Winning this trophy is a fantastic endorsement for any comms team, as following an initial round of judging and shortlisting, the winner will be decided exclusively by votes from financial journalists.

Entering is a great way to raise the profile of your team, whatever its size. 

Judges will be looking for examples of where your team’s professionalism, diligence, hard work and knowledge has put your organisation's campaigns and stories front-and-centre in 2025.

Did you collaborate and create and implement any successful press campaigns? Did you work together to increase coverage of your stories? 

Has your team consistently leapt into action to provide expert comment and data at short notice? Or turned around a record number of press enquiries? 

Were you able to achieve positive outcomes/exposure for your organisation?

Entries will close at 11:55pm on Friday 30 January 2026 for the PR categories. Entries will NOT be accepted after the entry deadline due to a limited judging time frame.

How to enter:

• Entry forms for all categories can be found here

You'll need to submit:

• A short supporting statement (maximum 300 words) explaining why your submission deserves to win.
• A 50-word summary of your entry, for use on the Awards website during the journalist vote (should your entry be shortlisted).
• (Optional) Two attachments to supplement your entry, clippings, data, etc
• A team photo or corporate image

Judges refer extensively to supporting statements during their deliberations, so be sure to include:

• A summary of your team's strengths and achievements over the past year
• Quality and success of stories/campaigns
• Examples and data to prove your communications expertise when it comes to working with the financial press
• Summary of any new initiatives, services or resources for money writers
• Description of your efficiency, e.g. speed of response time or turnaround time for comment
• Evidence of dedication and professionalism
• Use the opportunity to supplement your entry with up to two files - reports, data, clippings etc to support your statement

PR winners hall of fame

This is your chance to showcase your best work from last year, so don't miss out!

Closing dates:
PR awards: Entries will close at 11:55pm on Friday 30 January 2026

Please note, entries will not be accepted after the entry deadlines due to a limited judging timeframe.

Judging & shortlists

Entries in each category will be scrutinised by a panel of financial journalist judges. Judges will determine the shortlists, followed by by a journalist vote to select the winners.

Winners

The winners will be revealed at London Hilton on Park Lane on Tuesday 23 June 2026, in a celebration widely acknowledged as the biggest night of the year for the UK’s money media.

Entry enquiries:
Claire Beard, Head of Content & Strategy, Headlinemoney on claire.desilva@headlinemoney.co.uk