A CLECKHEATON company run by a mother of two has been hailed as one of the UK’s top start-ups.

Children’s skincare products firm Naturally Cool Kids, founded by Fiona Wood (right), won the Mumpreneur of the Year category in the Startups Awards 2012.

The awards were presented at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London before an audience of more than 130 leading business figures.

The competition, which is organised by Startups.co.uk, celebrates the success of businesses in the UK that have been trading for less than three years.

Duncan Bannatyne led the judging panel alongside a number of other highly successful entrepreneurs and business experts.

Business journalist and entrepreneur Adrienne Lawler presented 15 awards to the winning companies and individuals.

It’s the latest accolade for Fiona, who was named regional winner of the Take One Small Step competition run by Barclays Business in 2010 and reached the 2011 finals of The Mumpreneur Awards – an annual contest to celebrate parents who manage the difficult task of juggling business with family life – run by Mumpreneur UK, a support network for mums in business.

Fiona was also shortlisted in the in the third annual Forward Ladies Women in Business Awards earlier this year.