Manchester Media Ltd

What Manchester Media Ltd does

Manchester Media Ltd is a privately held, founder-owned design agency headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, operating with a team of 1-10 employees. The firm delivers branding, graphic design, responsive websites, logos, pitch decks, social media graphics, print and merchandise, custom apps, JavaScript games, and internet publications for individuals, startups, and enterprise brands across sectors including social, entertainment, educational, Web3, building, wellness, e-commerce, fintech, and AI.

The underlying technology is a services stack rather than a proprietary platform. Delivery relies on industry-standard design tooling (Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, plus Framer, Sketch, and Figma) alongside commercial integrations for scheduling (Calendly) and payments (Stripe and Bacs). The website itself is built on Framer, and there is no disclosed API, SDK, or proprietary software product.

The business model combines one-off project pricing and a flat monthly subscription with unlimited design revisions. Print and merchandise are invoiced pro-forma with a mandatory 50% deposit in advance. GTM is direct-to-consumer: the website acts as the primary storefront with transparent pricing, brief submission, 15-minute Calendly consultations, and a structured 5-step workflow from brief to 24-48 hour first draft to three included amendment rounds and final delivery. The firm has no external funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed partnerships or alliances.

Name

Manchester Media Ltd

Legal name

Manchester Media Ltd

Website

https://www.manchestermedia.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Manchester Media Ltd is a privately held Manchester-based design agency offering branding, web design, print, and digital media services to individuals, startups, and enterprise brands via project-based pricing and a monthly subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

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, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design Services: One-time project-based design services including graphic design, logo design, website design, and social media graphics. Pricing varies by service type with flat rates per project.
2. Print and Merchandise: Physical print products including large format printing, flyers, posters, banners, signs, promotional items, clothing, and exhibition materials. Requires 50% deposit upfront with pro-forma invoicing for print and merchandise.
3. Subscription Design Packages: Flat monthly fee for ongoing design services with unlimited revisions or alterations included. Positioned as an alternative to per-project pricing for clients with ongoing design needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Manchester Media Ltd is a Manchester-based design agency offering branding, graphic design, website design, logo design, pitch decks, social media graphics, custom apps and JavaScript games, print services, event branding, and internet publications. Services are delivered via two commercial models: per-project one-off engagements with flat unit pricing and a flat monthly subscription package with unlimited design revisions. Work is delivered by in-house designers using industry-standard creative tools across a structured five-step workflow.

Product overview

Manchester Media Ltd operates as a design agency offering a flat monthly fee subscription model alongside à la carte services. The portfolio includes brand identity and graphic design, responsive websites and landing pages, logo design, pitch decks, social media graphics, custom apps and JavaScript games, print services (large format, digital print, flyers, banners, clothing), event branding, and internet publications. Services span from concept through completion with a structured 5-step workflow: initial contact/brief, first draft within 24-48 hours, proofing, final proof with three included amendments, and final delivery/go-live. Pricing is sector-agnostic serving social/entertainment, educational, Web3, building, wellness, e-commerce, fintech, and AI sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Logo Design
• Pitch Decks
• Social Media Graphics
• Apps & Games
• Event Branding
• Internet Publications
• Monthly Subscription Design Service
• Brand Identity & Graphic Design
• Responsive Websites

Quantifiable outcome

• First draft delivery within 24-48 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Design Pickle: US-based subscription design agency offering unlimited design requests on a flat monthly fee across branding, graphics, web, and motion. Closely mirrors Manchester Media's subscription + à la carte hybrid model and target SMB/startup segment.
• Kimp: Subscription-based unlimited graphic design service covering graphics, video, and web design for SMBs and startups. Operates with a near-identical value proposition (flat monthly fee, unlimited requests) to Manchester Media.
• ManyPixels: Subscription design agency offering unlimited graphic and web design requests for a flat monthly fee. Targets SMBs and startups with a service model and pricing structure that closely matches Manchester Media's subscription offering.
• Superside: Subscription-based design service offering unlimited design, branding, motion, and web design on a flat monthly retainer. Targets SMB and mid-market with a global delivery model — same core subscription design motion as Manchester Media at larger scale.
• Penji: Subscription design agency providing unlimited design requests for a flat monthly fee across branding, graphics, illustrations, and web design. Directly comparable service model and customer base to Manchester Media.
• Flocksy: Flat-rate subscription design and creative services agency offering unlimited graphic design, video, and copywriting. Operates with the same unlimited-revisions subscription logic as Manchester Media's recurring plan.

Broad incumbents

• 99designs: Global design marketplace connecting clients with designers for logos, branding, web, and print via contest and project formats. Overlaps Manchester Media's logo, web, and print services but operates as a broader platform with a wider service portfolio.
• Fiverr: Global freelance marketplace offering on-demand graphic design, web design, logo design, and print services at transparent price points. Competes with Manchester Media on the same no-contract, price-disclosed, SMB-friendly value proposition but at massive global scale.
• Canva: DIY design platform enabling SMBs and individuals to create logos, social graphics, pitch decks, and print materials without a designer. Represents a substitution threat to Manchester Media's primary SMB and solopreneur segments rather than a direct service competitor.

Regional players

• Bark: UK-headquartered professional services marketplace where customers post briefs and receive quotes from local service providers, including design agencies. Comparable to Manchester Media's direct, quote-based acquisition motion but operating across all of the UK and broader professional services categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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