ADP Architecture and Design

What ADP Architecture and Design does

ADP Architecture and Design Ltd is a privately held, RIBA Chartered architectural practice founded in 1978 and headquartered at The Old Police Station, 16 Bridge Lane, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. The firm delivers a full-service architecture, planning, project management, interior design, surveying, principal designer (CDM 2015), and multi-disciplinary lead-consultant offering to residential property owners and commercial clients across West Yorkshire and the wider UK. Its underlying technology stack is built on RIBA-defined professional workflows, building information modelling and design software, in-house drone equipment for property surveys and aerial photography, and partnered specialist firms (topographical surveyors, structural/civil, building services, landscape, quantity surveying, ecology, highways, arboriculture) coordinated through the Lead Consultant role. Core products span Architecture Services, Planning Services, Project Management, Interior Design Services, and Surveying Services, supported by add-on capabilities including Drone Surveys, CDM Principal Designer, Multi-disciplinary Services, and Sustainable Architecture.

The firm operates a professional-services revenue model charging project-based architectural fees for design, planning applications, project management, surveying, and principal designer work, with no publicly disclosed standard pricing tiers; engagements are quote-based, scoped per project, and span multi-year construction cycles. GTM motion is sales-led and direct: clients are acquired through a portfolio website, Instagram (@adparchitects), Facebook, Houzz Pro, and referrals, with engagement delivered through consultations, site visits, and briefings from concept through completion. The customer base mixes individual residential homeowners with named enterprise and SMB clients including Ortus Homes, Heywood Homes, Conroy and Brook, Principle Global (repeat commissions), Focus DIY Store, Mapplewell Dental Practice, Devour at the Dyehouse, Liverpool John Moores University, Laureate Developments Ltd, and Walker Builders, serving verticals across real estate development, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, hospitality, education, and construction. Vertical segmentation spans residential (primary), commercial and business (primary), interior design, heritage and conservation, and community and public-sector work. Credentialed positioning rests on RIBA Chartered Practice status, LABC Building Excellence Awards 2017 (Garden Room Extension, Shelley) and Civic Trust Awards 2000 (Carr Farm, Holmfirth).

Name

ADP Architecture and Design

Legal name

ADP Architecture and Design Ltd

Website

https://adp-architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ADP Architecture and Design is an RIBA Chartered Practice established in 1978 in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, delivering architecture, planning, project management, interior design, surveying, and multi-disciplinary lead-consultant services to residential and commercial clients across Yorkshire and the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Planning applications
• Building surveying
• Interior architecture
• Construction project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Holmfirth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services Fees: Professional architecture fees charged for design, planning applications, project management, surveying, and principal designer services. Revenue is project-based, typically one-time per engagement with potential for repeat commissions from returning clients. The firm serves both residential and commercial segments from small domestic projects to large-scale commercial developments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ADP Architecture and Design is a RIBA Chartered Practice delivering full-scope architectural design, planning application management, project management, interior architecture and building surveying services across the UK. The practice also offers specialist add-ons including drone surveys and aerial photography, CDM Principal Designer duties, multi-disciplinary lead consultant coordination, and sustainable architecture design for residential, commercial, community and heritage projects.

