Birthday Honours 2024
Helen Stephenson DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Charity and to Regulation.”
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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
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Helen Mary STEPHENSON C.B.E.
Chief Executive Officer, Charity Commission for England and Wales
For services to Charity and to Regulation.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Chief Executive Officer
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“For services to Charity and to Regulation.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 18 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
80 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2024
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London, Greater London
“For services to Fashion and to Business.”
Clare Marchant
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Dervilla Mitchell
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“For services to Engineering.”
Evelyn Taylor
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Business.”
Ffion The Lady Hague Of Richmond
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“For Public Service and to Business.”
Hannah Rothschild
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London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy in the Arts, Culture and Charity Sectors.”
Imelda Staunton
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London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Janice Sigsworth
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Jasvinder Sanghera
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North Yorkshire
“For services to the Victims of Child, Forced Marriage and Honour-Based Abuse.”
Julia Hoggett
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Finance.”
Karen Buck
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Karen Holford
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Engineering.”
Professor Judith Irene Petts
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“For services to Higher Education and to Sustainability.”
Professor Moira Katherine Brigid Whyte
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Medical Research.”
Rebecca Harris
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Essex
“For Political and Public Service.”
Tracey Emin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Clive Leslie Gritten
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
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Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
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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.”
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
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“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael 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 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
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald 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
“For Charitable Service.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644780. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (London, Greater 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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