What LOVE LOCAL CALENDARS LTD does

Love Local Calendars LTD is a Bristol, UK-headquartered early-stage company building a discovery platform that connects consumers with independent local businesses through themed, limited-run calendars. The company serves two sides: independent SMBs (restaurants, cafés, bookshops, yoga studios and creative spaces) seeking footfall without paid marketing spend, and local consumers wanting to discover neighborhood independents. Its core products are the Original Advent Calendar (seasonal limited-run), the Everyday Explorers Pass (flexible digital pass for ongoing perks), and Everyday Local Perks (instant in-app discounts), all delivered through a mobile app that uses QR code redemption and physical printed calendars. The offering is positioned against Groupon and Neotaste on three axes: 100% independent curation, no-paywall perks, and a community/charity component built into the platform.

The underlying technology stack is a consumer mobile app (iOS/Android) with QR code and in-app redemption, paired with physical printed calendars sold in-store and scanned to unlock digital rewards, and a Google Maps integration for location-based discovery. Businesses self-serve through the website with no upfront cost and pay only on sales generated through campaigns (transaction-fee commission). Consumers join a free waitlist for early access and redeem offers without purchase. The company is currently pre-launch in Bristol, operates from Henleaze House Business Centre under founder Steven, and has signaled expansion intent from this single-city UK base. No funding rounds, headcount figures, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

LOVE LOCAL CALENDARS LTD

Legal name

Love Local Calendars LTD

Website

https://lovelocalcalendars.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Love Local Calendars LTD is a Bristol-based pre-launch platform connecting consumers with independent restaurants, cafés, shops and creative spaces through themed calendars and a QR-code mobile app, monetizing via commission on merchant sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Discovery Platform

NAICS

Direct Mail Advertising (54186)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services (7331)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Experiences & Event Services Marketplaces (Photographers, Caterers, DJs) (BPAMAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local Services & Experiences Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Local business discovery
• Mobile calendar app
• QR code redemption
• Daily local perks
• Independent retailer promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission on Business Sales: Businesses pay commission only when they make sales through Love Local campaigns. No upfront cost to join. This aligns incentives between the platform and participating businesses.
2. Calendar Sales (Potential): Physical printed calendars and digital calendar passes are offered, potentially as revenue stream alongside free digital perks

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LOVE LOCAL CALENDARS LTD operates a mobile app and themed calendar platform that connects consumers with independent local businesses through campaigns such as the Advent Calendar, Explorers Pass, and Everyday Local Perks. Consumers discover and redeem daily perks from local businesses by scanning QR codes in the app. The company earns revenue from commissions on sales generated through its campaigns, with free listings for businesses and free consumer access via a waitlist.

Product overview

Love Local Calendars LTD operates a discovery platform connecting consumers with independent businesses through limited-run themed calendars and a flexible digital pass system. The core offerings include the Advent Calendar (seasonal limited-run calendar with daily festive offers), the Explorers Pass (flexible digital pass for ongoing perks), and Everyday Local Perks (instant savings at participating independents). These products are accessed via a mobile application that enables QR code redemption, calendar browsing, and review-based reward unlocking. The platform is currently in pre-launch phase with waitlist access for Bristol.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Original Advent Calendar: Festive season calendar featuring daily offers, gifts, and experiences from independent businesses.
• Everyday Explorers Pass

Products and services

• Advent Calendar A themed seasonal calendar campaign offering daily perks from independent local businesses, designed to drive footfall and sales during the holiday period. Consumers unlock a new perk each day and redeem via QR code in the Love Local mobile app.
• Explorers Pass A discovery campaign that encourages consumers to explore a curated set of independent local businesses via the Love Local mobile app, with perks redeemed in-store using QR codes.
• Everyday Local Perks An always-on daily-perks program that surfaces ongoing deals and offers from participating independent local businesses, redeemable in-store via the Love Local mobile app.
• Love Local Mobile App A mobile application that enables consumers to discover nearby independent businesses, browse active calendar campaigns (Advent Calendar, Explorers Pass, Everyday Local Perks), and redeem perks in-store via QR code scanning.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fever: Global local experiences marketplace offering curated events, immersive experiences, and themed campaigns (e.g., Candlelight concerts, seasonal festivals). Closely comparable in the experience-discovery and themed-campaign dimensions of Love Local's calendar concept.
• Wowcher: UK deals marketplace offering heavily discounted vouchers for local services, restaurants, and experiences. Operates similar daily-deal and category-driven campaign mechanics. Strong overlap in target customer (deal-seeking UK consumers) and supply side (SMBs seeking footfall).
• Neotaste: UK-based local deals and discovery platform featuring independent restaurants, cafés, and experiences. Most directly comparable to Love Local — both target UK local independents, both are explicitly named as competitors on LLC's website. Neotaste differs via subscription-based access and a paid-visits requirement, which LLC positions against.
• Itison: UK-based local deals and experiences marketplace focused on independent restaurants, spas, and events. Scotland-anchored but operates UK-wide. Closely comparable business model — curates local independent businesses and runs themed campaigns (e.g., food festivals, gift experiences) with redemption mechanics.

Broad incumbents

• Yelp: Dominant local business discovery and reviews platform. While not a deals marketplace, Yelp addresses the same core consumer need — discovering independent local businesses — and competes for the same SMB marketing budget. Relevant as a broader incumbent in local discovery.
• American Express Offers: Card-linked offers and discounts platform that delivers promotional deals to cardholders at local businesses. Competes for SMB marketing share via offers/discounts distribution and represents the broader 'free discount delivery' competitive category that Love Local operates in.
• Time Out: Global media and discovery brand covering restaurants, experiences, and events in major cities. Operates Time Out Market and curated event platforms that compete in the local-discovery space, though at much larger scale and without the SMB marketing/footfall angle of Love Local.
• Groupon: Global deals marketplace offering discounted vouchers for local businesses. Explicitly compared against Love Local on its website. Operates at vastly larger scale but is anchored in chains and paid vouchers requiring upfront purchase, which LLC explicitly differentiates against.

Emerging players

• Funzing: UK-based platform offering discounted and curated local experiences, classes, and events. Highly comparable on the experiences-discovery and indie-friendly positioning, though operates with paid ticketing rather than free redemption.
• ClassPass: Subscription-based platform for booking fitness, wellness, and experience classes at studios and venues. Comparable on the 'discover local independents via curated passes' mechanic, particularly relevant given Love Local's Explorers Pass product. Differs in subscription model and fitness/wellness vertical focus.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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