Nifty Fox Creative achieves 30% growth

Barnsley-based Nifty Fox Creative, an award-winning research and data visualisation communications agency, has achieved 30% year-on-year growth, increasing turnover from £970,000 to £1.25 million in 2025, and has set an ambitious target of £1.65 million for 2026 as it continues to expand its impact across the education and public sectors.

The company has seen strong growth in its core services of infographics, visual summaries, live scribing, toolkits and animation, alongside a strategic shift towards higher-value, learning-led creative work with e-learning revenue increasing by 330% in 12 months. This reflects growing demand for communication that supports learning, behaviour change and complex transformation. Teaching and co-design income nearly tripled year-on-year, with revenue per delivery day more than doubling, positioning expert-led teaching and facilitation as a high-leverage growth engine.

To support this expansion, the team grew with three new senior hires to expand capability and capacity, while maintaining delivery, quality and sustainability. The agency now partners with over 70 universities and more than 100 public sector organisations, positioning the business as long-standing translators of complex, evidence-led communications across education and the public sectors.

Established in 2017 by trained social researcher Laura Evans-Hill, Nifty Fox specialises in visual storytelling to drive real-world impact from research and evidence. The agency has worked with 3,000+ researchers internationally and public sector organisations including NATO, the UN, international parliaments, the Ministry of Justice, the UK Government and the NHS.

Laura Evans-Hill, founder and director said: “Last year marked a transformational year for Nifty Fox. Our 30% growth reflects a deliberate shift towards work that creates deeper impact, particularly in e-learning and expert-led teaching. We’re not just visualising research anymore, we’re embedding it into learning experiences that change behaviour and drive transformation.

“The fact that our e-learning revenue grew by over 330%, and our teaching income nearly tripled, demonstrates the appetite for communication that goes beyond information sharing to genuine learning and change. Our ambitious £1.65 million target for 2026 is within reach because we’ve built a sustainable model that combines academic rigour with creative expertise and learning design. We’re excited to continue supporting universities and public sector organisations to turn evidence into action.”

Nifty Fox’s work has influenced parliament, redesigned healthcare services and engaged policymakers to understand evidence and act on recommendations. The agency’s animations have generated nearly a million impressions and been watched almost 50,000 times.