Dame Prue Leith, this year's speaker
We are delighted to welcome restauranteur, chef, writer and TV personality Dame Prue Leith as our 2025 guest speaker.
As well as her role as a much-loved judge on the Great British Bake Off, she is widely known and respected for her work championing good food, education and sustainability.
Who we are
The Women of Achievement Lunch in Scotland
The Women of Achievement Lunch began in London in 2007, to celebrate the achievements and contributions made by women with Scottish connections and to raise funds for Scottish charities.
Its success led to the setting up of a separate lunch in Edinburgh in 2018 and each lunch has raised in the region of £20,000. As well as helping to support Scottish charities, the lunch also aims to build relationships and connections among Scottish women.
Smart Works Scotland
The charity we are supporting in 2025
Smart Works Scotland is a charity doing wonderful work to help unemployed women to get the coaching, clothing and confidence they need to secure employment and change their lives.
At the heart of Smart Works sits an Interview Dressing and Preparation service designed to help clients with a scheduled job interview feel and look their best at a crucial moment. The charity has supported an incredible 35,000 women into secure employment over the past 10 years.
Enter the raffle
We have a wonderful collection of raffle prizes which includes:
- Pair of Daniel Henderson diamond earrings worth £850
- Brora texture weave lambswool blanket
-Fortnum & Mason Hamper donated by Turcan Connell
- Gleneagles Townhouse Sunday lunch for two
- Stobo Castle, Evening Escape for two
- Charlotte Gaisford 10 metres of fabric
- Main Street Trading a year's worth of books
- Made Scotland wool blanket & cashmere hot water bottle
- Laura Thomas candle gift set
* Prizes will only be sent to UK addresses
* Raffle tickets can be purchased by all invitees up until 1.30pm on the day of the Lunch and the Draw will take place shortly after
Past Speakers
Since we launched in 2018 we have enjoyed some excellent speakers:
2024 - Kirsty Wark and Kate Humble
2023 - Cressida Cowell MBE, Celia Joicey, Merryn Somerset Webb
2019 - Emma Bridgewater CBE, Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
2018 - Clare Balding OBE, Rachael Hamilton MSP, Lady Kinclaven
The Committee
Sophy Campbell, Chair
Sabby Bucher
Aminta Hunt
Kirsty Cornell
Victoria Tweedie
Flora Harvey
Charlotte Heald
Sarah Montgomery
Rosamund de la Hey
Hettie Smyly
Alexandra Borthwick
The 2024 lunch
Our sponsors
We are grateful for the generous support of our sponsors, who have helped to make this event possible.