Next 15 Group

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Background

Next 15 Group is a business growth consultancy and advertising company1โ€œHome,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/BlfwW,2โ€œNext 15,โ€ LinkedIn. Archived July 18, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. that has worked with major meat and dairy industry players such as the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef3,โ€œNational Roundtables Minutes January 18, 2023,โ€ Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Archived August 8, 2024. Archive URL: http://archive.today/wYc4O, Lactalis,4โ€œSMG,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 21, 2025. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/DqAUi and Arla Retail.5โ€œSMG,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 21, 2025. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/DqAUi

Although headquartered in the UK, Next 15 Group has a presence in 16 countries.6โ€œHome,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/BlfwW It has at least 27 subsidiary companies,7See related organisations section below although it specifies on its website that it is not a holding company, but rather a โ€œdecentralised network.โ€ Next 15 Groupโ€™s four key areas of focus are consumer insight (helping companies to understand their customers), customer engagement (assisting the companies to engage with their customers), customer delivery (improving the way companies interact with their customers), and business transformation (for example, helping companies with their overall strategy).8โ€œHow Weโ€™re Different,โ€ Next 15. Archived June 29, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/1hIkh

Next 15 Group also refers to itself as the โ€œNext Network.โ€ It was founded in 1995 as Text 100, changing its name to OneMonday Group in 2000, and then to Next Fifteen Communications Group plc in 2002. It became Next 15 Group in 2023.9โ€œOur History,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/yswoN  

In June 2025, Next 15 Group announced the discovery of potential serious misconduct at one of its subsidiaries, Mach49โ€”an agency that specializes, among other areas, in the energy sector.10โ€œMach49,โ€ Next 15. Archived May 24, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/Q0iQv Next 15 did not disclose the details of these concerns, but terminated the contracts of three senior managers at Mach49, and the CEO of Next 15 retired.11โ€œUKโ€™s Next 15 warns on profit, shares dive 21%,โ€ Reuters, June 26, 2025. Archived July 20, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. According to Sky News, Next 15 has subsequently been holding talks about selling its “legacy” assets, which are understood to include its public relations agency MHP.12โ€œCrisis-hit marketing group Next 15 approached about ยฃ200m break-up,โ€ Sky News, June 27, 2025. Archived July 1, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/j2ell 

Stance on Climate Change

Next 15 Group says that its goal is to โ€œMake sure we leave the world a better place than we found it,โ€13โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH and that โ€œFor Next 15, sustainability is a cornerstone of our business strategy. We recognise its vital role in achieving lasting success and creating a positive impact on society and the environment.โ€14โ€œHow Weโ€™re Different,โ€ Next 15. Archived June 29, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/1hIkh

Next 15 has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. It also set a target to reduce emissions by 42% by 2030, relative to a 2020 baseline. However, in 2025, Next 15 estimated its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions at 55,740.7 tCOโ‚‚eโ€”more than double its 2020 baseline of 26,410.9 tCOโ‚‚e.”15Next 15 Carbon Reduction Plan,โ€ Next 15, May 22, 2025. Archived June 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/cHppV

Next 15 had planned to submit its emissions reduction targets to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)โ€”a corporate climate action organization that provides standards, tools, and guidance to help companies set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets to reach net-zero by 2050โ€”at the start of its 2025 financial year. However, the company missed its self-imposed deadline, citing โ€œsignificant changesโ€ that prevented it from establishing a suitable emissions baseline. Next 15 says that โ€œour commitment to being science-aligned in our approach remains firm.โ€ At the time of writing, to DeSmogโ€™s knowledge, they have not set a revised target date for submission to SBTi.16โ€œNext 15 Carbon Reduction Plan,โ€ Next 15, May 22, 2025. Archived June 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/cHppV

Next 15 has not declared its advertised emissionsโ€”the additional emissions resulting from increased sales of polluting products as a result of advertising.

