Name

Simons Design Limited

Legal name

Simons Design Ltd.

Website

https://simons-design.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK), Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• BIM coordination
• Heritage conservation
• Cleanroom design
• Lead consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design and Consultancy Services: Professional services revenue generated through the provision of architectural design, interior design, landscape design, BIM services, and lead consultant coordination. Services span RIBA workstages 0-7, including feasibility, concept, scheme, detailed design, and construction phase support. Revenue is project-based, with projects ranging from £25k to £40m in construction value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Simons Design Limited is an architectural practice delivering design, BIM coordination, conservation, and lead consultancy services across the life sciences, heritage, retail, and community sectors. The firm combines technical BIM-led delivery with conservation expertise to serve clients ranging from regulated pharmaceutical operators to heritage estates and major retailers.

Product overview

Simons Design Limited is an architectural practice offering a unified portfolio of professional services rather than a discrete software product. The core offering spans Architecture, Interiors & Space Planning, supplemented by BIM (Building Information Modelling), Construction Phase Support, and Principal Designer services under CDM Reg 2015. Specialised capabilities include Historic Building Surveys, Interventions and Repairs, Church Quinquennial Inspections, Lead Consultant coordination, and Town Development & Masterplanning. The practice specialises in life-science/pharmaceutical and heritage conservation sectors, serving clients ranging from GSK to historic property owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services End-to-end architectural design across commercial, retail, community, and life-sciences projects, from concept through to technical design and on-site delivery.
• BIM Coordination BIM-led coordination service producing information-rich 3D models for design team collaboration, clash detection, and asset information handover.
• Heritage and Conservation Architecture Conservation-led architectural service covering repair, restoration, and adaptive reuse of listed and historic buildings, including liaison with heritage bodies and planning authorities.
• Cleanroom and Life-Sciences Design Design of GMP laboratories, cleanrooms, and controlled environments for pharmaceutical and life-sciences clients, including work within live operational facilities.
• Lead Consultancy Lead consultancy service acting as the client's primary design representative, coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams and managing planning and reporting processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• GSK Ellipta Compliance Building achieved Zero Carbon certification through timber frame CLT construction, photovoltaic cells, and Hemcrete panels.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSimons Design is a Technical Professional Service (TPS) Provider and IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) Partner to GSK, providing Architectural Design Services across GSK's UK sites. The firm has been working with GSK for over three decades, delivering manufacturing facilities, laboratories, offices, and cleanrooms valued from £1.5m to £40m per project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stride Treglown: UK mid-size architecture practice with comparable sector mix including life sciences, workplace, and heritage/adaptive reuse. Direct overlap in delivering complex regulated-environment and conservation projects for enterprise clients.
• AHR: UK-headquartered architecture firm with a strong life-sciences and healthcare practice plus workplace and heritage capability. Similar profile of combining technically demanding regulated-sector design with broader built-environment work.
• Purcell: UK heritage-focused architecture firm specialising in conservation, listed buildings, and adaptive reuse. Directly comparable in AACC-accredited heritage practice, though with a narrower heritage-only focus versus Simons Design's pharmaceutical work.
• Pick Everard: UK mid-size practice with heritage conservation, public-sector, and commercial architecture. Comparable overlap in delivering heritage/conservation-accredited work alongside broader built-environment services for institutional clients.
• Ridge and Partners LLP: UK property and construction consultancy with an architectural design arm that serves pharmaceutical, life-sciences, and heritage clients. Comparable in combining BIM-led multidisciplinary design with regulated-sector expertise.

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture practice with UK heritage and complex commercial sector presence. While not a specialist life-sciences firm, it competes for flagship retail and large commercial commissions where Simons Design's Blue Chip retail clients operate.
• HOK: Global design firm with a significant life-sciences and healthcare architecture practice serving major pharmaceutical clients. Direct overlap in cleanroom and GMP facility design but at significantly larger scale and with international delivery.
• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy with architecture, building design, and heritage conservation practices. Comparable in delivering multidisciplinary integrated design for complex pharmaceutical, heritage, and commercial projects at large scale.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with a dedicated science and technology practice serving pharmaceutical manufacturers. Competes for the same large pharmaceutical capital projects as Simons Design but with global delivery and broader sector breadth.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Major UK-headquartered interdisciplinary design practice with significant life-sciences, healthcare, and heritage portfolios. Competes for the same Blue Chip pharmaceutical clients but at a much larger scale with global delivery capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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