The Door Creative

What The Door Creative does

The Door Creative Agency Limited is a Liverpool-based multi-channel creative agency founded in 2014, headquartered at Unit 9A DBR Business Park, Bootle. The firm delivers an integrated suite of creative services spanning brand design, graphic design, digital design, web development, photography, video production, motion design, packaging design, art direction, illustration, brochure design, and environmental/retail-space design. Its client base spans enterprise and mid-market customers across UK retail and grocery (Morrisons, Sainsbury's), fashion and apparel (The Very Group, Boohoo, Hotter, Pavers, Just Cool, Just Hoods, Ecologie, Rose & Albert, Forever Unique, So Denim), charity and non-profit (Walk The Walk, DMRC, OppO Foundation, Heroes, Job Oppo), sports (EFC Shareholders, Liverpool Legends), automotive (BMW), furniture (Sofaworks, Jonathan Charles), and food wholesale (M&J Foods).

The business operates as a project-based professional services studio. Work is acquired through direct consultation in response to client briefs, scoped per engagement, and quoted on a project basis; no retainer pricing, subscription products, or disclosed rate cards are public. The team comprises approximately 13 professionals — a Creative Director (and founder David Dyson), Production Manager, Senior Designer, Designers, Creative Artworker, Digital & Motion Designer, Digital Design Support, Digital and Web Consultants, Operations Manager, and Copywriter — supplemented by freelance collaborators such as illustrator Callum Seymour. Several team members previously held senior roles at Shop Direct Group, THG, Arcadia Group, JD Williams, and Tommy Hilfiger, providing direct enterprise retail experience.

The firm markets through its portfolio website, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn and engages clients via direct contact. It is privately held and founder/management-owned with no disclosed external investors, parent company, funding rounds, acquisitions, subsidiaries, or international footprint. There is no proprietary technology platform, SaaS product, or disclosed AI/ML capability; revenue is not publicly disclosed and the firm files a Modern Slavery Policy statement under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 for financial year 2025/2026.

Name

The Door Creative

Legal name

The Door Creative Agency Limited

Website

https://thedoorcreative.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Door Creative is a Liverpool-based full-service creative agency providing brand, digital, photography, video, motion, packaging, and web design to enterprise and mid-market clients across UK retail, fashion, charity, automotive, and sports sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Agency Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creative & Brand Campaign Development (BPAFAAAB), Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Creative agency services
• Brand design services
• Graphic design
• Digital design services
• Photography studio

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: Project-based professional services providing brand design, graphic design, digital design, photography, video production, motion design, web development, and creative direction to enterprise and mid-market clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Door Creative is a multi-channel creative agency delivering integrated brand design, graphic design, digital design, web development, photography, video production, motion design, packaging design, art direction, illustration, brochure design, and environmental design services. The studio operates from Liverpool and sells project-based creative engagements directly to enterprise and mid-market clients across retail, fashion, charity, sports, automotive, and luxury sectors in the United Kingdom.

Product overview

The Door Creative is a multi-channel branding agency based in Liverpool, founded in 2014, providing a comprehensive suite of creative services. The agency operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-with-modules architecture, delivering brand design, graphic design, digital design, web development, photography, video production, motion design, packaging design, art direction, illustration, brochure design, and environmental design as integrated creative services. Their team of designers, photographers, and digital specialists work collaboratively to deliver end-to-end creative solutions for clients across retail, fashion, charity, automotive, and hospitality sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Design Services

Named customers24 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Callum SeymourminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with illustrator Callum Seymour on the EFC Shareholders brand redevelopment project. Callum provided illustrations while The Door Creative handled brand development and website design.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• dn&co: London creative studio specialising in brand identity, art direction, and editorial design for premium and enterprise clients. Comparable in design-led mid-size agency model and multi-sector client base.
• Carter Wong Design: UK design agency delivering brand identity, graphic design, and digital solutions for enterprise clients. Comparable in size, scope, and integrated creative-services model.
• Koto: Brand and digital design studio delivering brand identity, visual systems, and creative campaigns for global clients. Comparable in integrated brand-and-digital offering and mid-market client focus.
• Together Design: Liverpool-based creative agency offering brand, digital, and content design services of comparable scale and operating model. Directly comparable as a UK boutique full-service creative studio serving enterprise clients across multiple sectors.
• Without: London brand and digital design studio serving enterprise clients across sectors. Comparable in boutique integrated creative-services model and brand-led positioning.
• Manual: London brand design studio working across identity, digital, and motion for ambitious brands. Comparable in integrated creative-services offering and mid-market positioning.
• Studio Output: London creative agency delivering brand, motion, digital, and content production for ambitious brands. Comparable in integrated full-service creative model and enterprise client targeting.
• Baxter & Bailey: UK creative studio providing brand identity, digital design, and motion services to retail and consumer clients. Comparable in UK boutique scale and multi-sector brand work.

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Independent global design firm with a London office, serving enterprise clients across brand identity, digital, and environmental design. Comparable in integrated creative-services offering, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Mother Design: Design arm of the Mother creative network, a larger UK-based creative group with broader capabilities and bigger client roster. Comparable as a UK creative agency offering brand and integrated creative services, but at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thedoorcreative
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-door-creative-agency-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/thedoorcreative
• Xx.com/thedoorcreative

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 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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