Climate governance at Next 15 encompasses an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) committee17โ€œCorporate Governance,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 7, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. and an internal sustainability group, known as โ€œGreen 15.โ€ Green 15โ€™s โ€œprimary goal is to continually build awareness and create as much opportunity to engage everyone in our initiatives across the Group and positively influence in support of a greener, more sustainable way of living.โ€18โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH

Next 15 says that โ€œour intention is to work with clients who have sustainable business models and are committed to the low-carbon transition,โ€19โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH and that โ€œweโ€™re not afraid to turn away profitable work that has a negative impact.โ€20โ€œOur Strategy,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 7, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/Lx56W Next 15 has acknowledged that working with clients in the oil and gas industry poses both a reputational and financial risk, however it has not eschewed working with clients in the fossil fuel sector, saying instead that โ€œwe do not work with clients in the fossil fuel extraction sector unless it is to help them materially change the course of their business to have a more positive impact.โ€21โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH

A Next 15 Group subsidiary, Elvis, has signed the Clean Creatives pledge to decline future contracts with the fossil fuel industry.”22Clean Creatives Pledge Signers – Agencies,โ€ Clean Creatives. Archived July 9, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/aEVe1  In 2025, Elvis signed a petition calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising in the UK.23โ€œShould agencies sign up for a fossil fuel ban?,โ€ More About Advertising, July 2025. Archived July 10, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/s4zqX Both Elvis and another Next 15 subsidiary, Archetype, have B Corp status,24โ€œESG Strategic Priorities roadmap,โ€ Next 15. Archived April 19, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/5b4vx a certification that recognises businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental performance.

Funding

For the year ending 31 January 2025, the Next 15 Group made ยฃ729.8m in revenue.25โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH

In June 2025, Next 15 Group announced that it had uncovered potential serious misconduct at one of its subsidiaries, which led to Next 15 warning that its 2026 profit would likely be below market expectations.26โ€œUKโ€™s Next 15 warns on profit, shares dive 21%,โ€ Reuters, June 26, 2025. Archived July 20, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Since 2004, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has listed Next 15 Group.27โ€œHistory,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/yswoN AIM is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange for smaller companies.

Of Next 15 Groupโ€™s shareholders,28โ€œShareholder information,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 28, 2025. Archived July 28, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/6YOfp Aviva Investors and Aberdeen hold significant fossil fuel assets.29โ€œEnsuring Climate Crisis: The Insurance Industry and Fossil Fuel Giants,โ€ Boycott Bloody Insurance. Archived July 21, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.,30โ€œAberdeenโ€™s statement on principal adverse impacts (PAIs) of investment decisions on sustainability factors,โ€ Aberdeen plc, June 30, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

In its 2024 and 2025 annual reports, Next 15 Group reported on how climate change affects its financial position and operations (Climate-related Financial Disclosures).31โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH In 2024, Next 15 Group said that one of its main climate-related risks was โ€œExposure to sectors/clients with higher exposure to climate-related risksโ€ and acknowledges that โ€œThere is a risk that if we work with sectors with the highest levels of transition risk, such as oil and gas, we lose revenue as they struggle to adapt to different climate scenarios. This could also negatively impact our reputation.โ€32โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2024,โ€ Next 15. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. In 2025, Next 15 said that โ€œwe expect that the market opportunity from a transition to a circular economy will have a net positive impact on our business. This is driven by our strategic intent to contribute to accelerating positive impacts (such as circularity, inclusion, wellbeing and job creation) and/or reduce negative impacts (such as overconsumption, climate change and biodiversity loss) through client work.โ€33โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH

Key People

Role20252024202320222021
Penny Ladkin-BrandChair of the boardYYYYY
Sam WrenSenior Independent DirectorY
Paul ButlerNon-executive DirectorYYYY
Mark AstaireNon-executive DirectorY
Sam KnightsCEOY
Tim Dyson34John Harrington. โ€œNext 15 names new CEO as Dyson retires; Issues profit warning,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 22, 2025. Archived July 22, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.Former CEOYYYYY
Mickey KalifaCFOY
Jonathan PeacheyCOOYYYY
Mark SanfordGeneral CounselYYYYY

