Business in the Community

British business-community outreach charity

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Business in the CommunityCompany type| Non-profit organization

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Founded| 1982
Headquarters| London

Key people

| Charles III, President
Gavin Patterson, Chairman
Kieran Harding, CEO
Revenue| 18,101,881 pound sterling (2019)
Total assets| 2,924,120 euro (2021)

Number of employees

| 272 (2019)
Website| Business in the Community

Business in the Community (BITC) is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business, CSR, corporate responsibility, and is one of the Prince's Charities of King Charles III (formerly the Prince of Wales).

BITC works with companies in the UK and internationally.

## Background

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BITC was set up in 1982 and its current CEO is Kieran Harding. Prior to this, Mary Macleod was the CEO from 2023 to 2025. Amanda Mackenzie OBE was the CEO from 2016 to 2023. Dame Julia Cleverdon was CEO from 1992 to 2008 and is now vice president, and Stephen Howard was CEO from 2008 to 2016.

Each of BITC's campaigns is managed by a leadership team, made up and chaired by senior business leaders. Leaders include Steven Holliday, chief executive of National Grid plc; Mark Allen, chief executive of Dairy Crest Group; Paul Drechsler, chairman and chief executive of Wates Group; Richard Howson, chief executive of Carillion, and Ian Cheshire, CEO of Kingfisher plc.[1]

Business in the Community is one of The Prince's Charities, a group of not-for-profit organisations of which Charles III is president. Seventeen of the nineteen charities were founded personally by The Prince.

## Related activities

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### The Responsible Business Awards

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Business in the Community launched the Awards for Excellence at its AGM in December 1997. They are presented annually to businesses that are judged to show innovation, creativity and a sustained commitment to corporate responsibility.[2][3]

### The King's Seeing is Believing (SIB)

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The King's Seeing is Believing programme was started by the then Prince of Wales in 1990, by inviting business people to go on visits around the county. Some 8,000 chief executives have led visits tackling subjects such as urban homelessness and illiteracy to challenges facing hill farmers in remote areas.[4]

### Opportunity Now

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Founded in October 1991, and supported by the then Prime Minister John Major MP, Opportunity Now is a UK membership organisation working towards gender equality and diversity in the workplace.[5]

The campaign's chair Helena Morrissey, CEO of Newton Investment Management and founder of the 30% Club, was appointed in 2013.[6]

### The British Business Excellence Awards (BBEA)

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in 2023, BITC announced working with BBEA as their Awards partner. The awards were for UK-based businesses across industries to celebrate businesses that have championed sustainability, diversity, equality and transcended expectations and limitations throughout the year. The awards programme is referred to as the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards.[7]

### Northern Ireland Responsible Business Awards

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The annual awards were announced in 2023 in an aim to showcase transformational business stories who demonstrate strength, inclusive leadership and rebuilding of the planet. There were 12 categories;[8]

* NI Responsible Company of the Year, sponsored by Encirc
* Climate Action, sponsored by Heron Bros
* Collaborative Action, sponsored by Arthur Cox
* Diversity and Inclusion (a focus on recruitment), sponsored by Belfast Harbour
* Education Partnership, sponsored by Allen and Overy
* Employer of Choice (a focus on retention and development), sponsored by Ulster University
* Impacting your Community, sponsored by SPAR NI
* One-to-Watch
* Responsible Product/Service, sponsored by Translink
* Responsible Technology Innovation, sponsored by Allstate NI
* Responsible Business Ambassador, sponsored by SSE Airtricity
* Wellbeing at Work, sponsored by Larne Port

## BBC Documentary Series

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John Walsh made the 2003 BBC documentary series Headhunting The Homeless following the work of Eva Hamilton's Business Action on Homelessness project as part of[vague] Business in the Community.[citation needed][undue weight? – discuss]

## References

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1. ^ "Leadership Teams". BITC. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
2. ^ "Awards for Excellence". Business in the Community. 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009.
3. ^ "British Business Excellence Awards 2022". Business in the Community. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
4. ^ Charles, Prince (2013-02-03). "HRH The Prince of Wales discusses Business in the Community as well as his Seeing is Believing programme". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
5. ^ Grayson, David (2007). Business Led Corporate Responsibility Coalitions (PDF). The Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility. p. 31.
6. ^ Morissey, Helena (2013-11-16). "Finally, let's hear the truth about our top women". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
7. ^ Gosling, Annie (2022-03-08). "British Business Excellence Awards 2023". Business in the Community. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
8. ^ "Northern Ireland Responsible Business Awards 2023". Business in the Community. Retrieved 2023-07-19.

