RPA Founder Business Award Finalist. Swindon-based entrepreneur Fi Da Silva Adams is a finalist in the prestigious Best Businesswomen Awards 2025. That’s the UK’s largest celebration of female business talent!
Fi, is the founder and CEO of Swindon and Wiltshire’s leading performing arts company for children and young people, Revolution Performing Arts (RPA). She made the shortlist for the Best Businesswoman Working with Children & Families award.
After launching RPA in 2007 as a small drama group for toddlers and preschoolers, Fi soon expanded the programme. She extended it to offer creative performing arts experiences to children of all ages. RPA was the first organisation to introduce performing arts after-school clubs in the Swindon area.
RPA today
Today, RPA delivers over 1,200 sessions every year. 300 children attend weekly classes. And almost 5,000 young people take part in its Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme across Swindon and Wiltshire. The organisation also stages five public shows per year. They offer inclusive, pressure-free performance opportunities for children from all walks of life.
Fi said ‘Being named a finalist is a huge honour, especially for work that means so much to me personally. Performing arts has the power to change lives, and we see the impact every single day. It’s a privilege to create safe, joyful spaces where young people can be themselves and grow in confidence.’
Besides RPA, Fi also leads Rapport Community Interest Company (CIC). That’s a not-for-profit sister organisation aimed at 11–18-year-olds. Rapport explores all forms of performing arts, including:
- drama
- singing …
- …and dance. All delivered in a way that’s age-appropriate, inclusive and empowering. The focus is on confidence, self-expression, and celebrating individuality.
Fi, who overcame her own challenging start in life, is a passionate advocate for the transformative power of the arts. AND the importance of every child feeling seen, heard and valued.
The Best Businesswomen Awards
The Best Businesswomen Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of women across all industries.
Debbie Gilbert, founder of the awards, said ‘This is the 11th year of these awards, and once again, we’ve seen an incredible calibre of entries. Despite the mounting pressures faced by women in business, from funding gaps to rising costs to the mental load of balancing life and leadership, these finalists have shown that female entrepreneurship is stronger than ever. The standard of entries impressed our judging panel. We’re proud to shine a light on these trailblazing women.’
On the 10th October 2025, the Gala Awards Night at the Daventry Court Hotel, Daventry will see the winners announced.
To find out more about Revolution Performing Arts and its initiatives, visit www.revolutionpa.co.uk.
