Orchard

What Orchard does

Orchard (legal name: Orchard Media and Events Ltd) is an integrated marketing agency headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, operating since 2006. The company delivers services across six core disciplines: Creative (branding, design, campaigns), Digital Innovations via its Orchard Labs sub-brand (virtual reality, 360 video, animation, game development, immersive experiences), Content Production (TV commercials, video, social and digital content), Events and Experiences (live, hybrid, and virtual events with 18+ years of expertise), Communications (PR, media planning and buying, social media, crisis management), and Sponsorships & Partnerships (strategy, sales, valuation, and management). Orchard serves Welsh Government entities (Welsh Government, Visit Wales, Transport for Wales, NHS Wales) alongside enterprise clients including Netflix, Aston Martin, UEFA, BBC, S4C, Admiral, Principality Building Society, Welsh Water, and Nando's.

Orchard generates revenue through project-based and retainer-based professional services engagements, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is enterprise and government field sales, complemented by a partner ecosystem (C/O Cymru Collective with Morgan Lloyd, iCrossing, Weber Shandwick, Uned Studio, Working Word) for large-scale integrated campaigns. The company employs approximately 65 staff following a 2024 transition to full employee ownership through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), with no external PE or VC involvement. Geographic reach spans Wales and the UK as the core market, with international project delivery for clients including Netflix (18+ languages), UEFA Champions Festival in Madrid, and Qatar Airways.

The business is differentiated by its integrated full-funnel model spanning strategy through delivery, proprietary digital innovation capabilities (Orchard Labs VR/360 production for Netflix and Royal Mint), and an EOT ownership structure aligning employee and client outcomes. The company holds IPA accreditation, Good Business Charter accreditation, Living Wage Employer status, FSQS registration, and Disability Confident Employer status, and has won multiple industry awards including the Grand Prix at the Travel & Tourism World Media Awards (2023) for the Cymru i'r Byd Wales World Cup campaign and Most Influential Campaign at the WSA Sports Industry Awards (2026).

Name

Orchard

Legal name

Orchard Media and Events Ltd

Website

https://thinkorchard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Orchard is an employee-owned integrated marketing agency in Cardiff, Wales, delivering creative, digital innovation (VR/360), content, events, communications, and sponsorship services to UK government bodies and enterprise clients including Netflix, UEFA, Aston Martin, and BBC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cardiff

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Integrated Marketing Agency Services: Orchard generates revenue through delivering integrated marketing services including creative, content, digital, video production, events, communications, and sponsorship management. Revenue is project-based and retainer-based, serving government, enterprise, and brand clients.
2. Sponsorship & Partnership Advisory: Orchard provides sponsorship strategy development, sales, valuation, and management services, earning fees for advisory and implementation.
3. Content Production: TV commercial production, promotional video, social and digital content, animation, and immersive 360 content produced for clients on a project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Orchard is an integrated marketing agency that sells six core service lines — Creative, Digital Innovations, Content Production, Events & Experiences, Communications, and Sponsorships & Partnerships — to enterprise and government clients. The agency delivers brand campaigns, TV and video production, immersive digital experiences, live and virtual events, media planning and buying, PR, and sponsorship advisory on a project and retainer basis. Its digital innovation work is delivered through the Orchard Labs sub-brand specialising in VR, 360 video, animation, and game development.

Product overview

Orchard is an award-winning integrated marketing agency offering a comprehensive suite of services organized around six core disciplines: Creative (branding, design, campaigns), Digital Innovations (via Orchard Labs sub-brand - VR, 360 video, animation, game development), Content (TV production, video, social media), Events and Experiences (live/hybrid/virtual events), Communications (PR, media planning, social media), and Sponsorships & Partnerships. The agency is employee-owned and operates from Cardiff, Wales, serving clients including Welsh Government, Visit Wales, Transport for Wales, BBC, Netflix, and international brands. Their work spans national broadcast campaigns, experiential marketing, digital innovation projects, and integrated communications strategies across the UK and globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Orchard Labs: Digital innovations team specializing in VR, AR, AI, apps, animation, and immersive video experiences
• Orchard Presents
• Orchard Media and Events

Products and services

• Creative Services Strategic creative solutions for brand and design challenges, including brand identity, campaigns, digital brand experiences, UX/UI, motion graphics, animation, and packaging design for enterprise and government clients.
• Digital Innovations Digital innovation services using emerging technologies — including Virtual Reality, 360-degree video, animation, game development, and apps — to help brands tell stories through bespoke immersive experiences accessible across mobile, desktop, and VR headsets.
• Content Production Award-winning content production including TV commercials, promotional videos, TV and radio programming, social and digital content, animation, CGI, and immersive 360 content, produced on a project basis using a COPE methodology that optimises content for each platform from a single production.
• Events and Experiences Award-winning live, hybrid, and virtual experiences including corporate conferences, summits, brand activations, exhibitions, and gala dinners, delivered with proven expertise over 18 years and a UK and international footprint.
• Communications Integrated communication strategies including advertising, media planning and buying, PR, social media, media training, and crisis and reputation management for enterprise and public-sector clients.
• Sponsorships & Partnerships Connecting brands with rights holders and audiences through sponsorship strategy development, sales, rights marketing, valuation, and partnership management, with advisory and implementation fees earned on engagements such as Wales Public Transport Summit and Dry January headline sponsorship.
• Orchard Labs Orchard's dedicated Digital Innovations sub-brand that creates innovative digital solutions including Virtual Reality, 360-degree video, animation, game development, and immersive experiences for brands, operating as a separate entity (orchardlabs.co.uk) while collaborating on client projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Own The Night campaign reached nearly 2 million people across Wales with 40+ press coverage pieces and sold-out events.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and major.

