June is here but Wirral firm Kimpton’s latest contract win is more than just a Midsummer Night’s Dream as it strikes a deal with Prescot’s Shakespeare North Playhouse. Tony McDonough reports
Wirral facilities management firm Kimpton will be treading the boards, and everywhere else, after its latest contract win with the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot.
Kimpton has been appointed to deliver a comprehensive programme of maintenance at the venue. This includes maintenance of the heating system and associated mechanical plant, ventilation handling units, air conditioning systems and its emergency generator.
Shakespeare North opened in 2022 and was built with sustainability as a central priority, integrating environmentally responsible elements into its architecture and site management.
It becomes the latest cultural asset to entrust its critical infrastructure to Kimpton. The Wirral-based M&E firm already includes Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, LIPA, St Nicholas’ Church, Chester Cathedral and Liverpool’s arena and convention centre among its clients.
Andy Morgan, divisional director at Kimpton, said: “Shakespeare North Playhouse is one of the region’s most important and thriving cultural destinations, so we are delighted to have secured this new relationship with the team.
“Sustainability has been at the heart of this building since day one, and we are looking forward to helping the Playhouse to find new ways to maximise that going forward.
“We understand that certainty and continuity of infrastructure is vital to live events venues. They value the reassurance of a specialist team providing ongoing maintenance and the comfort that we are on hand to support in any emergency situation.”
In late May LBN reported that Kimpton was the latest Merseyside business in the space of a few weeks to report its revenues being impacted by the Building Safety Act 2022.
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In accounts posted to Companies House, the firm has revealed its financial results for the 12 months to September 30, 2025. They show revenue down 17% to £20.2m and pre-tax profits coming in at £725,116 – lower than the 1m reported in the previous year.
Writing in the annual report, director and major shareholder Tim Davis said: “The lower revenue compared to the prior years reflects both the exceptional performance of the prior year and the delaying effect of the changes brought in under the Building Safety Act.”