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Architecture Companies in Liverpool: 168 Active Firms (2026)
Architecture companies in Liverpool design buildings, interiors and urban spaces for clients across the city-region.
Buying centres tend to sit with property owners, developers, contractors, public bodies and regeneration teams rather than with consumer design buyers. The better-fit practices combine concept design with planning-stage documentation, technical drawings and project coordination, often acting as the professional bridge between clients, consultants and construction teams. Engagements appear to be regional project appointments across commercial, residential, public-sector and mixed-use schemes, with scope shaped by planning risk, consultant coordination and delivery accountability. Liverpool and nearby Merseyside practices also tend to sell on local development context and repeat relationships, not only on design style.
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Liverpool has 168 actively trading architecture companies in this list, a compact local cohort rather than a broad national sample. Only 2 report turnover above £5M, which points to a market weighted towards partner-led and smaller multidisciplinary practices. New formation is still visible, with 24 incorporated since 2022, but the scaled end remains thin. Reported employment totals 393 people; within the headcount-reporting subset, 113 of 113 firms show employment, so the visible workforce is spread across many small practices rather than concentrated in a few large employers.
Architecture is regulated through title protection rather than a general licence for all design services. A practice using the architect title must work within the Architects Act framework, including registered professional oversight where a body corporate, firm or partnership trades under that title. The Architects Registration Board is the statutory regulator for the register and title protection; RIBA is a professional body and source of practice and economic commentary, not the statutory regulator. For Liverpool practices, that distinction matters because planning work, technical coordination and public-sector procurement may involve architecture-adjacent suppliers, but only registered oversight supports use of the protected title.
Workload prospects appear tied to the pace of local construction, regeneration and public-sector commissioning across Merseyside and the wider North West. The cohort’s shape suggests a market where many practices remain close to project delivery and client relationships, while relatively few move into larger regional consultancy scale. Caution in construction tends to lengthen sales cycles and sharpen fee pressure, particularly for small studios with limited recurring work. At the same time, regulated title protection gives established practices a clearer boundary against generic design-service competitors, which may support continuity even when new project starts are uneven.
168
Active firms
2026
24
Recent incorporations
Since 2022
2
£5M+ turnover
Architecture firms above £5M
Key facts
About 1% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (2 of 168 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
14% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (24 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Architect is a protected title under section 20 of the Architects Act 1997, with the Architects Registration Board overseeing the register.
DCMS estimates put creative industries GVA at £145.8 billion in 2024, equal to 5.5% of UK GVA.
The DCMS Architecture subsector grew by an estimated 6.8% between 2023 and 2024, the second-largest relative increase among creative industries subsectors.
RIBA’s Winter 2024/25 economics note described a weak construction sector and architects still pessimistic about future workloads at the end of 2024.
ACE reports around 580,000 architects across 30 European countries, up 8% over the past decade, and says nearly 70% of European architectural practices are solo operations.
Top Liverpool Architecture companies
Falconer Chester Hall Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides architectural design and planning services for residential, mixed-use, hospitality, student accommodation and commercial developments. Works on new‑build high‑rise schemes, regeneration…
Serves property developers, investors and commercial clients commissioning residential, PRS, student accommodation, hotel, mixed-use and commercial schemes.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 2% CAGR over 4y
Location
Brock Carmichael Architects LLP
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides architectural design, masterplanning and regeneration services for residential, leisure and hospitality, education, healthcare, industrial and mixed‑use developments. Works with developers…
Serves property developers, contractors, housing associations and private companies across the UK and Asia, particularly clients commissioning residential, commercial, mixed-use, education,…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
Mersey Design Group Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides architectural design, interior design, quantity surveying and principal designer/CDM services for building projects. Works across sectors including healthcare, residential, education,…
Serves public and private sector clients in the North West, particularly organisations and developers in healthcare, residential, education, transport, commercial and leisure sectors.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 9% CAGR over 4y
Location
Mersey Design Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides architectural design and related consultancy services including quantity surveying, principal designer roles and interior design. Works on building projects across healthcare, residential,…
Serves organisations commissioning built-environment projects, primarily in North West England, across healthcare, residential, education, transport, commercial and leisure sectors.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -16% CAGR over 4y
Location
The Owen Ellis Partnership Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides architectural design and technical services for building projects from concept to completion. Works across sectors including transport, residential, healthcare, education, commercial,…
