What Bayeux does

Bayeux is a professional photographic laboratory located on Newman Street in London's Fitzrovia, founded in 2001 by Kelly Webb. The company provides high-end film processing, scanning, and printing services to professional photographers working in fine art, fashion, documentary, and portrait photography, alongside a student segment. Operational scale is described as 11-50 employees and the business is privately held with no external funding rounds disclosed.

The lab operates a combined analog-and-digital workflow built on specialized equipment uncommon in the broader UK market. Hardware includes dip-and-dunk film processors for B&W, color negative, and color positive/transparency stocks; ICG drum scanners; Imacon and Hasselblad scanners; and Frontier/Noritsu minilabs for high-volume output. Output media span B&W fiber-based prints, RA-4 color prints, and archival-grade Type C and Fuji Crystal Archive papers. Beyond processing, the company offers darkroom hire (described as one of the only London options for professionals), an in-house exhibition space launched in 2018, and a member portal called Emulsion-Up launched around 2022.

Bayeux runs a pay-as-you-go professional services model, processing individual jobs from a client roster that includes Sir Don McCullin, Gillian Wearing CBE, Ori Gersht, Karen Knorr, Nick Knight, Rankin, Mary McCartney, and Wim Wenders. Master Printer Roy Bass anchors the technical capability, with 30+ years of specialist printing experience and long-term relationships with leading British photographers. The business is single-site with no disclosed geographic expansion, M&A, or capital-raising activity.

Name

Bayeux

Legal name

Bayeux

Website

https://bayeux.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bayeux is a London-based professional photographic laboratory, founded in 2001, providing analog film processing, drum scanning, and archival printing services to professional fine-art, fashion, documentary, and portrait photographers, plus a photography student segment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Film Processing Services: Professional film processing for black and white, colour negative (C-41) and transparency (E6) film using dip and dunk processors. Processing takes 2-3 hours for all film types with same-day collection available.
2. Scanning Services: Multiple scanning options including drum scans (ICG), CCD scans (Noritsu HS-1800), flatbed scans, and Kodak LVT digital film output. Provides various resolution outputs for web, social media, magazine, and archival use.
3. Printing Services: Comprehensive printing including digital C-type (ZBE Chromira up to 48" wide), pigment fine art printing (up to 58" wide), traditional darkroom printing (silver gelatin and resin-coated), and Noritsu mini-lab printing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bayeux is a professional photographic laboratory providing film processing (B&W, C-41, E6 via dip-and-dunk machines), digital and analogue scanning (ICG drum scans, Noritsu CCD scans, flatbed scans, Kodak LVT film output), and printing services (digital C-type on ZBE Chromira up to 48 inches, pigment fine art up to 58 inches, traditional darkroom silver gelatin and resin-coated prints, plus Noritsu mini-lab). The lab operates exclusively from its London West End location and serves professional photographers with a hands-on, client-present service model.

Product overview

Bayeux is a professional photographic lab offering a comprehensive suite of analogue and digital photographic services from its London West End location. The core portfolio comprises three interconnected service pillars: Film Processing (including dip-and-dunk processing for B&W, C-41, and E6 films), Scanning (spanning drum scans via ICG scanners, CCD scans using Noritsu equipment, flatbed scans, and Kodak LVT film output), and Printing (encompassing digital C-type and pigment printing on Fuji/Epson/Canon equipment, traditional darkroom hand printing with silver gelatin and resin-coated papers, and an economical Noritsu mini-lab service). An exhibition space enables collaboration with featured artists. The Emulsion-Up member portal provides client access to services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Emulsion-Up: Online member portal for Bayeux customers to access services and manage their accounts.

Products and services

• Film Processing

Quantifiable outcome

• Film processing completed in 2-3 hours with same-day collection available up to 4pm

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/americanexpress
• Xx.com/bayeux1066
• Facebookfacebook.com/BayeuxPhotoLab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bayeux-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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