Tattoo Addiction

What Tattoo Addiction does

Tattoo Addiction is an independent, single-location professional tattoo studio operating from 43 Station Road in New Milton, Hampshire, on the edge of the New Forest. The business is owned and operated by Russ, a 40-year tattoo industry veteran and member of the British Tattoo Federation who has run the studio for over 15 years, and is supported by a rotating guest artist (Koral, a multi-award winning Bournemouth-based artist) and a small team of approximately 6 people. The studio serves the general adult public aged 18-80, offering custom tattoo services, custom drawings/designs, merchandise, and occasional guest artist sessions. It is fully registered and licensed with local authorities and the environmental agency and is Health Registered with the New Forest Council, with a strict 18+ ID-verification policy.

The studio's product surface is intentionally narrow and craft-driven: there is no proprietary technology platform, no software product, no digital channels beyond a Yola-hosted website and social media pages. Pricing is per-piece rather than hourly, with a minimum charge of £50 and the studio explicitly positioning on a premium-safety basis ("Good work is not cheap! and cheap work is not good!"). The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer walk-in, with bookings taken by phone, email, or Facebook/Instagram and a deposit required on every booking. Marketing is predominantly organic social (Instagram @tattoo_addiction.new_milton and Facebook) supplemented by word-of-mouth within the local community.

The revenue model is a one-time unit-pricing model: each tattoo is a discrete transaction, with no subscription, membership, or recurring-contract layer. Merchandise provides a minor secondary stream. The business is bootstrapped with no institutional funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed financials. Operating geographies are restricted to the United Kingdom (England), with no global footprint claim.

Name

Tattoo Addiction

Legal name

Tattoo Addiction

Website

https://tattooaddiction.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tattoo Addiction is an independent, single-location professional tattoo studio in New Milton, Hampshire, offering custom tattoo services, designs, and merchandise to walk-in adult consumers aged 18-80, operated by a 40-year industry veteran owner with a multi-award winning guest artist.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New Milton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tattoo Services: The studio generates revenue through custom tattoo services. Work is charged by the piece with a minimum charge of £50.00 per tattoo. No hourly rate is offered - all work is priced individually based on complexity and design.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tattoo Addiction is an independent professional tattoo studio that provides custom tattoo application and bespoke tattoo design services to individual walk-in and booked clients aged 18 and over. Services are priced per piece with a minimum charge of £50.00, supported by a licensed and health-registered studio environment, a rotating guest artist (Koral), and ancillary merchandise sales.

Product overview

Tattoo Addiction is an independent professional tattoo studio offering a single-location service model. The core offering consists of tattooing services by owner Russ (a 40-year industry veteran and British Tattoo Federation member) and rotating guest artists such as Koral. The studio also provides custom tattoo designs and drawings for clients. A secondary merchandise line complements the main service. Pricing is by piece with a minimum charge of £50.00, not hourly rates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Tattoo Studio Services
• Custom Tattoo Designs and Drawings Bespoke tattoo designs and drawings created by studio artists for individual clients. All drawings shown or sent to customers remain the property of Tattoo Addiction, with reproduction prohibited.
• Studio Merchandise Various merchandise items (apparel/accessories) available for purchase at the studio, complementing the core tattoo service.
• Guest Artist Sessions (Koral) Special tattoo sessions with multi-award winning guest artist Koral, based in Bournemouth, available at the Tattoo Addiction studio for special projects.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• British Tattoo FederationcoreOthersRuss is a member of the British Tattoo Federation, indicating professional membership and adherence to industry standards. This provides credibility and industry recognition.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Family Business Tattoo: London-based independent tattoo studio focused on traditional and contemporary custom work. Comparable to Tattoo Addiction as a single-location, artist-led studio serving similar customer demographics with custom design services and per-piece pricing.
• Frith Street Tattoo: Well-established London-based independent tattoo studio in Soho, founded in the 1990s. Directly comparable to Tattoo Addiction as a single-location, artist-driven custom tattoo studio serving walk-in and appointment customers with a premium per-piece pricing approach.
• Good Times Tattoo: London-based independent tattoo studio offering custom tattoo services with a strong social media presence. Directly comparable to Tattoo Addiction as a single-location studio serving walk-in and appointment customers with custom design work.
• Seven Doors Tattoo: London-based independent tattoo studio known for high-quality custom work and a strong artist-driven brand. Directly comparable as a single-location studio focused on custom tattoo services with a similar premium custom-tattoo model.
• Into You Tattoo: London-based independent tattoo studio offering custom and contemporary tattooing with multiple resident artists. Comparable as a single-location studio serving similar walk-in and appointment customers, with a similar artist-driven brand built on social media presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/tattoo_addiction.new_milton
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tattoo-addiction

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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