New Year Honours 2022
Madeleine Desforges OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Volunteering and to Charity.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Madeleine Frances DESFORGES
Chief Executive Officer, National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
For services to Volunteering and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Volunteering and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 311 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
36 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from South Yorkshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2022
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“For services to Swimming.”
Adam Pile
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“For services to the British Overseas Territories.”
Adrian Smith
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to the Financial Services Sector.”
Ailsa Hall
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St Andrews, Fife
“For services to Environmental Protection and Epidemiology.”
Aisha Andrewin
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“For services to Public Health in Anguilla.”
Alan Brace
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“For services to the NHS and the Covid-19 Response in Wales.”
Alan Lowdon
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“For services to UK/US Offshore Wind Collaboration.”
Alastair Reid
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London, Greater London
“For services to Public Protection in England and Wales.”
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Athletics.”
Alexander Burns
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Leafield, Oxfordshire
“For services to the UK Automotive Industry.”
Alexander Lambert
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Statistics and Public Health.”
Ali Jawad
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London, Greater London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alison Kilbane-griffiths
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Llanelli, Dyfed
“For services to Transport.”
Alison Lowe
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Batley, West Yorkshire
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing during Covid-19.”
Amanda Bringans
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London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
Amanda Naylor
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Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Vulnerable Children and Young People.”
Amanda Nicholson
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Education.”
Amanda Parry
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Eastleigh, Hampshire
“For services to Education.”
Amir Ali
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Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Court Users and the Law.”
Amritpal Maan
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Sikh Community and to Charity.”
Andre Imich
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Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Andrew Anson
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Wilmslow, Cheshire
“For services to Sport, particularly during Covid-19.”
Andrew Lovett
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Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Cultural Heritage, particularly during Covid-19.”
Andrew Smith
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Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Business and to the British Film Industry.”
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
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Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
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Charles Entwisle
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Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
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North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
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Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
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Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3956376. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (Sheffield, South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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