The recipients of The King’s Awards for Enterprise have been announced today (6 May), celebrating the achievements of leading businesses from across the UK and Channel Islands and recognising their vital role in growing our economy to improve lives.
This year, 197 businesses representing a diverse range of sectors have been recognised by His Majesty The King as among the best in the country, highlighting the ambition, ingenuity and success of the country’s diverse business community.
Of these, 36 of the recipients are based in the South East. Of the awards handed out to businesses in the region, 21 were given in the ‘International Trade’ category, eight in ‘Innovation’, five in ‘Sustainable Development’ and three in the ‘Promoting Opportunity Through Social Mobility’ category.
By supporting more people into work, developing new innovations and exporting the best Britain has to offer around the world, businesses like these are playing a key role in the government’s mission to go further and faster for economic growth, to put more money in more working people’s pockets as part of our Plan for Change.
This year’s recipients from the South East include Gordon Murray Group, the automotive manufacturer responsible for the T.50 car: the lightest, least environmentally impactful and highest revving supercar globally. The business is based in Surrey and has been recognised in the ‘Innovation’ category.
Professor Gordon Murray CBE, founder and executive chairman of Gordon Murray Group, said: “As a proud British business, it is such an immense honour for the team at Gordon Murray Group to receive The King’s Award for Enterprise.
“The fact that the award specifically recognises innovation is a source of great pride as we aspire to deliver Driving Perfection through our innovative, highly exclusive supercars.
“It is through the collective skills and creative minds of our entire team that we have built a brand that is recognised around the world as the pinnacle of automotive engineering excellence.
“We will wear our King’s Award with pride, using it as yet more motivation to strive for ever higher levels of innovation in the unique supercars we create.”
The King’s Awards for Enterprise were previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise and were renamed two years ago to reflect His Majesty The King’s desire to continue the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II by recognising outstanding UK businesses.
The Award programme, now in its 59th year, has awarded over 8,000 companies since its inception in 1965.
His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenants – The King’s representatives in each county – will be presenting the awards to businesses locally throughout the year. One representative from each winning business will also be invited to a special Royal reception event.
South East recipients:
- Covec Limited
- Geoptic Infrastructure Investigations Limited
- Mixergy Limited
- Gordon Murray Group
- RENOURISH Limited
- Sirius Constellation Limited
- Flare Audio Ltd
- Rayner Intraocular Lenses Ltd
- Rowing Solutions Ltd
- Lund Halsey Console Systems Ltd
- Navsa International Limited
- Amack Group Ltd
- Crystal Spring Consumer Division Ltd
- DD-Scientific Ltd
- Gill Instruments Limited
- PSP Worldwide Logistics
- The Silver Crane Company Limited
- Datum Electronics Ltd
- Dr PawPaw Limited
- Saracen Horse Feeds Ltd
- Scitegrity Limited
- Beadlight Limited
- Intralink Limited
- Penta Consulting Limited
- Stanhope-seta Limited
- Aerotron Group (Holdings) Limited
- Allaero Limited
- Artemis Aerospace Limited
- Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
- HTP Apprenticeship College LTD
- Parson & Colson Consultants Ltd t/a PC Consultants
- Community Energy South Ltd
- Community Products (UK) Limited
- Sonardyne International Limited [Double winner]
- The Garlic Farm (IOW) Ltd
- Denbies Wine Estate Ltd
Applications for The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2026 open on 6 May 2025. For more information, click here. Eligible businesses are free to apply for one or more categories. Awards are valid for five years.