• HSE Global SeriescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 January 2025Orchard Labs partnered with HSE Global Series in 2025 as part of the Orchard Presents webinar and podcast series. The partnership involves attending four key global events in 2025 as media partner, hosting interviews, and connecting with industry leaders in the Health & Safety sector.
• Orchard Labs (sister company)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Orchard Labs is the digital innovations arm of Orchard, specialising in VR, 360 video, animation, and game development. It operates as a separate entity (orchardlabs.co.uk) while collaborating on client projects including Netflix, AA Driving School, and Royal Mint.
• Maxine HughessupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 December 2024Maxine Hughes, known for explaining Welsh language to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in Welcome to Wrexham, was enlisted by Orchard to extend the invitation to visitors in the Feel the Hwyl campaign on Hen Galan.
• NetflixcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Orchard Labs collaborated with Netflix to develop Health & Safety communications for international productions — 11 videos in 18+ languages using Netflix's content catalogue for a trailer-style safety communications approach.
• AA Driving SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Orchard Labs collaborated with AA Driving School on integrating innovative technologies such as virtual reality into driver instructor training programmes in the UK.
• Menter CaerdyddcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrchard has worked with Menter Caerdydd for nearly ten years filming Tafwyl Music Festival for S4C broadcast and social media channels. The partnership involves TV production, content capture, and live event broadcasting.
• S4CcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrchard works with S4C (Wales' national broadcaster) producing TV programmes including Tafwyl Music Festival coverage, Tsunami Relief Concert documentary, and 'Wales and the World' Times Square event.
• C/O Cymru CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerC/O Cymru is a collective of partner agencies (Morgan Lloyd, iCrossing, Weber Shandwick, Uned Studio, Working Word) that Orchard deploys for large-scale integrated campaigns such as the FIFA World Cup Wales nation brand campaign.
• Royal MintmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrchard Labs created a 360 VR tour for Royal Mint in partnership with Sanrio, bringing Little Miss Inventor to life for the first time as an animated character in a stereoscopic 360 virtual tour.
• Livingston LloydsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLivingston Lloyd is listed as a key partner alongside iCrossing and Working Word in the creation of the Visit Wales Feel the Hwyl multi-platform campaign.
• iCrossingsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributoriCrossing worked alongside Orchard and Livingston Lloyd as part of the Visit Wales campaign team.
• Working WordsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorking Word is a partner agency in the C/O Cymru Collective working with Orchard on Welsh Government campaigns.
• International Chamber of CommercesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerOrchard advises on sponsorships and partnerships for the International Chamber of Commerce among its client roster.
• RFU (Rugby Football Union)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerOrchard advises on sponsorships and partnerships for RFU among its client roster.
• OrbexsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerOrchard advises on sponsorships and partnerships for Orbex (UK space rocket company) among its client roster.
• National GeographicsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerOrchard worked with National Geographic on the Cymru World Cup campaign, driving awareness and consideration for Welsh tourism through media partnerships.
• Disney+supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal media partnership with Disney+ as part of the Feel the Hwyl campaign media mix.
• Welcome to WrexhamsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerHigh-profile global media partnership with Welcome to Wrexham as part of the Feel the Hwyl campaign, leveraging the show's global popularity.
• Time OutsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal media partnership with Time Out as part of the Feel the Hwyl campaign media strategy.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• VCCP: VCCP is a London-based independent integrated agency (Virgin, O2, BT) delivering creative, content, digital and media under one roof — a direct competitor for mid-sized UK brand and public-sector integrated briefs.
• Golley Slater: Golley Slater is a Cardiff-headquartered UK integrated marketing agency of comparable size (~150 staff) offering creative, digital, PR and events across public-sector and enterprise clients — directly comparable on geography, scope and customer profile.
• M&C Saatchi: M&C Saatchi is a UK-founded independent creative and communications network offering integrated advertising, PR, sports and entertainment marketing — closely comparable to Orchard across creative, content and sponsorship services for ambitious brands.
• Mother London: Mother is an independent UK creative and integrated agency competing for premium brand briefs across content, activations and digital — a peer for Orchard's creative/content and experiential work with enterprise brands.

Broad incumbents

• Dentsu Creative UK: Dentsu Creative UK is the creative arm of the Dentsu network in the UK, providing integrated creative, content and experience work; competes with Orchard for national-tourism, public-sector and international brand briefs.
• Havas London: Havas London is the UK headquarters of Havas Creative, offering creative, content, media and health communications across the full integrated marketing mix; a comparable broad incumbent for Orchard's enterprise and public-sector work.
• WCRS (WPP): WCRS is the WPP-owned UK integrated creative agency serving ambitious brands with creative, content and digital — comparable in offering but operating at broader networked scale than Orchard.
• TBWA\London: TBWA\London is the UK hub of the TBWA global network, offering integrated creative, brand and activation services; overlaps with Orchard on creative, content and experience work for enterprise clients.
• Saatchi & Saatchi (Publicis): Saatchi & Saatchi is Publicis's UK flagship integrated agency with full creative, content and media capabilities; a broader incumbent competitor for marquee integrated and government/nation-brand briefs.

Others

• Weber Shandwick: Weber Shandwick is a global communications consultancy listed explicitly in Orchard's C/O Cymru collective alongside the agency; an overlapping PR/comms partner and indirect peer on integrated campaigns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thinkorchard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orchard-media-and-events-group-b5689933
• Instagraminstagram.com/thinkorchard
• Xx.com/thinkorchard

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Orchard