The Surrey Business Awards 2025 is back. This annual event, in association with Surrey Chambers of Commerce, is the largest and most prestigious business event in the county. Entries are now being welcomed with all Surrey businesses invited to apply.

Each year, this highly anticipated annual event celebrates the incredible achievements and contributions of businesses and individuals across Surrey. The calibre of entries is consistently outstanding, both in volume and in the exceptional quality of the submissions.

With a wide range of categories, this year’s event offers something for every business – regardless of size or industry. Whether you’re a startup or an established leader, there’s a category for you.

Business Surrey is a sponsor of the event once again, overseeing the Best New Business Award.

Don’t miss the chance to showcase your business and join the ranks of Surrey’s most successful and innovative companies. Enter today for the opportunity to be recognised as one of the region’s top performers.

Submit your entry today via the Surrey Business Awards website.

Timeline

• Entry Deadline: July 9th 2025
• Judging: July 21st to September 19th 2025
• Finalists Announced: September 24th 2025
• Event: November 12th 2025, G Live Guildford

Categories

Business Surrey, as part of Surrey County Council, is a proud sponsor of the Surrey Business Awards 2025.

We’re sponsoring the Best New Business Award. This award recognises a business with entrepreneurial aptitude, vision, ambition, drive and commercial acumen to build a successful enterprise from start-up.

It is open to any business with an office based in Surrey. The business must have started to trade no earlier than April 2022 and no later than September 2024.

Other categories include:

• Large Business of the Year
• SME Business of the Year
• Future Talent of the Year
• Best Customer Service Award
• Best New Business Award
• Business Growth Award
• Businessperson of the Year
• Community Hero Award
• Company of the Year
• Employer of the Year
• Innovation of the Year
• International Business of the Year
• Professional Services Award
• Sustainability Champion Award

For full details on categories and eligibility visit the categories and entry forms page of the Surrey Business Awards website.

Surrey Business Awards – tips for your entry

Winning an award is not just about how great your business is. It’s about how effectively you can present your case to the judges.

Creating a winning entry takes time, careful consideration and the ability to get straight to the point. You will also need to back up your claims with evidence.

Not sure where to start? Here are some helpful tips to ensure your entry for the Surrey Business Awards 2025 stands out.

• Give yourself enough time. Judges can easily tell who has invested time in preparing a thoughtful submission and who hasn’t!
• Stay on point. Ensure your answers directly address the questions and stay focused on the topic.
• Don’t skip questions. It may seem obvious, but many people skip questions. Leaving questions unanswered or lacking detail will cost you points with the judges.
• Stick to the 1,500-word limit. Be concise—remember, you have limited space to grab the judges’ attention. (That’s 1,500 words for the entire submission.)
• Quantify your results. Always provide facts and figures. Winning entries back up their claims with solid proof.
• Get your staff and colleagues involved. Gather evidence, metrics, examples, testimonials – anything that strengthens your application.
• Add the finishing touch. Include achievements or activities like community involvement, staff training and health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Choose your best writer. Tell a compelling story. Ensure your submission is free of spelling errors and grammar mistakes and avoid overuse of exclamation marks, fluff, or marketing jargon.
• Mark the deadline – July 9th 2025 – in your calendar. This might sound obvious but set reminders and avoid leaving it until the last minute.

Looking for further advice?

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You can get in touch with our business advisors at any point. Our experts offer thousands of pounds-worth of free bespoke support to eligible businesses.

You can also:

• access an easy-to-use support directory with more than 120 national and regional schemes.
• list of events across Surrey to support networking and shared learning
• register to receive our regular newsletter, packed with the latest news for all Surrey businesses.

The King’s Awards for Enterprise recipients for 2025 have been announced with six Surrey businesses receiving a royal seal of approval. Want to join this elite group? Applications for 2026 can now be submitted.

The King’s Awards for Enterprise are among the most prestigious awards for UK organisations. They recognise and reward outstanding business achievements in Innovation, International Trade, Sustainable Development and Promoting Opportunity.

Six Surrey businesses are receiving The King’s Award for Enterprise in 2025. Three in Innovation, two in International Trade and one in Sustainable Development. Scroll down to view the list.

His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant Michael More-Molyneux  – the King’s representatives in Surrey – will present the awards throughout the year. One representative from each winning business will also be invited to a special Royal reception event.

Want to join the winners of the King’s Awards for Enterprise 2025? You can now apply for the 2026 awards until 9 September 2025.

His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey said: “As the most prestigious business award in the UK, winning the esteemed King’s Award Emblem is an incredible honour. It’s an internationally recognised symbol of excellence – one that sets your business apart and gets you noticed.

“These Surrey companies exemplify the talent and entrepreneurial spirit of British business, and it will be a great honour to present them with their King’s Award for Enterprise over the coming months. They are all truly outstanding representatives of Surrey business, leading the way in technological development and thoroughly deserving this recognition.”

