What Gate & Bar Ltd. does

Gate & Bar Ltd. is a York-based professional services consultancy providing surveying, architectural design, and project management services to education, ecclesiastical, conservation, and community-sector clients across Yorkshire. Founded in 2019 and launched in January 2021, the firm operates with a 9-person team and delivers projects with construction values ranging from approximately £500,000 to £9 million. The firm delivers end-to-end project services — condition surveys, feasibility studies, design, contract administration and principal designer duties — with particular depth in education estates, where it holds School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) accreditations and has been awarded multi-school work within the same trust. Named engagements include Northallerton school (~£9m), Silverdale School (~£7m), a 12-project Pathfinder MAT SCA programme across six schools, and Fountains Church of England (~£1.43m).

The business model is fee-for-service professional engagement, with revenues tied to project-level fees against construction values. Clients are predominantly academy trusts (Pathfinder MAT, Wellspring Trust, Chorus Education Trust), the Diocese of Leeds for ecclesiastical work, conservation trusts, and community organisations. Differentiation rests on regulatory and professional credentials — RICS, APM and APS memberships, SCA methodology expertise, and chartered architectural capability added through the 2024 acquisition of ARC. The firm has been carbon neutral certified since 2021, using sustainability as both an operational commitment and a procurement differentiator in public-sector tenders.

The firm has expanded through organic hiring (Tom Gore in building control, Alistair Skelton), inorganic growth via the ARC architectural acquisition, and the launch of an Energy & Decarbonisation service line. Technology adoption is limited: AI is used for concept-design generation at early stages of architectural presentations, but there is no proprietary AI/ML capability. Core technical work is delivered through conventional surveying and project management tooling rather than a software platform.

Name

Gate & Bar Ltd.

Legal name

Gate & Bar Ltd.

Website

https://gateandbar.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

York-based surveying, architectural design, and project management consultancy serving education, ecclesiastical, conservation, and community clients across Yorkshire with a 9-person team delivering projects valued up to £9 million.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

York

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Surveying Services: Residential and commercial surveying services including RICS-regulated Home Buyer Reports, Superstructure Surveys, Building Surveys, Condition Reporting, School & Academy Condition Reports, Specific Defect Analysis, Repairs & Maintenance, Planned Preventative Maintenance, De-Carbonisation Fabric Surveys, Heritage Asset & Conservation Appraisals, and Measured Building Surveys. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees for individual surveys and longer-term survey programmes with academy trusts.
2. Design Services: Architectural design services spanning feasibility studies, site appraisals, design concepts, measured surveys, planning and listed building consent applications, technical development and building regulations submissions, CGI visualisation, and virtual reality presentations. Revenue is project-based, typically tied to RIBA design stages, with projects ranging from residential extensions to multi-million-pound new build educational facilities.
3. Project Management & Contract Administration: Project management services covering the full project lifecycle from inception to completion, including contract administration, employer's agent, quantity surveying, cost management, programme and risk management, and development monitoring. Gate & Bar is appointed as project manager and lead consultant on education and ecclesiastical projects, generating fees as a percentage of project value or as fixed professional service rates.
4. Specialist Consultancy: Specialist consultancy services in Education (School Condition Allocation, CIF bids, SCA delivery), Conservation & Historic Buildings (Listed Building Consent, Heritage Impact Assessments, Conservation Management Plans), Health & Safety & Principal Designer (CDM15 compliance), and Modular & MMC (feasibility, design, competitive procurement). Revenue is generated through consultancy day rates, fixed project fees, and multi-year framework appointments with trusts.
5. Energy & Decarbonisation Services: Domestic energy assessment services (SAP calculations, EPCs, Part G water calculations, Part O overheating calculations, CIBSE TM59 modelling) and commercial decarbonisation services including funding and grants support, Net Zero project management, decarbonisation solutions, and UK Net Zero Building Standard compliance guidance. Revenue is generated through assessment fees and consultancy contracts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gate & Bar provides surveying, architectural design, project management, specialist consulting, and energy and decarbonisation services across Yorkshire. The firm operates as a multidisciplinary consultancy combining core services (surveying, design, project management) with specialist offerings including School Condition Allocation, MMC/modular procurement, conservation consultancy, and CDM health & safety advisory. It primarily serves educational trusts, dioceses, conservation trusts, community interest organisations, and private residential clients.

