Welcome to The King’s Award for Enterprise Magazine

The King’s Awards for Enterprise Magazine, and website, work closely with the King’s Awards Office to provide a unique showcase platform for award recipients to present their success stories to business people worldwide, both in print and online.

The UK is full of exciting and innovative businesses and the King’s Awards for Enterprise is a great way of celebrating their success. Whether a small business with a great innovative product or service, or a larger company running an impressive social mobility programme, the awards are a prestigious way to recognise your contribution to enterprise.

A total of 185 awards have been issued today (6 May), awarded to 184 businesses for outstanding achievement across four categories; International Trade (75), Innovation (52), Sustainable Development (36), now renamed Sustainability in 2026, and Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility) (22).

View the full list of 2026 recipients

The Awards were first launched in 1966 and this year they celebrate a significant milestone of 60 years of recognising the achievements of business across the UK. Established in 1966, the programme has recognised more than 8,000 UK businesses, highlighting the strength, innovation, and ambition of British enterprise.

To celebrate this milestone, a new category has been introduced this year: The King’s Award for Enterprise – Young Founder. The Award will recognise founders aged 18–30 who are actively leading their businesses and driving growth and opportunity.