Piercy Design Ltd

What Piercy Design Ltd does

Piercy Design Ltd is a privately held, founder-owned RIBA Chartered architectural practice established in 1992 by David Piercy and headquartered at the Quaker Meeting Rooms, 4 Percy Street, Hull. The firm employs approximately 7 people and delivers four integrated service lines: new build architecture, refurbishment and conversion (with particular emphasis on Listed Buildings and conservation areas), full project management from feasibility through contract administration, and in-house 3D architectural visualization for presentations, marketing, and planning applications. The practice operates as lead designer on projects, coordinating other consultants and specialists, and is RIBA Chartered with the founder having served as Chairman of the Humberside Society of Architects and Chairman of the Yorkshire Region of RIBA.

The firm serves UK property developers, local authorities, public sector bodies, plc companies, and funding institutions, with documented projects ranging from approximately £700,000 to £60M in construction value across Yorkshire and Humber, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Named enterprise clients include Barratt Homes, Saint Gobain Glass (UK), Birds Eye Walls Ltd, Arbre Projects, Hull City Council, North East Lincolnshire Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, and Humberside Police. GTM is entirely direct: clients engage via telephone (01482 326415) or the founder's email ([email protected]), with no formal sales infrastructure, no partnerships, no app, no public API, and no funding rounds disclosed.

The business model is fee-based professional services with project-specific quotes rather than disclosed pricing; revenue is generated through architectural design and project management fees. The practice has won multiple Hull Civic Society Good Mark Awards (2009, 2011) and a South Yorkshire and Humber Building Excellence Award (2009) for heritage restoration and conversion work, which is the firm's primary reputational differentiator. Ownership remains with the founder, there are no subsidiaries, no parent company, and no external institutional investors.

Name

Piercy Design Ltd

Legal name

Piercy Design Ltd

Website

https://piercydesign.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Piercy Design Ltd is a privately held RIBA Chartered architectural practice founded in 1992 in Hull, East Yorkshire, employing 7 staff. It delivers new build, refurbishment, conversion, project management, and 3D visualization services to UK property developers, local authorities, PLCs, and funding institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hull

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional services revenue generated through architectural design and project management fees for new build, refurbishment, conversion, and conservation projects. Projects range from small speculative developments to large-scale commercial and industrial works, with values ranging from £700,000 to £60M.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Piercy Design Ltd is a chartered architectural practice that delivers professional architectural design and project management services for commercial, industrial, and residential developments across the United Kingdom. The practice specializes in new build design, refurbishment and conversion of buildings (including Listed Buildings and conservation area projects), full project management from feasibility through contract administration, and in-house 3D architectural visualization for presentations, marketing, and planning applications.

Product overview

Piercy Design Ltd is a traditional architectural practice offering four integrated service areas: New Build Architecture, Refurbishment and Conversion, Project Management, and 3D Visualisation. The practice serves as lead designer on projects while coordinating other consultants and specialists. Their portfolio spans commercial, industrial, and residential projects across the UK, with particular expertise in conservation projects, Listed Buildings, and conversion/refurbishment works in Hull and East Yorkshire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Build Architecture Comprehensive new build architectural services ranging from small speculative developer projects to large national plc group developments and bespoke owner-occupier projects across commercial, industrial, and residential sectors.
• Refurbishment and Conversion Refurbishment and conversion architectural services including the preparation of schemes for housing, offices, and industrial buildings, with specialist expertise in Listed Buildings, locally listed buildings, and conservation areas.
• Project Management Quality architectural design and project management services covering feasibility investigation, design proposal development, statutory approval applications, construction information preparation, tendering, and contract administration to completion.
• 3D Visualisation Architectural 3D visualization service creating photo-realistic rendered images directly from electronic architectural plans and elevations for use in client presentations, marketing purposes, and planning applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple Civic Society and Local Authority awards for restoration and conversion projects over the past 5 years

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Corstorphine & Wright: Mid-sized UK architectural practice serving regional developer, education and public sector clients with a similar mix of new build and refurbishment work.
• Purcell: UK specialist in heritage and conservation architecture with deep expertise in Listed Building restoration, directly overlapping Piercy's niche conservation/refurbishment focus.
• Associated Architects: UK regional architectural practice of comparable scale delivering new build, conservation and refurbishment projects across commercial, residential and public sectors.
• Buttress Architects: UK regional architectural firm of comparable scale with established heritage/conservation and refurbishment expertise serving developer, public sector and heritage clients.
• Donald Insall Associates: UK heritage architecture consultancy specializing in conservation, repair and adaptive reuse of historic buildings, directly comparable to Piercy's Listed Building restoration practice.
• Jefferson Sheard Architects: Mid-size UK architectural practice with offices including in the Hull/Yorkshire region, offering comparable new build, refurbishment and conservation services to similar developer, council and PLC clients.

Broad incumbents

• AHR: Major UK architectural firm delivering buildings across education, residential, healthcare and heritage sectors; a broader incumbent offering overlapping services to public sector and developer clients.
• Foster + Partners: Global architectural firm headquartered in London with a portfolio spanning large commercial, cultural and infrastructure projects; a broader incumbent competing for PLC-level mandates of similar scale to Piercy's largest £60M projects.
• Make Architects: Larger UK architectural practice with a broad portfolio across commercial, residential and heritage projects; a broader incumbent that competes for similar developer and PLC mandates.
• Allies and Morrison: Established UK architectural firm with a wider portfolio spanning new build, conservation and masterplanning; overlaps with Piercy on heritage and conservation commissions but at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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