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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Social Enterprise
51 people have received a UK honour for Social 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.
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2026
Member (MBE)
Andrew William Ramsay Simpson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Doncaster Refurnish. For services to Social Enterprise”
Lynn Marie Pallister
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“Social Enterprise Manager, Future Regeneration of Grangetown. For services to Social Enterprise”
John McMILLAN
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kirkcudbright, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
“Chief Executive, The Eric Liddell Community. For services to Community Development, to Sport and to Social Enterprise”
Sandra Igwe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, The Motherhood Group. For services to Social Enterprise”
Gael Campbell Drummond
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Broxburn, West Lothian
“Chief Executive Officer, Firstport. For services to Social Enterprise”
Laurence Richard Beard
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Lately Chief Executive, Jericho. For services to Social Enterprise and to the community in Birmingham”
Officer (OBE)
Fiona Ball
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“Bigger Picture and Sustainability Group Director, Sky. For services to Social Enterprise”
Georgina Wilson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Neots, Cambridgeshire
“Chief Executive Officer, BUD Leaders. For services to Social Enterprise”
2025
Member (MBE)
Anna Lindsay Shiel
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chief Investment Officer, Better Society Capital. For services to Social Enterprise”
Kylie Dixon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Seaham, County Durham
“Founder, Northern Lass Lounge. For services to Social Enterprise and Female Entrepreneurship”
Scott Darraugh
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
“Founder and Chief Executive, Social adVentures. For services to Social Enterprise and the community in Salford, Greater Manchester”
Officer (OBE)
Mila Lukic
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bridges Outcomes Partnerships. For services to Social Enterprise”
Ivo Antony Gormley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder, GoodGym. For services to Social Enterprise”
Stephan Charles Chambers
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Social Enterprise and to Philanthropy”
2024
Officer (OBE)
Nicolas Temple
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Social Investment Business. For services to Social Enterprise”
Mark Shaun Simms
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive Officer, P3 Charity. For services to Social Enterprise”
Cemal Ezel
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Change Please. For services to Social Enterprise and to Homeless People”
Alastair Davis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Roslin, Midlothian
“Chief Executive Officer, Social Investment Scotland. For services to Social Enterprise and to Charity in Scotland”
2023
Member (MBE)
Jadwiga Stepanovic
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Social Ark. For services to Young People and to Social Enterprise”
Erika Ann Rushton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Co-Founder, Kindred Liverpool City Region Community Interest Company. For services to Civil Society and to Social Enterprise”
Karen Lynch
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Social Enterprise and to Charity”
Lindsey Hall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Downderry, Cornwall
“Chief Executive Officer, Real Ideas Organisation. For services to Social Enterprise and to the community in Cornwall and Plymouth”
Pauline Marie Gamester
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Skelmersdale, Lancashire
“Founder, Connector Media Community Interest Company and Co-Founder and Director, The Sewing Room. For services to Social Enterprise and to the community in Lancashire”
2022
Member (MBE)
Jeremond Emeric During
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Money A&E. For services to Disadvantaged People and Social Enterprise”
Gregory Antonio Ashby
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Director of Operations, Money A&E. For services to Disadvantaged People and Social Enterprise”
Officer (OBE)
Charlotte Elizabeth Young
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Woodbridge, Suffolk
“Chair and Trustee, School for Social Entrepreneurs. For services to Social Enterprise”
Nicola Clark
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Sedgefield, County Durham
“Chief Executive, UMi and Chair of Governors, Sedgefield Hardwick Primary School, County Durham. For services to Business and Social Enterprise in North East England”
2021
Member (MBE)
Linda Tapner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Skelmersdale, Lancashire
“Chief Executive Officer, Selnet. For services to Social Enterprise”
Mursal Hedayat
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“Founder, Chatterbox. For services to Social Enterprise, Technology and the Economy”
Officer (OBE)
Joanna Margaret Pritchard
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
West Byfleet, Surrey
“For services to Social Enterprise, Health and Social Care”
Claudia Sykes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Whitstable, Kent
“Chief Executive Officer, Social Enterprise Kent and All Seasons Community Support. For services to Social Enterprise and to the Social Care Sector”
Anwar Ali
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“Founder and Director, Upturn Enterprise Ltd. For services to Social Enterprise”
Sarah Ann Beaumont
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs. For services to Social Enterprise”
2020
Member (MBE)
Heidi Fisher
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Norfolk
“Founder, Make an Impact Community Interest Company. For services to Innovation in Social Enterprise and Impact Measurement”
Alistair Clarke
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Leyland, Lancashire
“Chair, Social Enterprise Solutions, Blackpool. For services to Social Enterprise in Lancashire”
Officer (OBE)
Richard Collier-Keywood
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Burwash, East Sussex
“Chair of the Board, School for Social Entrepreneurs. For services to Social Enterprise”
Joshua Babarinde
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cracked It. For services to Criminal Justice, Social Enterprise and the Economy”
Laurie James Russell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Glasgow, Glasgow
“For services to Social Enterprise in Scotland”
Allison Claire Ogden-Newton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Keep Britain Tidy. For services to the Environment and Social Enterprise”
2019
Officer (OBE)
2017
Officer (OBE)
Antony David Ross
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“Director, Bridges Fund Management Limited. For services to Social Enterprise and Investment.”
Toby Hal Michael Eccles
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Social Investor and Founder, Social Finance. For services to Social Enterprise and Investment and charity.”