She has been awarded various accolades related to the video game industry between 2015 and 2017, and was pronounced a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in June 2016.

As she approached her A-level examinations aged sixteen, she sought to fund her summer vacation and got a part-time job at a Nottingham video game store.

She managed the store for twelve months before negotiating its sale to entrepreneur Michael Robinson and its integration into his UK-wide computer retail chain Microbyte, which was headquartered in Wakefield.

The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market and Bestwick received around £50 million in windfall gain for the sale of half of her shares.

[8][9] Bestwick intended to step down as CEO of Team17 to be replaced by Steve Bell on 1 January 2024 to transition to a non-executive role while remaining on the board of directors.

[14] At the 2016 Birthday Honours Bestwick was pronounced a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services in the video game industry.