Grade II listed exhibition and conference venue on Upper Street, Islington, in the former Royal Agricultural Hall.
What the venue publishes
The Business Design Centre lists its event spaces with capacity ranges and areas: the Mezzanine (672 to 1,500, 2,000 sq m), the Gallery Hall and Atrium (150 to 650, 1,400 sq m), the Auditorium (144 to 500, 388 sq m), Room A (30 to 190), the Executive Centre (20 to 90) and Rooms B to H (15 to 60 each), which can be combined by removing partitions. It also leases showrooms and offices.
The venue says it is B Corp certified and has a plan to reach net zero before 2030. Excel London announced in October 2024 that it had acquired the Business Design Centre, describing a Grade II listed building dating from 1862 with 6,000 sq m of event and conference space.
Questions for your brief
- Which space fits your layout, given that published capacities are ranges?
- How does the loading bay work for exhibitors, and are there restrictions linked to the listed building?
- Do showroom tenants or other events share circulation space on your dates?
- What does the B Corp certification cover, and what event-level data can the venue provide?
Related coverage
- Choose the venue around the event, not the headline capacity
- What an ISO 14001 certificate tells an event buyer
Sources
- Business Design Centre: organise an event and venue spaces
- Business Design Centre homepage
- Excel London: Excel acquires Business Design Centre, 30 October 2024
This is an independently compiled profile based on the organisation’s own published information, checked on 19 October 2026. It is not an endorsement, an owner-verified listing or a paid placement.