Who we are
The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes are managed by The Royal Anniversary Trust – an independent charity which recognises and promotes innovation by UK colleges and universities that benefits wider society.
The Trust also manages the Platinum Jubilee Challenge, launched in 2022.
The Royal Anniversary Trust was established in 1990 as a charity registered in England, No. 1,000,000. This acted as a mechanism through which the nation could mark, during 1992, the 40th anniversary of The Queen’s accession and express appreciation for her four decades of service as Head of State. After the national programme of celebration marking this anniversary, the Trust set up The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes with HM The Queen’s approval and all-party support in Parliament. The scheme began in 1994.
A Board of Trustees, drawn from academia, public and business life, sets the direction and manages implementation of the scheme:
Sir Damon Buffini – Chairman
Sir Martin Donnelly KCB CMG
Professor Sir Peter Gregson FREng
Tracey Harrison
Dame Lin Homer DCB
Sir Frank McLoughlin CBE
Mrs Heidi Mottram CBE
Sir Richard Mottram GCB
Professor Dame Shirley Pearce DBE
Kristina Murrin CBE is CEO of The Royal Anniversary Trust, the charity that manages The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes scheme.