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LIST OF AGENCIES AND CHARGES
Here's a list of modelling agencies in the UK and some details about them
Kids London - www.kidslondonltd.com
Top agency, charges a very small fee of around £25 and has an excellent reputation and gets lots of work for the very few kids on their books. They are well known for having international kids and for accepting only a very very small percentage of applicants. They don't accept applications through e-mail so check their website for address, they normally answer applications very quickly. Kids London is a sole rep.
Bruce & Brown - www.bruceandbrown.com
Same style as Kids London, Bruce & Brown is a top end of industry agency with very few kids on their books and gets a lot of work for their kids, the owner Kipsey is really nice. They accept e-mail and postal application throughout the year but can take quite a while to get back especially when the application is done via e-mail. This is also a sole rep. agency and there's no charge involved (with the exception of model book photos - check this, I think you can either pay up-front a lesser amount or have 150.00 taken out of the child's earnings. 25 pound charge for internet inclusion - taken from first job). Small agency so you get the feeling that they know you and your child.
MOT Junior - www.motjunior.co.uk
Known to be a really good agency, don't have many kids on their books and the ones they have don't have similar looks, there's no charge to join but if you choose to be on their website they do charge £60 for photos, this comes out of the first job so no upfront charges. They apparently get a lot of work for their kids and from what I've heard they only take kids older than 18 months (not sure!) they accept e-mail and postal applications and also have a walk-in from 10am-12pm at their London office, they normally reply to applications within a week. This agency is not sole rep.
Urban Angels - www.urbanangelsagency.com
Well known agency, gets lots of work for kids on their books and doesn't have a lot of kids with similar looks. The agency was setup in 2003 and already has a great reputation. They charge only £40 for photos and require sole rep. The owner Alysia is really really nice and their website is very informative, they are well known for not taking many kids and even the ones they like via e-mail are not guaranteed to get a contract until they go for the photo shooting. They accept both e-mail and postal applications but only during certain times of the year, the best is to check their website regularly, they're normally very fast to reply to applications.
Alphabet Kidz - www.alphabetkidz.co.uk
New agency, very nice owner, have only about 100 kids on their books but not counting the babies. Website is nice but again you can't see the babies. They do get work for their kids. They charge only £20 for kids up to 2 years old and they don't have to attend a photoshooting altough the parent's have to sign a contract saying they will keep the agency updated with new photos every 4-8 weeks. Kids older than 2 have to attend a photoshooting and are charged £100 to join. Apparently they're not sole rep and applications can be done via e-mail or postal and they normally answer very very quickly.
Cheeky Kidz - www.cheekykidz.co.uk
New small agency but very reputable, run by two very nice sisters, they only charge £30 for photos and the kids are welcome to go and update them as they find necessary without any further charges. They require sole rep but do get work for their kids, especially older kids or so I've been told. Website isn't the nicest of all and to apply you must download an application form and e-mail them together with photos, it can take a while for them to reply to your application.
Elliot Brown - www.elliotbrownagency.co.uk
Based in Oxford, I've been told it's a very good agency, I have seen their kids on castings and jobs before and know some mums who are happy with their work. The owner, Jane Elliott, is really nice and they don't charge anything to join and aren't sole rep. They accept both e-mail and postal applications altough the e-mail ones aren't always replied to quickly and the postal applications are.
Inspired Kids - www.inspired-kids.com
Well established agency with a newish kids division, they have a very inovative approach to modelling and have a wonderful website, they have very few kids on their books and mostly no kids with similar looks, they are known to only take a small percentage of applicants. They do charge around £100 to be on their website and aren't a sole rep agency, they accept e-mail and postal applications that are normally answered really quickly and also have a walk-in session at their offices from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm.
Elisabeth Smith - www.elisabethsmith.co.uk
Definitely a well established and well known agency but they do have lots of kids on their books, they do get a lot of work though. Charges around £165 and requires sole rep. They accept both e-mail and postal applications and are normally quick to reply.
