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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Enterprise
29 people have received a UK honour for Enterprise 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.
Enterprise - awards over time
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2026
Member (MBE)
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“Founder and President, Savvitas Limited. For services to Women in Enterprise”
Craig Beresford Wilson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Williams Advanced Engineering. For services to Enterprise and to the Economy”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Happl. For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise”
2024
Member (MBE)
Enass Abo-Hamed
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, H2GO Power. For services to Engineering and to Enterprise”
Rowan Crozier
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Lichfield, Staffordshire
“Chief Executive Officer, C Brandauer & Co. For services to Manufacturing and Enterprise”
2023
2021
2020
Officer (OBE)
Paul Frederick Barry-Walsh
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Andover, Hampshire
“For services to Enterprise and charity”
Rosemary Ann Drinkwater
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Higher Education, Innovation and Enterprise in the West Midlands”
Elizabeth Towns-Andrews
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
“Lately 3M Professor of Innovation, University of Huddersfield. For services to Business, Enterprise and Public and Private Sector Collaboration”
2018
2017
Member (MBE)
Elspeth Finch
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Entrepreneur, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Indigo&. For services to Engineering and Enterprise.”
David Falzani
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Kent
“President, Sainsbury Management Fellows. For services to Engineering and Enterprise.”
Dorothy Francis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Leicestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency. For services to Enterprise and the community in Leicester and Leicestershire.”
Officer (OBE)
Peter Richardson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Rutland
“Chairman, Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership. For services to Enterprise and Growth in Nottingham.”
Arvind Kapur
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Leicestershire
“Chairman, National Space Centre and Founder and Director, Signum Corporate Communications Ltd. For services to Science, Technology, Business and Enterprise.”
2016
Member (MBE)
Dawn Whiteley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2016
West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, National Enterprise Network. For services to Business Support and Enterprise.”
Sharon Polson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Down
“For services to Enterprise in Northern Ireland.”
Carol Fitzsimons
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Down
“Chief Executive, Young Enterprise Northern Ireland. For services to Youth Entrepreneurship and Enterprise.”
Louise Third
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Nottinghamshire
“Director, Integra Communications Ltd. For services to Enterprise and charity.”
Rekha Mehr
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Entrepreneurship and Enterprise.”
Officer (OBE)
Joel Blake
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2016
West Midlands
“Founder, Cultiv8 and Co-founder, HOT500. For services to Business Support and Enterprise.”
Judith Kirkland
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Staffordshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Business Enterprise Support Ltd. For services to Business and Enterprise in Staffordshire.”
Simon Devonshire
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“Entrepreneur. For services to Enterprise, Enterprise Promotion and Humanitarian Issues.”