Calltime Company

Name

Calltime Company

Legal name

Calltime LTD

Website

https://calltimecompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and TV Crew Staffing Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADAFAA

Crew & Labor Services (Production Staff, Unions, Payroll)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Production Services (Crew, Equipment Rental, Locations)

SECONDARYMPADAFAF

Set Operations & Facilities Support (Power, Generators, Site Services)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Production Services (Crew, Equipment Rental, Locations)

SECONDARYMPAGAKAH

Event Technical Production Management & Crew

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Event Production & Technical Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound)

Keywords

• Film crew booking
• TV drama staffing
• Production crew sourcing
• Assistant director services
• Entertainment industry training

Headquarters

HQ city

Mayfair

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CallTime Diary Service subscription: Monthly membership fee paid by crew members (not productions) for inclusion on the Diary Service; productions are not charged and members are paid directly by the productions they work with. CallTime does not take a percentage of wages or overtime.
2. CallTime Foundations Trainee Scheme fee: One-off fee charged to new entrants joining the annual Trainee Scheme; covers up to 6 months or until the trainee has accrued 30 days of paid work, whichever comes first.
3. CallTime Ready online course: Self-paced online training course sold to anyone wanting to break into Feature Films and HETV Drama; pricing not publicly disclosed on the main site (sign-up via ready.calltimecompany.com).
4. CallTime Connect: Invitation-only web app connecting Crew and Productions; described as having no fees for Crew and no fees for HODs/Productions. Revenue model unclear/undisclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CallTime Company operates a UK Film and High End TV (HETV) Drama crew booking and training business. Its core offering is a membership-based Diary Service that matches vetted freelance crew such as Set PAs, 3rd Assistant Directors, Office PAs, Production Secretaries and Location Marshals with productions, supplemented by an annual Trainee Scheme (Foundations), an online training course (Ready), and an invite-only crew database web app (Connect).

Product overview

CallTime Company operates a multi-product platform serving the UK Film and High End TV (HETV) Drama industry, anchored by its Diary Service (CallTime Company) that books experienced crew such as PAs, 3rd ADs, Production Secretaries and Location Marshals onto productions. The diary service is supported by three complementary modules: CallTime Foundations, an annual paid trainee scheme that onboards new entrants into the industry; CallTime Ready, a self-paced online training course with a certificate that prepares newcomers for their first set role; and CallTime Connect, an invite-only web-app database that lets HODs and productions search vetted experienced crew by role, experience, location, and availability. Together the four offerings cover the full crew career lifecycle — from entry-level training (Foundations, Ready) to ongoing bookings (Company) to senior-level networking and crew sourcing (Connect).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CallTime Foundations: Trainee Scheme for new entrants to the UK Film and High End TV Drama Industry, providing accredited paid trainee placements and a stepping stone into the industry.
• CallTime Connect
• CallTime Ready

Products and services

• CallTime Company Diary Service A membership-based diary and booking service for experienced UK Film and HETV Drama crew including Set PAs, Cast PAs, Director/Producer PAs, Location Marshals, Production Secretaries, 3rd ADs, Crowd 3rd ADs, Production Office PAs, and Lock Off/Welfare PAs. Members pay £95/month and are personally interviewed; productions contact CallTime via email, Job Brief Form, or phone to book crew for free.
• CallTime Foundations Trainee Scheme An annual trainee scheme and accredited entry-level training programme for new entrants to the UK Film and HETV Drama industry who lack industry connections. Includes paid trainee placements, CV workshops, training events, and a one-off £180 fee covering up to 6 months or until the trainee accrues 30 days of paid work. Includes diversity-focused recruitment.
• CallTime Ready Online Training Course A self-paced online training course (approximately 8-10 hours) covering CV preparation, radio etiquette, working with actors, and set protocols for entry-level PA roles in the Locations, Assistant Director, and Production Office departments. Open to anyone with no prerequisites and issues a personalised certificate and accreditation number on completion.
• CallTime Connect Crew Database Web App An invite-only bespoke web-app database connecting experienced UK Film and TV Drama crew (ADs, Production Office Crew, Location Crew above entry level) with productions and HODs. Enables secure profile searches, availability checks, and direct contact access. Requires 3 years of professional experience plus 3 mainstream feature/HETV contract credits. Free for both crew and productions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Diary Service members report ongoing full-time freelance employment over multi-year careers (testimonials cite 5–9+ years of continuous film/TV work post joining).
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Fresh Bread (Fresh Bread Marketing)minorOthersListed on CallTime's 'Our Friends' page as a creative/website partner. CallTime's website footer credits Fresh Bread with designing and developing the calltimecompany.com website. Relationship is a service-vendor relationship with light cross-promotion via the Friends page.
• UK Film and TV CharityminorOthersCallTime makes a donation to the UK Film and TV Charity (filmtvcharity.org.uk) on behalf of each industry interviewee featured in the 'Stepping Off Set' blog series as a thank-you for their time. Mentioned consistently across multiple blog posts.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Spotlight: UK casting and creative talent platform with an established membership database for performers and creative crew. Comparable as a UK-based subscription talent marketplace, though traditionally stronger in casting than AD/PA crew placement.
• Backstage: Global talent marketplace covering acting, modeling and production crew jobs. Comparable to CallTime in monetising crew-industry recruitment but operates at much broader scale and across geographies rather than specialising in UK HETV.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network increasingly used by HETV productions to source freelance crew. A broad incumbent substitute for crew discovery - though lacking CallTime's curation, vetting and personal matching.
• ScreenSkills: UK sector skills body for the screen industries, running training programmes, paid placement schemes and crew directories. Comparable in the training and new-entrant on-ramp layers (Foundations, Ready) and a potential partner or competitor for entry-level pathways.
• Stage Management Association: UK professional body for stage management and related production disciplines, providing networking and job-listing services. Comparable as an industry-curated crew discovery channel, though oriented around theatre rather than HETV.

Direct peers

• ProductionBase: UK-based production crew database and recruitment platform focused on film, TV, theatre and live events. Most directly comparable to CallTime as a UK production crew matching service, though broader across departments and not as deep on HETV.
• Mandy.com: Global entertainment industry jobs and crew marketplace with a significant UK Film/TV presence. Competes directly with CallTime for crew-placement mindshare but operates a self-serve jobs board model rather than curated matching.

Regional players

• The Unit List: Production crew directory primarily serving the North American film/TV market. Comparable in operating model (curated crew profiles searchable by production) but geographically distinct from CallTime's UK focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/calltimecompany
• Facebookfacebook.com/CallTimeCompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calltime-company-recruitment-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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