New Year Honours 2025
Louise Smyth CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Public Life and to the Economy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Public Life and to the Economy.
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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:
Louise Charlotte SMYTH
Registrar of Companies and Chief Executive Officer, Companies House
For services to Public Life and to the Economy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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“For services to Public Life and to the Economy.”
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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
5 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Gwent.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For Public Service.”
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“For services to the Creative Industries and to Charity.”
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“For services to Prisoners and their Families.”
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“For services to Drama.”
Annika Bosanquet
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“For services to Business.”
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“For services to Drama.”
Carol White
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“For services to Women and to Sport.”
Caroline Butt
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“For services to Philanthropy.”
Catherine Hollern
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“For Parliamentary, Political and Public Service.”
Catherine Lewis La Torre
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business.”
Charles Dhanowa
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London, Greater London
“For services to Competition Law.”
Cheryl Ward
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“For services to Social Care.”
Christine Mcginness (christine Mclaughlin)
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“For services to Public Health in Scotland.”
Christopher Badger
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Adult Social Care.”
Christopher Katkowski
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Battle, East Sussex
“For services to Planning.”
Christopher Stark
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Tackling Climate Change.”
Claudia Kenyatta
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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
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“For services to Business and Trade.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
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“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4782793. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Location (Newport, Gwent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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