The King’s Award for Enterprise

The King’s 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’ll be:

  • invited to a Royal reception
  • presented with the award at your company by one of The King’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant
  • able to fly The King’s 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.

Apply Here

The King’s Awards for Enterprise are free to enter. You can apply for more than one category. You can now apply for the 2025 Awards until 13:00 on 12 September 2024.