Source: Next 15 website.35โ€œThe Board,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 22, 2025. Archived July 22, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/RzCCi 

Meat and Dairy Industry Clients

YearCountryRegionClientAgency subsidiaryCampaignIncome, if availableCitation
2025Arla RetailSMG36โ€œSMG,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 21, 2025. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL:
https://archive.ph/DqAUi 
2025Birds EyeElvis37โ€œElvis,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 21, 2025. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL:
https://archive.ph/qBz9L 
2025Cadbury (Mondelฤ“z)Elvis38โ€œElvis,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 21, 2025. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL:
https://archive.ph/qBz9L 
2025LactalisSMG39โ€œSMG,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 21, 2025. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL:
https://archive.ph/DqAUi 
2024Arla RetailSMG40โ€œSMG,โ€ Next 15 [archive version], Accessed July 21, 2025. Archived May 25, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024Birds EyeElvis41โ€œAll shook up: Elvis in charge after Birds Eye agency rejig,โ€ Decision Marketing, February 15, 2024. Archived July 28, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/9j6H8
2024Cadbury (Mondelฤ“z)Elvis42โ€œElvis,โ€ Next 15 [archive version], Accessed July 21, 2025. Archived May 25, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024LactalisSMG43โ€œSMG,โ€ Next 15 [archive version], Accessed July 21, 2025. Archived May 25, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023UKEuropeCadbury (Mondelฤ“z)ElvisPromotion of Cadbury Football Clubโ€™s partnership with Grenfell Athletic Football Club44โ€œMondelez – Cadbury FC x Grenfell Athletic,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/qh3qg
2023LactalisSMG45 โ€œThanks to all who joined us for yesterday’s Webinar,โ€ LinkedIn post from SMG, 2023. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL:
 https://archive.ph/etFu5  
 
2022GlobalGlobal Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB)MHP ยฃ6000 per month46โ€œMinutes Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Executive Committee Meeting February 8, 2022,โ€ Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, February 8, 2022. Archived August 7, 2024. Archive URL: http://archive.today/slrxC,47โ€œMinutes Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Board of Directors June 22, 2022,โ€ย Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Archived June 14, 2024. Archive URL:ย http://archive.today/DczqP

Other Clients of Interest

YearCountryRegionClientAgency subsidiarySubsidiarySpecific branchCampaignCitation
2024EuropeBayWa r.e. (a renewable energy subsidiary of energy company BayWa AG, which retains fossil fuel assets)Archetype48โ€œShaking up the climate conversation with BayWa r.e.,โ€ Archetype, November 8, 2024. Archived June 20, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/xHQgX
2024EuropeInstitute for European Environmental PolicySavantaConducted research for the European Green Deal Barometer49โ€œInstitute for European Environmental Policy – European Green Deal Barometer,โ€ Next 15. Archived June 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/NTk51
2023UKEuropeUK GovernmentTransformBuilding a Net Zero System Tool50โ€œGrowing Together: Next 15 Group plc Annual Report 2023,โ€ Next 15. Archived April 19, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/lo4tj 
2022Bloomberg PhilanthropiesOutcastCountdown to COP2751โ€œGrowing Together: Next 15 Group plc Annual Report 2023,โ€ Next 15. Archived April 19, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/lo4tj 
2021WWFSavantaEat4Change52โ€œWWF – Eat4Change,โ€ Next 15. Archived March 24, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/kHhhK

Actions

2024

Archetype, a subsidiary of the Next 15 Group, developed a campaign for BayWa r.e., a renewable energy company owned by BayWa AGโ€”a conglomerate with interests in energy, fossil fuels, and agriculture.53โ€œShaking up the climate conversation with BayWa r.e.,โ€ Archetype, November 8, 2024. Archived June 20, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/xHQgX,54โ€œBayWa r.e. Analyzing 10 Years of Online Conversation to Understand Consumer Perception of Climate Change,โ€ Next 15. Archived February 17, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/vyZjn

