We can design and deliver research projects to provide the insight you need, in support of funding bids, programme design or evaluation. We use a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods, as best suits each project. We have expertise in survey design and management, interviewing, managing focus groups, statistical analysis and data management. We are familiar with a wide range of sources and can often identify and analyse existing datasets, reducing the need for original research. We ensure that each research project has a clear mandate, objectives and timescales, derived from the client brief and finalised at project inception stage. We are GDPR compliant and follow the Market Research Society Code of Conduct.

Evaluation is vital part of the feedback loop: how do you know if your project has achieved its objectives and what could be done more efficiently and effectively if you don’t evaluate it? Funding bodies usually require an evaluation and many of them, such as the National Lottery Heritage Fund, publish their own guidance as to how they would like it done. We help clients evaluate projects, programmes, events, performance against their business plan and the impact of introducing new policies. We select the data gathering and analysis methods to best suit each case, and make clear and pertinent recommendations. We ensure that the funding body’s reporting requirements are met.

Consultation with current and potential stakeholders, user groups and customers is vital if projects and services are to meet their needs. Many investors and funding bodies require it as part of project and programme development. We design and deliver consultation tailored to the needs of each case, ensuring that it generates useful data and information that is pertinent to the objectives. We do this through a mixture of methods, including surveys, interviews, focus groups, and creative tools such as journaling, video diaries, word maps and comment walls.

The most useful reports and written clearly and presented attractively. Ste is a skilled writer, having served as a speech and ghost writer, and written many published reports, other documents and articles. He conveys complex and detailed information simply.  He writes all of our project reports, working with colleagues to present them in attractive visual format, using images, graphics and charts.

Ste has also edited many reports on behalf of clients, usually managing to reduce the word count by around one third.