Consultants
On this page, you will find contact details and a brief description of services offered by consultants with special expertise or experience of working in the social enterprise sector.
If you are thinking of employing consultants, 3xE suggests that you ask them for a reference from a similar organisation for work that they have carried out recently. You could also ask them if they have worked with homeless sector organisations previously.
Being listed on this page does not mean that a consultant is recommended by 3xE, or that we have vetted them in any way.
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Organisation name |
F3 |
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Nationwide |
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Date established |
1999 |
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Description of services |
f3 is a not-for-profit co-operative of advisors and social entrepreneurs, working mainly in the local food sector. We do feasibility studies and business/marketing plans for social enterprises and sustainable supply chains. Simon Michaels, the director, is an advisor to Making Local Food Work and his services can be provided free for up to five days to eligible organisations. Simon also has expertise in renewable energy development for communities. |
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Contact person |
Simon Michaels |
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Telephone |
0845 458 0060 |
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Adrian Ashton |
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Nationwide |
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Date established |
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Description of services |
I’m a recognised, approved and accredited provider of advice, consultancy, training and research to various social enterprises, charities, sector bodies and other organisations.
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Contact person |
Adrian Ashton |
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Telephone |
07786 492313 |
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Aspire Foundation |
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Nationwide |
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Date established |
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Description of services |
Aspire Foundation’s experienced team typically works with organisations from the social enterprise, social housing, homeless, voluntary and charitable sectors. We are involved in a range of work designed to help organisations to support employment, entrepreneurship, enterprise and community benefit. Aspire Foundation's work includes: |
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Telephone |
0207 033 4433 |
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Baker Brown Associates |
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Region |
South West, London and nationwide |
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Date established |
1992 |
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Description of services |
Baker Brown Associates is a Bristol-based research and development practice specialising in social enterprise and the social economy. Since its establishment in 1992, Baker Brown Associates has completed over 200 projects for clients in local and central government, the voluntary and community sector, and social enterprises. Our main areas of expertise include:
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Contact person |
Jim Brown |
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Telephone |
0117 9250824 |
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Jim.brown@bakerbrown.co.uk |
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CNT Associates |
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Region |
London, South East & North West |
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Date established |
March 2003 |
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Description of services |
CNT Associates are approved consultant for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and has undertaken a significant body of work with community and voluntary sector organisations. We are also associate members of the Institute for Fundraising. CNT Associates and its associate consultants can provide a wide range of training & consultancy support for your organisation including: Training, including, Leadership & Management training & coaching & mentoring, Motivation training, Fundraising training, Customer Service training, Marketing training and many more Consultancy, including, Fundraising, Business Planning, Evaluation, Facilitation, Tackling Worklessness, Mediation, Project Management and Community Consultation. |
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Contact person |
Gary Parker |
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Address |
9-11 Gunnery Terrace |
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Telephone |
020 8301 8660 or 0778 6628512 |
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Eastside Consulting - making social enterprise happen |
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UK wide, but London based |
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Date established |
November, 2003 |
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Description of services |
We deliver business support services that help to increase the scale and impact of social enterprises (charities, NGOs, housing associations, co-operatives and social businesses). This gives homeless sector organisations the ability to win new funding, to become more entrepreneurial, and to understand how they can engage their service users in a truly beneficial and profitable way. We also manage Spark, which gives us a bird’s eye view of social enterprise in the homelessness sector, as well as being able to offer advice on how to write Spark applications. |
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Contact person |
Rachel Edmunds, Communications Manager |
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Telephone |
020 7770 6142 |
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Eudemonic |
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Region |
London |
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Date established |
2006 |
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Description of services |
Eudemonic is an agency for collaborative innovation and development.