DK - www.dkmodels.net
Apparently a small agency based in Sheffield that does not charge anything to join (or so it says on their website), doesn't have a lot of kids on books and from what I read on this forum they get lots of work for their kids. They only accept postal applications.
Childsplay - www.childsplaymodels.co.uk
Established but huge, Childsplay has loads of kids on their books and charges over £250 to join, I've been told by other mums that they do get work for their kids but I've also been told that they have been getting worse as time goes by, not sure about that. Does require sole rep and accepts e-mail and postal applications, they normally get back to you very quickly.
Truly Scrumptious - www.trulyscrumptious.co.uk
Another very well established and well known agency they charge around £200 for over 2's and around £100 for under 2's to join, only accept postal applications and they're only considered between May and September with the exception of babies under 6 months that are seen all year round. I have seen their kids at castings and met a few mums that are happy with them. From what I've read they do require sole rep.
Scallywags - www.scallywags.co.uk
Probably the biggest agency with over 1000 kids on their books, they are very well known and established and I know a few kids on their books and they all seem to get jobs often. They charge about £170 to join them and that includes a cd with the photos for you to keep, they are sole rep and only accept applications through their website and only at certain periods of the year so keep an eye on it, they normally reply quickly.
Rascals - www.rascals.co.uk
Charges about £200 to join but their new website is quite nice, they have about 350 kids on their website and I'm not sure if they require sole rep. I know they are well established and get work for their kids. On the new website you can only apply through the website and they accept applications all year and are very quickly to reply.
Norrie Carr - www.norriecarr.com
Well known agency, established in 1963 they have had quite a few famous models including Emma Bunton (and Cyan's DP! ). They charge £155 to join them and have photos taken and only take a percentage of applicants, when they have kids with similar looks they let you know straight away. I spoke to them twice and they were always really nice. They accept applications all year round and through e-mail or postal, they are normally very efficient in replying!
Kidz Ltd - www.kidzltd.co.uk
Based in Manchester, they seem to be a good agency, I know one person who's with them and happy and I think someone in this forum is also with them. From what I read on their website they charge £120 for photos and it seems as if they're sole rep but I'm not sure. They only accept postal applications and you need to print an application form from their website.
Tuesday Child - www.tuesdayschildagency.co.uk
Seems to be a well organized agency, there's one mum in this forum that is with them but not for long, I also know someone else that is with them and happy. They're based in Cheshire and I think they require sole rep. I'm not sure of number of kids or costs involved. They only accept postal applications.
Power Child Models - www.powerchildmodels.co.uk
Based in Norwich, I have heard good things about them but not sure of numbers or anything else! They only accept kids that are based in London or East Anglia and they accept both email and postal applications.
Bizzy Kidz - www.bizzykidz.co.uk
They are supposed to be a well established agency but I'm not sure, lots and lots of parents complain about them and I personally didn't have a good experience but I know that they do get work for some of their kids, maybe the older ones. They charge £94 to join and you must keep them updated with photos. Staff aren't exactly what I call nice but that's my opinion! They have loads of kids on their books especially babies, they accept applications through their website and postal and are normally quick to reply.
All Sorts - www.allsortsagency.com
I wasn't sure about this agency but I've been reliably told about it last week, their website is alright and they have about 350 kids on their books of which only about 45 are under 3, it seems like they are a good agency and get work for their kids. They do charge for photos but don't tell you how much and they accept both e-mail and postal applications.
Models Plus - www.modelsplus.com
Don't have many kids on their books and from what I see on their website I assume they don't require them to have professional photos taken, not sure about costs involved. To apply you must download their application form fom the website.
OTHER AGENCIES
The agencies below are not known to be good or bad...
www.millenniumkidz.co.uk/
www.plain-jane.co.uk/
www.kidsplusagency.co.uk/
www.expressions-uk.com/
www.jabberwockyagency.com/
www.sandrareynolds.co.uk/recruitmentchildren.asp