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ABOUT THE AWARDS
Where doThe Queen’s Awards winners for 2016 come from?
The number of corporate entrants and winners from each geographic area represent approximately the population and degree of commercial activities in that area. Entries for The Queen’s Awards are from all corners of the UK including the outlying islands. Their commercial activities are international however, with many companies exporting and negotiating business with countless countries around the world.
VITAL STATISTICS 2016 Awards by category (Note: Six companies have receivedmultiple Awards) n 150 for International Trade n 92 for Innovation
n 12 for Sustainable Development 2016Winners, by size of company n 2 – 10 employees: 41
Some regions seem to have more success than others in the number of winners relative to the number of entries – from which various conclusions could be reached – and this years figures make interesting reading. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2016 Total number of AwardWinners across the UK: 249 The graphic shows the distribution of these 2016 Award winners (companies that entered The Queen’s Awards in the period April - September 2015) across the United Kingdom, compared to the business population estimates for that same region
n 11 – 49 employees: 109 n 50 – 249 employees: 77 n Over 250 employees: 22
Scotland Number of Winners: 19
Percentage of businesses in UK: 6% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 7%
North East Number of Winners: 3
Percentage of businesses in UK: 6% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 2%
Northern Ireland Number of Winners: 2 Percentage of businesses in UK: 2% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 1%
Yorkshire and the Humber Number of Winners: 19 Percentage of businesses in UK: 7% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 8%
NorthWest & Isle of Man Number of Winners: 35
Percentage of businesses in UK: 10% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 12%
East Midlands Number of Winners: 12 Percentage of businesses in UK: 7% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 6% East Number of Winners: 32 Percentage of businesses in UK: 10% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 8%
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West Midlands Number of Winners: 25
Percentage of businesses in UK: 7% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 10%
Wales Number of Winners: 4
Percentage of businesses in UK: 4% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 2%
South East Number of Winners: 48
SouthWest & Channel Islands Number of Winners: 17 Percentage of businesses in UK: 10% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 8%
Percentage of businesses in UK: 16% Percentage of entries for the 2015 Queen’s Awards: 19%
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