Director of the Year

IoD award for Corporate Social Responsibility.

Forbes Business Council

Admitted January 2025.

Fellow of the ISMM

Institute of Sales & Marketing Management.

TEDx speaker

Key-note speaker at events, conferences and schools.

01 — The journey

A burning desire to make a positive impact.

Belfast-born Andrew Scott moved to England at 18 and embarked on a journey that would see him build, acquire and exit multiple companies, actively support good causes, inspire young people and mentor aspiring entrepreneurs.

He has sat on the Chamber of Commerce committee and the Marketing Council of the GGF in London, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM).

The Ascot Group HQ at dusk
02 — Business champion

Speaker, writer & mentor.

Today Andrew oversees a group of autonomous, successful companies with global reach, specialising in the wider construction and home improvement sectors. He is a regular columnist and sought-after key-note speaker on marketing and business strategy — including a powerful TEDx Talk.

As founder of Business Leader Magazine, launched in 2012 and sold in 2023, he has a network of over 100,000 CEOs, business owners and directors across the UK and beyond.

Giving back

Andrew has helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for good causes. He is a Trustee/Director of homeless charity ‘Somewhere to Go’, and his employees can take part in a ‘giving back’ programme one day per month.

Our community work

Beyond the Group

Andrew is a board director of the exclusive Clifton Club in Bristol, a member of Bristol Private Equity Club, and holds a number of non-exec and advisory positions.

Visit AndrewScott.bio