Sykes Holiday Cottages is the UK’s leading and fastest-growing independent holiday cottage rental agency with over 25 years’ experience in the business. Based in Chester, they offer a fantastic choice of holiday homes across the UK, Ireland and New Zealand – from cosy cottages for two to larger properties that sleep 20 or more.

Founded in 1991 by Clive Sykes, the business has nearly 25 years’ experience in matching customers to their perfect holiday home. At the time of Livingbridge’s investment in January 2015, Sykes managed 5,000 properties in the UK and Ireland and generated £17m revenue. By 2019 the business manages over 17,500 properties with sales of £68m*, having delivered market leading organic growth and completed 12 acquisitions underpinned by a highly effective digital transformation strategy. 

Building the best

• Best large UK holiday cottage booking company 2016 – British Travel Awards
• Recognised at the Northern Tech Awards as one of the fastest-growing tech-based companies in the country 2017
• Named as one of the top 1000 firms to inspire Europe 2017
• Finalist at The Amazon Growing Business Awards 2018
• Recognised in GP Bullhound’s ‘Northern Tech Awards Top 100 Companies’ 2018
• Large Management Team of the Year at the National BVCA Management Team Awards 2019

We reinvested in Sykes as a minority shareholder in 2020, enabling us to continue to support Sykes and its management team as it embarks on the next stage of growth.