New Year Honours 2025
Audrey Mutongi-Darko BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Founder
“Founder, The No1 Befriending Agency. For services to Tackling Loneliness and Isolation in Older People in Scotland”
Timeline
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Founder, The No1 Befriending Agency. For services to Tackling Loneliness and Isolation in Older People in Scotland
View London Gazette noticeLondon Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Audrey MUTONGI-DARKO
Founder, The No1 Befriending Agency
For services to Tackling Loneliness and Isolation in Older People in Scotland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
See other people honoured from Alexandria →
Location is derived from the record and isn’t available for every honour.
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Audrey's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement — free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 2025
Audrey Mutongi-Darko
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Founder, The No1 Befriending Agency. For services to Tackling Loneliness and Isolation in Older People in Scotland”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 2025
Audrey Mutongi-Darko
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Founder, The No1 Befriending Agency. For services to Tackling Loneliness and Isolation in Older People in Scotland”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards — printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record — not an official or royal body.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2025
Abdulai-Olaniyi Balogun
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Cleaning Operative, House of Commons. For services to Parliament”
Aisha Abdus Samad
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Slough, Berkshire
“Short Breaks Carer, Slough Children First, Berkshire. For services to Children and Young People with SEND”
Alaa Habbooby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Owner, Café Noir. For services to the community in Thames Ditton, Surrey”
Alan John Frost
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Colchester, Essex
“For services to the community in Abberton, Colchester, Essex”
Alan Malcolm Kurtz
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Proprietor and Manager, Fishers Chemist, South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon. For services to Community Pharmacy”
Alexander Gordon Lindsay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Education in Lisburn, County Antrim”
Alexander James Morrice
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to the community in Corhampton and Meonstoke, Hampshire”
Alexander John Mackintosh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Nairn County Football Club”
Alexandra MacLEOD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Founder, The BIG Project. For services to community in Broomhouse, Edinburgh”
Alexandra Munro
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Oban, Argyll and Bute
“Volunteer. For services to the community in Ardchattan, Argyll”
Alison Bunce
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Greenock, Renfrewshire
“Founder, Compassionate Inverclyde. For services to the community in Inverclyde”
Alison Jane Moorey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Lately Chief Executive, St Wilfrid's Hospice, Chichester. For services to Palliative Care”
Alison Jayne Kay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Broadstone, Dorset
“Musician, Teacher and Trustee, Poole Society for Young Musicians. For services to the Arts and to Young People”
Alison Marie Semmence
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, York Centre for Voluntary Service. For services to Social Prescribing”
Allan Craig Muirhead
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Carnforth, Cumbria
“For services to the community in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria”
Andrew David Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire
“Team Manager, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Cancer Charities”
Andrew David John Letchford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Team Leader
Andrew Nisbet
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Lerwick, Shetland
“Community Volunteer. For services to the community in Yell”
Andrew Vaughan John
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
“Chair, Aberavon Rugby Football Club. For services to Charity and to Business”
Angela Elaine Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Wedmore, Somerset
“Chair and Founder, Somewhere House Somerset. For services to Mental Health and to Sufferers of Substance Misuse and Trauma”
Ann Harvey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
“Lately Nursery Teacher and Chair of Governors, Bentilee Nursery, Stoke on Trent. For services to Early Years”
Ann Osborn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Diss, Norfolk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Rural Coffee Caravan Information Project. For services to Older People and Combatting Loneliness in the communities of Suffolk and Norfolk”
Anne Croucher
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Dumfries, Dumfries
“Community Champion Tesco and Volunteer. For services to the community in Dumfries and Galloway”
Anne McARTHUR
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Banff, Banffshire
“Committee Member, Banffshire Branch, Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society. For services to Scottish Country Dancing and to the community in Portsoy, Banffshire”