What Spaces & Stories does

S Spaces & Stories is a London-based venue hire and events management company operating a portfolio of 20+ 'out-of-the-ordinary' venues spanning more than 500,000 square metres across London, Manchester and Nottingham, with overseas operations developing in New York. The portfolio comprises purpose-built hybrid venues (Printworks London, Magazine London, Drumsheds, Silverworks Island), heritage landmarks (Control Room A at Battersea Power Station, Banking Hall, Troxy, East Wintergarden) and converted industrial sites (Depot Mayfield - a former railway station, The Beams, Dock X), with flagship capacities reaching up to 20,000 standing guests. Spaces & Stories serves enterprise clients across fashion and luxury (Raf Simons, Mowalola, Natasha Zinko, Gymshark, ROK SANDA, Jenny Packham, Stephen Webster), automotive (Bentley, Rolls Royce), sport and fitness (Nike, Gymshark, ASICS, Holland & Barrett), technology (Zendesk), film and television (Warner Bros' The Batman, Condé Nast Tatler editorial shoots), and music (The Smile/Radiohead, Ne-Yo), with the broader Broadwick portfolio hosting more than 2,500 events annually.

The business operates a platform-plus-services model across three revenue streams: (1) Venue Hire, the primary stream, with transaction-fee pricing that varies by venue, capacity, date and duration - fees are quote-based and not publicly disclosed; (2) Venue Management Services, which manages and commercialises properties on behalf of landlords, civic partners and third-party developers using the company's industry experience and network; and (3) Bespoke Hire, a full-service offering bundling venue, production, catering and end-to-end event management. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise sales via enquiry forms, dedicated phone lines (+44 20 3319 9332) and email ([email protected]), supplemented by a 10% commission agent partnership program, a Commercial Relationships Manager serving multi-booking portfolio clients, and an exclusive joint-venture catering channel with Smart Group launching Summer 2026. The in-house Vibration Design and Production team, with more than 30 years of music and live entertainment experience, provides integrated AV and event technology as a preferred supplier across the portfolio.

S Spaces & Stories is a private, for-profit subsidiary of Broadwick Group, a private venue development and management conglomerate led by CEO Simon Tracey, generating revenues in excess of £100 million annually across the broader portfolio. The Spaces & Stories entity has 11-50 employees and is headquartered at 30 Water Street, London E14 5GX. Strategic channels include agent partnerships, a global sales reach via those partners, and venue-management agreements with landlords, civic partners and developers - including Grosvenor, The Mayfield Partnership (U+I, Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester, LCR), and WeWork.

Name

Spaces & Stories

Legal name

Spaces & Stories

Website

https://spacesstories.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

S Spaces & Stories is a UK venue hire and events management company operating 20+ distinctive venues spanning 500,000+ square metres across London, Manchester and Nottingham, serving enterprise clients in fashion, automotive, sport, technology, film and music. It operates as the venue arm of Broadwick Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue Hire and Management

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Entertainment Venue Property Management (BPAJAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meeting & Event Space Services (Setup/Teardown) (BPABAFAL), Event Operations & Venue Services (Box Office, FOH/BOH, Concessions) (MPAIAFAL), Venue Food, Beverage & Hospitality Operations (Concessions, Catering, Premium Seating) (MPAGALAN), Corporate Event Rentals (Furniture, Staging, Tents) (HSACADAI)

Keywords

• Venue hire services
• Event management
• Corporate event venues
• Brand activation venues
• Filming location hire

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Venue Hire: Primary revenue from hiring out venue spaces for events, celebrations, filming, conferences, and brand activations. Fees vary by venue, capacity, and duration.
2. Venue Management Services: Decades of industry experience to manage properties for landlords, civic partners and third-party developers, transforming and commercialising spaces.
3. Bespoke Hire: Custom event production services including catering, production, and full event management for hire.
4. Hospitality Joint Venture: Joint venture catering business with Smart Group operating as exclusive food and beverage partner across Broadwick's London portfolio, launching Summer 2026.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Spaces & Stories operates a portfolio of eclectic UK venues offered for hire for corporate events, brand activations, filming, and private celebrations. The company provides an in-house events team to support logistics, production, and on-site management across its spaces.

