Torchbox

We’re a 100% employee-owned digital product and marketing agency for the nonprofit and public sector and the creators of the leading open source Wagtail CMS.
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Torchbox says it loves to get its staff together "to celebrate our amazing company that we all contribute to". Highlights of its team-building events are the bi-annual ski trips and the company's annual family event, Torchfest.

The company was born from a desire to bring the benefits of web technology to people and organisations who make the world a better place. Now 20 years on, more than 90% of its clients are national and international non-profit organisations.

Torchbox's clients include the World Food Programme, the NHS, Nasa, Oxfam and Médecins Sans Frontières. Its team of 90 permanent staff spans four offices, including in Bristol and Oxfordshire, and five continents. It specialises in digital product design and development and delivering award-winning digital marketing campaigns.

Torchbox is the creator of Wagtail, the open-source content management system used by the UK government, Google, Mozilla and thousands more organisations around the world. In America, Torchbox works with Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Mozilla Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania, among others.

The company has been owned by its employees since 2019, but remains true to the values of its founders: using digital for good and providing progressive non-profit organisations with the digital know-how to transform their organisations.

Its employee voice group focuses on civic engagement and, over the past 12 months, has encouraged initiatives such as building sleep pods for the homeless community in Bristol, taking part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in aid of a Bristol charity and donating to food banks.

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My Company

98% of staff agreed

I love working for this organisation

The company launched its first Torchbox academy for entry-level roles. It aims to appeal to candidates from diverse backgrounds and encourage people to apply regardless of their backgrounds by using a CV-less approach. Information about this approach was posted in a wide variety of places to target a larger pool of candidates.
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86% of staff agreed

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

Torchbox increased its annual leave allowance this year and introduced flexible bank holidays to allow people more control over their work-life balance. It has also introduced a holiday buy-and-sell scheme to give people with different lifestyles the time away from work that they need.
My Manager

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I feel that my manager talks openly and honestly with me

Lattice, a performance-management system, provides a framework and the tools to guide managers in how to work in a positive and consistent way with their teams. A learning library comes with each tool, providing tips and resources. The new head of human resources is tasked with reviewing the management structure and ensuring clarity within roles.
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98% of staff agreed

I love working for this organisation

The company launched its first Torchbox academy for entry-level roles. It aims to appeal to candidates from diverse backgrounds and encourage people to apply regardless of their backgrounds by using a CV-less approach. Information about this approach was posted in a wide variety of places to target a larger pool of candidates.
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86% of staff agreed

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

Torchbox increased its annual leave allowance this year and introduced flexible bank holidays to allow people more control over their work-life balance. It has also introduced a holiday buy-and-sell scheme to give people with different lifestyles the time away from work that they need.
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98% of staff agreed

I love working for this organisation

The company launched its first Torchbox academy for entry-level roles. It aims to appeal to candidates from diverse backgrounds and encourage people to apply regardless of their backgrounds by using a CV-less approach. Information about this approach was posted in a wide variety of places to target a larger pool of candidates.

Quick Facts

Organisation established in
2000
Total number of UK employees
Number of UK locations
35
Employee average age
51% : 48%
Male : Female employee ratio
76%
Employees earning £35k+
18%
Employee turnover (voluntary)
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