scarlettabbott is the UK’s leading employee engagement and internal communications consultancy.
The company, which was co-founded by Jonathan Abbott and Rachel Thornton in 2006, specialises in employee engagement, change management, behavioural science and internal communications.
It helps clients to better engage with their people in order to enhance performance, drive sustainable growth and positively influence workplace culture.
With offices in York and London, the 50-strong team advises businesses across every sector of the economy. This includes blue-chip organisations, many of which operate internationally, such as Sony Interactive Entertainment, Booking.com, EY and Chivas Brothers.
A partnership to support the next stage of growth
LDC backed scarlettabbott’s management team, in December 2022 to support the team’s growth strategy.
Industry heavyweight Euan Jarvie, former UK & Ireland CEO of the multinational media and digital marketing communications company Dentsu International, has also been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman.
The team is now further investing in scarlettabbott’s products, services and people to enhance the service it provides to clients and increase its support for organisations in the UK and overseas.
The partnership with LDC will also support the team’s goal of doubling headcount within the next five years.
This is a hugely exciting time for scarlettabbott. We have seen significant growth in recent years through our focus on creating a better world of work for our colleagues, our clients and the industry as a whole.
The partnership with LDC represents a great opportunity to bring in not only significant investment to our business, but also vast experience and expertise, especially with Euan Jarvie joining the team as our new Non-Executive Chairman.”
scarlettabbott launched its World Changers 2023 report. Featured in the report is an analysis of 10 workplace trends of 2022 and what will matter most for the year ahead including office etiquette, D&I, retention, ESG and more.
In August 2024, scarlettabbott announced the appointment of Rowan Manning as Chief Executive Officer. Rowan joined scarlettabbott with over 25 years of experience leading large scale media, digital and creative businesses, most recently at global advertising network dentsu, where she was President of dentsu Creative.