Epoch Architecture

What Epoch Architecture does

Epoch Architecture is a UK-based architectural practice established in 2016 by Jonathan Hargreaves, who serves as the founder and sole director. The firm operates from a registered office in Congleton, Cheshire (Company Number 10183180) and a home studio in Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire, delivering architectural design, planning, technical documentation, and contract management services to homeowners, property developers, and commercial clients. It is registered with and regulated by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), which authorises the practice to lead the design team from inception through to project completion.

The practice's core technology deployment centres on modern 3D drawing packages and Building Information Modelling (BIM) software, tools that the founder notes are typically associated with larger national-scale practices. Service delivery spans inception assessment, project planning, detailed design, and contract administration, with experience in Passive House principles and BREEAM requirements supporting sustainability-focused briefs. Project work is concentrated in the residential sector (new builds, extensions, barn conversions, residential developments) alongside selective work in commercial, education, ecclesiastical, industrial, leisure, listed building refurbishment, residential care, and retail sectors.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees quoted on a project-by-project basis, with construction project values typically up to approximately £2 million. The go-to-market is direct consultative sales, beginning with a free initial consultation, and the practice's geographic reach spans Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Manchester, Shropshire, and London. An adjacent revenue stream exists through sister company Alter-Native-Spaces, which supplies and installs modular garden buildings (home offices, annexes, gyms, studios) across Staffordshire, Cheshire and beyond. The business is privately held with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Epoch Architecture

Legal name

Epoch Architecture Limited

Website

https://epocharchitecture.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UK-based chartered architectural practice providing residential and commercial design, planning, and contract management services across Cheshire, Staffordshire, the wider North West/Midlands, and London, with a sister company supplying modular garden buildings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Residential Building Construction (23611)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB), Structural Expansion (Foundation, Framing & Load-Bearing Modifications) (HSAPADAN), Residential Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) & Backyard Homes (IMAFABAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential architecture
• Construction contract management
• Planning permission services
• Building design consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Congleton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural and design services provided from inception through to project completion, including contract administration. Services tailored to client requirements across residential and commercial sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Epoch Architecture provides full architectural design and contract management services for residential and commercial projects, delivered by Chartered Architectural Technologists. The service spans inception (client needs assessment), project planning, detailed design coordination, and contract administration through to project completion. The practice also offers garden buildings (annexes, home offices, gyms, studios) through its sister company Alter-Native-Spaces.

Product overview

Epoch Architecture is a client-focused architectural services practice offering full-service architectural design and contract management for residential and commercial projects. The core offering is architectural services spanning inception, project planning, detailed design, and contract administration. The company also offers garden buildings through its sister company Alter-Native-Spaces, providing modular garden structures for uses such as home offices, annexes, and hobby rooms. The practice primarily serves the domestic residential market with experience across commercial, education, ecclesiastical, industrial, leisure, listed building refurbishment, residential care, and retail sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design and Contract Management Services Full architectural design and contract management services spanning inception, project planning, detailed design, and contract administration through to completion, delivered by Chartered Architectural Technologists for property developers, commercial clients, and residential projects with construction values up to around £2 million.
• Garden Buildings (via Alter-Native-Spaces)

Quantifiable outcome

• Exceptionally high planning approval rate
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AD Coach SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2023Local company providing luxury bespoke conversions of coaches and bespoke furniture to football teams. Epoch Architecture assisting with expansion of their current commercial premises.
• Simon Clutton HomescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 October 2021Property developer working with Epoch Architecture on the design and construction of four new residential properties off Dunnocksfold Road in Alsager. Construction works progressed with completion due Autumn 2022.
• Alter-Native-SpacescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company that supplies and constructs garden buildings across Staffordshire, Cheshire and further afield. Epoch Architecture provides architectural design services while Alter-Native-Spaces handles construction and installation of garden buildings including home offices, annexes, gyms, and studios.
• Innovo-UK LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty developer for 155 Park Lane, Knypersley project. Completed a contemporary home set within the Green Belt with high tech features and sustainable building envelope.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• JTP (John Thompson & Partners): UK-based architectural practice with strong residential and community housing focus. Highly comparable in residential-led architectural design, masterplanning, and engagement with developers and local authorities.
• Levitt Bernstein: London-headquartered architectural practice known for residential, housing, and urban regeneration work. Comparable to Epoch in residential architecture delivery and developer client base.
• Mikhail Riches: Award-winning UK practice specialising in sustainable residential architecture, including domestic extensions, retrofits, and new-build homes. Closely comparable in domestic-sector expertise and sustainability/Passivhaus credentials.
• Proctor & Matthews: UK architectural practice with significant residential, conservation, and masterplanning experience. Comparable to Epoch in heritage/listed building work and new-build residential design.
• Purcell: UK architectural practice specialising in heritage, conservation, and listed-building refurbishment. Highly comparable to Epoch's conservation and listed-building segment.
• Pollard Thomas Edwards (PTE): UK architectural practice with strong residential, housing, and regeneration portfolio. Comparable in residential-led design, developer engagement, and mixed-tenure project delivery.
• Cullinan Studio: UK practice focused on sustainable, low-carbon architecture including Passivhaus and BREEAM-certified work. Comparable in sustainability credentials and residential/education sector overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Stride Treglown: Large UK-wide architectural practice offering residential, commercial, education, and healthcare design. Overlaps with Epoch's commercial and education sector experience but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Major international architectural practice with broad sector coverage including residential, healthcare, education, and commercial. Represents the large-scale incumbent competition for mid-market projects.

Emerging players

• Green Retreats: UK manufacturer and installer of modular garden buildings — home offices, studios, annexes. Directly comparable to Epoch's Alter-Native-Spaces sister-company offering in the garden buildings category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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