Practice
Communities
We work alongside residents, community groups and place-based partnerships to design, deliver and evidence programmes that change local outcomes.
Value proposition
Supporting stronger, inclusive, and connected communities.
Community strength is infrastructure. We help places build the leadership, governance and delivery capability required to hold and grow long-term investment.
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Advisory services in this practice
5-stage
Delivery method applied to every engagement
TOMs
Measurement standard used for place outcomes
Services
What we deliver in Communities
Community Development
Long-term capability building for places, residents and grassroots leadership.
From £2,000Community Engagement
Consultation and participation design that produces evidence, not just attendance.
From £750Community Programmes
Design, mobilisation and management of multi-partner community delivery.
From £1,500Local Initiatives
Rapid support for neighbourhood-scale projects from concept to first delivery.
From £450Volunteer Development
Recruitment, safeguarding, retention and progression frameworks for volunteers.
From £600Community Partnerships
Structuring alliances between community groups, public bodies and funders.
From £950Community Registration
Formal registration of community groups with constitutions, banking and policies.
From £150
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Place Partnership Framework
A structured model for aligning grassroots groups, public bodies and funders behind one shared outcomes framework and a single evidence base.
Engagement model
Place partnership design
Client
Grassroots groups, housing providers and local authorities
We convene fragmented community provision into an accountable partnership: terms of reference, decision rights, a common data set and a costed delivery plan the partners can take to funders together.
Shared governance, one outcomes framework, a single evidence base.
Our commitments
How we work with organisations in this practice
Supporting organisations through structured development
Advice follows a written consultation. We set out what is actually wrong, what it will cost to fix and what can safely be left alone.
Building stronger communities through collaboration
We work alongside boards, staff and residents rather than around them, so capability remains with the organisation after the engagement closes.
Providing practical frameworks for sustainable growth
Every deliverable is a working document — governance, measurement and delivery frameworks designed to be used by the people who inherit them.
Next step
Discuss a communities engagement
Tell us where your organisation is now. A structured 60–90 minute assessment, a written findings note within five working days, and no fee for the initial session.