What PLATF9RM does

PLATF9RM operates two coworking and flexible workspace locations in Brighton and Hove, UK: Tower Point in Brighton and Hove Town Hall. The company is operated by Platform Nine 2025 Limited (Company Number 16144066) and is part of the Freedom Works Group, a conglomerate of flexible workspace operators. PLATF9RM serves freelancers, startups, scale-ups, small and medium businesses, creatives, and charities, offering coworking memberships (hourly tiers at 20, 40, or 80 hours/month and an unlimited tier), dedicated desks, private offices for teams of 2–50+, day passes, meeting rooms, event spaces, and The Grounds cafe at the Hove location. Pricing ranges from £60 + VAT per month (Twenty tier) to £320 + VAT per month (Dedicated Desk), with all-inclusive private office pricing on flexible 1–12 month contracts and no deposit required.

The underlying technology stack is lean: PLATF9RM uses Officernd, a third-party coworking management platform, for membership signup, desk and meeting room booking, and member self-service. On-site technology includes super-fast BT fibre WiFi with point-to-point backup, AV-equipped meeting rooms with Apple TV and HDMI, phone booths for private calls, and a Slack-based member community of 1000+ people. The company's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on content marketing, organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), email newsletters, and a recurring calendar of community events (yoga, pilates, comedy nights, accountability clubs, networking) to drive both acquisition and retention. Revenue streams are predominantly subscription-recurring (memberships, dedicated desks, private offices) supplemented by usage-based income from meeting rooms, event spaces, day passes, and cafe sales. Customer support is delivered by an in-house front-of-house team at each location, supplemented by a member perks program with 40+ local business discount partners.

Name

PLATF9RM

Legal name

Platform Nine 2025 Limited

Website

https://platf9rm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PLATF9RM is a Brighton & Hove coworking and flexible workspace operator (part of Freedom Works Group) running two locations in Tower Point and Hove Town Hall, offering memberships, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms, event spaces, and The Grounds cafe to freelancers, startups, and SMBs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Workspace & Coworking

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (56121)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Venue & Facility Reservations (Private Rooms, Event Spaces) (HSACALAJ)

Keywords

• Coworking memberships
• Flexible office space
• Private office rental
• Meeting room hire
• Event venue rental

Headquarters

HQ city

New Brighton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Monthly rolling memberships providing access to coworking spaces with varying hourly allocations (20, 40, 80 hours) or unlimited access. Includes dedicated desk options for permanent workspace. All memberships exclude VAT and require 30 days written cancellation notice.
2. Private Office Rental: Serviced private offices for startups, scale-ups and satellite teams. All-inclusive pricing covering workspace, utilities, and amenities. Flexible contract lengths from 1-12 months with cost calculator showing savings vs conventional office costs.
3. Day Passes: Single or bundle day passes for one-time or occasional use. Passes grant access to one location from 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, including complimentary tea, coffee and unlimited WIFI. Never expire.
4. Meeting Room Rental: Hourly rental of equipped meeting rooms in various sizes (Small, Medium, Large) with tech amenities. Available with or without meeting room credit bundles at discounted rates.
5. Event Space Rental: Rental of event spaces including The Grounds cafe area and dedicated event venues for corporate events, launches, and celebrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PLATF9RM operates coworking, private office, meeting room, and event space facilities across two locations in Brighton & Hove (Tower Point and Hove Town Hall). It sells flexible memberships (20, 40, 80, unlimited hours; dedicated desks), private offices for teams, day passes, hourly meeting room rentals, and event venue hire, complemented by an on-site cafe (The Grounds) and a members-only local perks program.

Product overview

PLATF9RM is a coworking and flexible workspace provider operating two locations in Brighton & Hove (Tower Point and Hove Town Hall). The core offering consists of flexible coworking memberships (hourly, unlimited), dedicated desks, private offices for teams of 2-50+, day passes, meeting rooms, and event spaces. The product portfolio is supported by The Grounds cafe (Hove) and PLATF9RM Perks, a members-only discount program featuring local business partnerships. The company operates as part of the Freedom Works Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coworking Memberships Flexible hot-desking memberships offering 20, 40, 80, or unlimited hours per month with access to shared coworking spaces at Brighton Tower Point and Hove Town Hall locations, with 24/7 access on select plans.
• Dedicated Desk Permanent personal desk in the coworking space with 24/7 access, exclusive use, and no deposit required, priced at £320 + VAT per member per month.
• Private Offices Lockable private office spaces for 2-50+ colleagues offering 24/7 access to dedicated rooms with flexible 1-12 month contracts, all-inclusive pricing, and no deposit required, targeting startups, scale-ups, and satellite teams.
• Day Passes Single-day access passes for coworking or private office use including complimentary tea, coffee, unlimited WiFi, and access to one location from 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, with passes that never expire.
• Meeting Rooms Bookable private meeting rooms and conference spaces accommodating 2-20+ people, equipped with AV technology, 56" UHD TVs, super-fast WiFi, and catering options, available by hour or via credit bundles.
• Event Spaces Event venues for conferences, comedy, meals, and fitness activities with full facilities, technology, and event coordination services, including The Grounds cafe area at the Hove location.
• The Grounds Cafe On-site cafe open 8:30AM - 3:30PM daily offering healthy breakfast and lunch options, located within the Hove Town Hall location and available to members and walk-in customers.
• PLATF9RM Perks Members-only discount program offering reduced rates and exclusive offers from 40+ local Brighton & Hove businesses across food, drink, wellness, fitness, beauty, entertainment, and family-friendly categories.

