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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Charitable Sector

21 people have received a UK honour for Charitable Sector in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.

Charitable Sector - awards over time

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Year

Award

List

2026

Member (MBE)

Linda Minnis
Person
Member Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winscales, Cumbria
“Chief Executive Officer, Charities Trust. For services to the Charitable Sector”

2025

Medal / BEM

Phillip Siddell
Person
British Empire Medal · 2025
Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
“Co-Owner, Humpty Dumpty Day Nurseries Ltd and Trustee, National Day Nurseries Association, West Midlands. For services to the Early Years, to Childcare and to the Charitable Sector”

Officer (OBE)

Sunita Arora
Person
Officer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Virginia Water, Surrey
“Founder, The Arora Charitable Foundation. For services to the Charitable Sector and to Philanthropy”

2024

Commander (CBE)

Ren� Olivieri
Person
Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Redditch, Worcestershire
“For services to the Charitable Sector”

2023

Member (MBE)

Officer (OBE)

Jonathon Hugh Christopher Saxton (Joe Saxton)
Person
Officer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Keswick, Cumbria
“Founder, nfpSynergy, Founder, CharityComms and Chair, PTA UK/Parentkind. For services to the Charitable Sector”

2022

Member (MBE)

Safia Jama
Person
Member Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Women's Inclusive Team. For services to the Voluntary and Charitable Sector”

Commander (CBE)

Aisling Burnand
Person
Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive, Association of Medical Research Charities. For services to the Charitable Sector”

2021

Officer (OBE)

Stephen Kwasi Bediako
Person
Officer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chairman, Social Innovation Partnership. For services to Innovation in the Charitable Sector, particularly during the Covid-19 Response”

Knight / Dame

Peter Thomas Wanless
Person
Knight Bachelor · 2021
Sevenoaks, Kent
“Chief Executive Officer, NSPCC. For services to Children, to Young People and to the Charitable Sector”

2020

Member (MBE)

Richard Andrew Main
Person
Member Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to the Charitable Sector”

Officer (OBE)

Richard Charles Hawkes
Person
Officer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive, British Asian Trust. For services to the Charitable Sector”

2018

Officer (OBE)

John Woolf
Person
Officer Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“Co-founder, Charities Leadership Programme. For services to the Charitable Sector in the UK and Abroad.”

2017

Commander (CBE)

Nicholas Baldwin
Person
Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Worcestershire
“Chair, Office for Nuclear Regulation. For services to Nuclear Safety and Security and to the charitable sector.”

2016

Member (MBE)

Matthew Thomas Martin
Person
Member Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Norfolk
“For services to the Charitable Sector and the community in Norfolk.”

Commander (CBE)

John David Lovering
Person
Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
East Sussex
“For services to the Charitable Sector and philanthropic services through the Lovering Charitable Trust.”

2015

Commander (CBE)

Amanda Margaret Tincknell
Person
Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“Chief Executive, Cranfield Trust. For services to the charitable sector.”

2014

Member (MBE)

Professor Robin Anthony Jeffery Eady
Person
Member Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Emeritus Professor, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, University of London. For services to Dermatology and voluntary service to Governance in the Charitable Sector.”

Commander (CBE)