2025 Shortlist

BEST WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS INITIATIVE

Mednet

Skyrise

— Coffee & Conversations

Smurfit Westrock UKI

— Mental Health First Aid Initiative

BEST WORKPLACE HEALTH & WELLBEING AWARENESS INITIATIVE

Active Care Group

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— Bespoke wellbeing initiatives that support the whole team

Engage Interactive

— Fitness, fun and fundraising with the Elympics

Setfords

— Setfords for People

BEST CHARITABLE/CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVE

Brandfuel

Evoluted

first direct bank

— first direct and Shelter HelpLine+

Garden Studios

— Re-collective & Remade – Re-defining The Film Industry’s Sustainability Narrative

NHS SBS

— Healthy Program - People, Planet, Purpose

Rocksteady Music School

— Rocksteady Foundation

Smurfit Westrock UKI

— Volunteer Recognition & Charity Giving Initiative

Staci & Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone

Trust Alliance Group

NEXT GENERATION INITIATIVE

Corecom Technology Academy

Reflect Digital

— Accelerating Careers - Educating & Inspiring the Next Generation of Digital Leaders

Smurfit Westrock UKI

— The Pathway Programme

ESG PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

BEST FLEXIBLE WORKING POLICY

Anything is Possible

— Introduction to Connect Days

GA Agency

— A Work Model as Global as Our Team

Interlink

Ogury

— Redefining Balance - A Flexible Work Model That Drives Success

The Digital Voice™

— An amplification agency with flex baked into our DNA.

Yoto

— Flexible Working and Helping Families

BEST EMPLOYEE REWARD SCHEME

Active Care Group

Aegon UK

— Pay & Progression

Avid Panda

— More Time Away From Work

BEST MENTORING INITIATIVE

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

BEST CULTURE TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE

Active Care Group

Clean Digital

— Transformational Leap into Employee Ownership

Craft Your Culture & Phoenix Software

— Designing a Culture for Growth

first direct bank

— fd Magic

Kin&Co & Novotel

— Bringing Balance to Novotel’s Service Culture

BEST DIVERSITY, EQUALITY & INCLUSION (DEI) INITIATIVE

Bridging the Bar

first direct bank

— We stand together

McCann Central

— The Margot Collective

Mednet

REMOTE WORKING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

BEST EMPLOYEE LED INITIATIVE

Skyrise

— Culture Hub

Smurfit Westrock UKI

— Empowering Female Voices - Employee-Led Networking Initiative

BUSINESS PURPOSE BEFORE PROFIT AWARD

BWB Technologies

— The sustainable name in lab instrumentation

Evoluted

GingerMay

— PR with purpose: GingerMay’s sustainability mission

KERB+

— The Home of Social Impact at KERB

BEST INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

BEST EMPLOYEE LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Aegon

— Connecting with customers

E.ON Next

— Limitless Leadership

emc3

FIECON

— Integrated Leadership Development Program

Tigerbond

— The Den, The ultimate in-house, web-based training resource

Urban Splash

— Investing in people

BEST EMPLOYEE PROGRESSION & RETENTION STRATEGY

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

BEST ONBOARDING/INDUCTION PROGRAMME

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— Fostering positive company culture from the outset

first direct bank

— Welcome to fd

BEST HR SOFTWARE OR TOOL

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

BEST WORKING ENVIRONMENT (REMOTE)

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

BEST WORKING ENVIRONMENT (HYBRID)

first direct bank

— Hybrid Working

My XPS My Choice

LEADERSHIP AWARD

Dan Archer

— Visiting Angels

Hozan Edwards - MD

— BWB Technologies

Jake Li

— Skyrise

B-CORP COMPANY OF THE YEAR

emc3

Evoluted

MOST INNOVATIVE CULTURE

Brightec

Impression

Visiting Angels

Sponsored by TRIBE GLOBAL

BEST TEAM CULTURE

Engage Interactive

GA Agency

Interlink

Receptional

Reflect Digital

Trivandi

Sponsored by WOMEN IN AGENCIES

BEST COMPANY TO WORK FOR

Active Care Group

Doceree UK

first direct bank

Flagstone Group

Highland Cow Cottage

Limelight

— Empowering People & Impacting the Future - Redefining Work Culture and Sustainability

Octopus Energy

Staci

Visiting Angels

XPS Group

Sponsored by PIMENTO

BEST AGENCY TO WORK FOR (SMALL – UNDER 25 EMPLOYEES)

Arke Agency

Brightec

Clean Digital

Hookflash

— Enemy of the Sunday Blues

BEST AGENCY TO WORK FOR (MEDIUM - BETWEEN 26 - 50 EMPLOYEES)

Artiq

Receptional

Reflect Digital

BEST AGENCY TO WORK FOR (LARGE – OVER 51 EMPLOYEES)

Anything is Possible

Brandfuel

GA Agency

Impression

Mednet

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Testimonials

We’re incredibly honoured to have been awarded the Best Workplace Health & Wellbeing Awareness Initiative for the second consecutive year. This recognition underscores our unwavering dedication to creating a workplace environment where each team member can thrive both personally and professionally. Jen Wlodyka
Distinctly
Being recognised for our commitment to nurturing an authentically supportive remote company culture has been a wonderful moment of reflection for us as a team, and for us as founders. Applying for the Company Culture Awards provided a unique opportunity to reflect on our practice as a small business, and be recognised for our commitment to growing a happy, healthy, and fulfilled international team. Abb-d Taiyo
Driftime®
We recognize the importance of building a workplace that puts its employees first, positively impacts the communities it works with and advocates for meaningful change. That’s why we couldn’t be more proud to have been shortlisted for ESG Program of the Year at the UK Company Culture Awards.
Ogury
It’s amazing to think we’re back at the culture awards and we are so excited to be shortlisted in new categories. The culture awards are so important to our team at Skyrise as we really love and believe in the culture we’ve created. It’s what makes us different to other companies so to be shortlisted is a huge team achievement. Sam Sharwin
Skyrise
It is an absolute honour to be shortlisted for the ‘Best Cultural Transformation Initiative’ Award at the Company Culture Awards. This recognition reflects our team’s commitment to cultivating a best-in-class workplace. Mark Brown
WRS
This award recognition provided an opportunity to step back and reflect on the culture we have built together and the role it has played in shaping the business today.
Outsourced Events
Being shortlisted for two awards is a meaningful moment for everyone. It reflects the effort that has gone into building a team environment where people feel supported, trusted and able to contribute with confidence, and that’s a credit to the whole team here.
Launch
Being shortlisted for these awards means so much to us and to our wider committee, it’s a meaningful recognition of everyone’s hard work and dedication. We’re incredibly proud of the culture we’ve created together and even prouder to see it continue to grow and thrive.
FunnelFuel
Being shortlisted at the Company Culture Awards means being recognised for everyone’s continued efforts to produce brilliant work for our clients without compromising social lives, personal successes, and rest. It means recognising innovation in a world where ‘remote’ or ‘work-from-home’ is often hotly debated and sometimes seen as less productive or even lazy.
Bamboo
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