Awards
In recent years, an entire ‘entry consulting’ industry has emerged offering services that help organisations enter Queen’s Award applications. In 2021, the Queen’s Award winners were not announced on the Queen's birthday. The announcement was delayed following the sad passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip played an enthusiastic
In 2015 Mark Carney, then Governor of the Bank of England, described the Queen’s Awards as: “testament to the renewed entrepreneurial spirit taking shape in the United Kingdom”. In order to be considered for an Award a company must have at least two full-time UK employees (or part-time equivalents), file its company tax returns with HMRC and be able to demonstrate strong corporate social responsibility. It must also be a self- contained enterprise that markets its own products or services under its own management. Prince Charles once said of the scheme: “It is particularly encouraging that so many companies, having won a Queen’s Award and experienced the benefits, decide to reapply.”
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JCB holds the record for most Queen’s Awards wins. The Construction equipment manufacturer’s tally currently stands at a whopping 30 awards.
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role in The Queen's Awards for Export & Technology from its beginnings in 1965.
Titans of their day, some of the first Awards winners in 1966, such as Imperial Chemical Industries, General Electric Company and Distillers, sadly, no longer exist. Happily, a number of initial winners like Rolls-Royce, Vauxhall Motors and De La Rue are still around in various guises and forms. Speaking of the inaugural Queen’s Awards in 1965, Prime Minister Harold Wilson stated: “I hope that the award will encourage industry in its efforts to achieve the improvements in exports and the technological advance on which our national future so much depends.” policymakers at the very highest level of commerce, industry and government, both within the UK and overseas. In 2018 there was a specific focus on International Trade, 156 companies won an Award in this category. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Countess of Wessex were among the Royal dignitaries who welcomed last year’s Queen’s Award’s Winners to a celebratory reception at Windsor Castle. The application process for the 2023 Queen’s Awards is open from May to September 2022. The Queen’s Awards Magazine is distributed to decision and
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Martin Port, CEO of BigChange, memorably described winning an award as “Like a knighthood for your business”. In 2021, 44 of the 205 winners boasted fewer than ten employees. Global recognition, increased turnover, growth in international trade and improved staff morale are some of the benefits companies often cite as benefits of winning a Queen’s Award. The Queen's Awards Magazine is distributed to Consulates and Embassies all around the world. According to research carried out by the University of Strathclyde, 73% of winners in the International Trade category directly attributed increased sales to winning a Queen’s Award. The Queen's Awards Magazine is circulated to all Lord Lieutenants in the UK, Her Majesty's representatives in each county. Dan Callaghan, a failed contestant on BBC1’s The Apprentice, won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2021 after his perfumes business boomed. 92% of companies that won a Queen’s Award in 2021 were SMEs (small/ medium-sized enterprises).
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All Award applications must be made online.
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Shortlisted applicants are informed and asked to provide verified commercial figures in October LittlePod, esteemed providers of high- quality sustainable extracts and 2018 Queen’s Award winners, have been chosen to provide key ingredients for a prestigious Platinum Jubilee cake making competition by the British Embassy in Tokyo. International Trade is always the category with the most winners each year.
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69 companies won an International Trade Award in 1969.
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72 companies won an International Trade Award in 1972! 2016 currently holds the record for being the Awards most fruitful year, with a total of 243 gongs handed out across three categories.
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Queen’s Awards Magazine 2022
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