Our clients

We deliver tailored research and economic services to public, private and voluntary sector organisations across the UK

Government departments and non-departmental bodies

ERS works in collaboration with both governmental and non-governmental bodies, delivering data-driven insights to inform policies and create system change. Our extensive experience encompasses a diverse range of longitudinal evaluations and research projects. With a team of experts spanning various subject areas, we offer a comprehensive suite of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each project.

Local authorities

Local Authorities are at the heart of ERS' client base, having partnered with more than 50 local authorities across the UK. We have evaluated their programmes, devised their economic development strategies. facilitated engagement with particular communities, supported them to secure funding and helped them to achieve the best outcome from planning applications.

Educational bodies and specialist business support organisations

ERS has worked for 20 universities across the UK and Ireland, and more than a dozen schools and colleges. This has involved evaluating their programmes, helping them to secure funding and assisting their planning through research with prospective students and business communities. In addition, ERS has worked for specialist business support organisations, representing particular sector interests and/or offering specialist technical solutions.

Charities, community bodies and foundations

We are proud to work for a variety of charitable and community organisations, ranging from those delivering services nationally to grassroots organisations providing support to vulnerable and marginalised groups. Clients include: British Heart Foundation, British Red Cross, Fareshare, Friends Provident Foundation, Groundwork, Local Trust, My Bnk, Oxfam GB, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Sustrans, The Princes Trust and The Wildlife Trusts, amongst many others.

Private sector and housing providers

ERS provides a variety of services to private sector clients (including business representative bodies), as well as providers of private and social housing. This has included Chambers of Commerce, sector bodies (such as the Construction Industry Training Board) and individual businesses. Housing association clients have included Carlisle, Leicester, Southern, Sovereign and Thirteen Group.

ERS' evaluation was insightful and engaging. They helped evaluate a large and complex European funded refugee support project and their report has helped identify potential improvements to our model of work.

British Red Cross, Family Reintegration Services
ERS was fantastic in terms of working to our fast-paced timescales and their in-depth understanding of the social value and impact strands to our aims and objectives, as well as understanding our ambition to have this equitably reflected in the final report. Their balancing and showcasing of both economic and social impact was of huge value to the project.

UWE Bristol, Green Skills for Jobs and Entrepreneurship
The project evaluation and summative assessment design and delivery have been undertaken by ERS in a clear and accessible way. They have ensured that all aspects of the evaluation, which involved communication with stakeholders, clients and the delivery teams, have been sensitive to all those individuals with whom they have engaged.

Creative Kernow, Cultivator
ERS communicated clearly with us at each step of the process, alerting us immediately to any risks. Both evaluation reports have been well received by the partnership, and already we are addressing some of the recommendations that came out of the report. Thank you for the brilliant work and supporting us to communicate to our partners.

Study Higher, Oxford Brookes University
The project was delivered within tight deadlines and made all the more difficult given the Covid-19 crisis, however the report was delivered ahead of schedule. The ERS team exceeded expectations throughout the study, offering a great service. Staff were very personable and approachable throughout and were always quick to answer queries.

Cheshire East Council, Cheshire Digital+
ERS have done a thorough impact evaluation of our funding programme, which will be excellent evidence to help us make the case for the future of the programme. The team were great to work with; knowledgeable and professional and the quality of work they have produced is excellent.

British Council, Cultural Protection Fund