The campaign targeted business leaders, as well as government officials and the broader society. Archetype utilized social listening, a process that identifies and analyzes what is being said about a topic on social media platforms, to collate online mentions of the COP conferences between 2017 and 2021 and produce a report.55โ€œBayWa r.e. Analyzing 10 Years of Online Conversation to Understand Consumer Perception of Climate Change,โ€ Next 15. Archived February 17, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/vyZjn In the campaign, Archetype โ€œcompared online mentions of COP26 with those of the first series of Netflix sensation Squid Game, drawing parallels between the dystopian landscape in the show and the one on our horizon.โ€56โ€œShaking up the climate conversation with BayWa r.e.,โ€ Archetype, November 8, 2024. Archived June 20, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/xHQgX

Archetype also produced a thought leadership platform, which it promoted through media outreach, social media, and an โ€œemotiveโ€ campaign video about the climate crisis. Archetype states that this campaign enabled BayWa r.e. to break into the business and mainstream media.57โ€œBayWa r.e. Analyzing 10 Years of Online Conversation to Understand Consumer Perception of Climate Change,โ€ Next 15. Archived February 17, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/vyZjn

2024

In 2024, Next 15 Group subsidiary Savanta worked for the Institute for European Environmental Policy to conduct research used in the development of the European Green Deal Barometer, a report that assesses the progress of the European Green Deal‘s policy.58โ€œInstitute for European Environmental Policy – European Green Deal Barometer,โ€ Next 15. Archived June 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/NTk51

2023

In its 2023 annual report, Next 15 Group disclosed that it had worked for the UK government to develop a Net Zero System Tool (โ€˜NZSTโ€™). The tool is designed to help decision-makers understand the relative impacts of different policy options and to enable the government to systematically assess how various choices might affect progress toward net zero. One area of analysis included the potential impact of policies aimed at reducing meat consumption.59โ€œGrowing Together: Next 15 Group plc Annual Report 2023,โ€ Next 15. Archived April 19, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/lo4tj 

2022

Outcast, a Next 15 Group subsidiary, promoted Bloomberg Philanthropiesโ€™ Countdown to COP27 campaign using organic and paid social media content, Google search ads, and community management. Next 15 said that it also involved engaging with โ€œUS Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, Goldman Sachs, UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres, French diplomats, and more.โ€60โ€œGrowing Together: Next 15 Group plc Annual Report 2023,โ€ Next 15. Archived April 19, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/lo4tj 

2022

In March 2022, Next 15 Group acquired Engine Group UK. Engine Group UK was the parent company of MHP,61Ida Axling. โ€œNext 15 acquires Engine Group UK for ยฃ77.5m,โ€ Campaign, March 2, 2022. Archived July 23, 2025.ย  an agency working for the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB).62โ€œMinutes Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Executive Committee Meeting February 8, 2022,โ€ย Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, February 8, 2022. Archived August 7, 2024. Archive URL:ย http://archive.today/slrxC The GRSB is a membership organization that represents stakeholders across the entire beef supply chain. Its stated mission is โ€œto advance, support, and communicate continuous improvement in sustainability of the global beef value chain,โ€ with a vision for โ€œa world where beef is a trusted part of a thriving food system.โ€63โ€œWho We Are,โ€ย Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Archived June 25, 2025. Archive URL:ย http://archive.today/ml5wRย ย 

MHP had worked for GRSB since 2020.64Arvind Hickman. โ€œMHP chosen as global agency of record for sustainable beef initiative,โ€ย PR Week, July 29, 2020.ย Archived July 23, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Its work, described in detail in a DeSmog investigation, had included creating a strategy aiming to promote GRSB as โ€œpower[ing] progress in sustainable beefโ€ and to assure people that there was โ€œgrowing momentum in the beef industry to protect and nurture the earthโ€™s natural resources.โ€65โ€œMHP + GRSB: Audience Engagement Framework,โ€ย Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Archived June 12, 2024. Archive URL:ย http://archive.today/if2NFย 

