 In 1999, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and a CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours List.Other awards include an honorary fellowship of Goldsmiths College, University of London, an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration at London Metropolitan University (2006) as well as a Doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University (2008).In 2011, she was named one of London's Most Influential People by the "London Evening Standard", one of Britain's Most Entrepreneurial Women (Real Business) and has been regularly listed in the Powerlist as one of Britain's Most Influential Black People.