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We are a strategic communications consultancy delivering creative, intelligent campaigns across arts and culture, science and tech, and global health and development.


Ladbury is a strategic communications consultancy delivering creative, intelligent campaigns across arts and culture, science and tech, non-profits and global development. Ladbury works both nationally and internationally on a diverse range of projects that have one thing in common – a contribution to society whether through an organisational goal, an innovative approach, or simply a talent worth recognising.

The consultancy was launched in 2009 by communications specialist Rebecca Ladbury, drawing on her experience working with Channel 4, UNDP, UNICEF, Jazz FM and others over the last twenty years. Ladbury works with a growing body of expert and experienced PR specialists who they collaborate with as each project demands. They work on single projects or as a retained PR resource, complementing in-house press offices or providing a complete service. Their work is founded upon thorough research, solid contacts, timely communication and constant availability.

Ladbury was included in the Top 100 Reputation Online PR agencies in New Media Age in 2011 and was nominated for Outstanding Small Consultancy in the CIPR Excellence Awards 2014.

Services include:

  1. Full service communications, research uptake strategy and execution
  2. Fully integrated content-focused campaigns across broadcast, print and online
  3. Focused digital strategy including content distribution and social media
  4. Creative content production including copywriting, editing, film, photography and design
  5. In depth analysis, evaluation and reporting

Rebecca Ladbury

Rebecca is an admired global communications expert with over twenty-five years’ experience running national and international communications campaigns in global health and development working across multiple sectors and within governments, local and international NGOs, academia, multi-lateral agencies and with donors.

Rebecca has worked on campaigns for the United Nations, the British Government, Equimundo and The South African Medical Research Council, to name a few. Rebecca’s communication expertise also encompasses issues-led arts and contemporary culture, working with TIME’S UP in the UK, the Royal Opera House, Channel 4 Television, cutting edge contemporary arts commissioners such as Abandon Normal Devices and The Manchester International Arts Festival, as well as individual artists and academics from British Trinidadian sculptor Zak Ové and Harvard History Professor Vincent Brown, and many more. At the start of 2009 Rebecca set up Ladbury Communications, a dynamic consultancy drawing on her combined experience to deliver creative, intelligent campaigns that matter. She has an MA in the Social Anthropology of Development, with a particular focus on global communications, from SOAS, and a BSc in Anthropology from UCL.

Danya Agababian

Danya is a British Armenian senior communications specialist with over 20 years media and communications experience working with broadcasters, arts organisations and national and international NGOs.

Danya’s knowledge of how the media works is second to none, having handled Channel 4’s press across current affairs, specialist factual and entertainment, including Dispatches, Cutting Edge and Big Brother. She brings invaluable expertise in securing high profile consumer coverage for public facing projects. Danya was born in the UK with roots in Iraq, she is a brilliant writer and communicator passionate about violence prevention, gender equality and feminism.

Ella Sinclair

Ella is a writer, researcher, and communications professional based in London. Throughout all of her work she is committed to social justice, and is passionate about racial and gender equality.

Ella has written for publications including the Guardian, The Voice, The Lead, gal-dem, Cosmopolitan, and Shado-Mag. Her research work engages with British legacies of transatlantic slavery and colonialism, and is designed to amplify under-represented parts of Britain’s history for public engagement. Ella has used her writing, communication, and research expertise to contribute to and inform exhibitions at Manchester Art Gallery, and at the Science and Industry Museum. She has an MA in Race, Ethnicity, and Postcolonial Studies from UCL, and a BSocSC in Social Anthropology from the University of Manchester.

    Dame Heather Rabbatts

    Co-Founder and Chair, Times Up UK

    Ladbury Communications has worked with Time’s Up UK from its very beginning and built a highly effective brand presence together with strategic communications support on a global basis. Time’s Up UK works with multiple stakeholders across the creative industries together with high profile talent and the team at Ladbury have always consistently delivered the highest quality work.

    Colin Grant

    Director, WritersMosaic

    Ladbury Communication is that rare thing: a group of charming, infectiously enthusiastic, creative and conscientious lateral thinkers who bring dynamism and joy to everything they do; it’s been a three year blast working with them.

    Jen Smith

    CEO, CIISA

    Ladbury Communications have provided strategic support for CIISA since its inception. This has included the design and content for our professional website and a number of high-profile press releases which have required nuanced messages to reach a range of audiences. They are able to identify specific tailored opportunities to bring CIISA’s vision and purpose to life, informing a range of stakeholders including our relevant policy makers.

    Alex Perry

    Africa Bureau Chief, TIME Magazine

    Rebecca Ladbury was the first person to turn me onto a subject – malaria – that eventually became a book. The kind of PR journalists pray for and that the world could use more of – honest, efficient, resourceful and extremely well-informed.

    Gary Barker

    President and CEO, Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice

    The team at Ladbury Communications bring creativity, passion and an unrivalled energy to all the causes we work on and an impressive global network to all they do. We’ve seen immediate and direct benefits in working with them.

    Clare Reddington

    CEO, Watershed

    Partnership and collaboration are the two main reasons why we choose to continue to work with Rebecca and Danya at Ladbury PR. Ladbury PR have taken the time and energy to build a relationship with, not just their main contacts here at Watershed, but with so many of the artists, creatives and other team members that they meet along the way. They are passionate and extremely knowledgeable with great contacts and they really do care and believe in what we are doing. You are in great hands with Ladbury PR.

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