New Year Honours 2026
Neeta Avnash Kaur Atkar CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
lately Senior Independent Director to the Board
“Lately Senior Independent Director to the Board, British Business Bank. For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Non-Executive Director, British Business Bank. For services to Small Business Finance
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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
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Neeta Avnash Kaur ATKAR
Non-Executive Director, British Business Bank
For services to Small Business Finance.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2025
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:
Neeta Avnash Kaur ATKAR M.B.E. J.P.
lately Senior Independent Director to the Board, British Business Bank
For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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