complete event solutions

What complete event solutions does

Complete Event Solutions is a privately held UK-based event agency founded in 2004 and headquartered in Southampton, providing venue finding, event management, conference production, team building, and entertainment services to corporate clients throughout the UK and internationally. The firm's core offering is a free, commission-funded venue-finding service in which the company negotiates rates and recommends hotels, conference centres, museums, academic venues, riverboats, residential training centres, halls, and sports stadiums without charging the client; revenue is generated from venue commissions when bookings are confirmed, supplemented by fees from conference production, team building activities, themed entertainment, and full event management services. The company operates a sole-agency model (acting as exclusive buyer-side intermediary for each client) on a sales-led go-to-market with direct outreach via phone, email, website inquiry, and attendance at industry trade shows including IMEX, The Meeting Show, and BNC Event Show.

The business is owned and directed by Charlie Linton, who brings over 30 years of experience across hotels, venues, and agencies in the UK and internationally; this individual expertise and 30+ years of accumulated venue and supplier relationships are the central operating assets. The company is a member of the Alliance of Independent Events Agencies (AIEA), has been recognised by SME UK Enterprise Awards (Best Small Event Agency 2020; Best MICE Venue Search Agency Southern 2021), and was selected for the H4Hotels international Mice Agency Circle, giving it preferential access to conference-led hotels across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Paris. There is no proprietary technology platform, no disclosed headcount, no external funding, and no parent company; the firm operates from a single Southampton address and presents itself as a one-stop, owner-led event solutions provider for corporate buyers of all sizes from 10-delegate meetings to 10,000+ delegate conferences.

Name

complete event solutions

Legal name

Complete Event Solutions

Website

https://completeeventsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Complete Event Solutions is a UK-based, founder-owned event agency providing free venue finding, event management, conference production, team building, and entertainment services to corporate clients across the UK and worldwide, funded primarily by venue commissions and led by owner Charlie Linton with 30+ years of industry experience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Management Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Event Planning & Production (HSACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venue Sourcing & Site Coordination (HSACAAAD), Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB), On-Site Event Operations & Day-Of Coordination (HSACAAAK)

Keywords

• Event management
• Venue finding
• Conference production
• Team building
• Corporate entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Southampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Venue Finding Commission: The company offers a completely free venue-finding service to clients. Revenue is generated through commissions paid by venues and hotels when bookings are confirmed. This commission-based model allows clients to access professional venue selection at no cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Complete Event Solutions is a UK-based event management agency that helps corporate clients find event venues and organise conferences, team building activities, and corporate entertainment. The company provides a free venue-finding service, earning commission from venue bookings, alongside paid event management and production services for businesses across the UK.

Product overview

Complete Event Solutions is a service-based company offering a unified suite of event management services rather than a software product. The core offering consists of a free venue-finding service (for UK and overseas locations), team building activities with entertainment options, corporate event theming, conference production (AV, set design, video production), and full event management. All services can be purchased individually or as a bundled package. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Southampton, UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venue Finding Service
• Event Management
• Conference Production
• Team Building Activities
• Corporate Entertainment

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Alliance of Independent Events Agencies (AIEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive membership organization for independent events agencies. Complete Event Solutions participates in AIEA conferences, networking events, and maintains industry connections through this alliance. The partnership provides peer networking, industry knowledge sharing, and credibility within the events industry.
• H-Hotels / H4HotelscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSelected as a member of H4Hotels' first international Mice Agency Circle. This partnership provides exclusive access to H-Hotels' portfolio of 35+ conference-led hotels across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the new H4 Hotel Wyndham Paris Pleyel Resort. The partnership includes preferential rates and close working relationships with the hotel group.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hire Space: UK venue and event supplier marketplace that connects corporate buyers with venues, suppliers and production partners. Directly comparable as an alternative channel for UK corporate event sourcing, though more tech-enabled than Complete Event Solutions' relationship-led model.
• Conference Care: UK-based corporate event management agency offering venue finding, event management and conference production for corporate clients. Closest direct peer in terms of service mix, target market (UK corporates), and bundled venue-plus-event offering.
• KDM Events: UK event management agency providing team building, venue finding and event production to corporate clients. Comparable on the team-building and full-service event management offering, with a similar mid-market corporate target audience.
• Outsource Events: UK-based event management company delivering venue finding, event management and production services to corporate clients. Closely comparable on the venue-finding-plus-event-management bundle and the commission-funded agency model.
• Zibrant: UK event and communications agency offering event management, venue sourcing and incentive travel for corporate clients. Comparable on the corporate MICE focus and bundled service structure, with overlap on UK and international event delivery.
• Top Banana: UK corporate event and incentive agency providing team building, events and venue sourcing to corporate clients. Directly comparable on team building, venue finding and incentive travel offerings within the UK mid-market.
• Venue Finder: UK venue-finding directory and agency connecting corporate bookers with meeting and event venues. Overlaps directly with Complete Event Solutions' free venue-finding service, including a commission-funded intermediary model.

Broad incumbents

• CWT Meetings & Events: Global meetings, incentives, conferences and events division of CWT, serving large multinational corporate clients. Comparable on MICE service offering but operates at much larger scale with proprietary technology and global account coverage.
• BCD Meetings & Events: Global corporate meetings and events agency serving large enterprises with strategic meetings management programs. Overlaps on MICE service mix but targets enterprise clients with structured programs rather than the mid-market UK boutique segment.
• Amex GBT (Meetings & Events): Global meetings and events practice within American Express Global Business Travel, providing end-to-end MICE services to multinational corporations. Broad incumbent competitor in the same MICE category, but serves enterprise rather than mid-market clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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

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