GRSB extended its contract with MHP in February 2022,66โ€œMinutes Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Executive Committee Meeting February 8, 2022,โ€ย Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, February 8, 2022. Archived August 7, 2024. Archive URL:ย http://archive.today/slrxCย  shortly before MHP was acquired by Next 15.67Ida Axling. โ€œNext 15 acquires Engine Group UK for ยฃ77.5m,โ€ Campaign, March 2, 2022. Archived July 23, 2025.ย  Under the renewed agreement, MHP was to be paid ยฃ6,000 per month for its ongoing work.68โ€œMinutes Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Executive Committee Meeting February 8, 2022,โ€ย Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, February 8, 2022. Archived August 7, 2024. Archive URL:ย http://archive.today/slrxCย  As part of MHPโ€™s remit under the renewed agreement, GRSB requested that MHP map major industry events in 2022 to โ€œhelp GRSB identify and increase potential speaking opportunities and member attendance.โ€69โ€œMinutes Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Executive Committee Meeting February 8, 2022,โ€ย Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, February 8, 2022. Archived August 7, 2024. Archive URL:ย http://archive.today/slrxC

MHP supported the GRSB in its preparations for its Global Conference and COP27,70โ€œGlobal Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Annual Report 2022,โ€ย Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Archived July 23, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. launching a communications campaign in September in advance of the conferences.71โ€œMinutes Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Board of Directors June 22, 2022,โ€ย Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Archived June 14, 2024. Archive URL:ย http://archive.today/DczqP

2021

Next 15 Group subsidiary Savanta conducted research for the WWF as part of their Eat4Change initiative. This research involved Savanta surveying adults across the EU on their attitudes towards food, with the results informing WWFโ€™s work with national retailers, politicians, and EU decision-makers involved in communicating EU action on deforestation, both within the European Commission and Member States.72โ€œWWF – Eat4Change,โ€ Next 15. Archived March 24, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/kHhhK

2016

Next 15 produced an app for Public Health England called โ€œOne You,โ€ which aimed to help those aged 40-60 build healthier habits. This app included components relating to diet.73โ€œPublic Health England – One You,โ€ Next 15. Archived May 24, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/pV0gs 

