EAST VILLAGE

What EAST VILLAGE does

EAST VILLAGE. Limited is a Birmingham-headquartered, founder-owned visibility agency operating in the UK market with a stated 2013 founding year and a core team of five. The company rebranded itself in 2026 from a PR agency to a "visibility agency," repositioning its offering around three pillars — media, stages, and AI search — for an exclusively female founder and leader client base. Core products are: retained and project-based PR and visibility services (press coverage, product launches, personal branding, copywriting, journalist relations); EV. Speakers, a curated female-only speaking bureau that actively develops and matches speakers to corporate events; and a Visibility Score diagnostic lead magnet. The EV. Freelancer Family extends delivery capacity through a network of independent specialists in photography, design, and content production, while the EV. Grow Your Own programme functions as an internal PR talent pipeline.

The company's commercial model is professional services: day-rate fees with monthly retainer billing for ongoing engagements and one-off project fees for campaigns, exclusive of VAT and disbursements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and direct, with no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investment, or acquisition activity. Operations are anchored by a tightly coupled sister organisation, The 51% Club — founded by the same founder (Tara Attfield-Tomes) — which maintains a community of over 2,000 female founders and leaders and serves as both a client pipeline and a speaker source pool for EV. Speakers. Marketing channels are primarily organic: LinkedIn, Instagram, the company website and blog, and the community itself. The firm holds no patents, registered trademarks, or proprietary technology platforms; there is no app, SDK, or public API.

Customers are predominantly female-led startups and SMBs across wellness, food and beverage, mental health, health tech, nutrition, and retail, with select enterprise accounts including a five-plus year retained engagement with Living Well UK and work with the Bullring shopping centre. The named customer base implies a diversified vertical mix but a relatively small number of active retainer accounts given the five-person core team.

Name

EAST VILLAGE

Legal name

EAST VILLAGE. Limited

Website

https://eastvillageagency.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EAST VILLAGE is a Birmingham-based, founder-owned visibility agency serving female founders and leaders across the UK with retained PR, product launches, and personal branding, alongside a curated female-only speaking bureau (EV. Speakers) and a 2,000+ member sister community (The 51% Club).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. PR and Visibility Services: Day-rate based professional services. For retainers, a monthly fee is charged; for projects, a one-off fee. Services include press coverage, product launches, personal branding, speaking engagements, and strategic visibility campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EAST VILLAGE is a UK-based visibility agency providing strategic PR and communications services to female founders and leaders. The agency delivers press coverage, product launches, personal brand development, and media relations, supplemented by a curated female-only speaking agency (EV. Speakers) that matches vetted female founders and experts with corporate event stages.

Product overview

EAST VILLAGE operates as a visibility agency for female founders and leaders, offering strategic PR and communications services alongside a curated speaking agency (EV. Speakers). The core visibility services include press coverage, product launches, personal branding, and media relations, supported by a network of specialist freelancers (the EV. Freelancer Family) for photography, design, and content production. EV. Speakers provides a curated roster of female keynote speakers for corporate events and conferences. The company also runs a talent development programme (EV. Grow Your Own) for aspiring comms professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EV. Speakers: A female-only speaking agency representing a curated roster of female founders, leaders, and experts for corporate events, conferences, and panel discussions.

Products and services

• Visibility Services (PR & Strategic Communications) Strategic public relations and visibility services for female founders and leaders, encompassing press coverage, product launches, personal brand development, copywriting, journalist relationship management, and full campaign delivery on a retained or project basis.
• EV. Speakers A female-only speaking agency offering a curated roster of female keynote speakers, founders, leaders, and experts available for corporate events, conferences, panels, and internal company events across the UK and internationally. The agency actively builds speaker profiles and proactively matches them to suitable stages.
• EV. Freelancer Family A curated network of independent specialists providing photography, videography, creative direction, graphic design, copywriting, and digital content services to complement core PR and visibility work for clients.
• EV. Grow Your Own Programme An internship and work experience programme designed to open doors into communications for the next generation of comms professionals, providing real-world experience with potential pathways to full-time employment at the agency.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The 51% ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organisation founded by Tara Attfield-Tomes. A community of over 2,000 female founders and leaders. Provides EV. Speakers with unique pipeline of stage-ready female speakers and reinforces the agency's positioning as a female-focused visibility specialist.
• The Wilmot (Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham)minorOthersThe Wilmot is the restored historic venue housing EV.'s Midlands HQ, used as a backdrop for filming and events.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mischief PR: London-based boutique public relations agency offering strategic communications, media relations, and founder visibility services to consumer and lifestyle brands. Closely comparable to EAST VILLAGE in scale, UK market focus, and day-rate/retainer professional-services model.
• W Communications: Boutique London PR agency serving consumer, lifestyle, and corporate clients with media relations and brand storytelling. Comparable in boutique scale, UK positioning, and emphasis on founder/brand visibility work.
• The Lavin Agency: Established North American keynote and speakers bureau representing vetted experts for corporate events, conferences, and panels. The single most directly comparable peer to the EV. Speakers sub-brand in business model (curated, build-and-match bureau rather than directory) and offering.
• Forster Communications: UK communications agency specialising in social purpose, impact, and values-driven clients, with retained PR and brand work. Comparable boutique scale and purpose-led positioning, particularly to EV.'s work with female founders and social-impact clients.
• Ready10: UK creative communications and PR boutique delivering integrated earned, influencer, and brand campaigns for ambitious consumer clients. Similar size, integrated agency model, and UK consumer/founder client base.
• Manifest London: London brand and PR consultancy working with challenger brands and founders on launch strategy and earned media visibility. Direct overlap with EAST VILLAGE on founder-centric, story-led visibility work.

Broad incumbents

• Edelman UK: UK practice of the world's largest communications firm, offering consumer PR, brand, and corporate communications across all demographics. Overlaps with EV.'s media relations offering but at vastly greater scale and with broader client mix.
• FleishmanHillard UK: UK arm of global FleishmanHillard network providing consumer PR, public affairs, and brand communications. Comparable on PR service lines but with materially larger bench, broader sector coverage, and global footprint.
• Beattie: One of the UK's longest-established mid-size PR and communications groups, providing media relations, brand storytelling, and integrated campaigns across consumer and B2B. Larger and more diversified than EAST VILLAGE but with overlapping service lines and UK corporate clients.
• Hill+Knowlton UK: UK practice of global PR and public affairs network offering consumer and corporate communications. Overlaps with EAST VILLAGE on media relations and executive visibility but at network scale across multiple sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eastvillageagency
• Instagraminstagram.com/eastvillageagency
• Xx.com/EASTVILLAGEPR

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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