Shortlist
FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL DIVERSITY AWARDS
Congratulations to all our shortlisted nominees for the 2025 National Diversity Awards
We wish every nominee the very best of luck! Winners will be announced on Friday, September 19th 2025 at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral.
Lifetime Achiever
Award
Stephen Gill
Colleen Amos OBE
Weininger Irwin
Mick Lagbir Singh
Mik Scarlett Wallace
Jacqui Gavin BEM
Patrick Kwesiga
Kathryn Halford OBE
Entrepreneur of Excellence Award
Segun Akinwoleola
Millie Flemington-Clare
Caroline Popoola
Daniella Blechner
Hannah Hawkney
Emma Mander
Shelley Cowan
John & Funso Uwagboe
Celebrity of the Year Award
Vick Hope
YolanDa Brown OBE
Jodie Ounsley
Mark Hoyle / Ladbaby
Chris McCausland
Georgia Harrison
Joe Locke & Kit Connor
Stephen Graham
Jamie Laing
Fatima Whitbread
Danny Beard
Nicola Coughlan
Positive Role Model Awards
Age
Luke Cato
Issy Hawkins
Katie Killick
Mohammad Erfan Sharifi
Kyrelle Lammy
Sam Ogle
Anton Noble
Ilhora-Lee Louison BCyA
Disability
Victoria Jenkins
Aidy Smith
Katie K
David Gray-Hammond
Caroline O'Neill
Nick Wilson
Karolina Pakenaite
Scott Burns
Gender
Holly Hostettler-Davies
Delyth Pannett
Alex Knight
Hilda Kwoffie
Daniella Maison
Caz May
Steph Richards
Natasha Day MBE
LGBT
Rob Hurley
G Sabini-Roberts
Susan Logie
Adam Zane
Patrick "Poggy" Murray Whitham
Katie Neeves
Fox Fisher
Mr DK Green
Race, Religion & Faith
Mars Lord
Jakia Hussain
Annisha Taylor
Amrit Bahia
Mark Nam
Marsha Martin
Baljit Singh Rihal
Tumi Sotire
Community Organisation Awards
Age
The Kindness Postbox
The Special Lioness
Little Hiccups
Cornerstone Benwell
Start Young UK
Trekkers UK
Agent Academy CIC
Black Swan Collective
Disability
RAWD CIO
ADD-vance
Accessible Calderdale Disability
Access Forum
West Yorkshire ADHD
Pulp Friction
Surrey Coalition of Disabled People
Little Rainbows Doncaster
GROVE Neurodivergent Mentoring & Education
Gender
Train the Boys
ADHD Babes
Stow Inspire
Blackburne House
Women in Data
Endo Buddies
Womenzone
Migrant Women Press
LGBT
Sahir
Trans Pride Hastings
Marching Out Together
LGBT Sparkle
Transparent Presence CIC
Proud 2 b Parents
The Proud Trust
In Focus Education & Development
Race, Religion & Faith
The Amos Bursary
Europia
Nubian Jak Community Trust
Academy Achievers
Spark Inside - The Black Hero’s Journey
The Mango Ensemble
KeshetUK
Wai Yin Society
Multi-Strand
RISE.365
Mysterious Minds
Wellies-On
Tomorrow Meets Today
Project Accountability CIC
Enough
The H Foundation
Windrush Foundation
Diverse Company Award
Sytner Group
Rethink Mental Illness
Merseyside Police
YHA England and Wales
Volkswagen Group UK Ltd
Department for Culture, Media & Sport
TUI UK
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Airbus
Savills