Product overview

Spaces & Stories is a venue hire and events management company offering an eclectic portfolio of out-of-the-ordinary venues and locations for hire across the UK. The portfolio spans half a million square metres of hybrid venue space, ranging from historic landmarks (Control Room A at Battersea Power Station, Banking Hall) to cutting-edge purpose-built spaces (Magazine London, Printworks London, Drumsheds, Silverworks Island). The company operates a platform-plus-services model: it provides access to named venues (Printworks London as flagship, Magazine London, Drumsheds, Control Room A, Broadwick Studio, Silverworks Island, and over 20 additional venues) alongside core services including venue management for third-party property owners, bespoke hire with end-to-end event support, and curated seasonal collections. The venues cater to diverse event types including fashion shows, film productions, corporate events, conferences, exhibitions, awards ceremonies, brand activations, weddings, and large-scale festivals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Event Venue Hire Hire of distinctive UK venues for corporate events such as conferences, meetings, and company celebrations, with in-house event management support. Designed for corporate clients and brand teams seeking character-rich spaces.
• Brand Activation Venue Hire Hire of eclectic UK venues for brand activations, experiential campaigns, and product launches, with on-site event team support for production and logistics. Aimed at brands and marketing teams.
• Filming Location Hire Hire of UK venues as filming locations for productions, with operational support from the in-house team. Designed for production companies and filmmakers.
• Private Celebration Venue Hire Hire of distinctive UK venues for private celebrations such as weddings and parties, with optional event management support. Targeted at individual consumers and families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,500+ events hosted annually across portfolio
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, long-term, notable, charitable, preferred and strategic.

• Smart GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Joint venture catering business operating as exclusive food and beverage partner across Broadwick's London portfolio including 26 Leake Street, Banking Hall, Broadwick Studio, Control Room A, Drumsheds, Exhibition White City, Landing Canary Wharf, Landing Forty Two, Magazine London, OXO2, The Pelligon and Troxy. Building on relationship since 2016, the studio launches Summer 2026 with revenues exceeding £57 million from Smart Group's existing operations.
• Rockerdale Studioslong-termStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Production company for The Assembly, UK adaptation of French series Les Rencontres du Papotin. Long-term collaboration with Spaces & Stories Waterloo location since pilot in 2024.
• GrosvenornotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Property owner partnership for Mayfair Maison 2022 at Thirty Eight Grosvenor Square. Pop-up event celebrating British design with simplified leasing arrangements.
• GroceryAidcharitableGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2022Charity hosting Barcode Festival at Magazine London 2022, raising over £900,000 to support grocery industry workers. Over 4,500 guests attended with performances by Steps, Tinie Tempah and Bastille.
• Broadwick GroupcoreOthersParent company under which Spaces & Stories operates as part of the Broadwick portfolio. Broadwick Group CEO Simon Tracey leads the overall organization with revenues exceeding £100 million and 2,500+ events annually.
• WeWorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for WeWork Collection venues including York Road, WeWork Churchill Place. Spaces & Stories manages venues within WeWork properties offering event spaces to clients.
• Vibration Design and ProductioncoreTechnology or IntegrationIn-house AV and production partner providing sound, lighting and performance facilities. With more than 30 years of experience in music, live entertainment and events, they are the preferred supplier for many high-profile events and filming projects.
• Moving VenuepreferredChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred catering partner for Magazine London and other venues, operating as exclusive supplier with bespoke packages.
• United Visual Artists (UVA)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt collective commissioned by Broadwick Group for post-lockdown Printworks reopening in 2021. Created light installation imagining the venue as home to an enigmatic being, celebrating industrial heritage.
• The Mayfield PartnershipstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership including U+I, Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester, and LCR for £1 billion Mayfield regeneration project including Depot Mayfield venue.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Convene: US-based operator of premium, design-led meeting and event venues with bundled hospitality, targeting enterprise clients for conferences and brand activations. Directly comparable curated-meeting-space model and verticalized services stack.
• Excel London: Major London event and exhibition venue operator running large-capacity halls for trade shows, corporate events, and consumer exhibitions. Competes head-on with Spaces & Stories in the large-enterprise event booking category in London.
• Eight Group: UK venue operator behind Battersea Evolution and other London event venues. Closest scale and use-case competitor for high-end fashion shows, brand launches, and corporate celebrations across the UK.
• Camm & Hooper: London-based portfolio of boutique heritage and riverside event venues (e.g., Science Museum venues, Riverside Vaults). Competes for fashion, corporate, and private celebration bookings.
• Royal Albert Hall: Iconic London event and concert venue that hires its hall and ancillary spaces for corporate events, brand launches, and concerts. Comparable as a London iconic-venue-for-hire business targeting premium events.
• Somerset House: Central London cultural venue that operates a commercial hire business alongside cultural programming. Competes directly with Spaces & Stories for high-profile fashion shows and brand activations in central London.
• Manchester Central: Large regional convention and event venue in Manchester. Comparable to Depot Mayfield (which Spaces & Stories also operates in Manchester) for conferences, exhibitions, and corporate events outside London.
• Glaziers Hall: Boutique London riverside venue operating private hire for corporate events, weddings, and celebrations. Comparable as a smaller-scale London curated venue competitor targeting similar luxury and corporate segments.

Broad incumbents

• Soho House: Global private members club operator that monetises its spaces through corporate and member events with strong hospitality. While broader (membership-led), it competes in the same premium events-for-hire segment globally.
• Historic Royal Palaces: UK charity managing Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace as commercial hire venues for corporate events and weddings. Comparable as a heritage-anchored London venue-for-hire operation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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