New Year Honours 2025
Hannah Cockroft CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
“For services to Athletics.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
“Athlete. For services to Athletics.”
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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
31 December 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Hannah Lucy COCKROFT O.B.E. D.L.
For services to Athletics.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Hannah Lucy COCKROFT M.B.E.
For services to Athletics.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Region
- West Yorkshire
“Athlete. For services to Athletics.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2022- Region
- Halifax, West Yorkshire
“For services to Athletics.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2025- Region
- Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Athletics.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
17 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cheshire.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2025
Alan Titchmarsh
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Alton, Hampshire
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Alan Whitehead
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Alastair De Costa
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Ripon, North Yorkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Alexander Mcmahon
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Nursing in Scotland.”
Alice Matthews
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Amanda Berry
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries and to Charity.”
Andrew Keen-downs
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London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoners and their Families.”
Anne Reid
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London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Annika Bosanquet
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business.”
Anthony Freeman
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“For services to UK/US Relations in Space and Earth Science.”
Carey Mumford (carey Mulligan)
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Exeter, Devon
“For services to Drama.”
Carol White
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Women and to Sport.”
Caroline Butt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy.”
Catherine Hollern
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Blackburn, Lancashire
“For Parliamentary, Political and Public Service.”
Catherine Lewis La Torre
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Business.”
Charles Dhanowa
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Competition Law.”
Cheryl Ward
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Social Care.”
Christine Mcginness (christine Mclaughlin)
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Linlithgow, West Lothian
“For services to Public Health in Scotland.”
Christopher Badger
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Adult Social Care.”
Christopher Katkowski
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Battle, East Sussex
“For services to Planning.”
Christopher Stark
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Tackling Climate Change.”
Claudia Kenyatta
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Heritage.”
David Bond
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Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to the Defence Supply Chain.”
David Wilson Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and Trade.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4782732. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3956359. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 1 January 2013.
Location (West 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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