New Year Honours 2024
Robin Mercer BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Managing Director
“For services to Business and to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Business and to the Economy in Northern Ireland.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Robin John MERCER
Managing Director, Hillmount Garden Centre
For services to Business and to the Economy in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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New Year Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Managing Director
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- Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Business and to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 398 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
69 British Empire Medal recipients are from City of Belfast.
What organisation were they with?
Managing Director.
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.
Honoured alongside them
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“For voluntary services to Habitat Conservation and to the community in County Antrim.”
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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.”
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“For voluntary services to Cultural Heritage and to the community in North East Scotland.”
Alexandra Hudson (poppy Hudson)
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“For services to Crisis Management.”
Alice Waite
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“For services to Young People and to the community in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire.”
Alison Buchanan
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“For services to Young People.”
Allan Stokoe
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Amanda Giddins
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Amanda Lear
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Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to the community in Moreton, Merseyside.”
Andrew Beevers
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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Andrew Gell
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Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Riseley, Bedfordshire.”
Andrew Hinchliff
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Conwy, Clwyd
“For services to Local Government and to the community in North Wales.”
Angela Smith
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Gosport, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charity.”
Anita Davenport-brooks
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Abroad
“For services to Further Education and Skills.”
Ann Chapman
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Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
“For services to the community in Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury.”
Ann Doody
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Ilfracombe, Devon
“For services to the community in Ilfracombe, Devon.”
Anna Brown
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London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and to the community in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.”
Annabel Evans
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Chesham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.”
Anne Jones
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Neston, Cheshire
“For services to the community in Neston, Cheshire.”
Anne Kelly
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“For services to Organ Donation and Transplantation in Northern Ireland.”
Annie Scott
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Westray, Orkney
“For services to the community in Westray, Orkney.”
Antony Hudgell
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“For services to the Prevention of Child Abuse.”
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Andrew James Simpson
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Social Enterprise.”
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
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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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4521529. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (Belfast, City of Belfast) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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