We are proud to have built up a reputation based on the delivery of high quality service, meeting our clients’ expectations. Examples of our work include:

Feasibility Studies

Commissioned by Leamington Spa based Bath Place Community Venture to carry out an independent feasibility study into the location and future of a Community Centre. We were particularly proud to be working in close partnership with London based Coin Street Community Builders.

Commissioned by Leeds based Thorpe Community Group to carry out an independent feasibility study into the future of a local Community Centre.

Commissioned by Stoke on Trent City Council and UACCO to carry out an independent feasibility study into the future of a community based Garage based Social Enterprise.

Independent Evaluations

Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to carry out an independent evaluation of the Walsall based ‘Know Your Place’ Project.

Commissioned by London & Quadrant Housing to carry out an evaluation of the organisation’s youth delivery.

Jointly commissioned by West Midlands Police and the Birmingham Youth Offending Service to carry out an evaluation of the role of Police Youth Crime Officers.

Commissioned by Walsall’s New Deal for Communities to carry out an evaluation of an Older Persons’ Support Worker Project.

Commissioned by Business Link West Midlands to carry out an evaluation of the North Staffordshire Early Entry to Enterprise Programme.

Commissioned by Birmingham based New Hope Mentoring Programme to carry out an evaluation of a faith based mentoring programme.

Commissioned to carry out an evaluation of the Tamworth based Glascote Heath Employability Project.

Commissioned by Wigan Council to carry out an evaluation of a programme aimed at supporting ‘hard to reach’ parents / carers of children.

Commissioned by Groundwork Lancashire West and Wigan to carry out mid-term and post evaluations of a neighbourhood based ‘Youth Works’ programme.

Commissioned by Cannock Council to carry out an evaluation of the £8.3m Cannock Chase, Burntwood and Brownhills ‘Accessibility Objective 2 Strategic Development Package’.

Commissioned by Midland Heart Housing Association to carry out an evaluation of the North Staffordshire based ‘BizFizz’ project.

Commissioned by Groundwork Lancashire West and Wigan to carry out an evaluation of the ‘Moving on Moving Up’ project.

Commissioned by Connexions Staffordshire to evaluate an innovative Stoke City Football Club based project supporting ‘at risk’ young people into work, education or training.

Commissioned to carry out an evaluation of the North Staffordshire Community Chaplaincy project.

Commissioned by North Staffordshire based Wedgwood Memorial College to evaluate the North Staffordshire Regen College.

Commissioned by Groundwork Bridgend to evaluate the neighbourhood based ‘Youth Works’ programme.

Research

Commissioned by Stoke on Trent College with a key objective of ‘improving structures and mechanisms for joint working between the Probation Service and the employment and learning sectors, in order to support improved understanding of offenders’ training and employment needs and opportunities; to develop initiatives to enhance offenders’ ability to enter the labour market’.

Commissioned by Colwyn Bay St Paul’s Project Group to research / deliver an independent needs analysis, aimed at supporting funding applications to national / regional funding bodies.

Service Reviews

Commissioned to carry out a review of the West Midland based Care Ambassador Scheme.

Commissioned by Herefordshire Council to carry out a review of pest control services, with a view of establishing if the service should remain ‘in-house’, or be externalised.

Commissioned by Wrekin Housing Trust to support an Anti-Social Behaviour Service Review.

Commissioned by RENEW North Staffordshire to carry out an independent review of Staffordshire based Minority Business Forum.

Commissioned by Stoke City Council and Voluntary Action Stoke on Trent (VAST) to deliver an independent review of the Stoke on Trent Voluntary Sector.

Commissioned by the Mercian Trust to carry out a review of the potential to role out the concept of Community Chaplaincy.

Project Management

Commissioned by the Staffordshire Social Care Workforce Partnership (SSCWP) / Staffordshire County Council to develop and launch the innovative CareMatch Social Care / Health Sector ‘on-line’ recruitment site.

Commissioned by North Staffordshire Chamber of Trade and Commerce to project manage the development and delivery of the North Staffordshire based ‘Young Chamber’ initiative.

Commissioned by North Staffordshire based Business Initiative to deliver a 13 week ‘City Test Trading’ programme aimed at supporting long-termed unemployed people into self-employment.

Commissioned by Sandon Business & Enterprise College to deliver a series of confident building ‘Make YOUR Mark’ days, aimed at young people about to sit key examinations.

Delivery of ‘Summer Enterprise Workshops’, aimed at local school children and visiting Ukraine students.

Project managing delivery of Social Care conferences.

Supported Staffordshire University in the delivery of an innovative ‘page turning’ Annual Review document.

Commissioned by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to support the development, delivery and funding of community based projects.

Business Planning

Supporting the Leamington Spa based Bath Place Community Venture to deliver a comprehensive 5 year Business Plan.

Supporting the Leeds based Thorpe Community Group to deliver a comprehensive Business Plan aimed supporting national / regional funding applications.

Commissioned by Stoke on Trent City Council and UACCO to deliver a 5-year Business Plan aimed at developing and delivering a community based Garage based Social Enterprise.