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MSMR is a London architectural practice working across the residential, workplace, hospitality and heritage sectors. Formed in 2000, it transitioned to becoming an employee-owned company in 2018, and its team of 40 work from its Southbank studio on projects in London and the South-east. Recent projects include a development on Charles Street, where it refurbished and extended a historic Mayfair mansion block near Berkley Square, adding a mansard storey and rebuilding and amalgamating an adjoining mews to create 13 luxury flats.

Main data

Company type Architect
Number of UK staff 51
Maximum days staff holiday (excl bank hols and holiday purchases) 27
Average training hours per staff member per year 24
Expectation for staff working in your offices 3-4 days a week
Annual staff turnover 9.0%
Female percentage of staff 46
Percentage of staff from ethnic-minority background 9.0
Percentage of staff disabled 0.0%
Do you measure the number of your staff who are neuordivergent? No
If yes, what proportion of your staff are neurodivergent  
Total staff in entry-level training courses 1
Staff on entry-level training schemes that are graduates 1
Staff on entry-level training schemes that are apprentices  
Staff on entry-level training schemes other than graduates or apprentices  
Private healthcare offered? Yes to some staff
Enhanced maternity benefits offered? Yes to all staff
Enhanced paternity benefits offered? Yes to all staff
Sabbaticals/career breaks offered? No
Company subjected to regular independent scrutiny and if so who certified by? ISO and B-corp

Staff wellbeing

Physical – fitness classes, health measurement tools, health and nutrition advice Yes
Psychological – resilience programmes, mental health resources, flexible working policies Yes
Social – team days out, charity days, diversity and inclusion policies Yes
Staff surveys and focus groups Yes
Health and safety stats No
Employee assistance programme stats Yes
Stress audit No
HR data such as staff absences/sickness and staff turnover Yes
Aggregated health data No
Feedback from health champions Yes
Exit interviews Yes

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