Ainsley Gommon Architects

Name

Ainsley Gommon Architects

Legal name

Ainsley Gommon Architects

Website

https://agarchitects.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Affordable Housing Development & Construction (IMAFABAI), Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Housing association projects
• Conservation architecture
• Low carbon construction
• Education facility design

Headquarters

HQ city

Birkenhead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Fees for architectural services including RIBA Stage 1-7 design, planning applications, technical design, and contract administration for new build, refurbishment, and conservation projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ainsley Gommon Architects is a Chartered Practice of Architects providing full-service architectural design and urban design consultancy from RIBA Stage 1 through to Stage 7. The practice designs affordable and social housing, extra care and supported housing, primary and secondary schools (including SEN), conservation schemes for listed buildings and Scheduled Monuments, healthcare facilities, regeneration and masterplanning schemes, landscape architecture, and commercial buildings for housing associations, local authorities, heritage organisations, developers, and private clients across North West England and Wales.

Product overview

Ainsley Gommon Architects is a Chartered Practice of Architects offering a comprehensive portfolio of architectural and urban design services. The firm's core offering encompasses architectural design consultancy across multiple sectors, delivered as an integrated service rather than discrete product modules. Their service portfolio includes housing design (affordable, social, and private residential), education facilities (primary, secondary, SEN, and further education), conservation and heritage restoration, healthcare architecture (health centres, extra care facilities), urban regeneration and masterplanning, landscape architecture, supported housing design, and commercial architecture. Projects range from individual building design through to large-scale masterplanning schemes, with particular expertise in low-carbon and sustainable building approaches. The practice operates from two offices in the UK (Merseyside and Wales) serving clients across North West England and Wales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design and urban design consultancy from RIBA Stage 1 through to Stage 7, covering concept design, planning applications, technical design and contract administration for new build, refurbishment and conservation projects. Delivered to housing associations, local authorities, developers and private clients across North West England and Wales.
• Housing Design Design of affordable housing, social housing, extra care housing, supported housing and mixed-use residential developments for housing associations. Includes projects ranging from single dwellings to 100+ unit schemes using MMC timber frame construction to deliver EPC A and SAP 100 ratings.
• Education Facilities Design Design of primary, secondary, special educational needs (SEN) schools, colleges and university buildings for local authorities and further education colleges, typically under Welsh Government 21st Century Schools Programme. Projects include Ysgol Treferthyr (£8.8m) achieved BREEAM Excellent rating.
• Conservation Services Historic building conservation, restoration and adaptive reuse for Grade I and Grade II* listed buildings, Scheduled Monuments and conservation area developments. Services include roof repair works, structural stabilisation, Listed Building Consent and Scheduled Monument Consent applications, and restoration of historic windows and architectural features.
• Healthcare Architecture Design of healthcare facilities including health centres, primary care centres, extra care housing and supported living accommodation for older persons. Designs align with Lifetime Homes Standards and Welsh Government Development Quality Requirements (DQR).
• Urban Regeneration and Masterplanning Strategic masterplanning and urban regeneration services for brownfield and greenfield sites including community masterplanning, public realm design and mixed-use schemes.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape design services associated with architectural projects, covering public realm improvements, sensory gardens and external works.
• Commercial Architecture Commercial building design including golf clubhouses, community hubs and commercial use conversions for private developers, commercial operators and community organisations.

Quantifiable outcome

• EPC A rating achieved on all recent housing projects through fabric-first approach
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Williams Homes (Bala) LtdcoreOthersPrimary contractor for multiple affordable housing developments across Wales, including Bryn Hyfryd Llanrwst, Nefyn, Penyrhwylfa Harlech, Canol Cae Penrhyndeudraeth, Guilsfield, and Ffordd Gethin Betws-y-Coed. Delivers MMC timber frame construction achieving EPC A ratings.
• Wynne ConstructioncoreOthersLocal contractor constructing Ysgol Treferthyr primary school in Cricieth (£8.8m) under Welsh Government's 21st Century Schools Programme. Achieved BREEAM Excellent rating.
• Read ConstructioncoreOthersContractor for Llys Awelon extra care development (£12.2m) and Ysgol Awel Y Mynydd primary school. Delivered projects with BREEAM Excellent ratings.
• J.G Hale ConstructioncoreOthersContractor for Ladyhill low carbon housing Newport (39 homes, £9.2m) and Treberth Crescent apartments. Delivered IHP4 grant funded sustainable developments using Trisowarm MMC system.
• Gareth Morris Construction LtdcoreOthersContractor for Ffordd Gethin affordable housing development (5 homes) in Betws-y-Coed for Grŵp Cynefin.
• Pickstock HomesminorOthersContractor for Four Crosses affordable housing development (24 homes) for Barcud Cyf.
• Castlemead GroupcoreOthersContractor for Bay View Road affordable apartments Colwyn Bay (54 units) for Wales and West Housing Association. 5-storey timber frame structure.
• Welsh GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing grant funding for affordable housing developments through 21st Century Schools Programme and Innovative Housing Programme (IHP4). Provides funding conditions requiring EPC A ratings and MMC construction.
• Sevenoaks ModularcoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of panelised pre-insulated timber frame MMC systems used in Ladyhill and other low carbon housing projects, enabling EPC A ratings and SAP 100 performance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mikhail Riches: UK architecture practice with similar size and deep specialisation in housing — particularly affordable, social, and low-carbon residential — plus conservation. Highly comparable to AGA's housing-and-sustainability focus, though operating at London/national scale.
• Pollard Thomas Edwards: London-based housing-led practice with extensive affordable and social housing portfolio, regeneration, and neighbourhood-scale masterplanning — a closely aligned housing-sector peer with comparable public sector client base.
• Purcell Architecture: UK practice specialising in heritage, conservation, and adaptive reuse alongside new build housing and education work — directly comparable conservation capability (Grade I/II* listed buildings) that overlaps with AGA's heritage portfolio including Birkenhead Priory and Gladstone's Library.
• Haworth Tompkins: Mid-sized UK architectural practice with strong housing, heritage/conservation, and education sector portfolios. Comparable studio size, similar blend of public sector tendering and heritage work, and overlapping client types.
• Levitt Bernstein: UK practice with a renowned housing, estate regeneration, and landscape architecture offering — directly comparable mix of affordable housing, conservation, and public realm services that overlap with AGA's portfolio.
• Proctor & Matthews: UK practice specialising in housing-led neighbourhood regeneration and masterplanning, with emphasis on sustainability and social value — directly comparable focus to AGA's affordable housing and regeneration work.

Regional players

• Stride Treglown: UK practice with regional offices including strong presence in the North West and Wales, offering housing, education, and healthcare design — a regional peer with overlapping geographies and similar public sector client mix.

Broad incumbents

• Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios: Larger UK practice with strong sustainability, education, and heritage credentials including BREEAM Excellent track record. Overlaps with AGA in sustainable design and education sector work but operates across multiple building types at greater scale.
• AHR Architects: Major UK-headquartered multidisciplinary architecture practice covering housing, education, healthcare, and conservation. A broad incumbent that competes on the same public sector frameworks, especially in education and housing.
• PRP Architects: One of the UK's largest housing-specialist architectural practices, serving housing associations, local authorities, and developers across the country. A broader incumbent that competes on the same affordable/social housing framework tenders as AGA, but at significantly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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