What Faversham House does

Faversham House is an independent UK B2B media group founded in 1960 and headquartered in East Grinstead, operating a multi-brand portfolio across two verticals: sustainability (edie) and UK utilities (Utility Week). The company runs a diversified revenue model combining recurring digital and print subscription / membership programmes (Utility Week Membership with 7,500+ members; edie Membership with 120+ members), large-scale live events and exhibitions (Utility Week Live with 3,000+ attendees, edie 27 with 700+ attendees, Utility Week Awards with 1,200 attendees), advertising and corporate sponsorship across owned digital platforms (edie.net with 120K+ MAUs, utilityweek.co.uk with 38K+ MAUs), and premium awards entry fees plus corporate hospitality. Its owned media brands have decades-long authority — Utility Week for over 30 years and edie for 25+ years — and the portfolio is reinforced by acquired assets including Springwise (acquired October 2024) and international events such as Water in Mining in Canada and Australia.

The technology stack is built on proprietary digital publishing platforms, membership and event management systems, and two generative-AI search products, "Ask edie" and "Ask Utility Week," launched in late 2023 and trained exclusively on Faversham House's own editorial archive to eliminate hallucination risk. Distribution spans owned websites, email newsletters, LinkedIn and Facebook social channels, podcasts/webinars, and an extensive year-round calendar of conferences, exhibitions, awards ceremonies and specialist forums. The company holds B Corp certification (103.3/80 points, February 2024), Cyber Essentials Plus, IPSO membership, PPA Independent Publisher of the Year (three consecutive years), and PPA Employer of the Year (2024), with a leadership team led by CEO Amanda Barnes (CEO since the December 2010 management buyout), CTO Carl Myers (who founded edie.net in 1998), Managing Director Ellen Bennett, and Finance Director Mark Allum, supported by non-executive directors Andy Baker and Phil Ives. The company employs 101–250 people and operates as Faversham House Ltd, a private limited company registered in England.

Name

Faversham House

Legal name

Faversham House Ltd

Website

https://favershamhouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Faversham House is an independent UK B2B media group operating the edie sustainability brand and Utility Week brand, serving 130,000+ sustainability professionals and 7,500+ utilities members through subscription content, awards and flagship events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

East Grinstead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital & Print Subscriptions / Membership: Faversham House generates recurring revenue through digital magazine and newsletter subscriptions, website access, exclusive reports, and membership programs (Utility Week Membership 7.5K+ members, edie Membership 120+ members). Membership packages offer tiered access to content, priority event booking, and VIP access. Paid in advance for agreed subscription periods.
2. Events, Conferences & Exhibitions: Major revenue stream from ticket sales, exhibition stand fees, and delegate fees at owned events including Utility Week Live (3,000+ attendees), edie 27 (700+ attendees), Utility Week Forum (150 delegates), Utility Week Awards (1,200 attendees), edie Awards, Net-Zero Awards, and Women in Utilities Awards. Multi-day conferences with paid attendance.
3. Advertising & Sponsorship: Revenue from display advertising, sponsored content, and corporate sponsorships across digital platforms (utilityweek.co.uk with 38K+ monthly users, edie with 120K+ monthly users), print publications, and event sponsorship packages. Membership terms indicate promotional communications by email/phone/post for similar products and services.
4. Awards Tables & Corporate Hospitality: Premium table bookings and corporate hospitality packages for award ceremonies (Utility Week Awards, edie Awards). Includes gold hospitality packages with dietary and seating arrangements. Bookings are taken online or via invoice with 30-day payment terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Faversham House is an independent B2B media group that publishes digital and print industry content, runs membership programmes, and operates flagship exhibitions, conferences and awards ceremonies for the UK sustainability and utilities sectors. Its two core brands — edie (sustainability) and Utility Week (water, gas and electricity) — generate revenue from corporate and individual subscriptions, paid delegate and exhibition fees, advertising/sponsorship, and awards tables.

