New Year Honours 2024
Gerald Maurice RONSON
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Knight Bachelor
businessperson
“For services to Philanthropy and the Jewish Community”
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Gerald Maurice RONSON C.B.E.
For services to Philanthropy and to the Jewish Community.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- businessperson
- Region
- London, London
“Philanthropist. For charitable services.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2024- Role at the time
- businessperson
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy and the Jewish Community”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 15 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
86 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
businessperson.
How widely is this recognised?
11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2024
Alexander McCALL Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Author and Academic. For services to Literature, to Academia and to Charity”
Amritpal Singh Hungin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
“Emeritus Professor of General Practice, Newcastle University. For services to Medicine”
Athelstan Eavis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Glastonbury, Somerset
“Founder and Leader, Glastonbury Festival. For services to Music and to Charity”
Brian Clarke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Artist. For services to Art”
David Holmes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Family Action. For services to Children and Families”
Gregory Doran
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Lately Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to the Arts”
John Griffin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Founder, Addison Lee. For services to Business and to Charity”
John Iredale
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Somerset
“Lately Interim Executive Chair, Medical Research Council. For services to Medical Research”
Neil Mortensen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Lately President, Royal College of Surgeons of England. For services to Surgery”
Ronald Dennis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Virginia Water, Surrey
“Chair, Podium Analytics and Patron, Tommy's Campaign. For services to Industry and to Charity”
Sajid Javid
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove. For Political and Public Service”
Stephen Alan Michael Hester
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chair, Easyjet and Chair, Nordea. For services to Business and to the Economy”
Timothy Randall Martin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Devon
“Founder and Chair, Wetherspoons. For services to Hospitality and to Culture”
William John Edmunds
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Professor, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For services to Epidemiology”
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Moira Patricia Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Peter Nicholas Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Enola Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
West Mersea, Essex
“Founder, Insulinoma Charity UK. For services to the Insulinoma Community”
Simon Ernest Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Diane Kathleen Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Michael Evan West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim”
Christine Joy Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“Lately Railwayman, West Midlands Trains and Freightliner Group. For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children's Hospital”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Adult Instructor, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising”
Nicholas Kevin Davis Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Craig Thomas Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“Chairman of Sandhaven and Pitullie Harbour Trust. For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire”
Jean Mary Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Donald Richard Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. For Charitable Service”
Graham Syrett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the community in Cotham and Kingsdown, Bristol”
Jennifer Jaculin Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Beryl Shirley Stubbins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Downham Market, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Norfolk”
Neville Percy Stephens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Craven Arms, Shropshire
“For services to the community in Craven Arms, Shropshire”
Martyn Clive Steers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maidstone, Kent
“Volunteer, St John Ambulance Kent. For voluntary services to Community First Aid”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2011.
Knight Bachelor · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4519102. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (London, London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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