After a hotly contested semi-final, three teams representing three different schools competed in the local final of the 2025 Young Enterprise Company Competition at the Freedom Centre on Thursday, 1st May 2025.
The Local Area Board have announced the competition results. The overall best Company will represent Jersey in London on 21-May 2025.
Eamon Fenlon, Chairman of the Jersey Young Enterprise Board said: “We changed things up this year based on feedback from various stakeholders including the students, business community, and the schools. We also teamed up with Skills Jersey as our delivery partner. With 183 students attending the launch event, resulting in 30 teams starting the competition and 16 teams making it to the semi-finals, the new format was a huge success.
“As this was a pilot year where we shortened the duration of the program and lowered the year group from Year 12s to Year 9s, we were unsure whether the Company program would suit. The students in the semi-finals and in the finals have blown us away with their abilities and enthusiasm.
“The Young Enterprise competition is not just about which team has made the most profit. It considers what the students have learned by going on the journey from establishing a company, raising capital, bonding as a functioning team, coming up with product ideas, making the products and then being able to sell the products and maintain accurate records. The judges were asked to consider success against the following four key elements:
- The enterprise
- Running of the enterprise
- The team journey
- The impact and legacy of the enterprise.
“During the company formation, development and implementation journey the students will have learned life lessons such as collaboration, communication, compromise as well as the more academic aspects such as finance, HR, corporate governance, marketing and branding that will propel them forward in their future careers.”
Many thanks to the team of semi-final judges (Jane Hayes, Michelle Bruce, Julian Le Pavoux, Lauren Taylor, Kirsty Mackay), and the final judges (Giles Baxter, Paul Murphy and Stuart Penn) without whom the competition would not have run as smoothly as it did.
Giles Baxter, Managing Director, Head of Technical Trust, RBC Wealth Management, who was a member of the final judging panel said: “It was a great privilege to support the programme and act as a judge. The teams impressed with their products, purpose and results. They shared some brilliant insights during their presentations, demonstrating how this real-world experience of commerce and enterprise supports the development of Jersey’s future creators, entrepreneurs and leaders.”
The award for Best Administered Company went to Tiny Tales (Beaulieu).
The awards for the ‘Best Individual Student Journey’ per team went to:
- Aashi Jain of Pine and Twine from Jersey College for Girls
- Alex Dimopoulos of Itsi from Jersey College for Girls
- Allegra Le Maistre of Treat Yourself from Jersey College for Girls
- Amelia Tillotson of Coastal Creations from Jersey College for Girls
- Diogo Calaca of Kick Off Posters from Haute Vallee
- Eleanor Bourke of Salt, Sea, Sand from Jersey College for Girls
- Ella Kelly of Jersey Jewels from Beaulieu
- Grace Harvey of Unknown Necessities from Jersey College for Girls
- Hannah Follain of Sewn by Six from St Michaels
- Ines Rosa of Pampered Paws from Haute Vallee
- Isla Lucas of DotDotDot from Grainville
- Joe Lynch of Funtastic Sweets from Haute Vallee
- Mariane Le Blond of Seedo from Jersey College for Girls
- Mark Edmond of Team Timber from St Michaels
- Patryk Bator of Iridescent from Haute Vallee
- Tilly Le Boutillier of Tiny Tales from Beaulieu
The award for the Best Managing Director went to Amelia Tillotson from Coastal Creations (Jersey College for Girls) The award for ‘Best use of Company Connect’ went to Iridescent (Haute Vallee)
The ‘Judges Choice’ awards went to:
- Xavier Touzel from Team Timber (St Michaels)
- Coastal Creations for their creative range and breath of products (Jersey College for Girls)
The award for the ‘Best Company Journey’ went to Tiny Tales (Beaulieu).
Mary Frawley, the incoming Chair for Jersey Young Enterprise said: “It was so encouraging to see that the new format was well received. The competition was super this year with Coastal Creations, Team Timber and Tiny Tales worthy qualifiers for the local final. It was a pleasure to witness the students not only raise to the challenge of running their own enterprises, but also their energy, creativity and innovation.
“Tiny Tales were well deserving overall team winners. The girls gave a polished performance, and we are delighted that they will represent Jersey in the next stage of the competition in London in mid-May.
“One thing that stood out this year was the graciousness the local teams had towards one another evidenced by their well wishes to one another before, during and after the final. The Young Enterprise Committee were delighted to support these young potential leaders of the future in this early stage of the career development and are very proud to be associated with the charity.”