King’s Awards for Enterprise – 2025 Surrey winners

Gordon Murray Group – Innovation

Gordon Murray Group is an iconic Surrey-based firm, renowned around the world for exclusive lightweight supercars.

The King’s Award for Innovation is for the T.50. This is the lightest, best packaged, least environmentally impactful, highest revving, and best driving supercar globally.

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.” 

RENOURISH Limited – Innovation

Renourish Limited was established in 2019 in Surrey. It is the world’s first fresh soup in a microwaveable, fully recyclable, grab-and-go bottle.

The founder is a former critical care nurse and nutritional therapist. It makes soups from 100% fresh ingredients, with no additives or preservatives.

Designed for busy health-conscious consumers, the soup can be heated and consumed directly from the bottle. At its core is RE:NOURISH’s patented soup bottle, which is a global first.

It combines hot-fill compatibility, blast-chill durability, BPA-free microwave safety, and thermal insulation that keeps soup warm for 40 minutes. No other bottle globally meets these combined demands.

As a result, this innovative packaging is protected by international patents and design registered intellectual property.

Guildford-based RE:NOURISH is not only shaking up the UK’s fresh soup market. It is gaining international recognition as a disruptive force in the global health food sector.

Sirius Constellation Limited – Innovation

Sirius, which is based near Godalming, is a highly entrepreneurial SME that has developed and deployed next generation maritime domain awareness technology. This promotes and enhances security, safety and sustainability at sea in the UK and in overseas markets.

Sirius’s technology provides maritime authorities with real-time information and autonomous alerts about unusual or suspicious activity at sea. It supports their work tackling modern maritime challenges across defence, environmental damage, illegal fishing, and security.

Malcolm Glaister, Chief Executive Officer of Sirius Insight, said: “It is the greatest possible honour to receive a King’s Award for Enterprise. This is a proud day for Sirius Insight and a marvellous accolade for the business and the journey that Sirius Insight has been on since we set up the Company in 2016.

“It is a wonderful tribute to the brilliant and tireless work of our amazing team, and our clients in the UK and overseas whose support and custom have played such a pivotal role in making Sirius the world-class AI maritime surveillance technology business that it has become today, recognised in markets around the world.”

Penta Consulting Limited – International Trade

Penta Consulting is an Epsom based business. It is a global leader in delivering Technology Resource Solutions across the Information Communication Technology sector.

Penta’s unwavering focus on nurturing its workforce organically has been a cornerstone of its success.

By prioritising local recruitment, comprehensive training, and professional development the “Penta way,” the company boasts an impressive average tenure, defying industry norms.

In 2024, it was ranked among the top 60 UK Technology companies.

Stanhope-Seta Limited – International Trade

Stanhope-Seta’s King’s Award for Enterprise 2025 is the fifth time it has received the honour. It follows previous Queen’s Awards for International Trade in 2012 and 2022, and Innovation in 2014 and 2019.

The manufacturing company in Chertsey creates laboratory quality control instruments across a range of applications. This ranges from jet fuel to lipstick.

Giles Verity, director and owner, said: “Receiving the King’s Award is a tremendous honour and a testament to our team’s passion, commitment and technical excellence.  

“The Kings Awards celebrate the very best in British companies. They are internationally recognized as a trusted symbol of excellence worldwide.  We continue to fly the flag for British manufacturing and innovation.”

Denbies Wine Estate Ltd –  Sustainable Development

Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking is one of England’s largest single estate vineyards. The estate, independently owned and run, comprises of 380 acres with 265 acres currently under vine. It has a production capacity of 1 million bottles. The first vines were planted on the estate in 1986.

The owner for the last 20 years is Christopher White.  Under his leadership, Denbies has become one of the largest and most successful wineries in England.

It has been recognised for being a leading light in sustainable and ethical wine tourism. It is also the first vineyard in UK to be certified UKCCC Net Zero.

What are the King’s Awards for Enterprise?

The King’s Awards for Enterprise were previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

The awards are now in its 59th year. And it has awarded over 8,000 companies since its inception in 1965. The awards are valid for 5 years.

Almost all UK businesses can apply, and the application process is free and straightforward.

If you get an award you’ll be:

• invited to a Royal reception
• presented with the award at your company by one of The King’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant
• able to fly The King’s Awards flag at your main office, and use the emblem on your marketing materials
• given a Grant of Appointment (an official certificate) and commemorative crystal trophy

Organisations that got an award have reported benefiting from:

• worldwide recognition
• increased commercial value
• greater press coverage
• a boost to staff morale

Find out if your Surrey business is eligible on the government website.

How to apply

Apply now for the 2026 awards until 9 September 2025.

You’ll need to:

• create an account and register your details
• answer questions about your eligibility – this should take less than 15 minutes
• submit your application by 1pm on 9 September 2025

Need advice? The King’s Award Helpline is 020 4551 0081. Or email kingsawards@businessandtrade.gov.uk.

A timeline for what happens after you apply is available on the government website.