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Understand what’s working
- and why

Independent research and evaluation to help you see what’s effective, what needs improving, and how to make confident, evidence-based decisions across your programmes, projects and services.


DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT

Good research and evaluation give you clarity. We help you move from assumptions to solid evidence, so you know exactly what’s working, what isn’t, and where to focus your time and investment.

Working with us means getting clear findings you can trust. We make it easy to understand how your programme or service is performing, what people really experience, and what changes will make the biggest difference. We provide independent, thorough and credible evaluations, consultations and stakeholder engagement. You’ll walk away with practical, realistic recommendations so you can improve outcomes, show impact to stakeholders, and make decisions with confidence.

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Research &
evaluation

We design and deliver research and evaluation tailored to your needs - whether you’re improving a programme, understanding your audience, or demonstrating impact. We use a range of methods to give you a complete picture of what’s happening and why. Everything is explained clearly, with findings that make sense and recommendations you can put into practice straightaway. We can undertake entire projects for you or just be involved in those stages you need additional support with.

  • A planning call to understand your goals

  • A clear evaluation or research plan

  • Data collection via appropriate methods

  • Feedback from participants captured accurately

  • Data analysis and interpretation

What’s included:

  • A clear report on the evidence and the ‘so what?’

  • A presentation of findings to your team

  • Advice on next steps and improvement actions

  • Optional ongoing support to embed changes

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How it
works

  • We begin with a simple conversation to understand your programme, goals and questions. We then agree the right mix of methods so the project fits your aims and capacity.

  • We gather the information you need - through surveys, interviews, focus groups, online communities, observations or data analysis - always keeping the process smooth, ethical and inclusive.

  • We analyse the evidence and produce a clear, straightforward report (or other output) showing what’s working, what needs improvement, and what to do next.


LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR PROJECT
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  • Kathy ensured that we had everything we needed and provided a very clear report which has been extremely useful in informing future strategic direction.

    University of Nottingham

  • We design and deliver mixed-methods research and evaluation, including surveys, interviews, focus groups, data analysis, case studies and theory-based evaluation approaches. We tailor the design to your goals and context.

  • We offer flexible support with evaluation design — from light-touch advice on your existing plans to creating a full evaluation framework. We often run workshops to help organisations identify what to measure, how to measure it and how to link this to meaningful outcomes.

  • Yes. We use a range of evaluation techniques to assess outcomes, understand what’s working and identify areas for improvement. We always explain findings clearly and practically.

  • Yes. We deliver process evaluations that assess the quality, fidelity and effectiveness of programme implementation. This allows you to understand delivery strengths, identify barriers and refine the programme to improve future outcomes.

  • Yes, where required we will includes clear, realistic recommendations that are straightforward to implement and tailored to your organisation.

  • No. We support both small, focused pieces of work and large, multi-stage projects. We scale our involvement to match your needs and budget.

Frequently asked questions