Aspire is proud to announce that we have been named as no. 22 in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™ (medium size organisation).

The Best Workplaces for Women list recognises companies in the UK that are ensuring a reasonable balance of women and men across the organisation; removing barriers to women’s career advancement; and creating workplaces where all employees, regardless of gender, can flourish.  Our inclusion on this exclusive list officially acknowledges our commitment to create a consistently and overwhelmingly positive employee experience, to foster cultures that are proven to drive business, improve lives, and better society.

To compile the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women List, Great Place To Work® analysed the anonymous responses of women in the workplace and considered their daily experiences of innovation, the company’s values, and the effectiveness of their leaders, to ensure they’re consistently experienced, as well. They then used these data insights to benchmark our company's employee value proposition against the culture our employees actually experience. Only the businesses who achieve the highest scores after evaluation receive Best Workplaces™ status.

This award is our third from Great Place To Work over the past 12 months as we also featured in the UK's Best Workplaces 2025 and UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing lists.

Brian Carlin, Aspire’s CEO said,

Being ranked 22nd in the UK's Best Workplaces for Women List is a testament to our staff and the natural culture of inclusion and equality in everything we do.

We’re so proud of this achievement and look forward to using the valuable insights Great Place To Work has provided us with to continually build on our culture and employee satisfaction. If you would like to be part of our GREAT team, check out our latest vacancies at https://www.aspire.org.uk/jobvacancies and https://www.aspireleisurecentre.org.uk/jobvacancies.

Benedict Gautrey, Managing Director of Great Place To Work UK says: “This year’s UK’s Best Workplaces for Women list highlights organisations that are moving beyond good intentions and delivering real, measurable progress. These companies are dismantling outdated norms, prioritising women’s health, and building clear, supported pathways to leadership. This recognition is driven by what matters most: the voices of women who work there. They’ve said, in their own words, that their workplace is one where they’re respected, empowered, and able to succeed. Congratulations to Aspire for leading by example — and showing what a genuinely inclusive workplace can look like.”

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