George Clooney Edinburgh: Hollywood icon George Clooney to return to Edinburgh for charity event

The annual British Business Awards will take place on April 30, 2026, and aims to raise a minimum of £1 million for the homelessness charity, Social Bite.

Clooney will attend both the British Business Awards being held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on April 30 as well as a special fundraising dinner being organised by Social Bite at Gleneagles Hotel on April 29, and will discuss his career in Hollywood and humanitarian work as the co-founder of the Clooney Foundation for Justice.

The actor was previously welcomed to the city and the Social Bite café in November 2015, helping raise awareness for the charity’s mission to end homelessness.

Founder of charity Social Bite ‘honoured’ to welcome George Clooney back

The awards ceremony is set to attract some of the UK’s most prominent businesses, with up to 2000 business leaders in attendance.

Josh Littlejohn MBE, the event director of the British Business Awards and is the founder of Social Bite, said: “George made such an incredible impact to Social Bite when he visited our café 10 years ago and we’re honoured to have him join us again at these events which help us raise much-needed funds to help end homelessness in the UK.

“Last year’s British Business Awards were a triumph.

“Not only did we recognise and celebrate some of Britain’s biggest success stories, we also smashed our target and helped to raise over £1.3m for Social Bite, alongside a special fundraiser at Gleneagles Hotel.

“This year’s awards are set to be even more exciting, and we couldn’t be more delighted to welcome back George Clooney to Scotland.”

Sir Bob Geldof to introduce awards with remarks

The event will be introduced with remarks from awards patron Sir Bob Geldof and co-hosted by comedians Rob Brydon and Elaine C Smith.

Entries to the awards are now open with a range of award categories to enter. To enter, businesses are required to submit a 1000 word written application by March 13.

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There will be an independent judging panel made up of 18 key figures from British industry chaired by the former CEO of Unilever Alan Jope CBE.

Mr Jope CBE said: “Despite challenging times, British businesses continue to show remarkable resilience and innovation.

“My fellow judges and I are very much looking forward to hearing about some of the incredible ways British companies are making an impact in their sectors and celebrating their success.”

Paul Thwaite, chief executive of NatWest Group, who are sponsoring the awards, added: “We are proud to sponsor the British Business Awards, and to continue our support for the life-changing work undertaken by Social Bite.

“These awards recognise the determination, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit that sit at the heart of businesses right across Great Britain.”

For further information on the awards visit: www.britishbusinessawards.co.uk