Same budget as the table at the rugby.A day they’ll actually remember.
A table of ten at the rugby is £20,000 of other people’s event. Our packages put the same money into something only your guests get, from a chef’s table for four to dinner fifty metres in the air. Pick one, tell us the date, and we do the rest.
- Four levels, from classic to out there
- 2 to 1,000 guests
- The Metis team with you throughout
- 5% to a charity you choose
The usual. And what to do instead.
Most corporate hospitality is a seat at somebody else’s event. Hundreds of other guests, a timetable you don’t control, and the one person you invited spends the afternoon watching the game.
Our packages put your guests at the centre. A chef cooking for your table alone. A boat on the Thames with nobody else on board. A castle with your name on the door for the night. Every one is designed so people talk, properly, and remember who brought them.
Four levels. How far do you want to go?
The level is about how special and exclusive the experience is, not how many people come. Pick a level, then choose your group size.
Two things every package includes.
The Metis team, with you throughout
You deal with one named person at Metis House from the first call to the last guest home. Not a booking form, and not a call centre.
- Before. We confirm dates, book everything, sort dietary needs, transport and invitations, and send you a single plan.
- On the day. For group packages, someone from our team is there, looking after your guests so you can spend your time with them.
- While you’re away. For trips and stays, we stay on call for the whole time you’re travelling. If a flight is late or a table needs moving, you call us, not the hotel.
- After. A short note on how it went and who came, so you can follow up.
A donation to the charity you choose
Every package gives 5% of its price to a UK registered charity of your choice. It’s included in the price, so it costs you nothing extra, and the charity receives it in your company’s name.
- It can save you tax. Client entertaining can’t be set against Corporation Tax, and the VAT on it can’t be reclaimed. A donation your company makes straight to a charity can usually be deducted from profits before tax. So we take the donation off our invoice and you pay it direct to the charity. Your total spend stays the same, and part of it can now count against tax.
- The day means more. Your guests know their afternoon also helped a cause you care about. That’s a better story than another hospitality box, and an easier invitation to say yes to.
- Something to show for it. A clear record of giving for your annual report, ESG and social value reporting, and your own social media.
- Your people get a say. Let your team choose the charity. It turns a client event into something the whole company can be proud of.
Tax treatment depends on your company’s circumstances. Your accountant can confirm how it applies to you.
Start from your budget
The packages.
Tap any package for what’s included, the small print and a starting price. Everything can be adjusted to your date, numbers and branding.
All prices are “from” prices for the whole package unless shown per head. When you set a budget and a group size, the figure on each card is our rough estimate for your group. Each includes the Metis team throughout and the 5% charity donation. We confirm the final price once we know your date, numbers and location. Flights and travel are not included unless we say so. Experiences are subject to availability.
How it works.
Pick a package
Choose from the menu, or send us two or three you like and we’ll suggest the best fit for your guests and budget.
We tailor it
Dates, numbers, dietary needs, your branding, transport, gifts and your charity. You get one confirmed price before you commit.
You host. We run it.
You spend the time with your guests. Your Metis contact handles everything else, and stays with you until the last guest is home.
Add to any package.
Door-to-door cars
Chauffeured cars or a private coach, so nobody worries about getting there or getting home.
Invitations that get a yes
Designed invitations, RSVP handling and reminders, sent in your name.
A photographer
Natural pictures your guests will want, and your marketing team can use.
Gifts to take home
Something from the day, chosen to suit the experience and the person.
A night away
Turn a day into an overnight with rooms nearby and breakfast the next morning.
A bigger donation
Want to give more than 5%? We can build a larger gift, or a fundraising moment, into the day.
Nothing here quite right?
Every package is a starting point. If you’d rather we design something from a blank page, we still do that, from a dinner for ten to an event for a thousand.
Tell us what you have in mindNeed new clients first?
Lead generation and conferences
A market study, around 100 committed buyers, and the conference your market asked for.
Sue’s little black book.
Twenty-four years
Sue has spent twenty-four years at the country’s best sporting and social occasions. She knows the venues, the owners and the people behind the scenes.
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Built for business
Bob makes sure every evening does a job: the right guests, the right seats and a follow-up that shows what it did.
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