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The King鈥檚 Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of:

• innovation
• international trade
• sustainable development
• promoting opportunity through social mobility

Find out if your business is eligible.

What happens if your organisation gets an award

If you get an award you鈥檒l be:

• invited to a Royal reception
• presented with the award at your company by one of The King鈥檚 representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant
• able to fly The King鈥檚 Awards flag at your main office, and use the emblem on your marketing materials (for example, on your packaging, advertisements, stationery and website)
• given a Grant of Appointment (an official certificate) and a commemorative crystal trophy

The awards are valid for 5 years.

Organisations that got an award have reported benefiting from:

• worldwide recognition
• increased commercial value
• greater press coverage
• a boost to staff morale

Find out when the award recipients are announced.

Previous award recipients

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To apply for the King鈥檚 Award for Enterprise your organisation must:

• be based in the UK (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)
• have a good compliance record with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) - for example, showing you pay the right amount of tax on time
• be a self-contained enterprise under its own management and complete its own accounts
• have at least 2 full-time UK employees or part-time equivalents
• demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance practices

Your organisation can be a business, non-profit or in the public sector.

Each of the award categories has additional entry criteria.

International Trade

To apply for the International Trade award, you must also:

• have made a minimum of 拢100,000 in overseas sales in the first year of your entry and show year-on-year growth
• prove that your organisation has achieved outstanding growth in overseas earnings relative to your business size and sector
• prove steep year-on-year growth (without dips) in overseas sales over 3 years - or substantial year-on-year growth (without dips) over 6 years

Innovation

To apply for the Innovation award, you must also:

• have an innovation that has not been sold before
• have had your innovation available on the market for at least 2 years
• have recovered all the investments made in your innovation or show that the innovation will recover its full costs in future
• show outstanding commercial success as a result of innovation between 2 to 5 years

Your innovation should be in one of the following categories:

• invention, design or production of goods
• performance of services
• marketing and distribution
• after-sale support of goods or services

Sustainable Development

To apply for the Sustainable Development award, you must also:

• show how you鈥檝e achieved outstanding sustainable development for more than 2 years
• give evidence of the benefits or positive outcomes of your actions or interventions
• show how your company and its senior leaders pioneer sustainable development in your sector or community
• show how you鈥檝e overcome challenges with sustainability that are specific to your sector

You can include examples, such as showing how you鈥檝e:

• developed an innovative product, service or process that has environmental benefits
• made sustainability an essential part of your organisation, supply chain or community

Read the to identify which goals are relevant to your work.

Promoting Opportunity through social mobility

To apply for this award, your organisation must have a programme that supports people from disadvantaged backgrounds in improving their job skills and their chances of finding work.

This includes doing one or more of the following, for at least 2 years:

• providing work experience or careers advice
• mentoring
• offering interview and job-related training
• making sure your recruitment process is open to everyone

You鈥檒l need to prove the benefits for:

• the people you鈥檝e supported
• your organisation
• your employees
• the wider community

You cannot apply if social mobility is the main focus of your organisation.

If you鈥檙e a training provider or educational organisation, you can only apply if you do one of the following:

• apply with a business
• have a social mobility initiative for your employees

The King鈥檚 Awards for Enterprise are free to enter. You can apply for more than one category.

Applications for the 2025 awards are now closed.

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King鈥檚 Awards Helpline

Contact the King鈥檚 Awards Helpline if you need help.

2025 awards

Time	Step
6 May 2024	New application period opens for 2025 awards
2pm on 12 September 2024	Application period closes
28 October 2024	Shortlisted and unsuccessful organisations notified
14 November 2024	Shortlisted organisations for international trade and innovation categories are asked to provide verified commercial figures (you may be charged for this by your accountant)
End of March 2025	Successful organisations notified
End of March 2025	Unsuccessful organisations receive feedback on their applications
6 May 2025	Successful organisations officially announced in the London Gazette
Summer 2025	Royal reception held for award recipients