Company74โ€œOur brands,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/X38OH,75About: History,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/yswoN Focus area76โ€œOur brands,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/X38OH Function
ActivateCustomer deliveryTech focus.77โ€œOur brands,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/X38OH In 2022, Activate acquired Green Leads, an agency that focuses on helping their client generate demand for their services from other businesses.78Next 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.,79โ€œNext Fifteen acquires Green Leads Holdings and Telemarketing Services Limited,โ€ News Releases. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/r55Ev 
Agent3 GroupCustomer deliveryTech focus.80โ€œAgent3 Group,โ€ Next 15. Archived February 17, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/PtwXI In 2022, Agent3 acquired Berne (UK), which trades as OneNineFive, a demand generation specialist,81โ€œLewis Silkin has advised Next 15 Communications Groupโ€™s subsidiary, Agent3, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Berne (UK), trading as OneNineFive,โ€ Lewis Silkin. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/wcSW3,82โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH and IT Telemarketing Services Limited (ITTS), a digital marketing and telemarketing agency.83โ€œNext Fifteen acquires Green Leads Holdings and Telemarketing Services Limited,โ€ NewsnReleases. Archived July 21, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/r55Ev In 2020, Next 15 acquired The Craft Consulting, a strategic marketing consultancy firm, from which point it traded as part of Agent3.84โ€œCheltenham marketing business sells to AIM-listed comms company,โ€ The Business Magazine, February 15, 2020. Archived July 21, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/NeGu8,85โ€œNext Fifteen Communications Group plc Acquisition Of The Craft Consulting Limited,โ€ Global Legal Chronicle, April 8, 2020. Archived July 24, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/ErPZK  
ArchetypeCustomer engagementStrategic communications and marketing.86โ€œArchetype,โ€ Next 15. Archived April 19, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/40Lxp  Archetype includes two merged companies, Text100 and Bite.87โ€œNext Fifteen merges Text100, Bite under Helena Maus,โ€ PRWeek, September 20, 2018. Archived March 29, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archetype, Outcast, and Nectar are all part of the same collective, called Marker.88โ€œMarker: Next 15 New Tech Collective Agency,โ€ Next 15: News, August 7, 2024. Archived July 6, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/U2MdH
August.One Communications89โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENHNot specifiedUnknown.
BCA (Blueshirt Capital Advisors)90โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENHNot specified Focuses on IPOs. The Next 15 Group holds a controlling interest in this firm.91โ€œAcquisition of Controlling Interest in BCA,โ€ Business Wire, May 4, 2021. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
BeyondCustomer engagementAlso known as BYND.92โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH,93โ€œBYND LTD,โ€ Companies House, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/r959G Design and technology agency focused on customer experience.94โ€œBeyond,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/GTP61
BrandwidthCustomer engagementImproves digital customer experience. One of its areas of focus is the energy sector.95โ€œBrandwidth Group Limited,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/0x93t 
In 2019, Brandwidth acquired social media agency Mighty Social. Brandwidth then acquired Cubaka, which specialises in social media strategy, content planning and development, and community management, in 2022, merging the two agencies and retaining the name Cubaka.96โ€œMIGHTY SOCIAL MERGES WITH CUBAKA,โ€ Next 15, February 1, 2023. Archived May 25, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
In 2023, Brandwidth acquired Cloudfy (a B2B e-commerce platform),97โ€œLewis Silkin has advised Brandwidth Marketing Limited on the acquisition of Williams Commerce Holdings Limited and Cloudfy,โ€ Lewis Silkin, November 17, 2023. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/WlKxB  Rush Ventures (a digital performance marketing agency),98โ€œBRANDWIDTH ACQUIRES RUSH VENTURES,โ€ Next 15, December 5, 2023. Archived July 22, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/GvODn and Williams Commerce (WCL), an e-commerce specialist.99โ€œLewis Silkin has advised Brandwidth Marketing Limited on the acquisition of Williams Commerce Holdings Limited and Cloudfy,โ€ Lewis Silkin, November 17, 2023. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/WlKxB A subsidiary of Williams Commerce is Fast Floor Multimedia Limited, a cloud software development and integrated B2B marketing agency, listed as a subsidiary of Next 15 Group.100โ€œWilliams Commerce is delighted to announce the acquisition of risk, compliance, and bespoke software developer Fast Floor Multimedia Ltd.,โ€ Williams Commerce, April 15, 2019. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/99xOM,101โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH
CRE (Conversion Rate Experts)102โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENHNot specified A conversion rate optimisation (CRO) agency.103โ€œResults International advises Conversion Rate Experts on its acquisition by Next Fifteen,โ€ Conversion Rate Experts, July 2020. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/i4wzW  Conversion rate optimisation aims to increase the percentage of users or website visitors who take a desired action, for example, buying a product off a brandโ€™s website.
