Curson Sowerby Partners

What Curson Sowerby Partners does

Curson Sowerby Partners (CSP) is a boutique UK commercial property advisory firm specialising in the out-of-town retail and leisure sectors, with eight fee-earning staff operating from London. The firm delivers three core service lines: retail property agency (leasing, sales, lease re-gears, acquisitions and disposals for landlords, occupiers, and developers), leisure property advisory covering parks, cinemas, bowling, family entertainment centres, gyms and restaurants, and investment advisory delivered through a formal partnership with Staunton Whiteman covering acquisitions, disposals and development funding. CSP has transacted £3 billion of retail warehouse schemes since the partnership was formalised and acts on trophy assets including Castlepoint Shopping Park (Bournemouth) and Parkgate, Rotherham — the UK's two largest retail warehouse schemes.

CSP operates a sales-led go-to-market model, with the firm positioning itself as uniquely representing all stakeholder types (landlords, occupiers, developers) across out-of-town retail. Revenue is generated through professional services fees from transactional work and managed services income from asset management of over 200 schemes covering approximately 30 million square feet. The firm holds the No.1 Agent ranking for UK retail warehousing for 2023, 2024 and 2025 in industry-accepted rankings. Its technology stack is modest: a website (cspretail.com) integrating with the completelyretail.co.uk marketplace platform for property listings and search visibility, supplemented by LinkedIn for professional presence — there is no proprietary software, API offering, or AI/ML capability disclosed.

Name

Curson Sowerby Partners

Legal name

Curson Sowerby Partners Ltd

Website

https://cspretail.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Curson Sowerby Partners is a boutique UK property agency providing retail and leisure advisory services to landlords, occupiers, and developers across the out-of-town market, with eight fee-earning staff and investment advisory delivered in partnership with Staunton Whiteman.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Property Agency: CSP provides agency services for retail properties including leasing, sales, lease re-gears, and acquisitions/disposals/group deals for landlords, occupiers, and developers in the out-of-town retail market.
2. Leisure Property Advisory: Specialist leisure sector advice including asset management of leisure properties such as parks, clusters, developments, cinemas, bowling, FECs, gyms, and restaurants.
3. Investment Advisory (via Staunton Whiteman): Investment services including acquisitions, disposals, and development funding, working in partnership with Staunton Whiteman. CSP/Staunton Whiteman have transacted £3 billion of retail warehouse schemes since the partnership was formalised.
4. Asset Management: Asset management services for retail and leisure properties across the UK portfolio, managing approximately 200 schemes covering c.30m sq ft.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CSP is a boutique retail and leisure property advisory firm providing asset management, leasing, sales, lease re-gears, acquisitions, disposals, group deals, and development consultancy for landlords, occupiers, and developers in the UK out-of-town retail and leisure market. The firm also delivers investment advisory services (acquisitions, disposals, development funding) through its partnership with Staunton Whiteman, managing over 200 schemes covering approximately 30 million square feet.

Product overview

Curson Sowerby Partners (CSP) is a boutique retail property agency providing knowledge-based advisory services to retailers, landlords, and developers in the UK out-of-town and London retail and leisure market. The company operates as a unified advisory firm organized around four core service areas: Retail Property Advisory Services, Leisure Property Advisory Services, Investment Advisory Services (delivered in partnership with Staunton Whiteman), and a Property Search platform powered by completelyretail.co.uk. CSP represents landlords, occupiers, and developers across all sectors of the out-of-town retail market, offering asset management agency, development consultancy, and investment transaction services. The firm manages over 200 schemes comprising approximately 30 million square feet and holds the No. 1 Agent ranking for retail warehousing for 2023/24/25.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Property Advisory Services Asset management agency and transactional advisory services including leasing, sales, lease re-gears, acquisitions, disposals, and group deals for landlords, occupiers, and developers in the UK out-of-town retail market.
• Leisure Property Advisory Services Specialist advisory services for the leisure sector covering leisure parks, leisure clusters, developments, cinemas, bowling, family entertainment centers, gyms, and restaurants, including advice on integrating leisure operators within existing retail parks.
• Investment Advisory Services (via Staunton Whiteman partnership) Commercial property investment advice delivered in partnership with Staunton Whiteman, covering acquisitions, disposals, and development funding for retail warehouse and out-of-town retail schemes. CSP/Staunton Whiteman have transacted £3 billion of retail warehouse schemes since the partnership was formalised, including the UK's two largest retail warehouse schemes (Castlepoint and Parkgate).
• Asset Management Services Ongoing asset management of UK retail and leisure property portfolios, covering over 200 schemes and approximately 30 million square feet, including tenant mix management, rental value optimisation, and capital value optimisation.

Quantifiable outcome

• £3 billion of retail warehouse schemes transacted since partnership formalisation with Staunton Whiteman
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Staunton WhitemancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSP works in partnership with Staunton Whiteman, a leading investment firm, to deliver comprehensive investment services including acquisitions, disposals, and development funding. The partnership enables CSP to optimise letting/asset management transactions in respect of both rental and capital value. CSP/Staunton Whiteman have transacted £3 billion of retail warehouse schemes since the partnership was formalised and have traded the two largest retail warehouse schemes in the UK.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE: Largest global commercial real estate services firm with a major UK retail agency and investment platform. Competes with CSP for the same institutional landlords and occupiers but with substantially broader service lines.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global CRE services firm with UK retail agency and capital markets capabilities. Competes with CSP for retail park and out-of-town mandates from institutional clients.
• JLL: Global real estate services firm covering retail agency, investment, and asset management across the UK. Direct overlap with CSP across institutional landlord and occupier mandates.

Direct peers

• Montagu Evans: UK commercial property advisor with established retail, leisure, and investment teams. Comparable to CSP in serving UK institutional landlords, developers, and occupiers across retail assets.
• Savills: Global real estate advisory with a strong UK retail and leisure agency practice. Directly comparable to CSP in retail leasing, investment advisory, and asset management across UK institutional clients.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: UK-focused commercial property consultancy with retail, leisure, and investment advisory practices serving institutional and developer clients — comparable scope and client base to CSP.
• Green & Partners: UK specialist retail property agency advising landlords, occupiers, and investors across shopping centres, retail parks, and high street. Closest direct peer to CSP by sector focus and boutique scale.
• Knight Frank: International real estate consultancy with active UK retail and leisure capital markets and agency teams. Comparable to CSP in serving institutional landlords and investors on out-of-town and high street retail.
• Lunson Mitchenall: UK specialist retail and leisure property advisor with agency and investment services. Highly comparable niche focus to CSP's retail warehouse and leisure specialism.
• Davis Coffer Lyons: UK leisure property specialist covering restaurants, hotels, and leisure assets with agency, investment, and development services. Comparable to CSP's leisure sub-sector advisory and operator relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/curson-sowerby-partners-llp
• Xx.com/cspretail

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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