Chapman Taylor profit and revenue on rise again

Architecture practice Chapman Taylor bounced back from its reverses in 2013 with both profit and turnover heading north again.

Revenue was up 17% to £29m with £23m of this coming from outside the UK while pre-tax profits were up a quarter to £1.9m. Both profit and turnover had slipped in 2013.

The firm, which is behind the Wirral Waters scheme in Liverpool, says it now employs 350 people and has added two more studios to make it 16 across the world with bases incluidng New Delhi, Moscow and Bogotá in Colombia.

Average annual salaries at the business went up by £1,000 per person with staff typically earning £32,500.

Chapman Taylor, which is a LLP, is run by four members with the results showing that the member with the highest share of profit picked up £280,000 – down from £300,000 last time.