ElvisCustomer engagementCreative agency. One of its areas of focus is the food sector.104โ€œElvis,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/qBz9L  Elvis was acquired by Next 15 in 2017.105โ€œACQUISITION OF ELVIS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED,โ€ Next 15, September 15, 2017. Archived July 28, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/iRcXT
EncoreCustomer deliveryDigital media agency. Utilizes data to target specific audiences and develop effective campaigns.106โ€œEncore,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/iriX8 
House337Customer engagementBrand consulting, advertising and communications, experience design, and sponsorship strategy. Areas of focus include the food and energy sectors.107โ€œHouse 337,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. An agency acquired by Next 15 Group in 2022, Engine Creative, has become part of House337.108โ€œEngine,โ€ Next 15, Accessed December 31, 2022. Archived December 31, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.,109Ida Axling. โ€œNext 15 acquires Engine Group UK for ยฃ77.5m,โ€ Campaign, March 2, 2022. Archived July 23, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
Hypertext Communications110โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENHNot specified Next 15 Group has owned Hypertext Communications since at least 2016. There is limited information about this agency, which was incorporated in India.111โ€œNext Fifteen Communications Group plc Annual Report 2016,โ€ Next 15, 2016. Archived July 23, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
IF.Agency LLCNot specified There is limited information about this agency, which was incorporated in the U.S.112โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH
Mach49Business transformationVenture creation and investment. One of its areas of focus is the energy sector.113โ€œMach49,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Q0iQv In June 2025, Next 15 Group announced that it had uncovered potential serious misconduct at Mach49 and terminated the contracts of three of its senior managers. The CEO of Next 15 also retired at this time.114โ€œUKโ€™s Next 15 warns on profit, shares dive 21%,โ€ Reuters, June 26, 2025. Archived July 20, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
Market Making Limited115โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENHSocial mediaAcquired by Next 15 in 2019.116โ€œBrowne Jacobson advises on sale of Market Making Limited to Next Fifteen Communications Group (Next 15),โ€ Browne Jacobson, July 18, 2019. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/zjylc 
M BoothCustomer engagementCreative agency. One of its areas of focus is the food sector.117โ€œMBooth,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
M Booth HealthCustomer engagementHealth consultancy and communications agency.118โ€œMBooth Health,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/0ndG2 
MHP GroupCustomer engagementCommunications agency. Has four subsidiary brands: MHP, Mischief, La Plage, and Accord. One of its key areas of focus is the food sector, and it has also worked in the utilities sector.119โ€œMHP Group,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/q1rDZย 
MHP Group was formed after Next 15 acquired theย Engine Group in 2022.120โ€œEngine,โ€ Next 15, Accessed December 31, 2022. Archived December 31, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.,121Ida Axling. โ€œNext 15 acquires Engine Group UK for ยฃ77.5m,โ€ Campaign, March 2, 2022. Archived July 23, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
In 2024, MHP Group acquired TUVA Partners,ย a technology communications and branding firm.122โ€œMHP GROUP ACQUIRES TUVA PARTNERS,โ€ Next 15, July 17, 2024. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/jPwTFย 
MHP Group also controls Lucas Hood Ltd,123โ€œLUCAS HOOD LTD,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ZnJ4G,124โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH a UK company whose function is unknown to DeSmog.
NectarCustomer engagementB2B, with a focus on technology companies.125โ€œNectar,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Hst84 
OutcastCustomer engagementStrategic communications agency with a focus on communications, digital marketing, and corporate reputation.126โ€œOutcast,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Z384P 
PalladiumBusiness transformationDigital-focused growth consultancy serving the private equity sector. One of its areas of focus is the utilities sector.127โ€œPalladium,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/HzctB Digital Diligence (also known as OneFourZero)128โ€œAdviser to Digital Diligence Ltd (onefourzero) on the competitive merger with Palladium.,โ€ Wilson Partners, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/oiysW is a further subsidiary that sits within the Palladium family.129โ€œDIGITAL DILIGENCE LIMITED,โ€ Companies House, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tlCfG,130โ€œDigital Diligence Limited,โ€ Pomanda, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Djf1x 
In 2023, Palladium acquired White Space Strategy, a commercial consulting firm131โ€œPalladium acquires White Space Strategy,โ€ Next 15, August 10, 2023. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SucQR  (i.e., A firm that provides business advice on how to enhance the performance of their sales and marketing domains).
