The King's Awards for Enterprise

The King's Awards for Enterprise
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Awarded forBusiness innovation and performance.
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byThe King, on the advice of the Prime Minister
First awarded1966
Websitewww.gov.uk/kings-awards-for-enterprise

The King's Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen's Award for Enterprise, is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting opportunity (through social mobility). They are the highest official UK awards for British businesses.[1] The scheme was established as The Queen's Award to Industry by a royal warrant of 30 November 1965, and awards are given for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of innovation, international trade, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility.[2]

Each award is valid for five years: recipients are invited to a royal reception and are presented with the award at their company premises by one of the King's representatives, a Lord-lieutenant. Recipients are also able to fly the King's Awards flag at their main office, and use the emblem on marketing materials such as packaging and adverts.

History

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Every May 6, the Anniversary of the Coronation of King Charles III, winners of the King's Awards for Enterprise are officially announced in a special Gazette supplement. The Queen's Award to Industry, the scheme's original title, was instituted by Royal Warrant in 1965. It became the Queen's Awards for Export and Technology in 1975, with Environmental Achievement added in 1992. In 1999, the scheme became the Queen's Awards for Enterprise, with International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development as the categories. In 2017, a fourth category was introduced, Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility). From 2005 individuals were also recognised with the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion; that Awards was rested in 2017. In February 2023 the Awards were renamed to The King’s Award for Enterprise.[3]

Organisations – totals

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The total numbers of winners in each class each year are shown below.[4]

Year International Trade
(Export) 		Innovation
(Technology) 		Export and
Technology
(Combined) 		Sustainable
Development
(Environmental
Achievement) 		Promoting Opportunity

(Through Social Mobility)

Total
awards
2024 161 59 29 8 252[5]
2023 78 47 15 9 148[6]
2022 141 51 31 9 232[7]
2021 122 48 17 18 205[8]
2020 128 66 19 7 220
2019 129 61 6 5 201
2018 152[9] 72 8 6 230[9]
2017 102 57 11 170
2016 150 92 7 243[10]
2015 105 24 12 141[11]
2014 110 39 13 162
2013 116 27 9 152
2012 151 50 8 209
2011 103 44 10 157
2010 95 38 10 143
2009 135 49 10 194
2008 85 42 12 139
2007 71 40 8 119
2006 90 48 7 145
2005 88 41 8 137
2004 66 39 7 112
2003 62 51 10 123
2002 85 37 9 131
2001 76 42 15 133
2000 77 32 7 116
1999 82 14 5 101
1998 115 14 4 133
1997 110 16 8 134
1996 107 16 6 129
1995 140 17 6 163
1994 139 18 8 165
1993 118 25 12 155
1992 127 38 165
1991 118 40 158
1990 126 49 175
1989 116 40 156
1988 102 43 145
1987 120 34 154
1986 114 27 141
1985 90 29 119
1984 88 23 111
1983 90 20 110
1982 91 19 110
1981 92 17 109
1980 87 17 104
1979 102 19 121
1978 107 17 124
1977 106 19 125
1976 95 20 115
1975 76 17 2 95
1974 59 19 - 78
1973 66 15 2 83
1972 72 17 1 90
1971 93 13 4 110
1970 74 25 5 104
1969 69 24 6 99
1968 60 17 8 85
1967 48 28 9 85
1966 86 11 18 115
TOTAL 4,585 1,357 55 179 6,176

Recipients – individuals

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Further information: Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion

The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion was awarded to individuals. Unlike the Queen's Award for Enterprise, nomination must be by a third party. As of 2017, this individual award had been rested.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Queen's Awards for Enterprise". The Gazette. UK. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ "The Queen's Awards for Enterprise". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ "King Charles III continues Queen Elizabeth's legacy by giving His Majesty's name to prestigious awards". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Queen's Awards for Enterprise: Background_Note Annex B" (PDF). Business Link. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010.
  5. ^ "British business excellence celebrated in second year of The King's Awards for Enterprise". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Best of British business celebrated as the first King's Awards for Enterprise Recipients revealed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. ^ "More than 200 British businesses celebrated as Queen's Awards for Enterprise winners revealed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Best of British business celebrated as Queen's Awards for Enterprise winners revealed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Queen's Award for Enterprise puts focus on international trade". FT. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Queen's Award 2017 deadline brought forward!". Awards Intelligence. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  11. ^ "The Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2015", Awards Intelligence, London, 22 April 2015. Retrieved on 22 May 2015.
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