Serves a mix of B2B, public sector and private clients in transport, residential, healthcare, heritage, sport and leisure, education, commercial and community projects, as well as individual…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -5% CAGR over 4y
Location
Condy & Lofthouse Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural design and planning services for building projects across healthcare, residential, leisure, education and commercial sectors, including concept design, project development and…
Serves organisations and property clients in healthcare, residential, leisure, education and commercial sectors, including those seeking architects in Liverpool.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
DICKERSON KIRBY GILKES LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsArchitectural practice providing design and project delivery for buildings and urban developments. Works across sectors including housing, commercial, cultural, healthcare, leisure, and mixed‑use…
Serves public- and private-sector clients needing architectural services, including commercial developers, housing providers, healthcare and leisure organisations, cultural bodies, and stakeholders…
Financial Health
StableStable · -77% CAGR over 3y
Location
JOHN MCCALL ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural design services for residential developments including homes for sale, rental housing and supported or special‑needs accommodation, as well as commercial and community…
Serves B2B and public sector clients commissioning housing, special-needs residential, commercial and community projects, including developers, housing providers, local authorities and community…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Simons Design Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural design and consultancy services including feasibility studies, concept and detailed design, interior and space planning, and BIM modelling. Manages multidisciplinary design…
Serves B2B and public-sector clients, including local authorities, developers, blue-chip companies, national retailers, manufacturers, pharmaceutical, healthcare, heritage, retail and leisure…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural and built environment design services including architecture, interior and landscape design, urban design, masterplanning, conservation and refurbishment. Also offers project…
Serves public-sector bodies, housing providers, developers and community organisations involved in residential, supported living, regeneration, heritage, health, education and community projects.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
JDA LIVERPOOL LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural design services for residential, housing and regeneration projects. Works with developers and organisations to plan and design homes, care facilities and community-focused…
Serves property developers, housing providers, care operators, regeneration bodies and private clients commissioning residential communities, supported living, care environments and one-off homes.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Constructive Thinking Studio Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural design services for commercial and residential buildings, including new-build and retrofit projects. Develops digital twin models and produces design concepts, planning…
Serves commercial property clients, residential homeowners and developers, with project examples including hotels, farms and housing sites in North West England.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 66% CAGR over 2y
Location
Revival Architecture Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural design services for residential, mixed‑use and commercial developments, including apartment schemes, houses and care homes. Works on new‑build projects and refurbishment or…
Serves property developers and commercial clients commissioning residential apartment, mixed-use, care home and commercial new-build or refurbishment projects in UK towns and cities.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
SANDILANDS LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides architectural design, urban planning and masterplanning services. Works on residential, mixed‑use, workplace, retail, cultural and infrastructure projects, offering design consultancy,…
Serves public and private sector clients commissioning built-environment projects in arts, education, healthcare, infrastructure, leisure, residential, retail, hospitality, workplace and mixed-use…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
K2 ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural design and masterplanning services for public, cultural and education projects. Works on building design, refurbishment and regeneration schemes including civic buildings,…
Serves public-sector bodies, cultural and civic organisations, education providers and regeneration partners seeking socially and environmentally focused built-environment projects.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 15% CAGR over 2y
Location
AUSTIN-SMITH:LORD LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides architectural and design services including architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, conservation, masterplanning and urban design. Works on projects across sectors such as…
Serves public- and private-sector clients commissioning built-environment projects, including organisations in arts and culture, civic, commercial, education, healthcare, infrastructure, residential,…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -79% CAGR over 3y
Location
Architectural Emporium Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural and interior design services for new-build, refurbishment, extension and conservation projects. Works on cultural, commercial and community buildings, delivering concept…
Serves organisations and property owners commissioning architectural and interior design projects, including arts and cultural venues, community groups, healthcare practices, hospitality/leisure…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 10% CAGR over 2y
Location
L7 Architects Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural and interior design services for building projects, developing concept designs, visualisations and construction documentation. Works with clients and consultants to plan and…
Serves business and institutional clients, property owners, developers and project managers commissioning building and interior space projects.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
