Leeds PR startup surpasses £100k turnover mark following year of record growth

MacComms, the Leeds-based PR agency, has exceeded £100k in turnover in less than three years of business.

The startup, based at Entrepreneurial Spark in Leeds, has grown more than 100% year on year and reached the milestone turnover in sales of PR services prior to celebrating its third year in business this April.

Formed by Ellie MacDonald in 2015, MacComms now employs four people permanently with and additional two outsourced directors in HR and finance positions.

Martin Mellor, finance director for MacComms, broke the news to the team at the beginning of March.

He commented: “To see MacComms go from strength to strength is extremely rewarding and reflective of the hard work that Ellie and the team put in.

“To have seen over 100% growth not just once but two years in a row is extremely impressive – the commercial backdrop is not easy and there are many statistics on business failure rates that back that up.

“MacComms is developing a strong, sustainable and, crucially, profitable business through organic growth – this gives me great confidence for the future and I see no reason why the trend of doubling in size can’t continue into the next few years.”

Ellie MacDonald, founder of MacComms, added: “With a number of frightening statistics detailing that more than half of all startups fail within their first few years, I am incredibly proud to have reached this milestone figure and continue to grow successfully.

“I have to thank the fantastic people I employ in my core and wider team, particularly Martin who shared this exciting news with us, without them MacComms would not have achieved this important milestone.”