Product overview

Faversham House is an independent media group operating a multi-brand portfolio of digital platforms, publications, events, and awards programs across sustainability and utilities sectors. The portfolio is organized around two core sub-brands: edie (sustainability) and Utility Week (utilities), each offering digital subscription platforms, award-winning content, flagship conferences, awards programs, and membership services. The edie brand encompasses the edie website, edie Awards, edie Net-Zero Awards, edie 27 conference, edie Membership (120K+ monthly users), and the edie 30 under 30 program. The Utility Week brand includes Utility Week subscription website (38K+ monthly users), Utility Week Live exhibition (3,000+ attendees at NEC), Utility Week Awards (1,200 attendees), Utility Week Forum conference, Utility Week Membership (7,500+ members), Water Industry Awards, and related industry conferences. In October 2024, Faversham House acquired Springwise, the global innovation database, integrating it into edie's membership platform. The company also hosts international events including Water in Mining conferences in Canada and Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• edie Flagship B2B media brand for sustainability professionals, offering daily news, commentary, exclusive interviews, research, industry reports, business guides, videos, webinars and podcasts to an audience of 130,000+ sustainability, energy and environmental professionals and 120,000+ average monthly users.
• edie Membership Subscription-based network for sustainable business providing access to content, exclusive reports, priority event booking and VIP access across the edie portfolio. Includes corporate (multi-user login) and individual tiers on annual contracts.
• Utility Week Subscription media brand for UK water, gas and electricity industries, providing an award-winning website, digital publication, in-depth market research, trend analysis and data-led reports to 38,000+ average monthly users. Trusted for over 30 years.
• Utility Week Live UK's biggest pan-utility exhibition held at NEC Birmingham each May, uniting 3,000+ industry leaders across 6 stages with 200 speakers. Revenue from exhibition stand sales, delegate fees and corporate sponsorship.
• Utility Week Awards Annual awards ceremony for the utilities industry held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane each December, with 14 categories, 300 entries and 1,200 attendees. Sold as tables and corporate hospitality packages.
• Utility Week Forum Flagship utility industry strategy conference with 150 delegates, 40 speakers and 3 stages, bringing strategy to delivery for utilities leaders.
• Water Industry Awards Annual awards programme recognising excellence in the UK water industry.
• Women in Utilities Awards Awards programme recognising women making significant contributions in the utilities sector.
• edie Awards Awards recognising the people, projects and partnerships transforming business for good, as part of the edie sustainability network.
• edie Net-Zero Awards Awards programme recognising individuals and organisations spearheading the transition towards a net-zero carbon economy. 300+ entries.
• edie 27 Conference Flagship annual climate action conference uniting sustainability and business leaders; edie 23 attracted 700+ attendees and the event is part of the award-winning edie experience.
• Springwise Leading global media platform and innovation database for positive-change innovations and ESG solutions, discovering climate innovations for over 20 years. Now part of the edie membership platform following acquisition.
• Ask edie / Ask Utility Week (Generative AI Search) Generative AI search engines on edie and Utility Week websites that answer member questions using a model trained exclusively on Faversham House's own curated content, with references to source articles. Available to members only.
• edie Green Buildings Forum & Workshops Forum and workshops focused on green buildings within the edie sustainability portfolio.
• edie Sustainable Supply Chains Summit Summit focused on sustainable supply chains for sustainability professionals.
• Drinking Water Quality Conference Annual conference focused on drinking water quality issues for the UK utilities sector.
• Water in Mining Canada International event focusing on water management in the mining industry, held in Canada.
• Water in Mining Australia International event focusing on water management in the mining industry, held in Australia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 130,000+ sustainability, energy and environmental professionals reached through edie
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Better Stands Partner Organizations (Informa, Clarion Events, Hyve, IMEX Group, GES, Messe Frankfurt UK, RAI, UFI, IFES, and others)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2025Over 30 organizations partnered in the Better Stands initiative including Informa, Clarion Events, Hyve, IMEX Group, GES, Messe Frankfurt UK, RAI, UFI, IBC, Best, ESSA, Galis, Holtmann, and others. Better Stands promotes transition from single-use to reusable exhibition stands and is stewarded by a steering committee of pilot organisations including Faversham House.
• SpringwisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024edie (Faversham House subsidiary) acquired Springwise, the leading global media platform for innovations driving positive change. Both companies are B Corp certified. Springwise's innovation library is being integrated into the edie membership platform. A centrepiece Innovation Pavilion powered by Springwise debuted at edie 25 in March 2025. The acquisition complements edie by offering audiences practical solutions for positive change.