KKA LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · -67% CAGR over 4y
Location
B.Y.A. LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides architecture, building retrofit, digital construction tools and project optimisation services through a group of specialist brands, supporting planning, design and delivery of construction…
Serves B2B clients in the construction and built environment sectors, including property developers, building owners and project teams seeking architecture, retrofit, digital and industrialised…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -17% CAGR over 3y
Location
Parkinson Inc. Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 32% CAGR over 4y
Location
Architecture Julien Denis Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · -24% CAGR over 4y
Location
INNOVATION DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
EXECUTIVE DESIGNS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · -60% CAGR over 5y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
MMA Design & Project Management Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Amni Consultants Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
FN ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
UNIT3 : DESIGN STUDIO LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 11% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Studio Seventeen Architecture Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
Virtual Build Limited
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
TOM BLACK ARCHITECTS LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
NS-ARCH LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
DMC Architecture & Design Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
SHED K.M. LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -80% CAGR over 3y
Location
SMYO ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -77% CAGR over 3y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
SNOW ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
Paul Gregory & Co Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 5y
Location
STUDIO MBA LTD
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 44% CAGR over 3y
Location
Low Energy Architecture Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
Vipond Oldbridge Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
STUDIO -LADY- LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Awake Architects Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · -16% CAGR over 4y
Location
Downs Variava Architecture Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · -10% CAGR over 4y
Location
RTK PARTNER LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
RAL Architects Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides architectural design and planning services for residential and commercial building projects, including bespoke houses, apartment developments, property redevelopments, and standardised house…
Serves private homeowners, housebuilders, property developers and commercial organisations such as retailers and leisure clubs, with project examples concentrated around Liverpool, Merseyside and…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
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How Liverpool Architecture companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Liverpool architecture practices usually earn from project-based professional fees rather than recurring subscriptions. Revenue is commonly tied to staged appointments: feasibility and concept design, planning submissions, technical packages, tender support and construction-stage coordination. Fees may be fixed for defined scopes, pegged to a proportion of construction value, or charged on time where the brief is uncertain and variations are likely. Engagement size ranges from small planning packages for single assets to staged appointments on public, commercial and mixed-use schemes. The service is part creative design, part regulated professional assurance, and part project administration, with repeat work important because each new scheme carries bid cost and planning risk before full fee recovery.
Who they sell to
Most sell to property owners, developers, contractors, public bodies and regeneration teams across Liverpool, Merseyside and the North West. Day-to-day sponsors are typically development directors, project managers, estates leads, heads of regeneration, commercial directors or procurement teams, with finance involved once scope and risk are clear. Budgets usually sit inside project cost plans rather than departmental operating budgets, so contract size follows the scheme rather than the practice’s headcount. Smaller appointments can be won through referrals and direct relationships; larger public or mixed-use schemes tend to involve frameworks, tenders or consultant panels. Sales cycles are rarely self-serve and often wait on land control, funding, planning strategy and consultant team selection.
What they buy
Architecture practices tend to spend on tools and services that protect fee margin, reduce rework and keep projects auditable. Common categories include design and modelling software, drawing management, common data environments, specification tools, project accounting, time recording, CRM, proposal management, document control and cyber security. Many also buy outsourced IT, professional indemnity advice, employment law support, payroll, recruitment, bid writing, photography, visualisation and sector-specific marketing. For smaller partner-led studios, any new supplier has to fit around billable time and cash collection. For multidisciplinary practices, integration across design, finance and project management is often the more credible buying argument.
Why and how to sell to them
Buying intent often appears when a practice wins a new framework place, takes on a larger technical package, hires senior delivery staff, changes partners, or starts seeing project teams lose time to coordination and billing admin. Pain points are usually prosaic: fee leakage, late client changes, disputed scope, slow debtor collection, version control, recruitment gaps and evidence for tenders. Outbound tends to work better when it links to a current project or operational trigger, not a generic design-industry pitch. Useful angles are utilisation, recoverable fees, reduced rework, clearer audit trails and less partner time spent chasing documents or approvals.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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