The Honours System offers public recognition to people in all walks of life and all sections of society who have given quite exceptional service and made a difference in their community or in the country. There are several different types of award, each one recognising a different type of contribution (click here).
The British Honours System is one of the oldest in the world. It has evolved over 650 years and today recognises merit, gallantry and service. Honours lists are published twice a year at New Year and in mid-June on the date of The King’s official birthday. (Please scroll down to see the names of the Surrey residents recognised in the latest Honours list.)
Anyone can receive an award if they reach the required standard of merit or service, and honours lists contain a wide variety of people from different backgrounds. Anyone can nominate someone for an award but it is important to note that longevity in a position is not sufficient in itself and that honours are not usually awarded after someone has retired.
Access to the required form and further information can be obtained by clicking here.
To support a nomination, it is essential to source and submit several strong letters of recommendation, from people who know at first hand about the work that has been done by the individual being nominated.
It is important to recognise that a nomination can take around 18 months to go through the vetting process, from the point it is submitted to the Cabinet Office. The fact of nomination should be kept strictly confidential as sadly a relatively few people can be honoured and it is best to avoid disappointment. If a nomination proves unsuccessful. it is sometimes possible for the Lord-Lieutenant to arrange some other form of recognition, as a ‘thank you’ for exceptional service.
Please download a copy of the exclusive Surrey Lieutenancy Honours Leaflet here:
Awards for Surrey residents
Birthday Honours 2025
DBE
Dame Clare Louise Barclay DBE – For services to Business, Technology and Leadership
CBE
Mr Jonathan Mark Holmes CBE – For services to Construction
Dr Sara Jane Hurley CBE – For services to Dentistry
Professor Jane Longmore CBE DL – For services to Higher Education
OBE
Mrs Sunita Arora OBE – For services to the Charitable Sector and to Philanthropy
Lady Anita Dobson OBE – For Services to Charitable Fundraising and to Philanthropy
Mr Peter John Hinton OBE – For services to Archaeology and Heritage
Mr Keith Lawrence Ludeman OBE – For services to Transport
Ms Linda Patricia Magistris OBE – For services to Supporting Bereaved People
Professor Russell Adrian Stanton Thomas OBE- For services to Radiotherapy and Cancer Treatment
Mr John Richard Wilson OBE – For Public Service
MBE
Mrs Helen Elizabeth Addis MBE – For services to Cancer Awareness and to Charitable Fundraising
Mr Howard Bines MBE – For services to Further Education
Mr Peter Chan MBE – For services to Business, Entrepreneurship and to Bonsai
Mrs Neelam Devesher MBE DL – For services to Charity and to the community in Surrey
Ms Sophie Anne Epstone MBE – For services to Young Adults Living With Cancer
Mr Kenneth Evan Griffiths – For services to the community in Haslemere, Surrey
Mr Crispin Parry MBE – For services to the Arts, Music and the Creative Industries
Ms Katharine Staples MBE – For services to the Promotion of Sport and Fitness
Mr Mark Alan Thoburn MBE – For services to Defence Healthcare
BEM
Mr Jeremy Chandler BEM – For services to the community in Reigate, Surrey
Ms Angela Cogbill BEM- For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Adults with Disabilities
Mr Bryan Kenneth Cross BEM – For services to the community in Surrey
Mrs Janette Audrey Lightfoot BEM – For services to Education
Ms Meredith McCammond BEM – For services to Vulnerable Groups
Mr Jonathan Richards BEM – For Voluntary Service
New Year Honours 2025
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Ms Ruth CAIRNIE of Epsom – For services to Industry
Knights Bachelor
Mr Noel QUINN of Esher- For services to Financial Services and Net Zero
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Dr Jalal BAGHERLI of Woking– For services to the Semiconductor Sector
