Design consultancy

Reference

S12674

Turnover

£5m to £10m

Sector(s)

Creative industries, Professional & financial, Service industries

Region(s)

UK Wide, Outside UK

Added

09 July 2025

Business description

A highly successful multi-disciplinary design firm offering fully integrated services across masterplanning, architecture, landscape architecture, civil and structural engineering, BIM deliverables, Digital Twin Deployment, building services, and interior design.
By delivering all services in-house, the company provides clients with a seamless, efficient, and coordinated approach, reducing complexities and enhancing project outcomes.
With a strong track record of growth, the business is well positioned for further expansion. This could be accelerated through investment, whether via a strategic trade acquirer or an investor seeking to support further acquisitions to drive market and geographical reach. Increased scale could unlock greater efficiencies in key areas such
as insurance and financial backing, enabling access to larger opportunities that align with the company’s expertise.
Expressions of interest are invited from parties looking for a full acquisition or a strategic investment partnership.

Highlights

• Great reputation has led to unsolicited approaches to see if the practice would consider purchasing other companies, hence interest also in a strategic investment partnership.
• Winner of over 25 awards in the last five years for achievements in regeneration, innovation, sustainability, carbon reduction, digital construction, and design.
  
• Extensive international client base, including blue-chip organisations across technology, healthcare, industrial, leisure, residential, education, secure property development, construction, and local authorities.
  
• Highly skilled and experienced in-house team, with second-tier management in place. Directors are open to remaining post-transaction to support the next phase of growth.
  
• Operates on multiple national design frameworks.
  
• Operates from two leasehold premises and two additional satellite offices across the UK.
  
• Holds multiple industry accreditations, including ISO 19650-2, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and CHAS.
  
• Certified B-Corp business.

Financials

	Turnover (£'000)	Adjusted EBITDA (£'000)
2021 (Actual)	4,150	532
2022 (Actual)	4,384	560
2023 (Actual)	5,081	601
2024 (Actual)	5,703	696
2025 (Forecast)	6,300	851

• Turnover of over £5.7m achieved in YE24.
  
• Adjusted EBITDA of circa £466k in the same year.
  
• Turnover of approximately £6.3m and adjusted EBITDA of £614k anticipated in YE25.
  
• Turnover of approximately £6.6m and adjusted EBITDA of circa £673k expected in YE26.
  
• Gross profit margin projected at 47% in YE25 and YE26.
  
• Net assets have increased 20% since 2021.
  
• Estimated synergy benefits of £210k–£240k per annum with a strategic acquirer.
  
• Proven financial growth, increased retained earnings, robust liquidity, and a solid asset base with clear upward momentum.

Opportunities

Prospective purchasers