Yarnfield Park

What Yarnfield Park does

Yarnfield Park is a single-site residential training and conference venue located in Staffordshire, England, positioned within The Venues Collection, a trading division of Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited, itself a subsidiary of Compass Group. The property offers 338 bedrooms, more than 40 meeting rooms, capacity for up to 500 delegates, and 400 on-site parking spaces, enabling it to host multi-day residential events as well as single-day meetings under one roof. Its central UK location with direct M6 motorway access is a key logistical selling point for national clients.

Name

Yarnfield Park

Legal name

Yarnfield Park Training & Conference Centre

Website

https://yarnfieldpark.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yarnfield Park is a residential training and conference venue in Staffordshire, UK, offering 338 bedrooms, 40+ meeting rooms, and capacity for 500 delegates. It serves corporate, association, faith, charity, and wellness clients as part of The Venues Collection within Compass Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stafford

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Venue Hire: Rental of training rooms, conference spaces, meeting rooms and function rooms for events. Flexible arrangement of over 40 spaces depending on event needs.
2. Accommodation: 338 double bedrooms offered for residential conferences with Dinner, Bed & Breakfast packages. Guests accommodated include corporate travellers and conference delegates.
3. Catering and Dining: Restaurant and bar services including working lunches, finger buffets, formal sit-down meals. Special dietary requirements accommodated.
4. Delegate Packages: Day delegate packages (8-hour), 24-hour delegate packages, and weekend delegate packages including room hire, catering, and leisure facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Yarnfield Park is a residential training and conference centre in Staffordshire, UK, offering 340 meeting rooms, 339 bedrooms, restaurant and bar facilities, a gym, free parking and 150 acres of grounds for corporate events, training, conferences, weddings and team building. Revenue is generated through venue hire, delegate packages (Day Delegate, 24-Hour and Weekend) and ancillary services such as catering and accommodation.

Product overview

Yarnfield Park is a single-venue training and conference centre operated as part of The Venues Collection (a division of Compass Contract Services). The offering consists of the core physical venue product complemented by modular day and residential delegate packages. Core venue services include: the main conference centre with 40+ flexible meeting rooms and outdoor space for up to 500 delegates; 338 en-suite bedrooms accommodating 400+ guests; restaurant, bar and lounge with Sky Sports; and gym facilities. The venue also operates as a religious retreat venue for multi-faith conferences. Delegate packages (8-Hour Day Delegate, 24-Hour Delegate, Weekend Delegate) are branded as 'Meetings for Change' and layer onto the venue infrastructure as optional add-ons. Seasonal promotional offers (Summer Nights for accommodation, Pick & Mix for events) provide incentives for bookings. No AI-enabled features, software products, or public API are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Training & Conference Centre Hire Residential training and conference venue hire comprising 340 meeting rooms (main suites accommodating up to 230 delegates), free parking, and 150 acres of grounds, targeted at corporate, association, charity, religious, wellness and private-event clients booking multi-day events.
• On-Site Accommodation 339 bedrooms provided as part of residential event packages, used by delegates attending training, conferences, retreats and weddings hosted at the venue.
• Restaurant & Bar Service On-site restaurant and bar providing meals, refreshments and drinks for delegates and event guests, including breakfast, lunch, dinner and break-time service as part of delegate packages and private events.
• 8-Hour Day Delegate Package Day-long delegate package including meeting room hire, refreshments and lunch for training and conference attendees who do not require overnight accommodation.
• 24-Hour Delegate Package Full 24-hour residential delegate package bundling meeting room hire, refreshments, lunch, dinner and overnight accommodation for multi-day events.
• Weekend Delegate Package Weekend-format residential delegate package combining meeting space, meals and accommodation for retreats, association weekends and faith-based gatherings.
• Summer Nights Promotion Seasonal promotional offer applying a discount code (SUMMER10) to qualifying delegate or venue bookings during the summer period.
• Pick & Mix Summer Offer Configurable summer promotion using discount code PICKMIX, allowing event organisers to apply promotional pricing to selected elements of their booking.
• Outdoor Event Space 150 acres of outdoor grounds available for team-building activities, outdoor events, wedding receptions and breakout activities.
• On-Site Gym On-site gym facility available to residential delegates and guests during their stay at the venue.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves approximately 198 tonnes of CO2e annually by removing beef and lamb from menus (equivalent to flying UK to Australia 71 times)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Kitt MedicalcoreTechnology or Integration · 19 February 2026Kitt Medical supplies anaphylaxis emergency equipment (allergen emergency kits) stored in clearly designated locations throughout Yarnfield Park. Trained team members are equipped to respond quickly and effectively in the event of an allergic emergency.
• The Venues CollectionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerYarnfield Park is a proud member of The Venues Collection, a trading division of Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited. The collection includes sister venues: Milton Hill House, Eastwood Hall, Kents Hill Park, and Sedgebrook Hall. The Venues Collection operates the Grow Venue Rewards loyalty programme.
• FoodstepscoreTechnology or IntegrationFoodsteps recipe calculator is used by Yarnfield Park chefs for climate-friendly menu planning to calculate the environmental impact made by each dish on the menu. This supports the venue's carbon-conscious approach.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Milton Hill House: Fourth sister venue within The Venues Collection, a residential training and conference centre; identical business model, package structure, and customer segments as Yarnfield.
• De Vere Cranage Estate: UK country-house conference and training venue with comparable residential capacity, delegate packages, and corporate/association customer base; competes head-to-head in the same Midlands/Northwest catchments.
• Wyboston Lakes Resort: Large UK residential conference and training resort with hotel, meeting rooms, and leisure facilities; comparable product offering and mid-market/corporate customer focus.
• Eastwood Hall: Another The Venues Collection property providing residential conference facilities, delegate packages, and on-site accommodation; nearest direct comparable for size, target customer, and service mix.
• Sedgebrook Hall: Sister venue within The Venues Collection offering conference, training, and residential event services; directly comparable product, customer base (UK corporate/associations), and operating model under shared Compass Group ownership.
• Kents Hill Park: Fellow Venues Collection conference/training venue with meeting rooms, bedrooms, and delegate packages; shares Yarnfield's core offering and Compass Group operating platform.
• Warwick Conferences: Large UK residential conference venue operated by University of Warwick; comparable scale, academic/corporate client mix, and meeting-room capacity for residential events.

Regional players

• Whately Hall Hotel: UK Midlands hotel with conference and banqueting facilities; overlaps with Yarnfield for smaller corporate meetings and events but lacks the same scale of residential training infrastructure.

Others

• Cvent (event management software): Major venue-sourcing and event-management platform; complementary to Yarnfield rather than competitive, but increasingly influences how UK venues are evaluated and booked by corporate event planners.
• Haymarket Media (Corporate Vision / Conference venues coverage): Industry media and events group covering UK corporate events and venue market; adjacent ecosystem participant that shapes corporate event procurement norms relevant to venues like Yarnfield.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/YarnfieldParkTrainingandConference
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yarnfield-park-training-and-conference-centre
• Instagraminstagram.com/YarnfieldPark1
• Xx.com/yarnfieldpark1

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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