Clayton & Company

What Clayton & Company does

Clayton & Company Interiors Limited is a privately held UK interior design and installation firm founded by Jane Clayton in 1979 and headquartered at Paulton House in Paulton, near Bristol. The company employs around 50 people across design, project management, soft furnishings manufacture, and installation, with the full team working under a single roof. It serves three primary enterprise segments — UK housebuilders (Taylor Wimpey, Crest Nicholson, Bellway, Berkeley, Morris Homes, Acorn, Abbey New Homes, L&Q), hotels and hospitality operators (The Royal Crescent Hotel, Tewkesbury Park), and later living developers — alongside a long-tail of private residential clients. Services span show home design, marketing suites, hotel refurbishment, residential design, and later living interiors, delivered through a consultative direct-sales model with a dedicated business development team.

The firm's underlying capability stack rests on an in-house workroom that manufactures bespoke curtains, blinds, and upholstery, supported by its own installation crews — a vertically integrated model that enables fast turnaround and quality control. Revenue is generated via professional services (design and project fees), one-time furniture package sales (the Wharf and Mendip collections for 1–3 bedroom properties), hardware sales through the soft furnishings workroom, and a smaller recurring furniture rental stream with 12-month minimum terms. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; trade clients receive 30-day credit terms, while first orders typically require pro forma payment. The Jane Clayton name continues as a separate online retail brand for designer fabrics and wallcoverings. The company has no disclosed external funding, no parent entity, and recently (2026) appointed Sarah Thomas as CEO as part of a long-term succession plan.

Name

Clayton & Company

Legal name

Clayton & Company Interiors Limited

Website

https://clayton.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clayton & Company is a UK interior design firm serving housebuilders, hotels, and private clients with show home, hotel refurbishment, and residential design services underpinned by an in-house soft furnishings workroom and installation teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Full-service interior design for show homes, hotels, marketing suites, and private residences. Includes design consultation, styling, project management, and installation services.
2. Furniture Packages: Pre-designed furniture packages (Wharf and Mendip collections) for 1, 2, or 3-bedroom properties. Includes core furniture pieces, accessories, styling, delivery and professional installation. Optional upgrades for window treatments, soft furnishings, artwork and lighting.
3. Soft Furnishings Supply: Manufacture and supply of bespoke curtains, blinds, and upholstery. In-house production enables fast turnaround with reliable quality.
4. Furniture Rental: Under certain circumstances, Clayton & Company supplies furniture on a rental basis with minimum rental period of 12 months, quarterly invoicing of rent in advance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clayton & Company is an interior design and installation firm offering full-service design, styling, project management, and installation for show homes, hotels, marketing suites, later living developments, and private residences. It also manufactures bespoke curtains, blinds, and upholstery in its own workroom and supplies pre-designed furniture packages (Wharf and Mendip collections), with furniture rental available on qualifying projects.

Product overview

Clayton & Company is an interior design business offering a comprehensive portfolio of services including show home design, hotel refurbishment, private residential design, later living sector design, marketing suite creation, and bespoke furniture packages. The core offerings include The Wharf and Mendip furniture collections for property developers and investors, alongside an in-house curtains and upholstery workroom. The Jane Clayton sub-brand operates as a separate online retail platform for designer fabrics and wallcoverings. The company operates as a unified service business rather than a software product, delivering design expertise combined with practical project management and installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jane Clayton: The Jane Clayton name operates as an online shop for designer fabrics, wallcoverings and accessories.

Products and services

• Show Home Interior Design Interior design and styling services for residential developers' show homes, creating aspirational, market-ready properties that help sell homes faster. Sourced directly via the business development team.
• Hotel Interior Design and Refurbishment Interior design, refurbishment, and installation for independently owned or small-group hotels, covering bedrooms, suites, public areas, restaurants and bars, with attention to durability and fire safety.
• Private Residential Interior Design Bespoke interior design service for individual homeowners, including complete home redesign, second home furnishing, soft furnishings, and project management delivered on a one-to-one basis.
• Later Living Interior Design Interior design for retirement and later living developers and operators, including show apartments, communal areas, stock apartments, and purchaser furnishing services, with attention to practicality, durability, and relevant legislation.
• Marketing Suite Design Design and installation of marketing suites for property developers, creating inviting spaces that reflect brand identity and support on-site sales teams.
• Furniture Packages Pre-designed furniture packages comprising The Wharf Collection (modern, minimal urban style) and The Mendip Collection, available for 1, 2, or 3-bedroom properties. Includes core furniture, accessories, styling, delivery, and professional installation with optional upgrades for window treatments, soft furnishings, artwork, and lighting.
• Bespoke Curtains, Blinds and Upholstery In-house workroom manufacture of bespoke curtains, blinds, and upholstery with fast turnaround times and reliable quality. Available to housebuilders, hoteliers, and private clients, including repair of historic fabrics and furnishings.
• Furniture Rental Furniture supplied on a rental basis under certain circumstances, with a minimum rental period of 12 months and quarterly invoicing of rent in advance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Luxury show apartment sold within two weeks of installation

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Goddard Littlefair: UK-based interior design studio specializing in luxury hotels, spas and high-end residential projects. Directly comparable to Clayton's hotel refurbishment and private client interior design services, operating in the same premium UK hospitality segment (e.g., Royal Crescent-style heritage properties).
• David Phillips: UK designer and supplier of fitted and loose furniture, interior design packages and FF&E services for housebuilders, developers, and the hospitality sector. Closest direct comparable to Clayton & Company's housebuilder show home and furniture package business, serving a near-identical UK B2B customer base.

Broad incumbents

• John Lewis & Partners: UK department store with substantial Home category offering furniture, curtains, blinds and design services including home styling consultations. Comparable to Clayton on the soft furnishings and home design front, but a large multi-category incumbent rather than a specialist housebuilder/hospitality design firm.
• BoConcept: International urban furniture and interior design franchise with UK showrooms, offering design consultations alongside modular furniture. Overlaps with Clayton on contemporary residential design, but its franchise model and consumer focus differ from Clayton's B2B housebuilder and hospitality specialization.
• Molteni & C: Italian luxury kitchen, furniture and interior systems brand with a UK presence, serving high-end residential and select hospitality projects. Comparable on premium residential design and bespoke cabinetry/furniture manufacturing adjacent to Clayton's in-house workroom, but a global brand rather than a UK housebuilder-specialist.
• Loaf: UK furniture brand specializing in upholstered sofas, beds and home accessories, sold direct to consumer through showrooms and online. Comparable in residential furnishings but primarily a DTC product brand rather than a full-service interior design firm.
• Furniture Village: UK furniture retailer operating showrooms nationally with a broad range of living room, dining and bedroom furniture plus design consultation services. Comparable to Clayton's furniture packages on the merchandising side, but a consumer-retail model rather than a project-based B2B design house.
• Roche Bobois: French-founded international luxury furniture brand with showrooms worldwide and in-house interior design service for high-end residential projects. Comparable on the premium private-client interior design front, though globally distributed and luxury-residential-skewed rather than UK B2B housebuilder-focused.
• Heal's: Long-standing UK home furnishings retailer selling furniture, lighting, soft furnishings and home accessories, with adjacent interior design services. Overlaps with Clayton's Jane Clayton retail sub-brand and furniture package offerings but operates primarily consumer retail rather than B2B housebuilder design.
• Barker & Stonehouse: UK premium furniture retailer with showrooms and an in-house interior design service. Overlaps with Clayton's private client and furniture package offerings in the premium residential segment, although distribution is showroom-driven retail rather than project-led design services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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