Product overview

Gate & Bar Ltd. is a multidisciplinary surveying, design, and project management consultancy based in York, Yorkshire. The company operates as a unified service offering built around three core pillars: Surveying, Design, and Project Management. These core services are supplemented by specialist offerings including Educational Estates, Conservation & Historic Buildings, Modular & MMC, and Energy & Decarbonisation. The company utilises 3D BIM design software, CGI visualisation, and Virtual Reality technologies to deliver their services. Gate & Bar serves primarily educational, ecclesiastical, conservation, and community interest clients across Yorkshire, operating regionally rather than nationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Surveys Independent residential building surveys including Home Buyer Reports, Superstructure Surveys, and comprehensive Building Surveys for property condition assessment and informed decision-making, provided to private residential clients across Yorkshire.
• Commercial and School/Academy Condition Surveys Commercial surveying and condition surveys tailored for schools, academies, and educational trusts including School Condition Allocation surveys, Specific Defect Analysis, Repairs & Maintenance, Planned Preventative Maintenance, and De-Carbonisation Fabric Surveys.
• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services covering feasibilities, site appraisals, concept design, measured surveys, planning and listed building consent applications, technical development, and building regulation compliance, delivered to residential, educational, ecclesiastical, and heritage clients.
• Project Management Services End-to-end project delivery services including contract administration, employer's agent, quantity surveying, cost management, programme and risk management, and development monitoring across education, ecclesiastical, heritage, and residential projects.
• Educational Estates Specialist Consultancy Specialist consultancy for educational clients including the proprietary School Condition Allocation approach, CIF and SSICB funding applications, School Rebuilding Programme bids, basic need funding management, RAAC inspection format, and modular/MMC project advisory.
• Conservation & Historic Buildings Consultancy Conservation consultancy covering Listed Building Consent applications, Heritage Statements, Heritage Impact Assessments, Conservation Management Plans, specialist roof and elevation surveys, and Planned Preventative Maintenance programmes for historic and listed buildings.
• Modular & MMC Procurement Consultancy Specialist consultancy for modular and off-site construction: independent preconstruction advice on MMC feasibility, costs, programme, and design, plus competitive tendering to maximise value versus national MMC frameworks.
• Health & Safety / Principal Designer (CDM15) Services Construction Design & Management (CDM15) compliance services including designer and Principal Designer duties, Health & Safety file preparation, and contractor safety advice, provided under APS accreditation.
• Energy & Decarbonisation Services Domestic and commercial energy and decarbonisation services including SAP calculations, Energy Performance Certificates (EPC), Predictive Energy Assessments (PEA), Part G water calculations, Part O overheating calculations, Area-Weighted U-value calculations, CIBSE TM59 Dynamic Thermal Modelling, and tailored decarbonisation strategies covering fabric upgrades, renewables, heat pumps, and low-carbon design.
• Quantity Surveying & Cost Management Project cost management services including feasibility cost assessment, procurement advice, cost control across project stages, contractor claim certification, and final account review, delivered as part of the firm's project management offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered Northallerton School £9m relocation on time and on budget through SSICB funding
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• See GreenminorOthersSee Green is Gate & Bar's website developer and digital partner. Listed as the website developer credit in the site footer. This is a non-strategic, supplier-level relationship for website development and maintenance.
• MAC Construction ConsultantscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMAC Construction Consultants act as Project Manager and Principal Designer alongside Gate & Bar on the Northallerton School Relocation project (~£9m). Gate & Bar Director Nathan Hughes provides Project Management support to MAC. This is a collaborative delivery partnership on a flagship major public sector project.
• Mass ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGate & Bar is appointed alongside Mass Architecture on the York Theatre Royal master plan redevelopment. Gate & Bar serves as Principal Designer while Mass Architecture provides architectural services. This is a strategic co-delivery partnership on a significant heritage project.
