Emma McSkelly

Founder & CEO @Ncm Auctions

Doncaster, GB

I founded NCM Auctions in 2012 with a clear vision: to reinvent and disrupt the outdated UK auction house model. Since then, I’ve grown the business from scratch to over £10M+ in annual turnover, leading the company to be named one of the Financial Times fastest-growing companies in Europe.Key Highlights: • Scaled NCM from a one-person startup to a high-performing team managing major commercial disposals across the UK and internationally • Secured landmark contracts with global clients including Twitter (X), Aston Martin Cognizant F1, Frasers Group, and Maybourne Hotel Group • Delivered high-profile auction projects for public sector partners and 120+ UK universities, councils, and NHS Trusts • Built NCM into a full-service solution: auctions, asset management, logistics, clearance, valuations, and sustainability reporting • Grew turnover from £0 to £10M+ with a 2500%+ increase in EBITDA (FY23–FY25) • 🧠 Introduced a sector-specific vertical growth model, transforming NCM into a “business within a business” framework across 6 key industries • Named a finalist in the 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards • Featured and won every challenge on Channel 4’s Ultimate Dealer • Delivered a TEDx talk on resilience and entrepreneurship, viewed 1.2M+ times, inspiring young people from challenging backgroundsI continue to lead the company with a hands-on, marketing-led, commercially driven approach — always looking ahead to where the next disruption lies.

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

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