Marketing and creative agencies to acquire in Cambridge
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a marketing or creative agency in Cambridge? Firmbase ranks 17 marketing and creative agencies using public company information to help buyers prioritise firms for research and potential outreach. The Approach Score ranks firms using public signals including director age and tenure, ownership, business scale, financial strength and recent changes. These firms are not listed for sale, and the ranking does not indicate that an owner is considering a sale.
The median firm has 7 staff and has been in business for 16 years; 1 firm is owned by a group that has acquired several firms in this sector. Looking beyond Cambridge? Explore the full East of England list of marketing and creative agencies.
17
Firms
UK 3,434
20%
Every director 55+
UK 16%
18%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 30%
16
Median years in business
UK 12
7
Median headcount
UK 8
£250k to £500k
Median turnover band
UK £250k to £500k · includes our estimates
1 firm owned by 1 group that has bought several firms in this sector. That is 6% of this list.
All 17 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
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| 1 | Red Graphic Cambridge | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 05262194 · Companies House |
| 2 | Jones Publishing Cambridge | Approach Score 73/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 06549013 · Companies House |
| 3 | Spencer Mayes Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | Approach Score 70/100 |
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Company no. 04048405 · Companies House |
| 4 | Special Agent Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | Approach Score 68/100 |
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Company no. 05108049 · Companies House |
| 5 | Identity Creative Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | Approach Score 64/100 |
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| 6 | Footprint Signs and Graphics Cambridge A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 61/100 |
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Company no. 06583139 · Companies House |
| 7 | Kindred Soul Cambridge A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 59/100 |
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Company no. 11383015 · Companies House |
| 8 | OST Cambridge | Approach Score 58/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 07369877 · Companies House |
| 9 | Tricolor Cambridge A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 57/100 |
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Company no. 07419371 · Companies House |
| 10 | Technology Online Cambridge | Approach Score 55/100 |
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Company no. 13329353 · Companies House |
| 11 | QAV Global ELY, Cambridgeshire | Approach Score 53/100 |
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Company no. 04168612 · Companies House |
| 12 | Somersault Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | Approach Score 52/100 |
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Company no. 13071360 · Companies House |
| 13 | Free Brands Litlington, Cambridgeshire A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 51/100 |
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| 14 | Xanthos Cambridge | Approach Score 50/100 |
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Company no. 04457299 · Companies House |
| 15 | Bigsmall Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire | Approach Score 48/100 |
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Company no. 11517875 · Companies House |
| 16 | Cambrionix Cambridge, Cambridgeshire A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 41/100 |
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Company no. 06210854 · Companies House |
| 17 | Foundry Works Design Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Part of a group | Approach Score 15/100 |
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Company no. 15748173 · Companies House |
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Each row comes with the facts behind its score, financials with dates and contact details.
What's in the file
One row per firm, in Approach Score order, as Excel + CSV.
It holds the facts behind each score, points for each part of the score, financials with dates, publicly available contact details, where identified, director names and named shareholders.
Some people with significant control appear as Other individual, with no further detail. Director email lookups are not included.
How this list is filtered
- 5 or more staff, from filed headcount or our estimate where none is filed.
- Registered office in Cambridge.
How this list is built
The Approach Score ranks firms mainly on public Companies House information about owner tenure and age, ownership, size, financial strength and recent register changes.
Firms with higher scores appear first in each list.
Use the ranking to order research, then check each business directly.
What it does not mean
No firm here is for sale, and the score says nothing about any owner's plans.
At least 95% of the firms where we hold directors had them checked in or after November 2026.
What we do not cover
Regulatory information is not included in this list. Buyers should check the relevant register as part of their due diligence. Agencies have no single sector regulator. Check advertising obligations against the ASA's Advertising Codes and search its published rulings; the ASA regulates advertisements rather than licensing agencies.
Why age bands but no people's names
Age bands come from the month and year of birth on Companies House. This page shows no exact ages and no people's names. Both come with the purchased list. The band edges from 45 to 65 are the ages where the score changes. A row shows no age bands when a director's surname is in the firm's name, its group's name or its website. Those directors' ages still count towards the score.
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Each row comes with the facts behind its score, financials with dates and contact details.