Quantifiable outcome

• Members report saving money compared to London commuting costs (season tickets over £5,000/year) by working locally
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Clocktower SanctuarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPLATF9RM's chosen charity partner with a £9,000 fundraising target. The Clocktower Sanctuary is the only day centre for young people experiencing homelessness in Brighton & Hove, providing support for 16-25 year olds who are homeless or insecurely housed. Team members have participated in fundraising events including the Three Peaks challenge (£2,436 raised).
• The Social SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuarterly Charity Hangouts hosted by PLATF9RM, providing opportunities for community members to connect with local charities, share skills, and hear stories of impact from The Social Society and their charitable partners.
• Baton of Hope UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuicide awareness and prevention initiative. PLATF9RM hosted as the second stop of the Brighton Tour, donating £1,250.97 in event space and staffing plus £250 direct donations from ticket sales. Team member Jessica Samson served as a Baton Bearer.
• Freedom Works GroupcoreOthersParent company/brand group. PLATF9RM is part of the Freedom Works Group of coworking spaces, which also provides business support programs including the Freedom Works Business Support 'Stay Smart, Grow Strong' programme for sole traders, micro businesses and small businesses.
• Barclays Eagle LabsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFree business support, mentoring and startup guidance program available to PLATF9RM members, designed to help businesses grow with confidence.
• Fareshare Sussex and SurreyminorOthersCharity fighting food waste and hunger. PLATF9RM has dedicated drop-off points at both locations to encourage team and members to contribute surplus food.
• South West Honey FarmsminorOthersPLATF9RM sponsors bees on South West Honey Farms, contributing to sustainable agriculture practices. Bee hive sponsorship supports pollination, local communities, and eco-friendly farming. Regular updates provided on hive health and honey production.
• CoderDojo BrightonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree fortnightly coding club for young people hosted at PLATF9RM's Hove space. CoderDojo is a global volunteer movement encouraging kids and young people to become creators rather than just users of computers.
• Joyfully DifferentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity for true empowerment and unity catering to the Neurodivergent community, run by and for Neurodivergent people. PLATF9RM partners at least quarterly to provide business events that make an impact.
• Wildlife DrawingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWildlife drawing sessions hosted at PLATF9RM's Hove space, combining coworking with conservation efforts. A portion of proceeds goes toward supporting the star animals featured in each session.
• BIMM InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPLATF9RM provides first year BIMM Institute students (Screen and Film School) with first-hand experience of collaborative workspace through their 'Intro to Entrepreneurship' course.
• Each To Their Own Agency (ETTO)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerETTO is working with PLATF9RM on a total revamp of internal culture, seeking input from all team members on the future of PLATF9RM as part of the 'Make Work Wonderful' mission.
• Lucky Nine BarberminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Men's Health Month offering free haircuts to members while encouraging donations to the Movember fund. Team members also grew moustaches to support the cause, raising £158.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IWG (Regus, Spaces): IWG is the world's largest flexible workspace operator with thousands of locations globally under brands like Regus, Spaces, and HQ. It competes with PLATF9RM in the broader UK flex-workspace market but at vastly larger scale and a more corporate customer base.
• WeWork: WeWork is a global coworking incumbent with locations in major UK cities. It competes with PLATF9RM in the same product category (coworking memberships, private offices, event spaces) but targets larger enterprise customers and operates at significantly greater scale.
• Workspace Group: Workspace Group owns and operates flexible office and industrial space across London. While its primary focus is on longer-term SME offices rather than coworking, its customer base and product overlap with PLATF9RM's SMB private office customers.

Direct peers

• Runway East: Runway East operates multiple coworking spaces across UK cities (London, Bristol, Bath) with a similar community-led, founder-friendly positioning. It is one of the closest comparable UK regional coworking operators to PLATF9RM in scale and target market.
• Mindspace: Mindspace offers premium coworking and flexible offices across several European cities. It serves a similar SMB and enterprise client mix with flexible memberships and private offices, overlapping with PLATF9RM's product offering.
• Huckletree: Huckletree runs community-focused coworking spaces in London and Dublin targeting startups, creatives, and scale-ups. Like PLATF9RM, it emphasizes events, curated communities, and design-led interiors, though operating at a larger scale.
• The Boutique Workplace Company: The Boutique Workplace Company operates a portfolio of independent-feeling serviced offices and coworking spaces across London. Its model of owning outright rather than leasing mirrors PLATF9RM's distinctive-community positioning in the UK flex-workspace market.
• LABS Group: LABS operates flagship flexible workspace locations in London (and other markets) targeting startups and scale-ups. Its mix of coworking, private offices, and event space, plus partnerships with member perks, is highly comparable to PLATF9RM's product portfolio.
• Second Home: Second Home operates design-led, members' club-style coworking spaces in London, Lisbon, and LA. Its creative, event-driven, community-immersive model closely parallels PLATF9RM's positioning as a 'third place' for creatives and entrepreneurs.

Others

• Officernd: Officernd is the coworking management platform that PLATF9RM uses for membership management, desk booking, and access control. It is a technology enabler/supplier rather than a competitor, providing the operational backbone for PLATF9RM's digital member experience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/platf9rm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/platform-nine-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/platf9rm
• Xx.com/platf9rm

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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