Nominations for The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2027 have opened

This is the highest award given to voluntary organisations across the UK and is the equivalent to the MBE.

Nominated groups must meet the following criteria to be eligible for this Award. Each group must:

• be made up of three or more people
• be based in the UK, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man
• have been in operation for at least three years before nomination
• have over half its volunteers eligible to reside in the UK
• be led by volunteers, not by paid staff; over half its members should be volunteers
• provide a specific and direct benefit to the local community

You can download a list of all the past winners in Berkshire here, but there are many more fantastic organisations/groups across the county, doing amazing work who deserve to be recognised.

To nominate you shouldn’t be part of the group and entry is free. Nominations are completed online via the King’s Award for Voluntary Service website: The King’s Award for Voluntary Service – official website (dcms.gov.uk)

The closing date for nominations is Tuesday 1 December 2026.