Birthday Honours 2025
Nicholas Massey CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to the community in Greater Manchester.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the community in Greater Manchester.
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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
14 June 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Nicholas John MASSEY
Chief Executive Officer, Forever Manchester
For services to the community in Greater Manchester.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2025- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Urmston, Greater Manchester
“For services to the community in Greater Manchester.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 108 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
17 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater Manchester.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
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.
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“For services to Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Children.”
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Lincoln, Lincolnshire
“For services to Education.”
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“For services to Business, Philanthropy and to Young People.”
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“For services to Public Inquiries in Northern Ireland.”
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“For services to Business and to Media.”
David Bolt
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
David Howden
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Charlbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to the Insurance Industry.”
David Ward
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London, Greater London
“For services to Trade Unions.”
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Abroad
“For services to Business and Trade.”
Elizabeth Tansey
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Understanding and Promotion of Medical History and Science.”
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Climate Science and to the Public Communication of Climate Science.”
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
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
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Charles Entwisle
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Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
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Carole Stevens
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
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North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
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Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
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Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
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London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
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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)
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
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Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
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Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4905952. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Urmston, Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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