Meta Ads Management · UK

Meta Ads Management Company in the UK: Facebook and Instagram Ads That Pay for Themselves

On Facebook and Instagram, people are not searching for you. Your ad has to stop them scrolling, earn a click and turn it into a sale or enquiry. We plan the audiences and write and test the creative, then set up the pixel and Conversions API so Meta’s algorithm learns from real purchases and leads. Every week we retire ads that are tiring and scale the ones that bring customers in at the right cost.

Your monthly ad spend
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4.6xReturn on ad spend, ecommerce example
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Messenger
  • Audience Network
  • Advantage+
  • Reels
Wasted spend

Is Your Meta Ads Budget Being Wasted?

Meta ads can work well for small budgets, but these problems quietly eat into most accounts.

28%Average share of spend wasted in Meta accounts we audit
  1. 01
    Creative fatigue

    Your Ads Have Gone Stale

    The same three images have run for months. Frequency climbs, click-through rate falls and every sale costs more than the last.

  2. 02
    Tracking

    The Pixel Is Missing Your Sales

    Without the Conversions API, iOS privacy settings and ad blockers hide a large share of purchases, so Meta optimises on partial data.

  3. 03
    Audience overlap

    Your Audiences Compete With Each Other

    Several ad sets target the same people, bidding against each other and pushing up your own costs.

  4. 04
    Strategy

    You Boost Posts Instead of Running Campaigns

    Boosting gives likes, not customers. There is no funnel, no testing and no way to tell what actually sold.

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What we manage

Our Meta Ads Management Services

Facebook and Instagram campaigns planned around how people actually buy, from first view to repeat purchase.

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01

Campaign Strategy and Funnel Planning

We plan campaigns for each stage: reaching new people, bringing back visitors and turning them into customers. Budgets are split by what each stage is worth, not spread evenly.

  • Prospecting
  • Retargeting
  • Budget split
02

Creative and Ad Testing

Video, carousel and static ads written for the feed, tested in structured rounds every month.

  • Hooks
  • UGC-style video
  • A/B tests
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03

Audience Targeting

Lookalikes from your best customers, interest testing and broad Advantage+ audiences.

  • Lookalikes
  • Interests
  • Exclusions
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04

Pixel and Conversions API

Server-side tracking so Meta sees the sales and leads that the browser pixel misses.

  • Conversions API
  • Event matching
  • Domain setup
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05

Lead Ads

Instant forms with qualifying questions, synced to your CRM or inbox so leads are called quickly.

  • Instant forms
  • CRM sync
  • Lead quality
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06

Advantage+ Shopping and Catalogue Ads

Dynamic product ads from your catalogue, shown to people who viewed or are likely to buy.

  • Catalogue setup
  • Dynamic ads
  • Advantage+
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Small businesses

Meta Ads Agency for Small Businesses

Meta ads are one of the cheapest ways for a small business to reach new local customers. You can test properly from around £750 a month in ad spend, especially for offers, events, bookings and products with clear visuals.

The bigger cost is usually creative. We can produce ads for you, or coach you to shoot simple phone videos that often outperform polished adverts.

Typical starting ad spend£750 – £1,500 / monthPlus our management fee from £350 a month
02Done with you

We build the account and test plan, you supply the content, we review monthly.

Plan my starting budget
03Setup only

Pixel, Conversions API, audiences and first campaigns, then handed over.

Plan my starting budget
Results

Meta Ads Management: What We Measure

We report these measures using your own account data. Sample figures are not presented as verified client results.

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TrackedReported monthly
GA4Conversion data
Lead generation

Return on ad spend and sales

Track revenue and conversion value alongside campaign spend.

How we work

Our Meta Ads Management Process

We fix tracking first, then test creative and audiences in short, structured rounds.

  1. 1. Account Audit

    We review your ad account, pixel and past results to see what has worked.

  2. 2. Fix Tracking

    Pixel, Conversions API and events set up so every sale is counted.

  3. 3. Create the Ads

    Hooks, scripts and ad formats planned and produced for the feed.

  4. 4. Launch and Test

    Audiences and creatives tested in rounds, with clear winners kept.

  5. 5. Scale and Report

    Budget moved to winners, tired ads replaced, results reported monthly.

Pricing

How Much Does Meta Ads Management Cost in the UK?

UK agencies typically charge £300 to £1,000 a month to manage Facebook and Instagram ads, or 10–20% of ad spend on larger budgets. These are our starting prices, excluding VAT.

We don’t mark up your ad spend

Your budget is paid straight to Meta from your own ad account. Our management fee is separate, and you can see every penny of spend.

Meta Ads Management prices
PlanManagement feeAd spend managedSetup feeAction
StarterUp to 6 new ads a month£350 / monthUp to £3,000 / month£295Get a quote
ScaleEcommerce and high-volume accounts15% of ad spend£10,000+ / month£595Get a quote

Video production and photo shoots are quoted separately. Ad spend is paid directly to Meta.

Every month

What You Get Every Month

You see what each ad cost, who it reached and what it sold.

  • Live dashboard

    Spend, sales or leads and cost per result, updated daily.

  • Monthly report and call

    Winning ads, losing ads and next month’s test plan.

  • New creative every month

    Fresh ads planned and launched before the old ones tire.

  • You keep your ad account

    Business Manager, pixel and audiences stay yours.

  • 3 months, then rolling

    Three months to test properly, then 30 days’ notice.

Start with a free audit
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Industries

Industries We Run PPC For

We have run paid campaigns for businesses in these sectors, so we already know what a good lead is worth to them.

  • Trades and home servicesPlumbers, heating engineers, electricians and roofers
  • AccountantsPractices winning clients on high-intent searches
  • Law firmsSolicitors where one lead is worth thousands
  • PropertyEstate agents, lettings and developers
  • Healthcare and clinicsDental, aesthetics, physio and private clinics
  • Ecommerce and retailOnline shops selling across the UK
  • Home improvementKitchens, windows, solar and landscaping
  • Education and trainingCourse providers, tutors and training firms
Why CodeCrackers

Why Choose CodeCrackers as Your Meta Ads Agency

We treat creative and tracking as seriously as targeting. That is usually where Meta accounts win or lose.

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  • 01
    Creative-led testing

    Structured monthly tests of hooks, formats and offers.

  • 02
    Tracking done properly

    Conversions API and event matching set up by our developers.

  • 03
    You own everything

    Ad account, pixel, audiences and creative all stay with you.

  • 04
    UK account management

    One named specialist who knows your business.

FAQs

Meta Ads Management FAQs

Short answers to common questions about Facebook and Instagram ads.

Most small businesses can test properly with £750 to £1,500 a month. Meta needs around 50 results a week per ad set to optimise well, so your budget should be large enough to reach that for your cost per result.

FREE AUDIT

Get a Free Meta Ads Audit

Give us access to your Meta ad account. We will check your tracking, audiences and creative, and show you where budget is being wasted and what to test next.

  • Pixel and Conversions API check
  • Audience overlap review
  • Creative fatigue analysis
  • First 5 tests to run

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