CPL Architecture

What CPL Architecture does

CPL Architecture is an RIBA Chartered Practice providing architectural consultancy services from its studio in Broad Chalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Founded and led by Chris Littlemore — a Chartered Architect with over 35 years of professional experience, formerly Managing Director of The Charter Partnership and CEO of Archial PLC — the practice offers masterplanning, concept design, residential design, commercial and retail building design, restaurant/hotel/leisure design, historic building conservation and refurbishment, and expert witness services. The company combines design creativity with project management and multi-stakeholder consultation across professional, financial, construction, and local government organizations.

The business operates on a fee-based professional services model, charging per-project with no publicly disclosed pricing. It serves two primary customer segments: individual private clients seeking residential architecture (single dwellings, extensions, conversions, redevelopments, multi-dwelling masterplans), and corporate clients requiring commercial, retail, and large-scale masterplanning services. Secondary segments include conservation/listed building work and hospitality-sector projects. Go-to-market is direct-to-client with no intermediaries, supported by a website portfolio across architecture and art categories.

The practice is founder-owned and independently operated with no external investment, parent company, or disclosed subsidiaries. It maintains RIBA Chartered Practice status and markets its principal's direct personal involvement at every project stage as its key differentiator. Operations are confined to southern and central England, and the company's technology approach emphasizes hand-drawn visualizations and traditional design creativity rather than digital or AI-driven tooling.

Name

CPL Architecture

Legal name

CPL Architecture

Website

https://cplarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CPL Architecture is an RIBA Chartered Practice in Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, providing fee-based architectural consultancy, including masterplanning, residential, commercial, hospitality, and conservation design, to private and corporate clients across southern and central England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Broad Chalke

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Consultancy Services: Fee-based architectural consultancy services for residential, commercial, and leisure projects including masterplanning, concept design, residential design, restaurant/hotel/leisure design, commercial/retail buildings, historic building conservation, and expert witness services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CPL Architecture is an RIBA Chartered Practice providing architectural consultancy services across residential, commercial, retail, leisure, hospitality, and historic conservation sectors. The firm is led by founder Chris Littlemore and delivers services spanning master-planning, concept design with hand-drawn visualisations, residential design, restaurant and hotel design, commercial and retail building design, historic building conservation and refurbishment, and expert witness services for public inquiries.

Product overview

CPL Architecture is an RIBA Chartered Practice providing a unified suite of architectural consultancy services. The core offering encompasses master-planning, concept design, residential design, commercial and retail buildings, restaurant and hotel design, historic building conservation, and expert witness services. These services are complemented by portfolio showcases in architecture (spanning masterplanning, residential, hospitality, conservation, and community sectors) and art (UK, overseas, and nature themes reflecting the founder's personal artistic work). The company is headed by Chris Littlemore and operates from Broad Chalke, Salisbury, serving private clients and companies in southern and central England.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master-planning Comprehensive master-planning services including new settlements, mixed-use urban re-development, and commercial campus planning and design for corporate clients and developers.
• Concept Design Early-stage design services providing clear design strategies, innovative solutions, and hand-drawn visualisations for architectural projects at the conceptual stage.
• Residential Design Residential architecture services covering single private dwellings, extensions, conversions and redevelopments, and large-scale multi-dwelling masterplans for individual private clients and developers.
• Restaurant, Hotel and Leisure Design Specialist design services for restaurants, hotels, and leisure facilities within the hospitality sector.
• Commercial and Retail Buildings Design Design and consultancy services for commercial and retail building projects.
• Historic Building Conservation and Refurbishment Expert conservation and refurbishment services for historic and listed buildings, addressing heritage compliance and specialist conservation expertise.
• Expert Witness Services Professional expert witness services for public inquiries and legal proceedings related to architectural matters.

Segments4 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

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• Benoy: International design firm with strong retail, commercial and hospitality architectural practices. Comparable to CPL's commercial/retail and restaurant/hotel design work but at significantly larger scale.
• Foster + Partners: Global UK-headquartered architectural firm. Industry incumbent offering overlapping masterplanning and commercial design services, though operating at vastly larger scale and international scope than CPL.
• Allies and Morrison: Large UK architectural practice with broader national reach across residential, masterplanning, and conservation. A larger-scale incumbent operating in overlapping categories but with significantly more resources.

Direct peers

• Buttress Architects: UK-based architectural practice with comparable conservation, heritage, and residential work across the North and Midlands. Similar boutique UK firm operating in historic building conservation.
• Purcell: UK architectural practice with a strong heritage/conservation specialization across listed and historic buildings. Directly comparable to CPL Architecture's conservation and refurbishment service line within the UK market.
• EPR Architects: London-headquartered UK practice delivering conservation, residential, hospitality and commercial projects. Comparable across CPL's diversified portfolio segments including heritage and leisure.
• Levitt Bernstein: UK architectural practice combining residential, conservation and community-focused design. Comparable in scale and service breadth to CPL with similar heritage and masterplanning credentials.
• Haworth Tompkins: Award-winning UK architectural firm with comparable focus on residential, conservation, and theatre/cultural projects. Closely aligned mid-size UK boutique practice with RIBA-recognized credentials similar to CPL.
• Buckley Gray Yeoman: Boutique London architecture firm focused on commercial, residential, and hospitality projects. Comparable in scale to CPL with overlapping expertise in commercial, retail and leisure design.
• Design Engine: Mid-sized UK architectural firm with strong heritage/conservation credentials and residential project focus. Closely comparable boutique UK peer with similar conservation and listed-building expertise.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpl-architecture-limited

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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