Birthday Honours 2004
Ian Michael Laing CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For charitable services especially to the Arts, Business, Education and Health.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For charitable services especially to the Arts, Business, Education and Health.
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“For charitable services especially to the Arts, Business, Education and Health.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the Birthday Honours List 2004 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2004
Alan Pedder
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“For services to Disabled People.”
Alison Kerr
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Anastasios Paul Leventis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to conservation and the environment overseas, especially in Nigeria.”
Andrew Donisthorpe Meek
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Andrew Douglas Pulford
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Royal Air Force
Andrew James Seber
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Joseph Gunz
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Ann Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Retail Sector.”
Anne Mary Lonsdale
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Archibald Boyd Tunnock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to charity in Scotland.”
Barbara Phillips
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Biological Chemistry.”
Barbara Stuttle
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“for Nurse Prescribing.”
Barry John Stickings
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“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Brian Michael Rowntree
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“for System.”
Bryan Forbes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Arts.”
Carol Frances
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Financial Regulation.”
Charles Bernard Hilton Stevenson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Navy
Christine Tacon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Agriculture.”
Christopher Colin Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Christopher John Parry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Navy
Christopher Michael Bruce Coats
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Clare Sumner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Senior Civil Servant
Colin Barrow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Local Government.”
Colin MacLean
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2004 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 12 June 2004.
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