New Year Honours 2023
Sheelagh Cooper OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chair
“For services to the community in Bermuda.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Sheelagh Ann COOPER
Chair, Habitat for Humanity, Bermuda
For services to the community in Bermuda.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the community in Bermuda.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2023
Adam Boddison
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs.”
Adam Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Export Growth.”
Adrian Hobson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Afshin Amirahmadi
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Dairy Industry.”
Alan Eisner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Asthall Leigh, Oxfordshire
“For services to Charitable Fundraising.”
Alan Tallentire
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Consett, County Durham
“For Public Service.”
Alaric Horridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Alexander Ferguson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Alison Lyons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Ashford, Kent
“For services to International Trade and to Charity.”
Alison Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Street
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Health and Social Care in Wales.”
Andrew Colborne-baber
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For Political Service.”
Andrew Geary
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Affordable Housing.”
Andrew Kent
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to UK health support overseas, particularly in Ukraine, and during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Andrew Pariser
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Read
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to Civil Society.”
Andrew Van Doorn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Housing.”
Andrew Welch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Healthcare and Patients in North East England.”
Angela Noon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Further Education.”
Ann Millington
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
West Malling, Kent
“For services to Fire and Rescue.”
Ann Olivarius
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Justice and to Women and Equality.”
Anne Diamond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Public Health and to Charity.”
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
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.”
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.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4247341. View the official notice ↗
Published 30 December 2022.
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