Key Points
- Your Well-being Company, a Tameside-based mental health organisation, shortlisted as finalist in Micro Organisation category at Northern Power Women Awards 2026.
- Selected from over 1,800 UK businesses; awards celebrate female-led organisations and male allies for gender equality.
- Founder Sarah Crossley expressed delight, highlighting local roots and work with schools, colleges, community groups.
- Previously crowned Overall Business of the Year and Therapeutic Business of the Year at Tameside Business Awards 2025.
- Provides wellbeing programmes in primary/secondary schools, corporate training; NHS-funded six-week course for CAMHS waiting list children.
- Expanded to corporates like Domino’s UK; online Employee Assistance Programme for National Heritage Foundation.
- Sold first international franchise in Australia to former client.
- All-female team formed organically; focuses on early mental health intervention.
- Ceremony at Manchester Central in March 2026; includes mentoring programme.
- Sarah Crossley on challenges: building confidence, networking; mission to equip people with mental health tools.
TAMESIDE (Manchester Mirror) February 20, 2026 – A leading wellbeing business from Tameside has achieved national recognition by securing a spot on the shortlist for the prestigious Northern Power Women Awards 2026. Your Well-being Company, founded by Sarah Crossley, stands as a finalist in the Micro Organisation category after being selected from more than 1,800 entries across the UK. This accolade follows their triumph as Overall Business of the Year at the Tameside Business Awards 2025.
What is Your Well-being Company and Its Tameside Roots?
Your Well-being Company specialises in mental health support, initially targeting children in primary schools and nurseries within Tameside. As reported in the Tameside Reporter article, the organisation has grown to serve secondary schools, corporate environments, and charities.
Sarah Crossley, the founder, draws from her personal experiences with mental health challenges since age 14 to drive the mission, as noted on the company’s website. “At Your Well-being Company, we are dedicated to prioritising mental health and fostering understanding in a world where challenges are on the rise,” the site states.
The business delivers structured programmes, including a six-week NHS-funded course for children on CAMHS waiting lists. Sarah Crossley explained to Tameside Reporter: “The waiting lists are huge. Children need interim support. Our programme gives them the language to understand their feelings and tools to manage them.” She emphasised prevention: “If every child in the UK had access to this kind of early intervention, imagine the difference it would make long term.”
Why Was Your Well-being Company Shortlisted for Northern Power Women 2026?
The Northern Power Women Awards spotlight female-led businesses and allies advancing gender equality across the North, as described on the official awards site. Your Well-being Company earned its place in the Micro Organisation category (1-10 employees) through a rigorous judging process from 1,800 nominations.
As reported by Tameside Reporter, Sarah Crossley said: “As a small business rooted in Tameside, working closely with local schools, colleges, community groups and organisations, this means so much. It highlights not just the work we do around wellbeing and mental health, but the strength of small, purpose-led businesses coming out of our area.” The all-female team formed organically: “It’s happened accidentally, but it feels right for us. We’re all passionate about what we do and about supporting each other.”
This builds on their 2025 Tameside Business Awards success, winning Overall Business of the Year and Therapeutic Business of the Year, per the official winners list.
What Programmes Does the Company Offer in Schools and Corporates?
In schools, the company provides early intervention tools. Sarah Crossley told Tameside Reporter: “Mental health has always been there. We need to normalise talking about it and give children the skills early on.”
Corporate expansions include talks and training for Domino’s UK, plus an online Employee Assistance Programme for the National Heritage Foundation, reaching thousands. A major milestone is their first international franchise sale in Australia to a former client. Sarah Crossley shared: “I’d never even considered international franchising. But it was the perfect match. Now we’re building the blueprint so it can be delivered properly and safely abroad.”
What Challenges Has Sarah Crossley Faced in Business Growth?
Despite rapid expansion, confidence remains a hurdle. As quoted in Tameside Reporter: “Every level of business feels like you’re breaking into something new. Networking, putting yourself forward, believing you belong in certain rooms – that’s been a journey. But each time you take that step, it opens another door.”
Her mission stays focused: “Overall, it’s about making sure people feel okay within themselves. And if they don’t, giving them practical tools to help.”
When and Where is the Northern Power Women Awards 2026 Ceremony?
The ceremony occurs in March 2026 at Manchester Central. Sarah Crossley will attend with her business mentor, as per Tameside Reporter. “You find out on the night, so whatever happens it’ll be a brilliant evening,” she said. It includes a mentoring programme: “It’s about being matched with someone ahead of you or at a similar level in business. Opportunities like that are invaluable.”
The awards mark a decade of promoting inclusive leadership, drawing over 1,000 leaders. Sarah Crossley remains optimistic: “Whatever happens on the night, being shortlisted from over 1,800 businesses is incredible. It shows that small organisations from places like Tameside can make a national impact.”
How Does This Shortlist Reflect Tameside’s Business Strength?
This nomination elevates Tameside onto the national stage, mirroring past regional successes like Cumbria finalists praised by MP Trudy Harrison in earlier awards. It underscores the area’s purpose-led enterprises, from local triumphs to UK-wide acclaim.
The Tameside Business Awards 2025 list confirms Your Well-being Company’s dominance, with no other entrant matching their dual wins. This progression highlights resilience in the wellbeing sector amid growing mental health demands.
