Our Services

We specialise in delivering comprehensive community information and development support services designed to enhance the social value and impact of community development and placemaking projects and initiatives.

Community Animation

By gently activating relationships and inviting in the quieter, often overlooked voices, we help communities find their confidence, purpose, and momentum. Animation is about more than just activity — it’s about connection, meaning, and movement. And Quiet Voice provides the foundation: a way to listen deeply, build trust, and unlock the energy already present in people and places.

Together, they offer a powerful pathway into co-design, collaboration, and community-led action — especially in places where participation has been low or where trust needs rebuilding.

Community Intelligence

Whether it’s community development, placemaking, or reimagining local services, the best ideas gain real traction when they’re supported by the right insights, relationships, and resources. Our Community Data Service helps turn local vision into meaningful action — by helping communities and changemakers uncover what’s already there, connect with what they need, and bring their ideas to life in ways that are both effective and lasting.

Community Building

We believe communities thrive when people are invited to shape what happens in their own places — not as a token gesture, but as co-creators and decision-makers. That’s why we support methods and mindsets that place local people at the heart of development, design, and delivery.

Who We Support and How

Changemakers

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All across the country, individuals and groups are stepping up — creating local solutions to challenges in housing, healthcare, education, economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and more. These changemakers are the driving force behind stronger, fairer, and more resilient communities.

We’re here to support them.

Through practical tools, data-informed insight, and capacity-building support, we help turn passion into action. Whether you’re just getting started or scaling what already works, we offer the infrastructure and partnership needed to meet today’s challenges and build for tomorrow.

Because meaningful change starts with people — and grows when they’re backed by the right support.

Placemakers and Community Builders

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Every day, communities come together to tackle the issues that matter most — from housing and health to education, the environment, and local economies. These efforts aren’t driven by institutions alone, but by everyday people stepping up, organising, and co-creating solutions rooted in lived experience.

We’re here to support that energy — by connecting people with the right tools, knowledge, and partnerships to turn their ideas into action. Whether responding to urgent needs or building for the long term, our goal is to help communities grow their confidence, capacity, and ability to lead change from within.

Because lasting change doesn’t come from outside. It comes from communities, working together.

Voluntary community, social enterprise and business infrastructure networks

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We believe that lasting change happens when sectors work together — sharing strengths, resources, and ideas to build something greater than the sum of their parts. That’s why we champion the creation of dynamic networks that bring together voluntary and community organisations, social enterprises, and the business sector.

These networks are the foundation of a vibrant ecosystem — one that nurtures innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth. They create space for collaboration, shared learning, and coordinated action to tackle the challenges that no one sector can solve alone.

Public Sector - Placemaking

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Early intervention and prevention are at the heart of public sector strategy — and they start with strong, trusted connections to community-led services. Achieving this depends on accessible, place-based solutions that reflect the diverse needs of local people.

We support this work by strengthening collaboration between health, education, social care, and the voluntary and community sector. Our community intelligence services provide the insight needed to identify local strengths, understand emerging needs, and shape more joined-up, responsive solutions.

By improving connectivity, engagement, and shared understanding, we help public sector partners maximise social value and deliver more effective, people-centred outcomes — now and in the long term.

Business Sector - Social Value Act and Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

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Businesses that lead with purpose are increasingly embracing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles — recognising their role in addressing complex challenges like poverty, inequality, and access to education, employment, and healthcare. By championing fair labour practices, fostering diversity and inclusion, and investing in local communities, businesses can create meaningful and measurable social value.

We help make these connections happen.

Our role is to bridge the gap between the business community and local projects in the public and voluntary sectors. We facilitate partnerships that align business goals with community needs — unlocking opportunities to contribute skills, services, and resources that support sustainable development and place-based transformation.

We also support businesses in meeting their obligations under the Social Value Act — by identifying impactful opportunities for local engagement, helping measure social value outcomes, and providing the data and narratives needed to demonstrate accountability and purpose.

Together, we build stronger, more resilient communities — where business success and social impact go hand in hand.