Marketing and creative agencies to acquire in Middlesbrough
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a marketing or creative agency in Middlesbrough? Firmbase ranks 25 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 9 staff and has been in business for 8 years. Looking beyond Middlesbrough? Explore the full North East list of marketing and creative agencies.
25
Firms
UK 3,434
8%
Every director 55+
UK 16%
56%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 30%
8
Median years in business
UK 12
9
Median headcount
UK 8
£250k to £500k
Median turnover band
UK £250k to £500k · includes our estimates
All 25 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
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| 1 | The Sign Studio Skippers Lane Industrial Estate, Middlesbrough | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 01174802 · Companies House |
| 2 | The Unknown Creative Darlington, County Durham | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 07075318 · Companies House |
| 3 | Mariana Decoration & Designers Middlesbrough | Approach Score 74/100 |
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Company no. 13023241 · Companies House |
| 4 | Lemontop Creative Billingham, Co. Durham | Approach Score 68/100 |
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Company no. 07974712 · Companies House |
| 5 | MAC Signs (NE) Middlesbrough | Approach Score 64/100 |
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Company no. 09376676 · Companies House |
| 6 | Breakout Media Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland | Approach Score 61/100 |
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Company no. 11327157 · Companies House |
| 7 | Tees Business Middlesbrough A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 59/100 |
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Company no. 10588345 · Companies House |
| 8 | Disclosed Middlesbrough | Approach Score 57/100 |
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Company no. 10178386 · Companies House |
| 9 | Dash Media Darlington | Approach Score 56/100 |
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Company no. 14010560 · Companies House |
| 10 | The Petite Agency Stockton-on-Tees | Approach Score 55/100 |
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Company no. 12678063 · Companies House |
| 11 | Advantagesignz Darlington, County Durham | Approach Score 54/100 |
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Company no. 07300196 · Companies House |
| 12 | Alt Labs Middlesbrough, Cleveland | Approach Score 53/100 |
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Company no. 11080570 · Companies House |
| 13 | OTL (NE) Middlesbrough | Approach Score 51/100 |
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Company no. 14306924 · Companies House |
| 14 | Sign Design Stockton-on-Tees, Durham A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 47/100 |
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Company no. 08751831 · Companies House |
| 15 | Alina Decoration & Designers Middlesbrough | Approach Score 47/100 |
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Company no. 13022240 · Companies House |
| 16 | Resolute Security Solutions Stockton-on-Tees A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 47/100 |
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Company no. 14330678 · Companies House |
| 17 | Better Middlesbrough, Cleveland | Approach Score 46/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 06684268 · Companies House |
| 18 | Climb & Conquer Stockton-on-Tees | Approach Score 43/100 |
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Company no. 13582125 · Companies House |
| 19 | Mabo Middlesbrough, Cleveland | Approach Score 43/100 |
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Company no. 08525793 · Companies House |
| 20 | Graphic Solutions NE Redcar | Approach Score 41/100 |
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| 21 | Signworx Middlesbrough, Cleveland | Approach Score 36/100 |
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| 22 | Juiced Studio Middlesbrough | Approach Score 35/100 |
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Company no. 12238176 · Companies House |
| 23 | Stack Digital Stockton-on-Tees | Approach Score 35/100 |
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Company no. 12359881 · Companies House |
| 24 | JMW Digital Marketing Stockton-on-Tees | Approach Score 32/100 |
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Company no. 15781765 · Companies House |
| 25 | Cresco Marketing Wynyard A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 30/100 |
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Company no. 15475093 · 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 Middlesbrough.
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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Buy the list of all 25 firms, with director names, ages and shareholders
Each row comes with the facts behind its score, financials with dates and contact details.