What Arch Creative does

Arch Creative is an independent, full-service creative design studio headquartered in Leicester's Cultural Quarter at 33A Rutland Street (Companies House registration 05680910 as Arch Creative Consultants Limited). Founded in 2006 by Joe Nixon and Luke Harrison, the firm operates as a B2B professional services agency delivering integrated brand, motion, campaign, social, web, and digital marketing services to clients across four declared sectors: Health & Wellbeing, Tech & Finance, Arts & Culture, and Consumer & Lifestyle.

The studio's service portfolio covers the full creative lifecycle — brand strategy and identity, packaging, motion graphics and animation, multi-channel marketing campaigns, social media management and paid social, web design and development with e-commerce, SEO/PPC, performance marketing, copywriting, illustration, artworking, print management, commercial interiors, signage, livery, and exhibition design. Capabilities include AR filter production for Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok (computer-vision-adjacent creative output), and accessible design work with partners such as the sight-loss charity Vista. The firm has begun building AI-adjacent expertise through brand identity projects for AI-platform clients (notably Feyra), and launched the Bloom Growth Programme in 2026 as a proprietary growth methodology for startups, emerging businesses, and charities. No proprietary technology platform, API, or SDK is offered; the asset base is people and creative IP.

Revenue mechanics are project-based professional services, billed either on a fixed-fee basis or hourly rate per a project Quotation, with multi-year contracts noted in terms. Distribution is sales-led via direct client engagement (website, email, referrals); the firm operates from a single Leicester office serving UK and global clients. Named enterprise clients include IKEA Finance Services, MTV, Samsung, Virgin, Paysafe, Goodwood Estate, Leyland, Our Future Health, and British Triathlon, alongside long-term retainers such as James Sellicks Estate Agents (20+ year partnership). The firm has co-founded civic initiatives including the Brew Beat festival and the Street Stories art trail, and is founder-owned with no external institutional investment.

Name

Arch Creative

Legal name

Arch Creative Consultants Limited

Website

https://archcreative.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arch Creative is an independent, full-service creative design studio in Leicester, UK, founded in 2006, delivering branding, motion, campaign, social, web and digital marketing services to enterprise and public-sector clients across health, finance, arts and consumer sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Creative & Brand Campaign Development (BPAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Visual Identity & Brand Design Systems (BPAFAEAC), Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL), Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Brand identity services
• Creative design agency
• Motion graphics animation
• Web design development
• Digital marketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leicester

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Services: Project-based professional services including brand strategy, packaging design, point of sale, exhibitions, campaigns, motion and animation, performance marketing, PPC, paid social campaigns, SEO, social media and community management, content creation, commercial interiors, signage and livery, copywriting, illustration, artwork, print management, web design and development, e-commerce solutions, technical support, managed services, animated presentations and video.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arch Creative is an independent, full-service creative design studio delivering brand strategy and identity, packaging, motion graphics and animation, multi-channel campaign creation, social media strategy and content, website design and e-commerce development, and performance digital marketing (PPC, SEO, paid social). The agency operates across four verticals—Health & Wellbeing, Tech & Finance, Arts & Culture, and Consumer & Lifestyle—serving enterprise, government and nonprofit clients with project-based creative and strategic consultancy. Its specialised offerings include the Bloom Growth Programme for startups and charities, plus AR filter development and accessible design services.

Product overview

Arch Creative is an independent, full-service creative design studio offering integrated brand, motion, campaign, social media, web, and digital marketing services. The studio operates across four key sectors: Health & Wellbeing, Tech & Finance, Arts & Culture, and Consumer & Lifestyle. Core services include brand development (strategy, identity, packaging), motion graphics and animation, multi-channel campaign creation, social media management and content, web design and development with e-commerce, and performance digital marketing. The agency complements its core offerings with specialized initiatives including the Bloom Growth Programme for startups and emerging businesses, and community projects such as Street Stories city art trail and Brew Beat festival. The studio also offers AR filter development for social platforms and inclusive design services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bloom: A proprietary growth programme for ambitious organisations, startups and charities offering structured creative partnership with preferential access to full service offerings.

Products and services

• Brand Services Strategic and creative brand development including brand strategy, identity creation, packaging design and brand guidelines for enterprise, government and nonprofit clients.
• Motion Services Motion graphics, animation, animated presentations and video production for campaigns and digital platforms.
• Campaign Services Multi-channel marketing campaigns including event branding, exhibitions and promotional materials.
• Social Media Services Social media strategy, content creation, community management and paid social campaigns.
• Web Design & Development Website design, development, e-commerce solutions and technical support for digital platforms.
• Digital Marketing Performance marketing, PPC, SEO, content marketing and digital advertising services.
• Bloom Growth Programme Proprietary growth programme offering structured creative partnership with preferential access to full-service creative capabilities, aimed at startups, emerging businesses and charities.
• Additional Creative Services Supporting creative services including copywriting, illustration, artworking, print management, commercial interiors, signage and livery, and point of sale design.

Quantifiable outcome

• 52,000+ exhibition visitors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BID LeicestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term creative partnership for city initiatives including Brew Beat craft beer and music festival (co-founded with Arch), Independent Leicester brand campaign, and various Leicester City Council projects.
• Soft Touch ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-produced the award-winning Punk: Rage & Revolution exhibition. Partnership empowered nearly 100 young people from underrepresented backgrounds to explore punk values.
• Social Gallery CICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Punk: Rage & Revolution exhibition and ongoing work with sight loss charity Vista on accessible design projects.
• University of LeicesterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for accessible exhibition at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, in collaboration with Social Gallery CIC.
• FU MediaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent PR agency collaborated with Arch on the 'We're In' campaign for Independent Leicester.
• Cool As LeicesterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-produced the 'Make a Date with Leicester' campaign with Leicester City Council.
• VistaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking with sight loss charity Vista on accessible design projects, including upcoming exhibition at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery.
• Claremont CommunicationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBehaviour change communications agency partnership for white paper projects including FutureLearn and Unite Students.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mother Design: Design arm of the Mother creative network, offering brand, motion, digital and campaign work at a larger scale than Arch Creative but with overlapping capabilities and enterprise clients.
• Superunion: Large global brand and design consultancy with overlapping brand strategy, identity, campaign and digital offerings, competing for the same enterprise briefs Arch Creative targets.
• Pentagram: Global partner-led design firm covering brand identity, campaign, digital and motion; a much larger incumbent operating in the same creative categories Arch Creative competes in for enterprise brand work.

Direct peers

• Made Thought: London-based independent design and brand studio delivering brand strategy, identity, packaging and digital experiences to global consumer and culture clients, directly comparable as a full-service boutique.
• Studio Output: Independent UK creative and branding studio offering brand, motion, digital and campaign work for enterprise clients, closely aligned in size, scope and delivery model to Arch Creative.
• Elmwood: Leeds-headquartered independent brand design and activation consultancy with brand, motion, digital and campaign capabilities, comparable in sector breadth and UK-midlands/northern orientation.
• Otherway: Independent London creative studio working across brand, campaign, digital and content with a similar multi-sector client base, making it a direct size-and-offering comparable.
• Joint London: Independent London creative studio producing brand, campaign, digital and content work for consumer and culture brands, a close comparable on service mix and client profile.
• Carter Wong: UK branding and design agency with comparable brand identity, campaign and digital services for enterprise clients, operating at a similar boutique scale to Arch Creative.

Emerging players

• Koto: Brand and digital studio that scaled rapidly from a small boutique into an international player, comparable to Arch Creative in founding vintage and initial service mix, but now a step larger and more internationally distributed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arch-creative
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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