THE KING'S AWARDS
FOR ENTERPRISE - CHESHIRE
AWARD ENTRIES
NOW OPEN
What is a King's Award for Enterprise?
The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the highest official UK awards for
outstanding achievement by UK businesses. There are four categories that
businesses can be recognised for:
Innovation
Sustainable Development
International Trade
Promoting Opportunity through Social Mobility
Why Enter?
The Awards can bring substantial benefits to recipients, including:
Increased staff morale
Boosts to turnover and international trade
Greater recognition globally
Excellent marketing opportunities
Winning edge over competitors
Increase in recruiting a highly skilled workforce
What happens if your company wins
If you win 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.
Is your business eligible to apply?
To apply for The King’s 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 that markets its own products or services and is under its own management.
Have at least 2 full-time UK employees or part-time equivalents.
Demonstrate strong corporate social responsibility.
Your organisation can be a business or non-profit. Each of the award categories has additional entry criteria.
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 over 2 years - or continuous commercial success over 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
International Trade
To apply for the International Trade award, you must also:
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 that markets its own products or services and is under its own management.
Have at least 2 full-time UK employees or part-time equivalents.
Demonstrate strong corporate social responsibility.
Sustainable Development
To apply for the Sustainable Development award, you must also:
show how you have achieved outstanding sustainable development for more than 2 years
provide evidence of the benefits or positive outcomes of your actions or interventions
How to enter?
There are 3 steps to entering:
Answer some questions around eligibility
Complete and submit your application before:
September 12th 2024, 01.00 PM
Watch Previous Awardees
What Awardees say...
When we received the Award in 2021, it gave us a fantastic platform to re-engage existing clients with the increasing profile and success of our work. The Award helped us to win several new, big contracts from global businesses. In the past year our team has grown by 10 new team members due to demand for our services internationally
We were delighted to be recognised with a Queen’s Award for Promoting Opportunity. The publicity related to the receiving the Award has helped to maintain public awareness of our social impact and helped drive renewed interest in our business.
Have Questions? Look Here.
https://www.gov.uk/kings-awards-for-enterprise
Midday on September 12th 2023
For administration questions around the submission or eligibility you can contact The Kings Awards Helpline on 020 7215 6880 from Monday to Friday between 09.00 and 17.00. You can also email them at [email protected] .For advice from previous Chesire based winners on how to approach writing your submission and what to emphasise you can speak to a Cheshire Kings Awards mentor by emailing your contact details to [email protected]
The King’s Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme that recognizes outstanding achievements by UK businesses in four categories: international trade, innovation, sustainable development, and promoting opportunity through social mobility.
The King’s Awards are open to all UK-based businesses that meet the eligibility criteria for each category. Smaller businesses make up the majority of applicants, as they do businesses in the UK, but we welcome applicants from all business sizes. The sophistication of applications is expected to increase as businesses increase in size.
The eligibility criteria for each category vary, but in general, businesses must be based in the UK and have at least two full-time employees or part-time equivalents. They must also have a minimum of two years of trading history.
Winning a King’s Award can bring many benefits, including increased international recognition, enhanced brand reputation, and the ability to use the King’s Award emblem on company materials.
The winners of the King’s Awards will typically be announced in April each year.