King’s Awards for Enterprise

Applications are now open for this award. Find more details here:

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/news/applications-now-open-for-the-2026-kings-awards-for-enterprise

The Awards honour outstanding UK businesses across four key categories:

• Innovation
• International Trade
• Sustainable Development
• Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility)

Applications are welcomed from businesses of all sizes. In 2025, 88% of the 197 award recipients were small and medium-sized enterprises, including 27 micro-businesses with ten or fewer employees, highlighting the accessibility and inclusivity of the programme. Organisations may also apply for more than one award category.

You can check if your business is eligible on the gov.uk website.

Winners will be announced in 6 May 2026.