Strategy · Impact · Income · Social value
Clarity about what you're for. Evidence of the difference you make. And the income, partnerships and growth that follow when both are in place.
If you lead a charity
An honest review of where you really are, a Theory of Change that connects what you do to what changes, and an income plan with the evidence behind it.
For charitiesIf you run a business
Social value is now scored in tenders and read by customers and staff. We help you choose it, measure it and show it, so being more charitable wins you more business.
For companiesWhat we do
Four things, done properly, in whatever order your organisation needs them.
Impact happens in the connections.
What to invest in next, what to stop, and the evidence for both. Findings rated, recommendations in order, decisions ready to minute.
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From what you do to what changes, in a form funders, trustees and the new SORP can use.
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Costed income strategies, cases for support, and corporate relationships worth more than a cheque.
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Choosing, measuring and reporting the social value in how you buy, give, employ and operate.
Read moreSix steps, in this order, on every assignment. Every statement labelled as evidence, stakeholder view, our interpretation or a decision for you, so you always know which is which.
Read everything: accounts, minutes, contracts, bids, the risk register.
Trustees, staff, funders, partners and the people you serve, in their own words.
Test what people say against what the documents show.
Ask the hard why. Aim the challenge at systems, not people.
What to invest in first, what to stop, and what to defer.
A decision sheet, a 90-day plan and a minute block, so the work gets used.
Named case studies, published with each client's approval.
A strategic review for a women's charity that was busy but stuck. Twelve weeks, thirteen stakeholders, 74 documents, and six decisions ready for the board to minute.
Read the case studyAfter twenty years of standing still, a Mid Wales charity needed to decide what it was for now. Insight-led research gave the board a clear path forward, including a new name, a property sale and a new role as a grant-giving foundation.
Read the case studyA youth charity with strong delivery and real demand, but no thread connecting what it does to the story a funder reads. We built that thread, in a form the team can use themselves.
Read the case studyMatthew came in as a critical friend, and that is exactly what he was. He gave us back something we can actually use: not a strategy to sit on a shelf, but a set of decisions, in order, with the evidence behind each one.
Sarah Nelson Chair of Trustees, New Dawn New Day
Working with Matthew marked a genuine turning point for our organisation, and the quality, depth, and practical application of his research exceeded our expectations.
Julie Turner · Vice Chair, Montgomeryshire Community Regeneration AssociationThe work has given us much greater clarity around our strategy, Theory of Change, impact measurement and how we communicate our value to funders.
5 On It Foundation · Milton KeynesPractical, plain-English guides from our client work. £20 each as a PDF, or free when you book a call with us.
A clear-eyed guide to building a legacy that outlasts a career. Define it, find your beneficiaries, choose between a gift, a named fund, a partnership and a charity of your own, and score your readiness out of 20.
For athletes, agents and advisers
£20or free when you book a callCIO, charitable company, CIC or trading subsidiary? Three decisions pulled apart, the structures compared, the small-trading rules explained, and a recommendation matrix your board can minute.
For trustees, chief executives and finance leads
£20or free when you book a callWhat the Charities SORP 2026 asks you to say about impact, by tier, with paragraph references. What to measure, what to say, what not to claim, two worksheets and a readiness checklist for your next trustee meeting.
For trustees, CEOs and finance leads
£20or free when you book a callShort pieces on the questions we get asked most. New ones go out on LinkedIn first.
Charities often ask businesses for a cheque. A company can usually offer far more, and a stronger conversation starts with the change your community needs.
ReadThe financial case for closing a shop, office or community space can look simple. The value of being visible is harder to count, and easy to lose.
ReadYour largest social value budget may not be your charity budget. It may be your procurement budget.
ReadThirty minutes, no obligation. Tell us what you're working on and we'll say what we'd do next, and whether we're the right people to do it.
