The King's Awards for Enterprise 2025

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Northern Ireland businesses are invited to apply for the UK's most prestigious business award

The King's Awards for Enterprise recognise and encourage the outstanding achievements of UK businesses in the fields of:

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

Businesses of all sizes and from all sectors can apply. The awards are free to enter and you can apply for more than one award.

To be eligible, 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 two 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.

The deadline for applications is 1pm on Thursday 12 September 2024.

Find out more and apply for the King's Award for Enterprise.

First published 9 May 2024