We work with good people on good projects.
Companies, charities and individuals united in their desire to make society better.
Whether they’re a global start-up or a 700-year-old UK institution, their projects are ambitious and designed to create lasting social change.
We help deliver that change, getting projects off the ground and helping secure their sustainability over the medium to long-term.
Here is a selection.
Orchestra that Moves
Business planning for a new outreach philharmonic orchestra
Olivier award-winning conductor Michael Rosewell is taking classical music out of traditional concert halls and into community settings to reach new and under-served audiences around the UK.
We’re working closely with Michael to demonstrate how his ‘big idea’ meets an important need, as well as building key relationships and preparing sustainable business plans to move the idea forward.
Michael is Director of Opera at the Royal College of Music, former Music Director of the English Touring Opera and has worked closely with many of the world’s greatest singers, including Pavarotti, Domingo, Gruberova, Freni, Carreras, Alfredo Kraus, and Cappuccilli.
International Slavery Museum
Co-ordinating a value assessment to demonstrate impact on a global stage
The International Slavery Museum (ISM) has an ambition to become the world leader in understanding and exploring the impact and legacies of historic and modern slavery, and how it still influences the world today.
We’re collaborating with Liverpool University on a global socio-economic value assessment for the ISM that will help evidence their impact internationally.
ISM is part of National Museums Liverpool and is currently undergoing a groundbreaking £28m transformation from a gallery space into a major museum.
The Roberto Burle Marx Foundation
Strategic support for a programme of arts and cultural projects on environmental conservation
Foundation founder Andréa Burle Webb has big plans to honour and activate the legacy of her uncle, pioneering Brazilian landscape designer, Roberto Burle Marx. A designer described by the American Institute of Architects as “the real creator of the modern garden”.
We’re helping Andréa with project appraisals, including financial assessments and risk mitigation, as well as preparing an overarching business plan for the Foundation.
The Foundation’s first public engagement was a collaboration with the Royal Academy as a lead sponsor of the 2025 exhibition Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism.
Other good projects
Some of our clients don’t wish to be in the public eye, and we fully understand and respect their right to remain private.
However, to give a sense of our work behind the scenes, we’ve been:
Business modelling for an internationally significant educational institution, to build a more financially sustainable future
Developing business proposals for a new multimedia cultural venue in East London
Advising a centuries-old institution on the future management of its heritage assets.
Providing strategic financial leadership for a global non-profit transforming societal futures for the current and next generation, and
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