The Residency Programme

Big decisions, difficult challenges - these are the moments that shape great companies.

But in the whirlwind of day-to-day operations, finding the space to step back and focus on what really matters can be difficult.

That’s where we come in.

Earlier this year, we gave ten leadership teams from early-stage startups the chance to step away and spend a few days at an Ashore location of their choosing.

Our first teams included co-founders of startups backed by the world’s best VC funds, creators of some of the UK's most well-known consumer brands, and builders solving some of today’s most difficult technical challenges.

You can see what some of them got up to here, here, and here.

We’re now opening up this opportunity again - this time, for leaders and teams from companies at all stages of growth.

Whether you’re navigating a major decision, planning for the year ahead, or simply looking to realign with your leadership team, we’d love to help.

How it works.

If selected, we'll cover the costs for you (or you and your leadership team) to spend a few days in an Ashore location of your choosing, to work on whatever’s most needle-moving for your business.

Each stay is private and exclusively for you or your team, ensuring a focused and uninterrupted environment for doing great work.

The stay can be for whatever reason you want - whether it's gathering key team members together to solve a big challenge, or a solo stay to get your head down and plan your next strategic move. It’s up to you.

We'll be awarding five residencies in total in this round.

For individual stays, we’ll cover the full cost (capped at four nights).

For team stays, the residency typically covers around half the cost, with no cap on the length of stay.

There are no other obligations, including around publicity, for successful applicants. Just turn up, and do great work.

How to apply.

To apply, anyone in the team can fill out this form - it takes just 30 seconds.

Applications are limited to leaders, or leadership teams, of companies with a headcount greater than 10.

If selected we’ll contact you to confirm team size (if applicable), get your choice of preferred location and dates, and lock in your stay.

We aim to respond to all applicants.

However, given the high volume of interest in our previous round (several hundred applications, from companies across nine countries), we may not be able to provide feedback to everyone.

The application window closes at 6pm, Monday 23 December.

Why we do this.

The residency programme is one of the favourite things that we do at Ashore.

It’s a chance for us to help leaders and their team step back, reflect, and do great work - plus keep our own rate of learning about our product as high as it possibly can be.

Whether you're applying on behalf of your CEO, your team, or for yourself, we can’t wait to welcome you.

You can read the full programme terms here.