Ultimate and Create celebrate a successful London Venue and Catering Awards 2025

CH&CO’s events production and catering businesses Ultimate and Create are celebrating success at The London Venue and Catering Awards 2025 as both hosts and winners of the dynamic event that recognises and rewards outstanding achievement in London-based venues and catering companies.

Partnering with Global Conference Network, the organisers of the awards, Ultimate showcased its creativity and events specialism as producers of the spectacular 10th anniversary edition of the esteemed event at Old Billingsgate, expertly hosting professionals from across London’s events industry.

Create’s talented chefs also wowed the 600+ guests with an exquisite three-course menu that featured Poached Tiger Prawns, Roasted Pepper Quinoa and Butternut Squash Romesco to start; with Blackened Beef Sirloin, Potato & Short Rib Gratin, Caramelised Sand Carrot, Tenderstem and Peppercorn Jus for the main; rounded off perfectly with a dessert buffet of Lemon Meringue Choux Bun with Blackcurrant Compote; Muscovado Caramelised Apple & Cinnamon Cheesecake; and Layered Chocolate Marquise with Dark Chocolate Cremeux & Cocoa Nibs.

And to cap off a triumphant event, the Ultimate team was declared ‘Winner’ of the Best Seasonal Party Venue category for its City Central at the HAC venue.

Carly Mitchell, MD, Ultimate / Create

The judges had high praise for Ultimate: “This is a powerhouse seasonal venue – delivering scale, creativity and operational excellence in equal measure.  Ultimate show strong seasonality to transform so dramatically between summer and winter and a real commitment to quality and sustainability. An amazing site that remains one of London’s iconic seasonal venues.”

Carly Mitchell, Managing Director for Ultimate and Create, said: “It was a huge honour to host our industry peers for the 10th anniversary of this phenomenal event. The team did brilliantly in bringing the much-loved awards to life and giving the 600+ guests a memorable event and culinary experience – the energy in the room encapsulated how dynamic and amazing our industry is.

“Winning the Best Seasonal Party Venue Award was the icing on the cake! Our amazing team has been working incredibly hard in preparation for our Christmas party season where we will welcome 40,000 guests over 60 events at Old Billingsgate and City Central at the HAC. To be given this incredible recognition and receive such wonderful praise from the judges is testament to their talents and gives them a fantastic boost ahead of our busiest time of year. Congratulations to them, and to all the finalists and winners from within CH&CO, our client partners, and across our industry.”

The CH&CO leisure business, which includes Ultimate, Create and Company of Cooks, was well represented at the London Venue and Catering Awards 2025, scooping deserved recognition for its teams and venues with the following awards: