 2016
Winner – Kelly Cairns
VA of the Year – Midlands 2016:
Winner – Wendy Norman – LiveLink Resource Ltd
Runner-up – Rachel Willmott – RHVA Virtual Assistant
VA of the Year – South 2016
Winner – Donna Redshaw, Diamond PA Services Ltd.,
Runner-up (pictured below) – Ada Obi, AdaVirtual Business Support
Best Newcomer VA 2016
Winner: Clare Farthing
Runners Up: Catherine Blackwood and Joanne Manville
VA of the Year for England 2015
Winner: Jennie Bayliss
Runner-up: Pam Allen,
South East of England Winner – Charlotte Wibberley of Blossom Executive Support
West of England Winner – Stephanie Middleton-Foster of Outhouse UK
East of England Winner – Jennie Bayliss of Office Wings
North West of England Winner – Pam Allen
VA of the Year for England 2014:
Winner: Jane Cattermole of Bay Tree VA
Runner Up: Dawn Lane of Your Office On-Line
VA of the Year for the London Region 2014:
Winner – Andrea Osborne of Cushion the Impact
Runner-up – Gina Antoniou of PA Workstation
VA of the Year – East of England
Winner: Jane Cattermole
Runner-up: Lia Parkinson
VA of the Year – South of England
Winner Dawn Lane
Runner-up: Amanda Johnson (ooh that’s me!)
VA Conference cancelled – no awards
Outstanding VA over 2.5 years in business – Helen Jacobi – The Inspired PA
Outstanding VA less 2.5 years months in business – Rachel Guyat – More Than Just A PA
Best Newcomer VA – Julia Burman
More than 20 Years in Business – Catherine Smith – CAS Business Services
Outstanding VA of the Year – Sadie Fentham – Simply Efficient
5 to 9er – Anne-Marie Mittleman – A Virtual Angel
Spirit of the VA Industry – Carmen MacDougall
Outstanding VA under 2 years in business – Sara Gill – Office Bird
Customer Service Award – Rona Wheeldon – The Organised PA
Spirit of the VA Industry:
Outstanding VA over 18 months in business – Margaret Bradley – Bradley Shaw
Outstanding VA less than 18 months in business – Philippa Goodwin – Essential PA
Outstanding VA over 18 months in business – Susan Moore – Moore VA
Outstanding VA less than 18 months in business – Sam Cannell – Versatile Assistant
Outstanding VA over 18 months in business – Vanessa Anderson – AroA Ltd
Outstanding VA less than 18 months in business – Alexia Padgham – Your VA
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We’ve given VACT’s VA Training Academy® a makeover, but your favourite resources are still here.
Check it out, update your bookmarks, and let us know what you think of our new look – we’re excited!
Be sure to explore our updated courses and free resources too. We’ve got awesome new stuff coming that you won’t want to miss.
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