Birthday Honours 2023
Elizabeth Baitson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Founder
“For services to Business and to Entrepreneurs.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Business and to Entrepreneurs.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Elizabeth Susan BAITSON
Founder, High Net Connect
For services to Business and to Entrepreneurs.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Business and to Entrepreneurs.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 349 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
35 British Empire Medal recipients are from Warwickshire.
What organisation were they with?
Founder.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For services to the community in Belfast.”
Alan Henshaw
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Alan Naylor
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Ilkley, West Yorkshire
“For services to Young People.”
Albert Duffus
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Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For services to Charity, particularly to People with Motor Neurone Disease.”
Alexander Mcmenemy
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Johnstone, Renfrewshire
“For voluntary service to the Scottish Schools Football Association and to the Scottish Football Association.”
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Andrew Melvin
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Andrew Padmore
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Music.”
Andrew Wing
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Gosport, Hampshire
“For services to the community in Gosport, Hampshire.”
Angela Hewitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
East Cowes, Isle of Wight
“For services to Nature Conservation and Education.”
Angela Mccann
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Craigavon, County Armagh
“For services in Northern Ireland on the Demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Ann Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Healthcare Access.”
Ann Steele
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Anndeloris Chacon
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Charity and to the community in Bristol.”
Anne Mccormack
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Kinross, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Disadvantaged People in Kinross, particularly during Covid-19.”
Anne Mccreadie
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to the community in Merkinch, Inverness.”
Anne Wingate
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St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Beekeeping.”
Anthony Adkins
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London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
Anthony Brooke
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Andrew James Simpson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Social Enterprise.”
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Hannah Bernard
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Erica Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4379586. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (Warwick, Warwickshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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