About Barndoor Strategy

– a modern, flexible public affairs and communications consultancy

Barndoor Strategy is a public affairs and communications consultancy with a difference. Our aim is to offer senior consultancy at competitive prices. Barndoor Strategy enables organisations large and small to benefit from highly experienced experts without the bureaucracy and overheads of a legacy agency.

We achieve this through our digital network. Our team are all experts in their fields with many years’ experience based across the UK and beyond. They use the latest technology to deliver the best possible strategic advice and outcomes for our clients.

Working together, we deliver a bespoke service to our clients. From short, sharp policy-focused campaigns to shift the narrative, to designing and delivering long-term strategic public affairs and media strategies. Barndoor Strategy can help open doors with decision makers and drive legislative or regulatory change.

We have worked with all sorts of organisations from large scale multinationals to tech start-ups, from overseas governments to international trade associations.

We pride ourselves on delivering not just activity, but also results. Paying through the nose to shake the Prime Minister’s hand at a function won’t necessarily advance your argument or help your business get the change it needs. Our bespoke strategic approach will – as our client testimonies demonstrate

With Barndoor Strategy, what you see is what you get. Our senior team will work directly with you every step of the way, guaranteeing expert consultancy throughout.

So, no matter what size your organisation and what size your budget, get in touch today to explore how we can help you. 

For more information about how we can help you, please get in touch.

What our clients say about us

It’s been fantastic working with Barndoor Strategy over the past few years. They’ve made the complex world of public affairs easy to understand and helped us turn our dream of giving all young people access to financial education into a reality. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Ali Dagwell – VP, Comms and Community, GoHenry

Over the past five years, Barndoor Strategy has been a highly effective public affairs partner to Frugalpac. Their advice, advocacy and strong understanding of the political landscape have helped raise our profile and assist our business in its dealings with politicians and government departments.  Barndoor Strategy’s insight into the complex business funding environment has opened up new opportunities for us. I would strongly recommend Barndoor Strategy to any organisation seeking public affairs support that delivers genuine strategic and commercial value.

Malcolm Waugh, CEO, Frugalpac

Meet our Team

We have built up a trusted network of highly experienced public affairs professionals in the areas such as Financial Services, Energy, Infrastructure, International Relations, International Trade and National Security.

  • Havard Hughes

    Founder & CEO

    Barndoor Strategy CEO Havard Hughes is a leading public affairs practitioner and a former Deputy...

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  • Sofia Gjerstad

    Senior Research Executive

    Carys has over 12 years of public affairs experience, across a wide range of sectors. She has particular...

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  • David Spencer

    Managing Director

    David Spencer Managing Director As former Brexit Secretary Rt. Hon David Davis MP’s former Chief...

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  • David Prescott

    Senior Public Relations Consultant

    David Prescott Senior Public Relations Council, Barndoor Strategy David trained as a journalist...

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  • Sara Kendall

    Senior Public Relations Consultant

    Sara Kendall Senior Public Relations Council, Barndoor Strategy With over 20 years’ experience,...

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  • Mark Watts

    Senior Consultant

    Coming from a technology and communications background, Peter works with clients to launch and develop...

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  • Dr Seth Thévoz

    Senior Research Executive

    Dr Seth Thévoz Psephologist With a background as an award-winning academic and investigative journalist,...

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  • Ben Goren

    Senior Design Consultant

    Ben Goren Design & Branding Ben Goren is a commercial designer with over fifteen years of experience...

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  • Peter Borthwick

    Filmmaker

    Coming from a technology and communications background, Peter works with clients to launch and develop...

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* Barndoor Strategy has a range of other consultants and associates that we work with as and when their specific skills and sectoral expertise are required.

Our Clients

We work with a wide range of organisations in the UK and abroad. Some of our current and former clients include:

Transparency

Barndoor Strategy is fully compliant with all UK lobbying legislation. You can read our entry on the Office for the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists (ORCL) register here.

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If you would like to learn more how Barndoor Strategy can help you, contact us today