The winners of The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2021 have been announced in a special Gazette supplement.See the recipients of the 2021 Awards here.

What is The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service?

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) is the highest award given to UK volunteer groups and is equivalent to the MBE.

Who is eligible for The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service?

The prestigious award recognises exceptional work done by volunteer groups in their communities. Any group of two or more people doing volunteering work can be nominated for the award. Volunteer groups should also have been running for three years or more.

To be nominated they should do work that:

• provides a service and meets a need for people living in the local community
• is supported, recognised and respected by the local community and the people who benefit from it
• is run locally

Winners of The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service receive a certificate signed by the Queen, as well as a domed glass crystal, and representatives from the group may also be invited to attend a royal garden party.

Who were the winners of the The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2021?

The 2021 winners of The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service were announced in a special Gazette supplement on Wednesday 2 June 2021. A total of 241 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups from across the UK received the prestigious award.

You can view the full list of winners here: Gazette issue 63366

We spoke to five of this year's winners to see what winning the Award meant to them: www.thegazette.co.uk/awards-and-accreditation/content/103943

You can also find all Queen's Award for Voluntary Service Gazette supplements, since the awards began in 2003, here. 

Celebrate your award with a commemorative edition

If you or a loved one have been honoured by The Queen, The Gazette is available to buy as a personalised commemorative edition. Each pack contains a complete edition of The Gazette from the day the award was published.

See also

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise

Find out more

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (GOV.UK)

Publication updated: 2 June 2021