Unwin Jones Partnership

What Unwin Jones Partnership does

Unwin Jones Partnership (UJP) is a RIBA Chartered architectural practice headquartered in Carlisle, Cumbria, with a secondary office in Glasgow. Founded in the 1950s, the practice operates as an independent partnership offering architecture, project management, contract administration, lead consultancy, and interior design services across four primary sectors: automotive retail, hotel and leisure, residential, and public/commercial. Its automotive work spans premium and volume brands including Aston Martin, Porsche, Ferrari, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, MINI, Hyundai, Ford, Kia, Citroën, Škoda, Audi, and Mercedes Benz, with the firm sitting on the Jaguar Land Rover Brand Architects Panel. In hotel and leisure, UJP has delivered landmark projects including the award-winning Brimstone Hotel, Amba Hotels in London, the £20m Grosvenor Victoria refurbishment, and the Lodore Falls Hotel development.

The practice follows a director-led project delivery model, where every project is overseen by a Director acting as the consistent point of contact. This approach has generated high levels of repeat business from long-standing enterprise clients including Pendragon Plc, GLH Hotels, Langdale Leisure Ltd, Evans Halshaw, Stratstone, Lake District Hotels Ltd, and Impact Housing Association. The firm operates an established sub-contractor ecosystem, partnering with specialist interior designers (Greyline, Curveline, Devlin) and construction firms (Thomas Armstrong, Caddick Construction) for integrated project delivery. International work has included projects in St Lucia and Portugal, alongside its core UK footprint.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional architectural services on a project-based engagement model, with no disclosed pricing or fee schedules. The firm maintains no parent company, no private equity backing, and no subsidiaries, operating as a standalone partnership led by directors. The practice has accumulated significant intangible assets including RIBA Chartered status, a Civic Trust Design Award, European Hotel Design Awards shortlistings, and decades of institutional knowledge — but has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, proprietary technology platforms, or software products.

Name

Unwin Jones Partnership

Legal name

Unwin Jones Partnership

Website

https://ujp.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Unwin Jones Partnership is a RIBA Chartered architectural practice founded in the 1950s, headquartered in Carlisle with a Glasgow office. It delivers architecture, project management, and interior design services across automotive retail, hotel & leisure, residential, and public sectors for enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Automotive dealership design
• Hotel leisure architecture
• Residential development design
• Project management consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Carlisle

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. Professional Architectural Services: Revenue generated from providing architectural services including design, project management, contract administration, lead consultancy, and interior design across commercial, hospitality, residential and public sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Unwin Jones Partnership is an independent RIBA Chartered architectural practice delivering architecture, project management, contract administration, lead consultancy, and interior design services. Core work spans automotive retail dealerships, hotel and leisure developments, residential and extra-care housing, and public/commercial buildings across the UK, Europe, and the Caribbean, with every project led by a Director serving as a single point of client contact.

Product overview

Unwin Jones Partnership (UJP) is a RIBA Chartered architectural practice offering architectural design services across four primary sectors: Automotive (car dealerships for brands including Aston Martin, Porsche, Ferrari, Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW, MINI, Hyundai, Vauxhall, Kia, Citroën, Škoda, Audi, Mercedes Benz), Hotel and Leisure (boutique hotels, spas, resorts including Brimstone Hotel, Amba Hotels, Grosvenor Victoria, Lodore Falls), Commercial and Public (police stations, nurseries, discovery centres), and Residential (private houses, timeshare resorts, housing developments). Services include architecture, project management, interior design, lead consultancy, and contract administration. Projects are delivered across the UK and internationally, with the practice tracing its history back to the 1950s.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brimstone Hotel @ Langdale 16-bed boutique hotel at Langdale Estate for Langdale Leisure Ltd featuring in-room spa treatments, private residents' lounge, concierge services and sustainable energy measures, with architecture, project management, lead consultancy, and contract administration.
• Amba Hotels, London Refurbishment and rebranding of two 4-star London hotels for GLH Hotels, covering all 239 bedrooms at Amba Charing Cross and 692 bedrooms at the former Thistle Marble Arch hotel, including interior design and FF&E coordination.
• The Grosvenor Victoria, London £20m refurbishment of the 346-bed Grade 2* listed Grosvenor Victoria hotel for GLH Hotels, delivered as an 18-month phased programme returning the historic railway hotel to its former glory.
• Rheged Discovery Centre Discovery centre for Westmorland Ltd at Rheged, comprising one of the largest grass-roofed buildings in Europe with large-format film theatre, exhibition spaces, conference facilities, cafés, restaurants and retail areas.
• Stratstone Aston Martin, Park Lane Flagship Aston Martin showroom on Park Lane, London for Stratstone featuring boutique showroom layout with the latest Q lounge and car display.
• Stratstone Porsche, Wolverhampton 16-car showroom expansion at Porsche Centre Wolverhampton for Stratstone, designed to current Porsche brand concept standards.
• Jaguar LandRover, Carlisle Dual-arch Jaguar LandRover franchise site in Carlisle for Lloyd Motor Group with approximately 4,300 sq m of floor space, recognised as the first traditional dual-arch JLR franchise in the UK.
• Lodore Falls Hotel Development Lake District hotel development for Lake District Hotels Ltd completed November 2018, featuring a 70-cover beck-side brasserie, 18 luxurious bedroom suites, The Falls Spa with 16m vitality pool, treatment rooms and gym.
• Brimstone Spa at Langdale Luxury spa facility at Langdale Estate for Langdale Leisure Ltd with seven thermal experiences, relaxation pool, private spa suite for two, treatment rooms and relaxation zones.
• Barrow Police Station Three-storey new-build police station with internal atrium designed to replicate a ship's hull structure, housing 300 officers and staff plus an 18-cell custody suite, delivered for the Home Office.
• Impact Housing Association Extra-Care Housing Extra-care housing developments for Impact Housing Association including the £4m Brampton scheme delivered September 2016, with ongoing projects in Carlisle, Penrith, Kendal and Workington.
• Evans Halshaw Ford Refurbishment Programme Multi-site Ford store refurbishment programme for Evans Halshaw across UK locations including Hull, Milton Keynes, Glasgow, Lincoln and Manchester.
• Kia, Bradford Seven-car showroom for Kia at Bradford designed for Vantage Motor Group as part of the brand's UK dealer network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shortlisted in New Build category of 2013 European Hotel Design Awards
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered key and supporting.

• Thomas Armstrong ConstructionkeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Thomas Armstrong Construction for Barrow Police Station project, completed as a two-stage competitive selection procedure. Also partnered for Extra-Care Housing Brampton project valued at £4m.
• Caddick ConstructionkeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUJP secured planning consent for Evans Halshaw Hyundai Leeds and then novated to Caddick Construction to deliver the full design and d&b contract.
• ADS Design, SDS Design, Trevillion Interiors and RDDsupportingTechnology or IntegrationInterior design partnerships for Grosvenor Victoria £20m refurbishment project involving multiple specialist interior design practices.
• Greyline Design LtdsupportingTechnology or IntegrationInterior Design by Greyline Design for Brimstone Hotel and Lodore Falls Hotel projects.
• Devlin DesignsupportingTechnology or IntegrationInterior Design by Devlin Design for Stove @ Langdale bar and restaurant project.
• Curveline Design LtdsupportingTechnology or IntegrationInterior Design by Curveline Design Ltd for Brimstone Spa project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unwinjones
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unwin-jones

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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