Product overview

ADP Architecture and Design is an RIBA Chartered Practice established in 1978, offering a unified suite of architectural and design services rather than a software product. The core offering consists of Architecture Services, Planning Services, Project Management, Interior Design Services, and Surveying Services, supported by specialized add-on services including Drone Surveys and Aerial Photography, Principal Designer for CDM Regulations 2015, Multi-disciplinary Services (acting as Lead Consultant), and Sustainable Architecture. The company serves both residential and commercial sectors, with completed projects spanning private houses, residential developments, commercial buildings, interior design, petrol forecourts, community facilities, and heritage properties across West Yorkshire and surrounding regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full architectural design services following RIBA Plan of Work stages, tailored to each client's requirements and covering a wide range of residential and commercial building types with emphasis on sustainable design appropriate to site, client, budget and environment.
• Planning Services Preparation and processing of planning applications, including pre-application discussions with local planning authorities to establish assessment criteria and achieve appropriate design solutions, with proven track record in green belt, conservation area and listed building cases.
• Project Management Construction phase management including builder selection, obtaining competitive prices, monitoring progress and standards, on-site safety coordination, and management of design specialists through to successful project completion.
• Interior Design Services Interior architecture and fit-out design covering residential interiors (media walls, kitchen interiors, full fit-outs) and commercial interiors (office refurbishments, reception and practice designs), integrating with building envelope and structural design.
• Surveying Services Detailed building surveys to understand existing construction in detail, with collaboration with topographical surveyors using latest electronic equipment for extensive or highly complex sites requiring detailed survey data.
• Drone Surveys and Aerial Photography In-house drone-based property surveys, aerial photography for visualization and presentation, 3D model assistance, and construction progress tracking using company-owned equipment.
• Principal Designer for CDM Regulations 2015 Qualified Principal Designer service discharging statutory duties under the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 to regulate health and safety in the construction industry.
• Multi-disciplinary Lead Consultant Services Lead consultant service providing all professional services under one roof, coordinating structural/civil engineering, building services engineering, landscape architecture, quantity surveying, site investigation, ecology, highways engineering and arboriculture inputs for clients.
• Sustainable Architecture Design Design service focused on creating sustainable architecture with schemes appropriate for site conditions, client requirements, budget and environment, applied to both residential and commercial building types.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully secured planning permissions in challenging green belt and conservation area locations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Topographical SurveyorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with topographical surveyors who gather site information using latest electronic equipment for extensive or highly complex sites requiring detailed survey data.
• Principle GlobalcoreOthersLong-standing client relationship with international implementation market force. ADP designed and developed their new headquarters office and factory in Huddersfield, with repeat commissions for various projects over the years.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Allies and Morrison: RIBA Award-winning London-headquartered architectural practice covering residential, commercial, education, conservation and masterplanning with strong planning-led heritage expertise. Overlapping capabilities, particularly in conservation and planning-led design.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): One of the largest UK-based multi-disciplinary design practices with extensive architecture, planning and interior design capability across residential, commercial and public sectors. Comparable service lines but at materially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Foster + Partners: Globally renowned RIBA Chartered architectural practice with UK headquarters, offering architecture, planning, interiors and sustainable design across commercial, residential and heritage sectors. Broader-scope incumbent covering many of the same project types.
• Hawkins\Brown: UK-wide architectural practice with offices across the country delivering architecture, planning, urban design and interior design for commercial, residential, education and conservation clients. Comparable multi-disciplinary offer at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Buttress Architects: Manchester-based RIBA Chartered architectural practice of comparable size offering full architectural, heritage, conservation, interior design and masterplanning services across the North of England. Closely comparable in scale, regional focus, multi-disciplinary scope, and heritage/con conservation specialism.
• Bond Bryan Architects: UK-wide multi-disciplinary architectural practice established over 30 years ago, with offices across the Midlands and South delivering architecture, planning, interior design and project management for residential, commercial and heritage clients. Comparable in service breadth and recurring public/private client work.
• AHR Architects (formerly AHR + AspinallVerdi): Multi-office UK architectural practice delivering architecture, planning, interiors, and heritage consultancy across residential, commercial and public-sector schemes. Comparable full-service offering and customer segments.
• Corstorphine & Wright: Established UK architectural practice with offices across the Midlands and North, providing architecture, conservation, interior design and project management for commercial, residential and heritage clients. Closely comparable multi-disciplinary regional firm.
• Purcell Architecture: UK architectural practice renowned for heritage, conservation and adaptive reuse work on listed buildings and sensitive sites. Highly comparable to ADP's heritage and conservation segment and its track record securing planning permissions in protected/green-belt locations.
• Simpson Architects: Long-established Yorkshire-based architectural practice delivering residential, commercial, conservation and community projects in Northern England. Direct geographic peer given Holmfirth/Huddersfield overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ADParchitects
• Instagraminstagram.com/adparchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adp-architecture-and-design-ltd

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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