A third major Liverpool agency has closed its doors, bringing the average to roughly one a month over the summer, with 15-year old Damibu the latest victim of the city’s current agency cull.
Damibu specialised in digital health has gone into liquidation, was included in the 2025 LCR Tech Climbers list and employed 12 staff at its peak, with a turnover of around £650k, although that had dropped to five staff and £350k turnover last year.
Founder Dave Burrows said the firm noticed a significant drop-off in work from February 2025 as he revealed the ‘difficult news’ that they’d gone into liquidation.
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Announcing the company’s demise on LinkedIn, Burrows said: “After 15 years of proudly serving the public sector, I must share the difficult news that Damibu is entering liquidation.
“Since 2010, we’ve had the privilege of partnering with organisations across the UK to develop innovative software solutions that truly made a difference. From working across Cheshire and Merseyside on “CATCH”, to Liverpool City Council’s award-winning “24 Magic Months” programme, to our decade-long partnership maintaining the “My House of Memories” Application for National Museums Liverpool and many more – we’ve always believed in technology’s power to improve public services and citizens’ lives.
“I want to express my deepest gratitude to anyone who was part of our talented team – especially to John Callaghan and Peter Mulligan for putting up with me for so long – you all brought creativity and expertise to every project. To our clients and partners, thank you for trusting us with your vision and allowing us to be part of your success stories. Your collaboration made our work meaningful and impactful.
“Whilst this chapter closes, I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished together.
“Thank you all for being part of the Damibu journey.”
The latest closure follows the recent shutdown of Matchstick Creative and Moore Media, who recently closed their doors after a combined 20 years in business, marking a difficult summer for the city’s creative sector.
Commenting on the closure if the first two agencies recently, Nicola Docking, founder of creative marketing agency Poke, said: “This has to be a bit of a wake-up call for Liverpool businesses. If you want great creative agencies on your doorstep and everything that gives the city, you need to use them and value them.”