Eudemonic’s philosophy is that in order to tackle the challenges we face today, we must be able to work together better. We help people find space, process and inspiration to do this. We are also proud to consult and advise on projects for sector leaders, Eastside Consulting. |
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Contact person |
Andres Roberts |
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Joanne Jacobs Consulting UK |
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Region |
London |
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Date established |
April 2009 |
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Description of services |
Technology, and in particular, web-based strategy, and technology-mediated stakeholder engagement. Strategy execution and project management also available. |
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Contact person |
Joanne Jacobs |
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Address |
11 Evesham House |
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Telephone |
Mobile: 07948 318 298 |
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Email: joanne@joannejacobs.net |
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Metaphor Consulting |
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Region |
South West – work all over UK |
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Date established |
2008 |
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Description of services |
Business advice/support/consultancy. I get alongside managers of all kinds of small businesses to help make their businesses better or to overcome problems, working primarily in the areas of financial management, business strategy, change of ownership and innovation. I work equally across social enterprise and for-profit sectors and use a coach-mentoring style of consultancy. Based Bristol, work across UK. |
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Contact person |
Peter Weeks |
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Telephone |
07730 925759 / 0117 9686010 |
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Optimise4 |
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Region |
South England |
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Date established |
2006 |
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Description of services |
At Optimise4 we offer you the insight, advice and practical tools you need to maximise opportunities for driving growth and progress through your social business by following the Optimise4 tried and measured process - empowering you to make real changes to the way you optimise your business winning capabilities. Our proposition is: successful social enterprises not only have great products and services but are also able to develop high quality business winning capabilities which ultimately lead to: penetrating traditional markets, opportunity to develop a market position and reputation, increased organisational value and ultimately optimum infrastructure for it's social purpose. |
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Contact person |
Dawn Prince-White |
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Address |
Optimise4 Ltd |
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Telephone |
01822 870565 |
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Organisation name |
Gordon Rae |
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Region |
Based London - can work anywhere in UK |
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Date established |
Worked as third sector consultant for over ten years |
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Description of services |
Experience in the management of business and third sector organisations to include Aspire Foundation; Big Issue; Employment Forum; Diabetes UK; We are What We Do; CAN Skilled in new business planning, marketing & public relations. Particularly capable of recognising new business opportunities and achieving cultural and operational change. Can work as independent consultant or in house as interim staff. |
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Contact person |
Gordon Rae |
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Address |
6 Orleans Court |
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Telephone |
020 7233 9286 / 07726331140 |
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Organisation name |
Red Ochre |
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Region |
UK-wide |
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Date established |
April 2002 |
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Description of services |
Red Ochre is a social enterprise that has successfully assisted over 200 other social enterprises and homelessness organisations with business and management support. We have been successful in sourcing funds, helping launch new enterprises and improve existing ones through working closely with management and employees across finance, strategy, marketing, organisational structure and development, IT and HR. We bring to the sector our own entrepreneurial skills and the experience of having started and managed social enterprises and a charity. We also improve our clients' skills and abilities through training, mentoring and coaching. |
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Contact person |
Robert Foster |
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Telephone |
020 7785 6295 |
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Rocket Science |
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Nationwide |
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Date established |
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Description of services |
We work at the national, regional and local level with policymakers and practitioners, bringing insights from the front line and our experience of managing both initiatives and organisations to develop policy. We offer front line practitioners and policy makers fresh perspectives about their policy context, the ways in which policy is developing and the implications for their role, relationships and funding priorities. First and foremost, we are consultants. However, we have worked with a range of clients to help them: |
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Address |
2 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7NST |
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Telephone |
0131 226 4949 |
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Organisation name |
Social Enterprise Works |
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Region |
South West |
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Date established |
1993 |
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Description of services |
We provide support, advice and guidance to prospective and established social enterprises during critical periods of their start up and development. We have assisted over 500 social economy organisations in Bristol and beyond since 1993. We are also a forum for the Bristol social enterprise sector, promoting supporting and accountable to our members. We use our expertise of balancing social mission and business viability to offer consultancy services including feasibility studies, business plans, social impact measurement, performance reviews, action planning, training and facilitation to clients including the department of health, local authorities, housing associations, third sector organisations and charities. |
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Contact person |
Stuart Griffin |
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Address |
The Coach House |
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Telephone |
0117 907 0080 |
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Social Impact Consulting |
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Region |
Nationwide |
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Date established |
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Description of services |
Social Impact Consulting is an affiliated network of researchers and consultants experienced in understanding social problems and delivering social impact in the public, private and third sectors. Project scoping, development and incubation |
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Contact person |
Mark Richardson |
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Telephone |
+44 (0)7766 015 664 |
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Organisation name |
Tina Thompson |
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Region |
South West, South East and London |
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Date established |
September 2007 |
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Description of services |
Third Sector Management Solutions is the trading name of Tina Thompson, a Management Consultant specialising in working with third sector organisations, including voluntary and community groups, charities and social enterprises. Tina has experience or working with a range of organisations and has written business plans for social enterprises and set up and registered a Community Interest Company. |
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Contact person |
Tina Thompson |
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Telephone |
07949 741303 |
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