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New Year Honours List2025

Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

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1,535
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Honouring excellence in public service, arts, science and community leadership.

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Analysis

By the numbers

The headline

By the numbers

1,535

Total awards

48

Knights & Dames

109

CBE

297

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames48
  • CBE109
  • OBE297
  • MBE611
  • BEM337
  • Other honours133

Diversity — official figures

Published by the Cabinet Office for this round.

49%

Women

▲ 1pp

12%

Ethnic minority

▼ 0.8pp

15%

Disability

▲ 3.3pp

3%

LGB+

▼ 1.9pp

33%

Lower socio-economic

▲ 1.8pp

Top counties (where recorded)

Greater London 241Hampshire 38Surrey 36North Yorkshire 32West Yorkshire 32Essex 30Hertfordshire 27Kent 27West Midlands 27Greater Manchester 24East Sussex 23

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 230 recipients (15% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service230 · 15%
  • Health & Social Care147 · 9.6%
  • Children, Young People & Families139 · 9.1%
  • Education117 · 7.6%
  • Arts & Culture105 · 6.8%
  • Business & Economy105 · 6.8%
  • Sport & Recreation89 · 5.8%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion70 · 4.6%

Named recipients with a public profile

Alan Fred Titchmarsh

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Alan James Hollinghurst

Knight Bachelor

Alan Patrick Vincent Whitehead

Commander Order Of The British Empire

David Edward LLOYD

Officer Order Of The British Empire

David Moyes

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Diane Louise Corner

Companion Order Of St Michael And St George

Duncan William Macnaughton Scott

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Gordon McKenzie Hay

Member Order Of The British Empire

Ijeoma Uchegbu

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Imtiaz Dharker

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Jeremy Michael Isaacs

Knight Bachelor

John Hall

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Michael Vaughan COOPER

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Neville Stanley Brody

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Richard Eric Susskind

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Robert Dennis Harris

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Most-honoured town: London (240).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Versus the New Year Honours List 2024

Total ▼ 242Knights & Dames ▼ 4CBE ▼ 18OBE ▼ 48MBE ▼ 51BEM ▼ 85Other honours ▼ 36

Sources

Counts derived by Honoria from public records (The Gazette). Sector tags are Honoria's; percentages are of recipients whose citation is tagged.

Diversity figures: Cabinet Office (archived copy; accessed 2026-06-09).

The recipients

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Theme

1,535 recipients

A57
B143
C134
D78
E24
F60
G77
H139
I6
J30
K58
L76
M156
N24
O29
P64
Q5
R70
S124
T66
U4
V4
W99
Y8

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Themes

The themes most cited across the New Year Honours List 2025.