Planning-inc132โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENHNot specifiedPredictive analytics and data marketing specialists.133John Glenday. โ€œNext 15 acquires predictive analytics and data specialists Planning-inc,โ€ The Drum, January 11, 2019. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/EP1el Works in partnership with Elvis (see above).134โ€œELVIS forms a strategic partnership with Planning-inc,โ€ Next 15, November 18, 2022. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/O6n4y 
PlincCustomer insightUse of data for consumer insights.135โ€œPlinc,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Nh1Eq 
Portfolio T SPV1 LLC136โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENHManagement consultancyDescribed by Companies House as a management consultancy.137โ€œPORTFOLIO T SPV2 LIMITED,โ€ Companies House, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tNBqQ 
PublitekCustomer engagementB2B marketing agency. Has worked for at least two fossil fuel industry companies (Toshiba and Honeywell).138โ€œPublitek,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/gOGXr 
SavantaCustomer insightData, insight and advisory company founded in 2019.139โ€œSavanta,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/70qwO ,140โ€œHistory โ€“ shaking up research,โ€ Savanta, Accessed August 1, 2025. Archived August 1, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/9Taxo  Acquired a shopper insights agency, Explorer Research, in 2023.โ€œ141Savanta acquires Explorer Research,โ€ Next 15, December 4, 2023. Archived April 15, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Savanta also owns NRM New Co Limited,142โ€œNRM NEW CO LIMITED,โ€ Companies House, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/4QF1D a market research and public opinion polling agency,143โ€œNRM NEW CO LIMITED – overview,โ€ Companies House, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/N8knr  which itself controls We Are Clariti,144โ€œWEARECLARITI LIMITED,โ€ Companies House, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/PKF3K  another market research and public opinion polling agency previously known as This is Motif.145โ€œWEARECLARITI LIMITED – overview,โ€ Companies House, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Rm1J3 
SMG (Shopper Media Group)Customer deliveryCommerce marketing. One of its areas of focus is the food sector.146โ€œSMG,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/DqAUi SMGโ€”including its subsidiaries Capture Marketing Limited, Lobster Agency, and Threefold Agencyโ€”was acquired by Next 15 Group in 2021.147Acquisition of Shopper Media Group Ltd,โ€ Next 15, April 9, 2021. Archived April 19, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hpNyi 
The Blueshirt GroupBusiness transformationFinancial services (e.g., Investor relations, Capital Markets Advisory services [e.g., IPOs], and financial media relations and crisis management).148โ€œThe Blueshirt Group,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lIVoH 
TransformBusiness transformationA technology and data consultancy. Areas of focus include energy and utilities.149โ€œTransform,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/m0Mxy  Formerly Engine Transform, which was acquired by Next 15 in 2022.150โ€œEngine, Accessed December 31, 2022. Archived December 31, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.,151Ida Axling. โ€œNext 15 acquires Engine Group UK for ยฃ77.5m,โ€ Campaign, March 2, 2022. Archived July 23, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.  In 2024, Transform acquired Cadence Innova, an agency specialized in public services and the transportation industry, which advises central and local governments.152โ€œTransform UK Expands Public Sector Expertise with Cadence Innova Acquisition,โ€ Next 15, September 5, 2024. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/DYkjU 
TwogetherCustomer deliveryMarketing agency for B2B technology.153โ€œTwogether,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
VelocityCustomer deliveryB2B tech marketing agency specialising in brand, strategy & positioning, content and digital experiences and campaigns.154โ€œVelocity,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/FRDBt 
Vox Public Relations IndiaPublic relationsA subsidiary of Next 15 in India that provides public relations services.155โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH,156โ€œVox Public Relations India Pvt Ltd.,โ€ Contact Out, Accessed July 23, 2025. Archived July 23, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/apxZW 

In India, Next 15 Group also has a registration under the name Next15 Worldwide Services Private Limited. In the U.S., Next 15 Group also has a registration under the name Next Fifteen Communications Corporation.157โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH

In South Africa, the UK, and Australia, Next 15 retains subsidiaries under its previous trading name, Text 100.158โ€œNext 15 Group plc Annual Report 2025,โ€ Next 15. Archived July 6, 2025. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Archive URL: http://archive.today/4RENH

Next 15 Group lists its shareholders, which include Aviva Investors and Aberdeen, on its website.159Shareholder information,โ€ Next 15, Accessed July 28, 2025. Archived July 28, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/6YOfp

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CORRECTION (08/08/2025):This profile was corrected to make it clear that MHP was acquired by Next 15 Group in March 2022 and that MHPโ€™s work for the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef prior to March 2022 was therefore not the Responsibility of Next 15 Group.

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