Birthday Honours 2021
Helen Golightly OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to Business and the Regional Economy.”
Timeline
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Business and the Regional Economy.
View London Gazette notice ↗Explore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
Recognised for
Topics
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:
Helen GOLIGHTLY
Chief Executive, North East Local Enterprise Partnership
For services to Business and the Regional Economy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
See other people honoured from Seaham →
Location comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, and isn’t available for every honour.
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- Seaham, County Durham
“For services to Business and the Regional Economy.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Helen's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
Birthday Honours 2021
Helen Golightly
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Business and the Regional Economy.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
Birthday Honours 2021
Helen Golightly
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Business and the Regional Economy.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
Birthday Honours 2021
Helen Golightly
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Business and the Regional Economy.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
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
30 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from County Durham.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
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
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
Abygail Punch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to National Security.”
Adetokunbo Adesuyan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Law and Order.”
Adnan Khan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Aislinn Rea
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to EU Negotiations.”
Alan Coppin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Safety in Sport.”
Alan Nekrews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Alan Parsons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Living Abroad
“For services to Music and Music Production.”
Alan Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Alexander Bruce
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Hungerford, Berkshire
“For services to Charity.”
Alexander Russell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Woking, Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Alexandra Hoskyn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Tackling Loneliness during Covid-19.”
Alexia Quin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Music Therapy.”
Alison Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire
“For voluntary service to Veterans.”
Alison Daniels
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Alison Holmes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Medicine and Infectious Diseases particularly during Covid-19.”
Allan Bennett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Salisbury, Wiltshire
“For services to Microbiology in the Covid-19 Response.”
Alyson King
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Amanda Leach
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Living Abroad
“For services to Medical Science and the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrea Siodmok
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Newquay, Cornwall
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Coe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Andrew Horlock
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Andrew Jennings
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to International Trade, to Fashion and to Retail.”
Andrew Kerr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Musselburgh, East Lothian
“For services to the Public Sector.”
Andrew Tilden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Winscome, Somerset
“For services to Social Work.”
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
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3817716. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Seaham, County Durham) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.