Community & Voluntary Service — 230Children, Young People & Families — 139Education — 117Health & Social Care — 147Arts & Culture — 105Business & Economy — 105Sport & Recreation — 89Government & Public Service — 67Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 70Science, Engineering & Technology — 69Environment & Agriculture — 36Defence & Armed Forces — 27Policing & Emergency Services — 18International & Diplomatic — 10Faith & Belief — 9152community — 152Charitable service — 10Charitable Fundraising — 7Voluntary service — 3Community Cohesion — 2Jewish Community — 2Voluntary Sector — 2Volunteering — 2Rural Communities — 2Community Development — 2Charitable Causes — 2Armed Forces Community — 2Veteran Community — 2Fundraising — 1communities — 1to Charity — 1Community Safety — 1Voluntary — 1Charitable Sector — 1Community Sport — 1LGBTQ+ Community — 1Business Community — 1Deaf Community — 142Young People — 42Children — 20Foster Care — 18Early Years — 11Families — 10their Families — 10Older People — 5Early Years Education — 2Vulnerable Children — 2Seriously Ill Children — 2Young People with Special Educational Needs — 1Disabled Children — 1to Young People — 1Young People with Disabilities — 1Youth Sport — 1Young People with Special Needs — 175Education — 75Further Education — 9Higher Education — 4Holocaust Education — 2Early Years Education — 2Young People with Special Educational Needs — 1Music Education — 1Academia — 1Adults with Learning Disabilities — 1Physical Education — 1Schools — 1Learning — 1People with Special Educational Needs — 1Foster Care — 18Nursing — 11Mental Health — 11Health — 9NHS — 8Social Care — 8Healthcare — 5Public Health — 5Wellbeing — 3Adult Social Care — 3Medicine — 2Medical Research — 2People with Cancer — 2Midwifery — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Cancer Research — 1Hospitality — 1Dentistry — 1Palliative Care — 1Carers — 1Women's Health — 1Mental Health Awareness — 1Dementia Care — 1Health Research — 1Heritage — 16Music — 12Arts — 12Literature — 8Drama — 7Theatre — 5Culture — 4Dance — 4Broadcasting — 4Music Industry — 3Fashion — 2Design — 2Museums — 2Heritage Crafts — 2Visual Arts — 2to the Arts — 2Film — 1Music Education — 1Performing Arts — 1Musical Theatre — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Railway Heritage — 1Craft — 127Business — 27Economy — 9International Trade — 5Tourism — 5Creative Industries — 4Trade — 4Entrepreneurship — 3Music Industry — 3Construction Industry — 2Economics — 2Nuclear Industry — 2Retail — 2Maritime Industry — 2Drink Industry — 2Technology Industry — 2Hospitality Industry — 1Exports — 1Manufacturing — 1Hospitality — 1Small Businesses — 1Rail Industry — 1Finance — 1Defence Industry — 1Business Community — 123Sport — 23Rowing — 11Cycling — 11Athletics — 7Swimming — 7Association Football — 5Football — 2Rugby League Football — 2Sports — 2Cricket — 1Tennis — 1Golf — 1Rugby Union Football — 1Rugby Union — 1Community Sport — 1Table Tennis — 1Paralympic Sport — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Youth Sport — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Grassroots Football — 141Public service — 41Local Government — 9Parliament — 5Political service — 4Government — 3Public Administration — 1Public Service Reform — 1Public Service Broadcasting — 1Diversity — 10Inclusion — 10Disabled People — 8People with Disabilities — 7Women — 7Equality — 6Disabilities — 2Gender Equality — 2Human Rights — 1Women's Health — 1Disabled Children — 1LGBTQ+ Community — 1Prevention of Violence Against Women — 1Young Women — 1Young People with Disabilities — 1Disability — 1Adults with Learning Disabilities — 1Promoting Diversity — 1Science — 8Technology — 7Engineering — 5Cyber Security — 5Innovation — 2Medical Research — 2Technology Industry — 2Healthcare Science — 2Chemical Sciences — 2Brain Tumour Research — 2Cancer Research — 1Social Science — 1Forensic Science — 1Health Research — 1Medical Science — 1Physical Education — 1Science Communication — 1Leukaemia Research — 1Environment — 8Sustainability — 4Horticulture — 3Agriculture — 2Forestry — 2Wildlife — 2Tackling Climate Change — 2Conservation — 1Farming — 1Natural Environment — 1Marine Conservation — 1to Sustainability — 1Bat Conservation — 1Defence — 13Veterans — 2Armed Forces Community — 2Veteran Community — 2Defence Industry — 1Royal Air Force Personnel — 1Defence Exports — 1Policing — 14Probation Service — 2HM Prison — 2Prisoners — 1Prisoner Rehabilitation — 1International Trade — 5Commonwealth Casualties of the First — 1Faith — 3Jewish Community — 2Interfaith Relations — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducationHealth & Social CareArts & CultureBusiness & EconomySport & RecreationGovernment & Public …Equality, Diversity …Science, Engineering…Environment & Agricu…Defence & Armed ForcesPolicing & Emergency…International & Dipl…Faith & Belief
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the New Year Honours List 2025.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service230
2Health & Social Care147
3Children, Young People & Families139
4Education117
5Arts & Culture105
6Business & Economy105
7Sport & Recreation89
8Equality, Diversity & Inclusion70
9Science, Engineering & Technology69
10Government & Public Service67
11Environment & Agriculture36
12Defence & Armed Forces27
13Policing & Emergency Services18
14International & Diplomatic10
15Faith & Belief9