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AWARDS

Credit Today 2011

 

WINNER – DEBT COUNSELLOR OF THE YEAR: HELEN BAINES
2011 Credit Today Awards

CAP secured the title of 'Debt Counsellor of the Year' at the Credit Today national awards ceremony. Helen Baines, one of our Bradford head office team, accepted the award in recognition of her dedication in helping some of the most vulnerable people, and encouraging them to persevere with their debt repayment.

The Credit Today awards are widely recognised in the UK credit industry.

     

Sunday Times 2010

 

WINNER – BEST LEADER AWARD
2010 The Sunday Times: Best Small Company to Work for

CAP won the 'Best Leader' award at the Sunday Times 'Best Small Companies' award ceremony, fighting off competition from 500 other companies. Building on previous recogniton for excellence, the charity's Chief Executive, Matt Barlow, and Founder and International Director, John Kirkby, have co won the prestigious award.

CAP was singled out for its exceptional leadership. An unbeaten 99% of employees voted Matt Barlow and John Kirkby as inspiring leaders and 94%felt that senior managers listened to them.

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Sunday Times 2009

 

WINNER – FIRST PLACE
2009 The Sunday Times: Best Small Company to Work for

CAP fought off stiff competition from nearly 1000 other companies to claim the 2009 award, becoming the first small company to win two years in a row since the Best Small Companies awards were launched.

A massive 97 per cent of our staff felt proud to work for CAP, with 93 per cent also stating that working for the charity was good for their personal growth. In addition, 99.5 per cent felt that CAP made a positive difference to the world we live in.

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The Sunday Times Beast Small Company to Work for 2008

 

WINNER – FIRST PLACE
2008 The Sunday Times: Best Small Company to Work for

WINNER – SPECIAL AWARD
2008 The Sunday Times: Best for leadership

The ‘Best Companies Awards’ have come to be recognised as the benchmark for all that is outstanding in terms of working environment. With employees anonymously answering wide-ranging surveys about their company, the results provide a vital insight into the inner-workings of many organisations across the country in an unbiased way.

CAP was praised for its leadership, with 97% of employees rating the quality of management as good or excellent. In recognition of this Matt Barlow received the prestigious ‘Best Leader’ Award.

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2007 Charity Times Awards

 

WINNER
2007 Charity Times Awards: Best Charity to Work for

The Charity Awards are national awards for all UK charities, which recognise leadership and professionalism. To win this award amongst other nominees including the British Heart Foundation, International HIV/AIDS Alliance and many others was a real coup.
     

The Centre for Social Justice Awards

 

WINNER
2006 Centre for Social Justice Award
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The aim of the Centre for Social Justice Awards is to recognise, reward and celebrate organisations making exceptional contributions in meeting the needs of some of Britain’s most vulnerable people, and effectively tackling poverty at grassroots level.

     

UK Charity Awards 2006

 

WINNER
2006 UK Charity Awards: Best Charity to Work for

HIGHLY COMMENDED
2006 UK Charity Awards: Best use of Technology & Charity of the Year

The UK Charity Awards are one of the most celebrated awards in the charity calendar, recognising excellence in management and charitable activities. To have been the most successful charity on the night and receive such acclamation is, therefore, an incredible achievement.
     

National Business Awards

 

WINNER
2006 Regional Business Awards: Customer Focus

Acknowledged by The Chancellor of the Exchequer as the UK’s 'Business Oscars', The National Business Awards have been established to reward and recognise the importance of business excellence.
     

National Business Awards

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED
2005 Regional Business Awards: Best use of Technology

     

Barclaycard Evening Gazette

 

WINNER
2004 Barclaycard/Evening Gazette: Making a Difference Award

     

The Beacon Prize

 

SHORTLISTED
2004 Beacon Prize: Creative Giving

     

The Charity Awards

 

WINNER
2003 The Charity Awards: Research, Advice and Support

     

The Sunday Times Beast Small Company to Work for 2008

 

WINNER
2000 Daily Express/British Gas: Tomorrow’s People Award

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