New Year Honours 2023
Martin Read
Knight Bachelor
Chairman
“For services to Industry and for Public and Voluntary Service.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to Industry and for Public and Voluntary Service.
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Dr. Martin Peter READ C.B.E.
Chairman, Wincanton plc
For services to Industry and for Public and Voluntary Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Chairman
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- Bishops Waltham, Hampshire
“For services to Industry and for Public and Voluntary Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 19 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
6 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Hampshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman.
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 Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2023
Brian May,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Surrey
“For services to Music and to Charity.”
Christopher Bryant
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Porth, Mid Glamorgan
“For Political and Public Service.”
Grayson Perry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
Ian Bauckham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“For services to Education.”
Ivan Menezes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Equality.”
James Appleby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Medicine and Mental Health.”
John Akomfrah
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
John Crabtree
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Crowle, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Julian Lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Southampton, Hampshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Luke Rittner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Dance and the Arts.”
Mayur Lakhani
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Rothley, Leicestershire
“For services to General Practice.”
Norman Skeoch
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Financial Sector.”
Peter Mathieson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Higher Education.”
Professor Bogdanor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Political Science.”
Professor Chapman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Global Fusion Energy.”
Robin Millar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Music, to People with Disabilities, to Young People and to Charity.”
Roland Keating
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
William Robertson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Elgin, Moray
“For services to the Construction Industry and to Charity in Scotland.”
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
Knight Bachelor · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4245757. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Bishops Waltham, Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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