Judge Sehba Haroon STOREY of Whyteleafe– For Service to Diversity and Inclusion
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Dr Thomas Bernard David BALCHIN of Lingfield- For services to Functional Rehabilitation after Stroke
Mr Ben Commins of Caterham-For services to Early Years and Education
Ms Wendy Joan MARTIN of Banstead- For services to Consumer Safety and Business
Ms Seema MISRA of Bisley- For services to Justice
Mrs Michelle RIDDALLS of Woking– For services to Consumer Health
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Mr. Nicholas James BIRD of Epsom- For services to Paediatric Oncology Patients and Research Advocacy
Mr Robin DALY of Dorking – For services to Cancer Patients
Ms Jane Anna-Louise FRANKLAND of Dorking- For services to Women in Cyber Security
Mrs Zoi HARRIS of Lingfield- For services to Education
Mrs Vivien Mary JONES of Lingfield – For services to the Nystagmus Community
Ms Elizabeth JORDAN of Guildford- For services to cycling
Ms Erica LOCKHART of Leatherhead – For services to Adult Social Care
Mr George Grant MACDONALD of Outwood – For services to the Economy and Silversmithing Industry
Mr Christian MCBRIDE of Leatherhead – For services to Business and Philanthropy
Mrs Caroline REDMAN LUSHER of Tilford – For services to Charity
Mr James ROBERTS of Walton on the Hill– For services to engineering and entrepreneurship
Mrs Caroline TAYLOR of Ashtead- For services to supporting children in Brazil
Mr William James TONER of Esher- For services to Hospitality
Mrs Janet TROWSE of Bagshot- For services to the Railway and to Menopause Awareness in the Workplace
Mr Richard Andrew WILSON of Chertsey – For services to the Landscape and Garden Design Industry and heritage
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire
Mr Malcolm CARTER of Hindhead – For services to the community in Haslemere, Surrey
Mrs Julie CHARALAMBOUS Mickleham – For services to Elderly and Disabled People in Dorking, Surrey
Mr Robin Brian CLEMENTS of Caterham – For services to the community in South East Surrey
Mrs Gail Heather CRAMP of Shepperton –For services young people
Mrs Wendy HOBBS of Walton on Thames- For services to charity
Mr Marek REGAN of West Ewell – For services to Community Sport
Mrs Susan Caroline RODGER of Thames Ditton- For services to the community in Thames Ditton, Surrey
Mrs Suzanne Amanda RUGGLES of West Byfleet –For services to patients and carers in the NHS
Mrs Myfanwy Mair TOTHILL of Great Bookham – For services to Homeless People in Surrey
Birthday Honours 2024
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Peter Schofield CB of Redhill, for Public Service
Knights Bachelor (KBE)
Richard Greenhalgh of East Molesey, for services to Education
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Dr Joanne Bray of Epsom, for services to the Automotive Industry
Katharine Davies of Guildford, for services to Government Security
Alan Lenton of Epsom, for services to Veterans and their Families
Timothy Mordan of Epsom, for Public Service
Timothy Oliver of Esher, for services to Local Government
David Rowe of Chiddingfold, for services to the Armed Forces Community
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Bryony Chapman of Thursley, for services to the Costal and Marine Environment
Emily King of Haslemere, for services to Refugee Resettlement
Duncan Nicholls of Warlingham, for services to Aviation Safety and Transport
Lisa O’Keefe of Addlestone, for services to Sport
Dr Richard Torbett of Woking, for services to Life Sciences and to the Pharmaceutical Industry
Ian Wilson of Thames Ditton, for services to Education
Victoria Woodhall of Redhill for services to Cancer Care and Cancer Research for Children
James Woodhall of Redhill, services to Cancer Care and Cancer Research for Children
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Selwyn Boothe of Staines-Upon-Thames, for services to Education
Eric Champion of Sunbury-on-Thames, for services to Culture in Spelthorne
Lynda Jones of Woking, for voluntary service to the British Red Cross
Lucas Maxwell of Betchworth, for services to Education
Dr Christian Wilcock of Warlingham, for services to the Community in the London Borough of Croydon