New Year Honours 2014
Kathrine Helen Cowell OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the community in Cheshire and Greater Manchester.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the community in Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
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Cheshire
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“For services to the community in Cheshire and Greater Manchester.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 296 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 19% of the list.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2014
Adrian Conleth Burns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Royal Navy
Aideen Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
East Sussex
“Lately Chief Executive, Southdown Housing Association. For services to People with Intellectual Disabilities.”
Alan Billings
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Alison Cunningham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
North Yorkshire
“Group Manager for Debt Contact Centres, Debt Management, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Debt Management and to the community in North Yorkshire.”
Alison Marjorie Wild
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Cheshire
“Lately Chair, Association of Heads of University Administration and Deputy Chief Executive, Liverpool John Moores University. For services to Higher Education”
Alison Mary Gilchrist
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Renfrewshire
“For services to Business and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Alistair George Speirs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
“For services to British commercial and cultural interests and to charitable work in Indonesia.”
Allan Oliver Jagger
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
West Yorkshire
“For services to Training and Education of Young People through Kirdale Industrial Training Services and to charity in West Yorkshire.”
Allan Paul Marshall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Royal Air Force
Amanda Felicity Mackenzie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Aviva. For services to Marketing.”
Andrea Lee Hough
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Greater Manchester
“Managing Director, AT Engine Control. For services to Manufacturing.”
Andrew Alfred Banks
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Orkney
“Managing Director, Pentland Ferries. For services to Transport and the community in Orkney.”
Andrew Baxendine
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence.”
Andrew John Basford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Northamptonshire
“Principal Officer, Manager Engineering Development, Serious and Organised Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement.”
Andrew Macfarlane Mills
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
late Corps of Royal Engineers
Andrew Richard Heyn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
“For services to British interests in Burma.”
Andrew William Simons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Bedfordshire
“Grade 7, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence Information Capability.”
Anissa Toscano
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Kent
“Consultant, Department for International Development. For Humanitarian services particularly in Syria.”
Ann Cadman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
South Yorkshire
“Director, The Source Skills Academy. For services to the community in South Yorkshire.”
Anne Owen Wozencraft
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
“For services to British education overseas.”
Anthony Bruton Meyrick Good
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
“For services to British business interests in India.”
Anthony Horowitz
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Author and Screenwriter. For services to Literature.”
Anthony Stephen Puckett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
“For services to British business in Singapore.”
Anthony William Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Staffordshire
“Grade 6, Specialist Investigations Technical Team, Solihul, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Tackling Tax Non-Compliance.”
In the same field
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
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.”
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.”
Moira 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 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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
Location (Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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