New Year 2025
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
A senior rank within the Order of the British Empire recognising national-level achievement or service.
CBE
Overview
Recognises national achievement or service
- Established
- 1917 by King George V
- Awarding Body
- The British Crown
Theme distribution
Top themes among these recipients.
- Business & Economy19
- Science, Engineering & Technology13
- Health & Social Care12
- Arts & Culture12
- Education10
- Government & Public Service8
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion5
- Children, Young People & Families4
- Sport & Recreation4
- Community & Voluntary Service4
- Environment & Agriculture3
- Defence & Armed Forces3
- Policing & Emergency Services2
honoria.co.ukHonours & Awards for Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2025
Alan Fred Titchmarsh
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Alton, Hampshire
“Horticulturalist, Author and Broadcaster. For services to Horticulture and to Charity”
Alan Patrick Vincent Whitehead
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For Parliamentary and Political Service”
Alastair De Costa
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Chair
Alastair John Da Costa
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Ripon, North Yorkshire
“Chair, Capital City College Group, London. For services to Further Education”
Alexander McMAHON
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Lately Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland. For services to Nursing in Scotland”
Alice Sarah Matthews
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London, Greater London
“Lately Director, Delivery Unit, Prime Minister's Office. For Public Service”
Amanda Sonia Berry
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, BAFTA. For services to the Creative Industries and to Charity”
Andrew Keen-Downs
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London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT). For services to Prisoners and their Families”
Anne Reid
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London, Greater London
“Actor. For services to Drama”
Annika Bosanquet
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London, Greater London
“Co-Founder, Wrapology. For services to Business”
Anthony Freeman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Scientist and Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Carey Hannah Mumford (Carey Mulligan)
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Exeter, Devon
“Actor. For services to Drama”
Carol Anita White
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Chichester, West Sussex
“Founder, International Working Group on Women and Sport, Women in Sport, and the Anita White Foundation. For services to Women and to Sport”
Caroline Butt
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London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Calleva Foundation. For services to Philanthropy”
Catherine Lewis La Torre
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London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, British Patient Capital. For services to Business”
Catherine Malloy Hollern
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Blackburn, Lancashire
“Lately Member of Parliament for Blackburn. For Parliamentary, Political and Public Service”
Charles Dhanowa
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Registrar, United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal. For services to Competition Law”
Cheryl Ward
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Scarborough, North Yorkshire
“Group Chief Executive, Family Fund. For services to Social Care”
Christine McGINNESS (Christine McLaughlin)
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Co-Director, Population Health Directorate
Christine Mclaughlin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Linlithgow, West Lothian
“Co-Director, Population Health Directorate, Scottish Government. For services to Public Health in Scotland”
Christopher Andrew Mark Katkowski
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Battle, East Sussex
“For services to Planning”
Christopher Badger
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Executive Director of Adult Care Services, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to Adult Social Care”
Christopher Stark
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Chief Executive, Climate Change Committee. For services to Tackling Climate Change”
Claudia Rose Kenyatta
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London, Greater London
“Director of Regions, Historic England. For services to Heritage”
David Bond
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Winchester, Hampshire
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Sheffield Forgemasters. For services to the Defence Supply Chain”
David Louis Taylor
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London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, British Business Bank, and lately Chief Executive Officer, UK Export Finance. For services to Business and Trade”
Deborah Chittenden
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Director, Strategic Illegal Migration Operations, Home Office. For Public Service”
Donald Robert
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London, Greater London
“Chair, London Stock Exchange Group. For services to the Financial Services Industry”
Dr Peter Anthony Thompson
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Salisbury, Wiltshire
“Chief Executive Officer, National Physical Laboratory. For services to Science and Technology”
Eleanor Sealy (Eleanor Kelly)
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Loughton, Essex
“Lately Chief Executive, Southwark Borough Council. For services to Local Government and to the community in London”
Fazal Dad
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Dudley, West Midlands
“Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Blackburn College, Lancashire. For services to Further Education”
Fiona Ann Pollard
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Bath, Somerset
“Board Member, VisitEngland Advisory Board. For services to Tourism”
Florence Kroll
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Director, Children Services, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London. For services to Education”
Florence Susan Thim Peck Wong
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bristol, City of Bristol
“Professor of Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiff University and Honorary Consultant Physician in Diabetes, University Hospital of Wales. For services to Diabetes and Metabolism”
Francis Kelly
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Battcock Chair in Community Health and Policy, Imperial College London. For services to Air Pollution Research and to Human Health”
Gaynor Legall
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Chair, Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan Subgroups for Culture, Heritage and Sport. For Public Service and to Anti-Racism in Wales”
Geoffrey Barton
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Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
“Lately General Secretary, Association of School and College Leaders. For services to Education”
Gerard McDONALD
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London, Greater London
“Group Principal and Chief Executive Officer, New City College, London. For services to Further Education”
Gillian Dunion (Gillian Docherty)
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Chief Commercial Officer, University of Strathclyde. For services to Business and Technology”
Gillian Parkin (Gill Riley)
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Tring, Hertfordshire
“Managing Director, GGR Group. For services to the Lifting Industry”
Gillian Reid
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Winchester, Hampshire
“Professor of Chemistry, University of Southampton. For services to the Chemical Sciences, and to Inclusion and Diversity”
Hannah Lucy Cockroft
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Athletics”
Henry Otto Brunjes
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Polegate, East Sussex
“Philanthropist. For services to the Arts”
Humphrey William Battcock
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Philanthropist, Centre for Homelessness Impact. For services to Tackling Homelessness and to Education”
Jalal Bagherli
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Woking, Surrey
“Co-Chair, Semiconductor Advisory Panel. For services to the Semiconductor Sector”
James Edwin Savage
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James Palmer
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
“Senior Corporate and Governance Lawyer, Herbert Smith, Freehills. For services to Business and to Law”
James Thomson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Chair, City of London Police Authority Board. For services to Policing and to Inclusion”