INVITATION LONDON LIMITED

What INVITATION LONDON LIMITED does

Invitation London Limited is a privately held bespoke design and printing company registered in England and Wales, founded in 2012 by Darren Gale and based in North West London, with its main office at Ground Floor, 5 Penta Court, Station Road, Borehamwood (WD6 1SL) and a second registered address at The Hub, Elstree Aerodrome. The company designs and produces personalised, hand-finished invitations and full event-day stationery - including wedding invitations, bar and bat mitzvah invitations, birthday invitations, and corporate invitations, alongside complementary items such as escort cards, table plans, table numbers, menu cards, place cards, order of service, thank you cards, stickers, and event branding services. Underlying capability is specialist printing using various processes and materials to achieve bespoke finishes, with the team drawing on over 20 years of combined design and print experience.

The business serves two principal customer groups: private individuals planning weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, and other personal celebrations, and corporate clients commissioning event stationery and branding. Visible named clients include Facebook, Raffles, Rosewood London, Langham London, AMSPROP, and charities Future Dreams, Grief Encounter, and Norwood, which are presented as portfolio work rather than disclosed recurring contracts. Distribution is direct, beginning with a free one-hour initial consultation during office hours or evenings, followed by a custom quote, design, and delivery cycle, with marketing reach supported by an active presence on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, and a portfolio website.

The revenue model is project-based bespoke sales rather than recurring subscriptions. Orders require a 50% deposit at placement with the balance due on delivery; preliminary work and personalisation formatting are charged at £50 + VAT and £25 + VAT per hour respectively, and VAT and carriage are added on top. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company operates across the UK and internationally, is GDPR compliant as both data controller and data processor with UK-only data storage, and has no disclosed external funding, parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity in the source material.

Name

INVITATION LONDON LIMITED

Legal name

Invitation London Limited

Website

https://invitationlondon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Invitation London Limited is a UK-based bespoke design and printing firm, founded in 2012, creating personalised invitations and event stationery for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, and corporate events for private clients and brand customers across the UK and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Event Stationery and Invitation Design

NAICS

Greeting Card Publishers (513191)

SIC

Greeting Cards (2771), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Party Invitations, Stationery & Guest Management (HSACACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reception Planning & Guest Experience (Seating, Favors, Hospitality) (HSACABAM), Birthday Party Services (HSACACAA)

Keywords

• Bespoke invitations
• Event stationery
• Wedding invitations
• Custom printing services
• Event branding

Headquarters

HQ city

Stanmore

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Bespoke Invitations and Event Stationery: One-time custom order sales model with 50% deposit required at order placement and remainder paid at delivery. Additional charges may apply for preliminary work (£50 + VAT per hour) and personalisation formatting (£25 + VAT per hour). VAT and carriage costs are additional.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Invitation London Limited designs and produces bespoke, personalised, hand-finished invitations and complete event stationery suites for weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, birthdays, corporate events, and special occasions. The studio also offers event branding and identity design services, covering everything from initial concept through specialist printing to on-the-day stationery such as escort cards, table plans, menus, place cards, and thank you cards.

Product overview

Invitation London Limited offers a unified bespoke stationery and invitation design service for special occasions. The core offering includes personalised wedding invitations, Bar Mitzvah invitations, Bat Mitzvah invitations, birthday invitations, and corporate event invitations. Complementary products include escort cards, table numbers, table plans, menu cards, place cards, thank you cards, order of service, and stickers. Services encompass invitation design and event branding, specialist printing using various processes and materials, and complete event day stationery production. All items can be personalised with names, addresses, and custom designs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wedding Invitations Bespoke, personalised, hand-finished wedding invitations designed and printed for couples planning their wedding ceremonies.
• Bar Mitzvah Invitations Specialist bespoke invitations for Bar Mitzvah celebrations, featuring custom designs and event branding tailored to the occasion.
• Bat Mitzvah Invitations Personalised bespoke invitations for Bat Mitzvah events with custom design options tailored to the celebration.
• Birthday Invitations Custom birthday party invitations tailored to various age groups and celebration types.
• Corporate Invitations Professional event stationery and invitations for corporate functions and business occasions, delivered as bespoke orders for hospitality, technology, real estate, and non-profit clients.
• Event Stationery Suite A complete range of event day stationery including escort cards, table numbers, table plans, menus, place cards, order of service booklets, thank you cards, and stickers, sold as a complementary suite to invitations.
• Event Branding Services Event branding and identity design services including logo creation, providing cohesive visual identity across the full invitation and event stationery suite.

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rosemood: European (French) stationery and bespoke invitation company offering personalised cards, wedding stationery and birth announcements. Comparable on bespoke invitation design and personalisation model, with a multi-country reach.
• Rifle Paper Co. Design-led stationery and invitation brand with a strong illustrative aesthetic, selling wedding invitations, greeting cards and paper goods. Comparable in design-led bespoke invitations and direct-to-consumer stationery.
• Smythson: British luxury stationery house known for personalised stationery, diaries and bespoke paper products. Comparable in UK luxury stationery positioning and bespoke invitation capability for premium clientele.
• Crane & Co. Iconic American luxury stationery and paper brand with a heritage in social stationery, personalised invitations and letterpress printing. Comparable in bespoke invitation design and premium positioning, though US-focused.
• Papier: UK-based direct-to-consumer stationery and personalisation brand offering bespoke invitations, stationery and paper goods to consumers and corporates. Closely comparable in product category, UK base and design-led positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Hallmark: Major greeting card and stationery manufacturer with deep presence across mass-market personal occasions. Comparable at the broad greeting-card and stationery category level, but operates at mass-market scale rather than bespoke luxury.
• Minted: US-based online marketplace for design-led stationery, wedding invitations and personalised paper products sourced from a community of designers. Comparable on category (custom invitations/stationery) but operates at much larger scale via a marketplace model.
• Zazzle: Large custom-printing marketplace offering invitations, stationery and personalised paper products with a network of designers. Comparable on customisable invitations/paper goods, but operates as a broad custom-printing marketplace rather than a bespoke studio.

Emerging players

• Paperless Post: Digital invitation and event-communications platform offering customisable online invitations and RSVPs. Competes for the same client use case (event invitations and guest communications) but via a digital, software-as-a-service delivery format.
• Greenvelope: Digital invitation platform providing paperless, customisable invitations and event communications for weddings, corporate events and galas. Comparable use case (event invitations and guest management) via an alternative digital format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/invitationldn
• Facebookfacebook.com/invitationldn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/invitation-london-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/invitationldn
• Pinterestpinterest.co.uk/invitationldn

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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