Categories
The Vendor Awards
Data Capture App of the Year
Payroll and HR Software of the Year
Business Bank of the Year
Bookkeeper Toolkit App - new!
Payments Provider of the Year
Reporting and Analysis Software of the Year
Bookkeeping Software of the Year
Tax & Accounts Production of the Year
Emerging App of the year
Bookkeepers' Champion
Bookkeepers' Friendliest Software of the Year
Integration of the Year
AI Innovation in Bookkeeping
Key Dates
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14 July – Entries for the bookkeeper and vendor awards are open
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10 September – First entry deadline for the bookkeeper and vendor awards
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17 September – Extended entry deadline for the bookkeeper and vendor awards
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26 September – 6 October – Have your say! ICB members can vote for the vendor awards
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13 October – Bookeeper and vendor shortlist announced
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17 November – Awards night
Data Capture App of the Year
Data capture apps have had a significant impact on the daily life of the bookkeeper. The ability for clients to capture and share receipts and for the data to be transferred to accounting software saves time, money and tonnes of paper!
An outstanding data capture app saves bookkeepers time and reduces errors by automating the process of capturing receipts, invoices, and other financial documents. The winning app is user-friendly, reliable, and offers excellent support, making it an indispensable tool for modern bookkeeping. This award celebrates the app that truly transforms the way bookkeepers handle data.
Payroll and HR Software of the Year
Bookkeepers are trusted by clients to perform payroll and HR tasks – and need software they can rely on to deliver this essential services.
The ICB LUCA Award for Payroll and HR Software of the Year celebrates the software that makes handling payroll and HR tasks a breeze. It looks for solutions that are packed with features, easy to use, and backed by top-notch customer support.
Business Bank of the Year
Getting the right partnership with the right bank is a game changer for many bookkeepers – who are likely to make recommendations to their clients. The ICB LUCA Award for Business Bank of the Year celebrates the bank that excels in serving business clients. This award highlights exceptional customer service, innovative financial products, strong financial performance, and positive market impact. Bookkeepers also measure a bank on the usability of it’s interface, accessibility and great customer service.
Bookkeeper Toolkit App
This award recognises the software or app that plays an essential role in the daily work of bookkeepers — the unsung digital tools that keep practices running smoothly behind the scenes.
From practice management and data handling to reconciliation aids, note-taking tools, and error-spotting software, this category celebrates those internal tools that make a tangible difference to the way bookkeepers work. Whether helping to manage workflows, reduce mistakes, save time, or improve client communication, the winning solution will be one that bookkeepers genuinely rely on as part of their core operational toolkit.
Members will vote for tools that demonstrate strong user satisfaction, clear value to bookkeeping professionals, and ongoing commitment to innovation and support.
Payments Provider of the Year
Bookkeepers have always offered payments as service. However, as bookkeepers move away from traditional charging models many are now offering payments as a service. A robust payments service is an essential part of the bookkeeper portfolio.
The ICB LUCA Award for Payments Provider of the Year honours the payment service provider that wows it’s users – and meets the needs of businesses and individuals alike. This award recognises excellence in customer service, innovation, reliability, and market impact in the payments industry.
Reporting and Analysis Software of the Year
Financial reporting software helps bookkeepers help businesses understand their numbers on a deep level, providing detailed insights that help you make more informed decisions. The right software can save time and money for bookkeepers, and enhance the level of service they provide to their clients.
This award recognises a great product that is straightforward to use, offers value to businesses and comes with top notch customer service.
Bookkeeping Software of the Year
The award for Bookkeeping Software of the Year specifically acknowledges the software that best supports bookkeepers in managing their clients' financial records efficiently and accurately. This award celebrates the software that best helps bookkeepers keep their clients' financial records in check.
The ICB LUCA Award for Bookkeeping Software of the Year is a top honor given by the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB). This award celebrates the software that best helps bookkeepers keep their clients' financial records in check. It's all about finding the software that's easy to use, packed with features, and really makes a bookkeeper's life easier.
Tax and Accounts Production Software of the Year
This award recognises software that excels in helping bookkeepers with tax filing and producing accounts. Bookkeepers are looking for software that is user-friendly, has a range of features, is reliability and overall makes tax and accounts production easier and more efficient.
Emerging App of the Year
This new LUCA Award has been introduced to recognise new and innovative applications that have made a really impact and significantly enhance the bookkeeping profession. It will recognise apps that provide unique solutions, improve efficiency, offer new functionality or new service options.
The award spotlights up-and-coming technology that helps bookkeepers manage their tasks more effectively, whether it's through automation, improved data management, or enhanced reporting capabilities.
Winning this award signals that the app has made a significant mark on the industry and is well-received by bookkeepers for its practical benefits and forward-thinking approach.
Apps should have been introduced to the UK market no earlier than June 2023.
The Bookkeepers’ Champion
This new award recognises an individual or organisation that has made a significant positive impact on the bookkeeping profession in the last 12 months. The recipient will be someone who advocates for bookkeepers, contributes to the advancement of the profession, and supports the community through education, mentorship, or innovation.
The Bookkeepers' Champion award celebrates an individual who has gone above and beyond in promoting the value of bookkeeping, providing exceptional support to bookkeepers, and enhancing the industry's reputation. It's a way to honour those who have shown outstanding dedication and have made notable contributions that benefit bookkeepers at large.
This award replaces the Bookkeeping Personality of the Year award.
The Bookkeepers' Friendliest Software of the Year
This award recognises software that excels in being user-friendly and accessible, making the bookkeeping process easier and more enjoyable for professionals. It also recognises the ongoing customers support and helpful community around a product. Winning this award signifies that the software not only meets technical needs but also prioritises the user experience, making it a favourite among bookkeepers.
Training Provider of the Year
This award honours the ICB accredited training provider that has demonstrated excellence in delivering high-quality education and training programs for ICB bookkeepers. It acknowledges the provider's dedication to maintaining high educational standards and supporting the professional growth of bookkeepers.
In addition to a high standard of tutor support, a great training provider offers exceptional support service including mentoring, career guidance and is responsive to student queries.
High pass rates, student satisfaction scores, and successful career placements are strong indicators of the training provider's effectiveness.
Integration of the Year
Great things happen when software solutions work seamlessly together. As bookkeepers juggle multiple systems to meet the needs of clients, well-integrated tools can transform workflows, reduce duplication, and improve accuracy.
The ICB LUCA Award for Software Integration celebrates outstanding partnerships between software providers that have delivered a smooth, connected experience for the end user. This award recognises integrations that make life easier for bookkeepers by simplifying data flows, enhancing functionality, and supporting better collaboration.
At the heart of this award is the bookkeeper — and the belief that joined-up systems lead to better service, stronger practices, and happier clients.
AI Innovation in Bookkeeping
Artificial Intelligence is beginning to play a transformative role in the world of bookkeeping. From automating repetitive tasks to providing real-time insights and enhancing accuracy, AI-powered tools are helping bookkeepers work smarter and support their clients more effectively.
The ICB LUCA Award for Excellence in AI Innovation celebrates a product or service that has used AI to make a meaningful difference to the work of bookkeepers. The winning tool will demonstrate genuine innovation, be practical and easy to use, and offer clear benefits to bookkeepers and their clients.
This award recognises the standout AI solution that has delivered measurable impact through increased efficiency, smarter decision-making, or a better client experience.
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