Reeves

What Reeves does

Reeves, legally Clive Reeves Public Relations Limited, is a privately held strategic communications and public relations consultancy founded in 2009 by Clive Reeves and headquartered at 45 Newhall Street in Birmingham's business district, with a second office at 100 Ouseburn Wharf in Newcastle upon Tyne's creative quarter. The firm delivers press office and media handling, crisis communications, content creation, creative design, in-house video production (including licensed drone footage), and social media management as a single integrated function rather than separate service lines, serving enterprise and public-sector clients including Goodyear, Dunlop, Selfridges, Aston University, NHS SWBH, Birmingham City Council and the West Midlands Combined Authority.

The consultancy operates a sales-led, direct engagement model with senior leadership teams, communications leads, marketing teams and boards. Work is delivered through defined projects or ongoing retained counsel, with relationships typically spanning years or decades. Reeves often acts as the outsourced communications function for clients, particularly in education and multi-academy trusts, built environment and construction, healthcare, public sector bodies, manufacturing and engineering, and hospitality. The firm's account handlers bring journalism backgrounds and newsroom experience, which the company identifies as differentiating how it judges newsworthiness and places stories across national, regional and trade media.

Reeves is founder-led with no external investment, parent company, or public listing disclosed. Operations are UK-centric with proven capability across Europe, including work delivered in Brussels, Luxembourg and Milan. The firm has been recognised as a PRCA Workplace Champion and is aligned to B Corp principles, signalling commitments around workplace culture, sustainability and transparency. There is no disclosed revenue, headcount, or funding data in the available material.

Name

Reeves

Legal name

Clive Reeves Public Relations Limited

Website

https://reeves.agency

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Reeves is a UK strategic communications and PR consultancy founded in 2009, operating from Birmingham and Newcastle. It delivers press office, crisis communications, content, video production, and social media as an integrated function for enterprise and public-sector clients across education, construction, healthcare, manufacturing and government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Media Representatives (54184)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Relations & Press Office Services (MPAAADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brand & Portfolio Strategy Consulting (MPAAAFAB), Media Relations & Press Office Services (BPAFADAF), Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

Keywords

• Strategic communications consulting
• Public relations services
• Media relations
• Crisis communications
• Content and video production

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Communications Consulting: Delivered through defined projects or ongoing retained counsel. Press office, crisis communications, social media management, content creation and video production work as one coherent function.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Reeves is a strategic communications and public relations consultancy delivering press office and media handling, crisis communications, content creation, creative design, in-house video production, and social media management as one coherent function. Services are delivered either through defined projects or ongoing retained counsel to enterprise clients and public sector bodies across the UK.

Product overview

Reeves is a strategic communications and public relations consultancy offering a unified suite of services. The core offering combines press office and media handling, crisis communications, content and creative design, in-house video production, and social media management—all delivered as one coherent function. The agency specializes in sectors including education and multi-academy trusts, built environment and construction, healthcare, public sector bodies, manufacturing and engineering, and hospitality. Reeves operates from Birmingham and Newcastle upon Tyne, working nationally across the UK with proven capability across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Communications and PR Consultancy Integrated strategic communications and public relations consultancy service delivered through defined projects or ongoing retained counsel. Covers press office and media handling, crisis communications, content creation, creative design, in-house video production, and social media management as one coherent function. Targets senior leadership teams, communications leads, marketing teams, and boards across education, built environment, healthcare, public sector, manufacturing/engineering, and hospitality.

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Thrive Education PartnershipcoreOthersMulti-academy trust client with six specialist academies across Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall and Warwickshire. Reeves provides PR and communications support including press office, content production and day-to-day delivery for education sector clients.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MHP Communications: UK-based strategic communications consultancy offering media relations, public affairs, and corporate communications to enterprise and public sector clients. Directly comparable to Reeves in service mix, UK-centric operating model, and senior-led retained counsel delivery.
• Hanover Communications: UK and European strategic communications consultancy with healthcare, public affairs and consumer practices. Comparable to Reeves in senior counsel delivery model, healthcare/public sector vertical exposure, and integrated communications offering.
• Cohen & Wolfe / BOLDT Communications: Mid-sized strategic communications consultancy operating across corporate, B2B and public sector clients with integrated media relations, content and creative services. Comparable in scale, integrated offering, and mid-market enterprise positioning to Reeves.
• Smoke Signal (formerly Smoking Gun): UK PR and social media agency headquartered in Manchester, offering media relations, content, social media and integrated campaigns. Directly comparable regional UK agency competing for similar mid-market and B2B mandates.
• Sandbox Strategy: UK-based strategic communications and PR consultancy serving B2B, technology, property and public sector clients. Comparable mid-sized agency with similar integrated PR, content and stakeholder engagement offering.
• Maitland / AMO: UK strategic communications and public affairs firm advising corporates, boards and public bodies on media, investor and stakeholder communications. Closely comparable to Reeves in senior-led, retained counsel model and UK enterprise/public sector focus.

Broad incumbents

• Brunswick Group: Global strategic communications advisory firm with strong UK presence, serving corporates, financial institutions and government clients on critical issues and crises. A larger incumbent offering overlapping capabilities to Reeves' crisis communications and corporate counsel work.
• Edelman UK: One of the world's largest PR firms with strong UK presence, providing corporate communications, public engagement and crisis support. A broad incumbent whose media relations, public sector, and B2B work overlaps directly with Reeves' offerings.
• Grayling UK: Global communications network with established UK operations spanning public affairs, B2B, consumer and crisis communications. A broad incumbent competing for UK enterprise and public sector retainers alongside Reeves.
• FleishmanHillard UK: Global PR and communications network with established UK operations, offering media relations, public affairs, content and integrated communications. Competes with Reeves for enterprise and public sector retainers but at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/reevescomms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reevesagency

Compliance3 records

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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