* "Business in the Community, registered charity no. 297716". Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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Charles III

King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (2022–present)

Realms|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Australia
* The Bahamas
* Belize
* Canada
* Grenada
* Jamaica
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Solomon Islands
* Tuvalu
* United Kingdom

Titles and
honours|

* Head of the Commonwealth
* Defender of the Faith
* Supreme Governor of the Church of England
* Head of the Armed Forces
* Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces
* Head of the Armed Forces (New Zealand)
* Lord of Mann
* Duke of Normandy
* King's Official Birthday
* Flags
* Royal Family Order

Family|

* Camilla Shand (wife)
* Diana Spencer (former wife)
* William, Prince of Wales (elder son)
* Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (younger son)
* Elizabeth II (mother)
* Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (father)
* Anne, Princess Royal (sister)
* Prince Andrew, Duke of York (brother)
* Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (brother)

Life as Prince of Wales|

* Investiture
* Coronet
* First wedding
* guest list
* Tampongate
* Second wedding
* Prince of Wales v Associated Newspapers Ltd
* Black spider memos
* 2022 State Opening of Parliament
* Overseas trips

Accession and
coronation|

* Proclamation of accession (attendees)
* Coronation
* Medal
* Concert
* guest list
* Coronation quiche
* Scottish service

Reign|

* Household
* Prime ministers
* Governors-general
* Operation Menai Bridge
* State and official visits made
* 2023 visits to France; Kenya; 2024 tour of Australia; 2025 visit to Italy; 2025 opening of the Canadian Parliament
* State visits received
* 2025 visit by Emmanuel Macron
* Trooping the Colour
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* State Opening of Parliament
* 2023
* 2024

Charities
and campaigns|

* Mutton Renaissance Campaign
* The Prince's Charities
* British Asian Trust
* Business in the Community
* Children & the Arts
* In Kind Direct
* iwill Campaign
* The Royal Countryside Fund
* The King's Foundation
* The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health
* The King's Foundation School of Traditional Arts
* King Charles III Charitable Fund
* Royal Drawing School
* Turquoise Mountain Foundation
* Youth Business Scotland
* The Prince's May Day Network
* King's Trust

Residences|

| As Prince of Wales|

* Clarence House (official)
* Highgrove House (private)
* Birkhall
* Llwynywermod

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As King|

* Buckingham Palace (official)
* Windsor Castle (official)
* Holyrood Palace (official, Scotland)
* Hillsborough Castle (official, Northern Ireland)
* Sandringham House (private)
* Balmoral Castle (private)
* Craigowan Lodge (private)

Awards given
and created|

* List of awards received
* Prince of Wales's Intelligence Community Awards
* Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership
* The Sun Military Awards

Business ventures|

* Duchy Home Farm
* Dumfries House
* Highgrove House Shops
* Knockroon
* Nansledan
* Poundbury
* Waitrose Duchy Organic

Depictions|

| Televised addresses|

* Royal address to the nation
* Royal Christmas Message

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Documentaries|

* Royal Family (1969)
* Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role (1994)
* Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (2007)
* Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute (2016)
* Charles R: The Making of a Monarch (2023)
* Charles III: The Coronation Year (2023)
* The King's Music Room (2025)

Film
and television|

* Chorus Girls (1981)
* Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)
* The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)
* Spitting Image (1984–1996, 2020–2021)
* Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992)
* Willi und die Windzors (1996)
* Whatever Love Means (2005)
* The Queen (2006 film)
* The Queen (2009 TV serial)
* King Charles III (2017 film)
* The Windsors (2016–2020 TV series)
* The Crown (2016–2023)
* The Prince (2021)
* Spencer (2021)

Plays|

* Her Royal Highness..? (1981)
* King Charles III (2014)
* Diana (2019/2021)
* The Windsors: Endgame (2021)

Portraits|

* Bryan Organ (1980)
* John Wonnacott (2000)
* Richard Stone (2000 and 2009)
* Jonathan Yeo (2024)
* Peter Kuhfeld (2025)
* Ai-Da (2025)

Bibliography|

* The Old Man of Lochnagar (1980)
* A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture (1989)
* Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World (2010)
* Climate Change (2023)

Eponyms|

* Prince Charles Island
* Prince Charles Mountains
* Prince Charles stream tree frog

* ← Elizabeth II

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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