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COMPANY PROFILE October 2020 COMPANY PROFILE October 2020 About LCA Established in 1999, today our team brings together more than 40 talented professionals with experience of journalism, politics, business and government and includes a dedicated research function which delivers regular, tailored briefings to our clients and the LCA team. We are trusted to deliver by developers, occupiers, land owners, house builders, local authorities, registered providers, NHS organisations, transport bodies, education providers, cultural institutions, major businesses, sports clubs and charities. We have worked on projects in every London Borough, typically active in two thirds of them at any one time, and also handle schemes across the South East of England. LCA is multi-award winning, securing ‘Agency of the Year’, ‘Consultancy of the Year’ or ‘Specialist Agency of the Year’ from all of PR Week, the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA), the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the International Building Press (IBP). LCA is an intelligence-led PR company, with four core services: Consultation Corporate Consumer Design for & Planning Permission & Public Affairs & Lifestyle Print & Digital Effective community Protecting and Raising profile of brands, Creative, engaging and political engagement enhancing reputation and spaces and places through and informative design to enable development strengthening relationships integrated campaigns across multiple platforms for the public and private with political, business and across traditional and including print, web and sectors. stakeholder audiences. social media. video. • Site appraisals & bids • Key message and • B2C communications • Public exhibitions strategy development and events • Public consultation • B2B communications • Stakeholder and • Perception research • Brochures, reports • VIP and influencer political engagement • Political engagement and newsletters management • Media management and insight • Visual identity and • Event management and branding • Planning Committee • Executing corporate activation preparation affairs programmes • Infographics and Content creation iconography • Construction • Corporate plans • and brochures Presentations communications • Social media management • Political, media and • Event management • Web Design • • Media buying and intelligence monitoring • Crisis communications partnerships • Video animation and issues management • Crisis communications 8th Floor, Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London WC1V 7AA Registered Office: 8th Floor, Berkshire House 020 7612 8480 [email protected] 168-173 High Holborn, London WC1V 7AA www.londoncommunications.co.uk @LDNcomms Registered in England No. 3727953 COMPANY PROFILE October 2020 Our Clients We are proud to be trusted by businesses and organisations making significant investments and by public bodies responsible for key services. We publish our client list in full and we are currently working with the following organisations: • Access • Hadley • Quintain • Argent Related • Harlequin F.C. • RaKAT (charitable client) • Barratt Homes • Hayes Davidson • Redrow • BDP (for the Parliamentary Estate, • HB Reavis • Regal London Northern Estates Programme) • HBD • Renewal • Beltane • HKS Architects • Romulus • Benson Elliot • Hondo • Royal London Asset Management • Berkeley Homes • Imperial College and Kensington • Sanctuary Housing • Brentford Football Club Wade • Seaforth Land • British Land • Interland Group • Second Home • Broadway Malyan • Jacobs (for the Palace of • Sellar Westminster Restoration and • Builder Depot • South London and Maudsley NHS Renewal Programme) • Cadogan Foundation Trust • Joseph Partners • Car Giant • Stanhope • Keystone Partners • City of London Corporation • Stride Treglown • King’s Cross Central Limited • City of Westminster • Telford Homes Partnership • CO-RE • Thales Transportation UK • Lab Tech Investments • Countryside • The Diorama Estates • Landsec • Crosstree • The Northbank BID • Lee Valley Regional Park Authority • Curlew • Therme South • London + Regional Properties • Cyrene Collection (charitable client) • Tideway • London Borough of Enfield • Dukelease • Tiger Developments • Londonewcastle • Dukeminster • Tonic Housing • Madison Square Garden London • Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group • Tottenham Hotspur Football Club • McGee • EcoWorld • Twelve Architects • Metropolitan Police Service Property • Endurance Land Services • U+I • Frame [re] • Montreaux • urbanest • Galliard Homes • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS • Victoria - Westminster BID • Gazeley Foundation Trust • Victoria BID • General Projects • Museum of London • VU.CITY • Grainger plc • New London Architecture (NLA) • Western Riverside Waste Authority • Grosvenor • Newlon Housing Trust • Westminster Real Estate • Groveworld • One Housing 8th Floor, Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London WC1V 7AA Registered Office: 8th Floor, Berkshire House 020 7612 8480 [email protected] 168-173 High Holborn, London WC1V 7AA www.londoncommunications.co.uk @LDNcomms Registered in England No. 3727953 COMPANY PROFILE October 2020 Insights LCA is relied upon to provided tailored insight and intelligence to our clients. We track and analyse the following: • National press • London Boroughs and Local Authorities • Local newspapers • GLA • Trade press • National Government • Broadcast media • Online & Blogs LCA also produces tailored briefings and high quality visuals and infographics that provide valuable insight and commentary ensuring that our clients are fully aware of decisions and announcements that may impact on their strategies and objectives. LDN – London in short LCA produces a weekly newsletter sent the inbox of 4,000 opinion formers across London every Wednesday. Read by journalists and politicians, public officials and business leaders, LDN covers the stories and intelligence we consider to be the news you need to know from the seven days just gone, together with our specialist insider knowledge and insight. Company Overview London Communications Agency Ltd • Founded: 1 August 1999 • Registered address: 8th Floor, Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London WC1V 7AA • Company registration number: 03727953 • Number of employees: 45 • VAT number: 736 3932 17 8th Floor, Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London WC1V 7AA Registered Office: 8th Floor, Berkshire House 020 7612 8480 [email protected] 168-173 High Holborn, London WC1V 7AA www.londoncommunications.co.uk @LDNcomms Registered in England No. 3727953.
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