Major new client wins and industry recognition
- New clients include Arval, CATS Global Schools (CGS), Kinrise investment
- Recognised as Top 150 PR Week agency & 32nd in the country for B2B comms
- Five key promotions to support growth and team structure for new FY
AMBITIOUS has closed its financial year with a series of recent high‑profile client wins across education, financial services, mobility and the built environment.
Among the new partnerships, we have secured a contract with CGS a Cambridge‑based international education group operating independent schools and colleges across the UK, US, China and Malaysia. The brief will support the group’s strategic communications and reputation priorities across multiple markets.
In financial and mobility services, we have been appointed following a competitive pitch to deliver a strategic communications brief for BNP Paribas Arval UK, an industry leader in full-service vehicle leasing and mobility solutions. Leasing over 200,000 vehicles in the UK. Arval supports corporates, SMEs and individuals to manage fleets and accelerate the transition to more sustainable mobility, providing strategic communications support in the UK market.
Reflecting our strength in placemaking and regeneration, we are also working at the heart of Bristol’s once‑in‑a‑generation transformation. Having secured a brief with Kinrise to support the communications around the regeneration of Canon’s Wharf, the Grade II listed waterfront estate into a low‑carbon, design‑led workplace, bringing energy, culture and community back to Bristol’s Harbourside.
In addition, we have significantly expanded our relationship with Mira, the UK‑based bathroom and showering manufacturer. Initially appointed in 2025, our remit has grown following successful work in the installer market, expanding into the specifier market and adding a new corporate affairs brief.
We’ve also cemented our position as a UK Top 150 Consultancy in May 2026 with the release of PR Week’s 2026 agency rankings. We’ve also been recognised as being the 26th highest revenue agency outside of London and ranked number 32 in the country for our work in b2b communications and in financial and corporate communications.
The momentum comes at a time when the agency has also achieved B Corp certification and made a significant investment in artificial intelligence training and capability across the business, as part of a broader focus on strengthening senior counsel and delivery.
Laura Lear, Managing Director at AMBITIOUS, said: “Over the past year we’ve been very deliberate about how we build the next phase of the agency. Achieving B Corp certification was an important milestone, sitting alongside substantial investment in AI training and capability across the business. That work has been about future‑proofing how we operate and strengthening our senior counsel and delivery, rather than chasing short‑term advantage.”
Alongside its client wins, AMBITIOUS has made a series of senior internal appointments to strengthen leadership and delivery capacity across the business. Liam Britnell has been promoted to Associate Director, Chloe Tonkin steps into the role of Client Services Lead and Amy Ferrier has been promoted to Head of Production; while Zoe Bagnall and Luke Allsop have both been promoted to Senior Consultant. Nomalanga Tshuma has also joined the agency as Office Manager. The moves reflect AMBITIOUS’s focus on developing talent from within as it supports increasingly complex client briefs.
