Topic
Volunteering
3,848 people were recognised in the UK honours for Volunteering.
Recognition over time
3,848 people recognised for Volunteering from 2008 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
Recipients by sub-topic
Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the Volunteering bar (3,848) is those tagged Volunteering directly, shown against its 10 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
Within Volunteering
The more specific topics beneath Volunteering — click to explore.
Recipients
People recognised for Volunteering
2,000 people
2026 · 24
Terence Whitty
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“Royal Navy Association Lead Mentor, HMS Raleigh. For voluntary services to Royal Navy Recruits”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Adult Instructor, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. For Charitable Service”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Martyn Clive Steers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maidstone, Kent
“Volunteer, St John Ambulance Kent. For voluntary services to Community First Aid”
Ian William Ligertwood Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“Volunteer. For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer. For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“Volunteer, Royal Voluntary Service Cafe, Stirling Community Hospital. For Voluntary Service”
Alan Thomas Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire”
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“Chair, North Devon Branch, Royal Marines Association. For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community”
Pauline Jennifer Odbert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Watford, Hertfordshire
“Volunteer Store Manager, New Hope. For services to Homeless People in Watford”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Special Constable, West Midlands Police and Charity Trustee, Shree Krishna Temple. For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands”
Juliet Ruth Mosney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Salisbury, Wiltshire
“NHS and Care Volunteer Responder, Royal Voluntary Service. For Voluntary Service”
John Mount
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“Witness Service Volunteer, Crown Court at Chester. For Voluntary Service”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
James Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Kathleen Moir
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“Voluntary Collector, PoppyScotland. For Charitable Service”
Clare McCAWLEY
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“Victorian Garden Manager, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector”
David Jonathan Manns
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
“Volunteer Snowsport Official. For services to Snowsport”
Frederick Lewis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
“Volunteer Appropriate Adult, South Yorkshire Police. For services to Vulnerable People in Custody”
Alexander Joseph Kelly
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maybole, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in South Ayrshire and Scotland”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Emergency Response Volunteer, British Red Cross. For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Paul Horton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
“Trustee and Volunteer, Mansfield Fire Station and Museum. For services to the community in Mansfield and Nottinghamshire”
Geoffrey Hill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
“Chair, RAF Middleton St George Memorial Association. For voluntary services to Aviation History”
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