New Eltham

Name

New Eltham

Legal name

This Is Eltham

Website

https://thisisneweltham.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Information Portal

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & City Guide Content Aggregators (MPACAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI), Local & Neighborhood Communities (BPAMABAG)

Keywords

• Local community website
• Business directory listings
• Community events calendar
• Neighborhood information portal
• Local groups directory

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

New Eltham (operating as "This Is Eltham") runs a free community website for Eltham, New Eltham, and Mottingham in London SE9. The portal aggregates a local business directory, a What's On events calendar, a community groups and clubs directory, an education directory, and information about a community centre housed in the local library. Local businesses, clubs, and event organizers can submit free listings, and residents access the aggregated neighborhood information at no cost.

Product overview

New Eltham operates a single unified community website platform that serves as a local information hub for the New Eltham, Eltham, and Mottingham areas in London SE9. The platform consists of integrated modules including a Business Directory for local shops and services, an Events Calendar (What's On) for daily diary and regular events, a Community Groups Directory covering charities, clubs, societies, sports, and voluntary organizations, an Education Directory for local schools and learning institutions, and a Community Centre facility. All listings (businesses, clubs, groups, and events) can be added for free by local organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Directory Free local business listing platform allowing businesses to add themselves to categories including Shops & Services, Food & Drink, Health, and other commercial categories. Targeted at small local businesses in the SE9 area that want free visibility among nearby residents.
• Events Calendar (What's On) What's On platform featuring Daily Diary and Regular Events listings, with free event submission for local organizations. Serves SE9 residents and visitors looking for upcoming neighborhood activities and events.
• Community Groups Directory Directory of local clubs, societies, charities, community centres, and voluntary organizations with free listing submission. Targeted at charities, sports clubs, youth groups, religious organisations, and other voluntary groups in the SE9 area.
• Education Directory Resource listing local educational institutions including Pre-School, Playgroups, Nursery, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, and Further and Adult education. Serves parents, students, and residents in SE9 seeking local learning providers.
• Community Centre Community Centre housed in the New Eltham library building, run by the Community Association of New Eltham, offering U3A classes, a Coffee Shop, craft and exercise groups, and venue hire. Targeted at local residents and community groups in SE9.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Nextdoor: Neighborhood-level community platform connecting residents with local businesses, events, and groups. Most directly comparable as a hyperlocal community hub, though operating at vastly greater scale and with venture backing.
• FreeIndex: UK local business directory allowing free business listings across categories and locations. Closely comparable in the free-listing local directory model for UK small businesses.
• Scoot: UK local business directory offering categorized listings by location and sector. Comparable as a UK local directory focused on connecting consumers with neighborhood businesses, though broader in geographic coverage.
• Hotfrog: UK-focused local business directory with free listings and categorized search. Comparable as a free UK local business discovery platform with community listing features.

Broad incumbents

• Tripadvisor: Global platform for local attractions, restaurants, and things to do. Comparable for the visitor/tourism discovery ('What to see', 'Where to stay') module of the site, though at global scale.
• Yell.com: UK's leading online local business directory with categorized listings, reviews, and community content. Comparable as a UK-based local business discovery platform, though at national scale rather than hyperlocal.
• Time Out: Major 'What's On' and city guide publication with events calendars and local business coverage. Comparable for the 'What's On' events calendar and local discovery functions, though at city-wide scale.
• Eventbrite: Leading event listings and ticketing platform. Comparable for the 'What's On' events calendar functionality, though with ticketing infrastructure absent from the SE9 site.
• Google Maps: Dominant global local business discovery and mapping platform with events, reviews, and community content. Comparable as the incumbent for local business and place discovery that hyperlocal sites must compete against.

Emerging players

• MyLocality: UK hyperlocal community website network operating templated sites for various UK towns and neighborhoods. Closely comparable in model and structure as a templated hyperlocal community platform in the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ThisisEltham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-eltham

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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