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GOV.UK invites applications for the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for outstanding achievement by UK Businesses in 2022.
The Queen’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
Worth of Award
If you win you’ll be:
- invited to a Royal reception
- presented with the award at your company by one of The Queen’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant
- able to fly The Queen’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.
Eligibility
To apply for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise your organization 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 organization can be a business or non-profit.
How to Apply
You can make your application online via the official website.
Deadline: Submit your application by September 6, 2022 by 1 pm.