Birthday Honours 2021
Charles Forbes Adam OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Charitable Fundraising.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Charles David FORBES ADAM D.L.
For services to Charitable Fundraising.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Charitable Fundraising.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 267 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 18% of the list.
In their area
54 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from North Yorkshire.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
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“For services to Law and Order.”
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Aislinn Rea
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London, Greater London
“For services to EU Negotiations.”
Alan Coppin
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“For services to Safety in Sport.”
Alan Nekrews
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Alan Parsons
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Living Abroad
“For services to Music and Music Production.”
Alan Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Alexander Bruce
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Hungerford, Berkshire
“For services to Charity.”
Alexander Russell
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Woking, Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Alexandra Hoskyn
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Tackling Loneliness during Covid-19.”
Alexia Quin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Music Therapy.”
Alison Brown
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“For voluntary service to Veterans.”
Alison Daniels
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Alison Holmes
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London, Greater London
“For services to Medicine and Infectious Diseases particularly during Covid-19.”
Allan Bennett
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Salisbury, Wiltshire
“For services to Microbiology in the Covid-19 Response.”
Alyson King
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Amanda Leach
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Living Abroad
“For services to Medical Science and the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrea Siodmok
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Newquay, Cornwall
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Coe
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Andrew Horlock
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Andrew Jennings
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London, Greater London
“For services to International Trade, to Fashion and to Retail.”
Andrew Kerr
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Musselburgh, East Lothian
“For services to the Public Sector.”
Andrew Tilden
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Winscome, Somerset
“For services to Social Work.”
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
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“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
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“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
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North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
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Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3817656. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Selby, North Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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