New Year Honours 2015
Joan Henrietta COLLINS, O.B.E., DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 21 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2015
Barbara Mary Plunket
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to British Fashion.”
Barbara Mary Plunket Greene, O.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Desmond Wilcox) C.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Dianne Thompson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“Lately Group Chief Executive Officer, Camelot. For services to the National Lottery and charitable services.”
Esther Louise Rantzen
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Children and Older People through ChildLine and The Silver Line.”
Fiona Marie Kendrick
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé UK and Ireland. For services to the Food and Drink Industry and to Skills Development.”
Fiona Woolf
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to the Legal Profession, Diversity and the City of London.”
Joyce Evelyn Plotnikoff
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“Director, Lexicon Ltd. For services to Justice, particularly Vulnerable and Child Witnesses.”
Kate Dethridge
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“Principal, Churchend Primary School, Reading and National Leader of Education. For services to Education.”
Kristin Scott
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Actress. For services to Drama.”
Kristin Scott Thomas, O.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Drama.”
Marina Sarah Warner, C.B.E., F.B.A.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Higher Education and Literary Scholarship.”
Oremi Evans
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Herefordshire
“Headteacher, The Brookfield School, Herefordshire. For services to Education.”
Prof Marina Sarah Warner
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Professor, School of Arts and Humanities, University of London and Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford. For services to Higher Education and Literary Scholarship.”
Professor Carol Ann Duffy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Greater Manchester
“Poet Laureate. For services to Poetry.”
Professor Eileen Sills
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chief Nurse and Director of Patient Experience, Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing.”
Professor Teresa Lesley Rees
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
South Glamorgan
“Professor of Social Science, Cardiff University and lately Director for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. For services to Social Sciences.”
Rt Hon Anne Catherine Mcguire
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Dunbartonshire
“Member of Parliament for Stirling. For parliamentary and political services.”
Susan Margaret Bruce
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council. For services to Local Government in Scotland.”
Thomas’s Nhs
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Nursing.”
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
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