Congratulations to our 2025 Risk Awards finalists!
Our Risk Awards provide an opportunity to shout out and showcase the very best of risk management, resilience planning and business continuity. It's time to turn up the volume on the achievements of all those managing risk in one way or another across public services and our communities, and the organisations that support and supply them
in the UK.
I would like to thank all those who entered and urge anyone who has not been shortlisted this time to please consider submitting an entry next year. Good luck to all our finalists for your outstanding work in the management of risk, and I look forward to seeing you at the Risk Awards dinner in June where the winners will be announced.
I also thank our judges for their scrutiny of entries. Also, we appreciate this year’s Awards sponsors: Gallagher, Kennedys, Maven Public Sector, Risk Management Partners and Zurich Municipal. Their support has made these Awards possible.
Karen Locke, ALARM President
2025 Shortlist
Partnership Award - sponsored by Maven Public Sector
East Ayrshire Council and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Professional of the Year Award - sponsored by Risk Management Partners
The winner will be announced at the Risk Awards dinner on Monday 23 June.
2025 president's charity
This year we have chosen to support Adaptive Expeditions in partnership with Wings for Life as our 2025 charities.
As many of you will remember, our keynote speaker last year was Darren Edwards. In the summer of 2016, Darren experienced a life-altering Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) during a near-fatal climbing accident, rendering him paralysed from the chest down. Despite this profound challenge, Darren, an avid climber, mountaineer, and former soldier, refused to let his disability extinguish his passion for adventure. In the summer of 2023, Darren, alongside his close friend Nick Morrall, united their passions and experiences to establish Adaptive Expeditions. Their vision was to provide individuals with disabilities the same opportunities, support, and encouragement to push their boundaries and discover their newfound potential.
In partnership with Wings for Life, an organisation dedicated to finding a cure for Spinal Cord Injury, Darren and his team will embark on a journey in December 2025 to redefine the impossible by attempting to set a new world record for the longest sit-ski expedition to the South Pole in the history of Antarctic exploration. This journey will raise crucial funds for over 270 groundbreaking research projects and clinical trials worldwide. As an ambassador, Darren knows the impact of their work and is committed to showing that, together, we can create a future where SCI is no longer a life sentence.
Jane Cooper (incoming ALARM President) has chosen both of Darren's charities to support this year and the proceeds will be split equally between Adaptive Expeditions and Wings for Life.
Members and sponsors will have the opportunity to donate to these worthwhile charities at the Risk Awards dinner on Monday 23 June during the President’s charity raffle.
2025 Risk Award sponsors
