New Year Honours 2005
No. 1 James Douglas Craig OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Craig Group Ltd
“For services to Business and to the community in North East Scotland.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Business and to the community in North East Scotland.
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“For services to Business and to the community in North East Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 265 times in the New Year Honours List 2005 — about 25% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Craig Group Ltd.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2005
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Alan Sidney Tobias
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“For services to the National Probation Service and to Community Relations.”
Alasdair James Walker
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Royal Navy
Alastair David McPhail
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First Secretary
Alexander Barry Fisher
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“For services to Civil Aviation.”
Alexandra Shulman
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“For services to the Magazine Industry.”
Alison Jane Patricia Goligher
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“For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
Andrew Farrell
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“For services to Rugby League.”
Andrew Jonathan Norton
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Royal Navy
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Ann Christine Harris
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“For services to Education.”
Anna Felicja Dominiczak of Cardiovascular Medicine
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“For services to Medicine.”
Anne Galbraith
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“For services to the community in the North East.”
Anne Lesley Abbott of Early Childhood Education
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“For services to Education.”
Anthony Bichard Taylor
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“For services to the NHS and to Business in Scotland.”
Anthony Climpson
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“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Ernest Grant
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“For public services in West Yorkshire.”
Anthony Michael Ian Beck
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Anthony Paul Sangwine
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Anthony Timothy Dean Lerwill Light Infantry.
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The Light Infantry
Anthony William Dunn Pexton
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“For services to Arable Agriculture.”
April Ann Pumfleet
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“For services to Education.”
Archibald Duncan Galloway
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“For services to the Corporation and City of London.”
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Andrew James Simpson
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Social Enterprise.”
Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Hannah Bernard
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Erica Maxwell
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Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
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Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
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“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2005).
Published 30 December 2004.
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