We are a UK-based print and digital customer communications company. From our rich heritage serving organisations in the highly regulated private and public sectors, we have grown to 450+ colleagues operating from three secure production sites in Huddersfield, Leicester and Bellshill.
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Annual revenue from blue-chip and public sector client base
450+
Colleagues operating from three secure production sites
3
Secure UK sites
1.8bn
Secure documents produced annually
36m
Communications via digital channels
5.4m
Inbound images processed
Adare SEC has grown to become an industry leader in regulatory and digital customer communications, with a combined portfolio of more than 300+ clients and over 1.8 billion transactional customer communications per annum.
Timeline and key milestones
2018
New CEO and team appointed following levelling out of growth.
2019
Acquisition of Critiqom, adding geographic reach and Local Authority expertise.
2020
5-year £10m capital investment plan, demonstrating commitment to best-in-class solutions and positioned as a platform for further growth
2021
Acquisition of Adare SEC, adding scale and digital capability and further broadening the client base
2022
Evidence of increasing digital capability. Finalist for 3 awards at the IT Industry awards. Formulation of ESG strategy with SBTi target
2022/23
Significant growth in digital revenues following significant investment and subsequent uptake of digital products by existing clients. EcoVadis Gold status awarded
2023
New client wins and further expansion of existing client base. Enhanced scale and digital capability contributing to significant new wins
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2024
Best in class performance of a truly combined business. Delivered combined Revenue of £125m, EBITDA of £11.3m and Operating Profit of £7.7m for FY24. £1.5m investment – increased security posture and operational equipment
2024/25
Adare SEC earns place on renowned Aspire Leaderboard. Winners of Best use of Fintech at the Digital Transformation Awards, Finalist at National Technology Awards and PrintWeek Awards. Launch of Corporate Charity - the MND Association
2018
New CEO and team appointed following levelling out of growth.
2020
5-year £10m capital investment plan, demonstrating commitment to best-in-class solutions and positioned as a platform for further growth
2022
Evidence of increasing digital capability. Finalist for 3 awards at the IT Industry awards. Formulation of ESG strategy with SBTi target
2023
New client wins and further expansion of existing client base. Enhanced scale and digital capability contributing to significant new wins
2024/25
Adare SEC earns place on renowned Aspire Leaderboard. Winners of Best use of Fintech at the Digital Transformation Awards, Finalist at National Technology Awards and PrintWeek Awards. Launch of Corporate Charity - the MND Association
2019
Acquisition of Critiqom, adding geographic reach and Local Authority expertise.
2021
Acquisition of Adare SEC, adding scale and digital capability and further broadening the client base
2022/23
Significant growth in digital revenues following significant investment and subsequent uptake of digital products by existing clients. EcoVadis Gold status awarded
2024
Best in class performance of a truly combined business. Delivered combined Revenue of £125m, EBITDA of £11.3m and Operating Profit of £7.7m for FY24. £1.5m investment – increased security posture and operational equipment
