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Watson Batty Architects has achieved another strong financial performance with sustained growth across all sectors.
Despite ongoing economic challenges and uncertainty, the Leeds and Loughborough based practice has surpassed its performance target by nearly ten per cent, achieving turnover of £3,386,132 for year 2023/2024.
A balance of instructions across a number of specialisms is attributed to this growth with Watson Batty seeing particularly strong growth in the ‘learning’ sector, which surpassed £1 million, and the ‘living’ sector, which was just short of £1 million. The commercial/industrial sector also surpassed targets with sport and leisure not far behind. The Leeds headquarters team accounted for two thirds of turnover while the Loughborough studio takes credit for one third, ahead of target.
“We are extremely pleased to be able to report another excellent trading year. It is reassuring to achieve a good spread of work across key industry sectors as we continue to invest in a team with specialist credentials. This strategy remains fundamental to the longevity of our business success. The Future looks very positive with well over £2 million already secured at the start of our financial year 2024/2025. Indeed, our learning team has already surpassed targets on day one!
“We can only attribute this fantastic performance to the unwavering excellence of our people. Specialist expertise and technical ability is of course critical, but we are particularly proud of how the team excels in managing client relations, nurturing trust and staying ahead of the curve on the constant evolution and challenges within the built environment. We are acutely aware of the rapidly changing agenda, not least through sustainability and net zero carbon commitments, and this has been our primary, future focused approach for clients.”
Recent project awards for Watson Batty include new educational facilities with Tilbury Douglas and ISG, as well as further successes with Algeco via the Modern Methods of Construction framework.
The later living and care sector continues to expand through clients Exemplar and Torsion, whilst recent leisure sector successes include new build projects in Goole and Caerphilly which is part funded via the Governments levelling up fund.
Watson Batty Architects was established more than 45 years ago as a future focused business offering architectural, interior design and master planning solutions for all sectors.
Employing a team of 35 people, the practice is credited for a number of major public and private sector projects including schools, universities, sport and leisure, distribution facilities, commercial, master planning, residential and care developments and transport hubs.
Clients include Algeco, AtkinsRealis, Countryside Partnerships, Esh Construction, Exemplar Healthcare, Royal Mail Group, Skipton Properties, Speller Metcalfe Malvern, Sewell Construction, Wharfedale Homes, Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Yorkshire Housing. New clients include Morgan Sindall Construction, Torsion Care, Willmott Dixon Construction, Hobson & Porter Ltd and Zuka Ltd.
Its team is also involved with the RIBA Student Mentoring Programme at the University of Sheffield, De Montfort University, Leicester and Loughborough University.
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