• JP WildminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJP Wild is the main contractor on the Glydegate Phase 2 project for Fountains Church Bradford. The project was completed by JP Wild on time and to budget. This is a contractor relationship on a specific project.
• PEC (Local Contractor)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPEC is a local contractor appointed for the Glydegate Phase 1a food storage facility project. Work started on site in January with Gate & Bar providing project management and principal designer roles. This is a contractor relationship for a specific ecclesiastical project.
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)coreOthersGate & Bar's surveying operations are regulated by RICS, providing access to the latest industry guidance, standards, and training. Professional membership of RICS is a core regulatory and credibility requirement for the surveying practice and its clients (particularly in the education and ecclesiastical sectors).
• Association of Project Management (APM)coreOthersGate & Bar's project management professionals hold membership with APM. Professional membership provides access to the latest industry guidance and support whilst upholding required professional standards. This is a core credential for winning project management appointments in the public sector.
• Association of Project Safety (APS)coreOthersGate & Bar's incorporated membership to APS gives access to the latest industry guidance, standards, and support for health and safety and CDM advisory services. The robust APS membership process ensures competency of every member, supporting Gate & Bar's Principal Designer appointments.
• SBS FrameworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGate & Bar procured Silverdale School's modular construction works through the SBS (Schools Building Solutions) framework. The framework allowed concurrent procurement to modular contractors, enabling works to commence on site in December 2022. The SBS framework is used to access pre-approved contractors for educational building projects.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Identity Consult: Building surveying and project management consultancy serving education, commercial and residential clients across the North of England. Comparable regional focus, scale and core service mix to Gate & Bar.
• Frankham Consultancy Group: UK-based multidisciplinary building consultancy providing surveying, project management, design and CDM services across education, healthcare, public sector and commercial clients. Directly comparable to Gate & Bar in offering, multi-sector public-sector client base, and reliance on chartered surveyor talent.
• Baily Garner LLP: Building surveying, project management and design consultancy serving education, residential, commercial and public sector clients across the UK. Comparable multidisciplinary model with similar chartered surveyor-led delivery.
• Ridge and Partners LLP: UK building consultancy offering surveying, project management, cost management and design services with a strong education, healthcare and public sector portfolio. Closely comparable to Gate & Bar's end-to-end project delivery model and education-trust client base.
• Potter Raper Ltd: UK chartered building surveyors and project managers providing surveying, design and contract administration across education, ecclesiastical, heritage and commercial sectors. Closely comparable in scale, regional focus and core service offering.
• Pick Everard: UK multidisciplinary consultancy providing surveying, project management, cost consultancy and engineering across education, heritage and public sector clients. Comparable end-to-end delivery model and education sector specialism.

Broad incumbents

• Turner & Townsend: Global cost, project and programme management consultancy with a substantial UK public-sector and education practice. Overlaps with Gate & Bar in education estates cost management, PM and quantity surveying but operates nationally and internationally at much greater scale.
• Currie & Brown: International cost management and project management consultancy with a UK education and public sector practice. Comparable in core project/quantity surveying capabilities serving academy trusts and public sector clients, but much larger and global.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and built environment consultancy providing surveying, design, PM and cost management including UK education and heritage sectors. Operates as a broad incumbent offering overlapping services to many of the same public-sector client types as Gate & Bar.
• Mace Group: Global construction and consultancy group providing project management, cost consultancy and construction services across UK education and public sectors. Comparable in PM/employer's agent/quantity surveying offerings, but at vastly greater scale and with a national project delivery footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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