• Krystal HostingcoreTechnology or Integration · 12 March 2024Krystal Hosting powers the Faversham House website with 100% renewable energy at their UK datacentre, directly connected to Ecotricity. Krystal is also a B Corporation. This partnership ensures the website achieves Carbon Rating A (0.12g CO2e/pageview), cleaner than 89% of webpages globally. The arrangement is based on direct renewable energy sourcing rather than certificate-based offsetting.
• Seismic (Impact Consultants)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 February 2024Seismic, impact consultants, provided expert assistance and guidance throughout Faversham House's B Corp certification process, which took more than two years and involved dozens of staff. Seismic helped the company achieve 103.3 points on the B Impact Assessment.
• MyMynd (Wellbeing Platform)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Faversham House partnered with wellbeing platform MyMynd to provide mental health and wellbeing support to all employees. This forms part of the company's comprehensive wellbeing programme including private health cover, employee assistance programme, annual physical health MOTs, trained Mental Health First Aiders, and app-based mental health tools.
• Climate ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Faversham House worked with Climate Impact to support independently verified carbon emissions avoidance/reduction projects including Water Filtration and Cookstoves in Guatemala, Mudbrick Rocket Stoves in Malawi, and Global Nature Conservation. Supported projects avoiding 400 tonnes CO2e, exceeding the company's total Scope 1-3 emissions of 364 tonnes. Projects support UN Sustainable Development Goals including poverty alleviation, health, wellbeing, and gender equality.
• Better Stands (Informa initiative)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Faversham House was part of the pilot group for the Better Stands framework since 2023, promoting reusable exhibition stands at conferences and events. The framework sets Bronze/Silver/Gold classification criteria and has been implemented at 400+ events globally across 37+ countries. Better Stands is hosted by Net Zero Carbon Events (NZCE) and supported by IFES. Faversham House head of event delivery & sustainability Jenny Matthew is actively involved.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ethical Corporation: Ethical Corporation is a B2B media and events business covering responsible business, ESG, and sustainability strategy, with newsletters, conferences, and awards. It targets a similar corporate sustainability audience to edie and is a direct competitor in the European sustainability business media category.
• Energy Monitor: Energy Monitor (by LexisNexis/Pioneer) is a digital media platform covering the energy transition, including utilities, renewables, and grid innovation. It targets a similar B2B audience to Utility Week and edie and is a direct competitor for sustainability and utility sector content reach.
• Sustainable Brands: Sustainable Brands operates a digital media network, conferences, and a member community for sustainability-driven business leaders. Its audience and content model (news, events, member programmes, awards) closely parallel edie's media-plus-events approach in the same sustainability vertical.
• Environment+Energy Leader: Environment+Energy Leader is a US-based B2B media brand publishing news, research, and events for sustainability, energy, and environmental management professionals. Its audience, content, and sponsored-content model closely mirror edie's, making it a direct peer in sustainable-business media.
• GreenBiz: GreenBiz is a US-based media and events business serving sustainability and ESG professionals, including GreenBiz 365, the GreenBiz Executive Network, and the GreenBiz 30 Under 30. It directly mirrors edie's audience of sustainability, energy, and environmental decision-makers and competes for sponsorship and membership dollars.
• Reuters Events: Reuters Events runs flagship B2B conferences and content programmes in energy transition, utilities, and sustainability, targeting similar C-suite audiences to Utility Week and edie. The brand association with Reuters and global event reach make it a relevant direct competitor for enterprise sponsorship and delegate spend.

Broad incumbents

• Argus Media: Argus Media is a leading independent price-reporting and B2B media business covering energy, commodities, and utilities globally. It is a broader incumbent in adjacent media categories (energy pricing, market reports, conferences) that competes with Utility Week for utility sector mindshare and advertising.
• Informa plc: Informa is a global B2B events, publishing, and intelligence group with deep sustainability and energy event brands (e.g., Sustainability Live, Future of Utilities) and a wider portfolio. It is a direct comparability benchmark for Faversham House's event-and-publication model but at far greater scale and breadth.

Emerging players

• Verdantix: Verdantix is an independent research and advisory firm focused on sustainability, energy, and EHS software and services. While primarily research-led rather than media-led, it competes with edie for corporate sustainability and utility decision-maker attention via paid research reports, briefings, and events.

Regional players

• ENDS Report (Haymarket): ENDS Report is a long-running UK-based B2B publication covering environmental policy, regulation, and sustainability for professionals. It is a regional peer in the UK sustainability media category, competing with edie for environmental management and sustainability readers and advertisers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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