Our Members
AguaConsult
Aguaconsult is a dynamic UK-based consulting company, founded in 2003, providing support to public, private and third sector organisations to improve Water, Sanitation and Environmental services globally. We provide a range of advisory services around the world with a geographic reach across Africa, Latin America and Asia.
We work in collaborative partnership with a range of stakeholders, from governments, to donors, non-governmental organisations, the private sector, academia, and local communities, to strengthen the sustainability of water and sanitation services ...
Apex Acoustics
Apex Acoustics is a leading independent acoustics consultancy. We undertake design and testing in all areas of noise and vibration and provide practical, cost-effective and timely solutions.
We are pleased to work on projects of all sizes, from complex multi-million pound schemes to the upgrade of a single wall. We can offer robust assessments to minimise your risk with our wealth of experience based on tried and tested solutions; and we can work with you to develop new and innovative approaches to offer your project a competitive edge.
We embrace the technical ...
Touchstone Advisory
Touchstone Advisory is an independent valuation advisory firm comprising a team of skilled valuation professionals with extensive experience across the Big Four accounting firms. The team includes Chartered Accountants, Chartered Financial Analysts, Chartered Tax Advisors, and a former member of HMRC’s Shares and Assets Valuation division.
We support entrepreneurial businesses, both domestically and overseas, by providing an extensive array of valuation services across multiple sectors. These include consumer and leisure, technology, media and telecom, manufacturing ...
Nextday Freight
Experts in worldwide time-critical freight transport. Our exceptional customer service is at the heart of everything we do. If you have a just-in-time deadline to meet? Don’t panic, our employees own it.
Bennett Oakley Solicitors
Bennet Oakley are a leading lawyer, based in Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Brighton and London.
In an ever-changing legal landscape we offer our clients dependable and expert advice combined with an understanding and knowledge of our practice areas that is focussed upon achieving our client’s goals.
An employee owned business. Unlike many other law firms, Bennett Oakley is owned 100% by its employees. We are the first law firm in Sussex to become employee owned, giving our employee owners a direct stake–and-say in the business, as well as an equal share of profits. ...
Oakwood Corporate Services
Oakwood is an independent, specialist provider of outsourced company secretarial, company formation and compliance services. Founded in 2009 (and employee-owned from 2021), we look after the company secretarial requirements of a broad range of UK and overseas listed and private groups, private equity-backed groups, SMEs and not-for-profits. Clients include global giants General Electric (GE), Thermo Fisher Scientific and Carnival Corporation, as well as UK listed firms, JD Sports, MoneySuperMarket and Associated British Foods PLC.
We also work alongside a range of US, ...
CMS Law
International law firm CMS has over 5,000 lawyers in 80 offices worldwide to help organisations thrive in changing times. Through our technical rigour, strategic expertise and deep focus on building long-term partnerships, we are committed to putting our clients and their business success first. With more than 70 offices in over 40 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide, CMS offers deep local market understanding with a global perspective.
The CMS UK Employee Incentives team is one of the largest practices in any UK law firm, with 3 partners and 8 lawyers dedicated to ...
Williamson & Croft
Williamson & Croft is an accountancy, tax & advisory practice based across offices in the North West looking after a national client base providing Accountancy, Tax, Audit & Assurance, Transaction Services, and Forensic Accounting.
We strive to provide a service that is reliable, responsive, and personally tailored. We take pride in being an entrepreneurial firm and we offer a pragmatic and commercial approach when helping clients overcome their challenges.
Our specialisms include Manufacturing & Engineering, Property & Construction, Professional ...
Shinnick LLP
Shinnick LLP is the vehicle that provides the services of John Shinnick as Independent Trustee. John has a current career as a portfolio non-executive director and strategic advisor to a range of SMEs and acts as an EOT Independent Trustee.
If he has any advice for anyone considering employee ownership, it would be to engage with an Independent Trustee at the outset. The trustee will help you shape the EOT so that it works practically and transparently to the benefit of both beneficiaries and vendors.
Instinct
Instinct is a specialist Learning Recruitment Consultancy, providing staffing services to a wide range of clients in the UK and internationally. We are market leaders within the eLearning, learning and development sector and we have built an unprecedented reputation for being the ‘go-to’ provider for specialist learning talent.
BHW Solicitors
BHW is a full-service commercial law firm that was set up in 2003 in Leicester and has since grown organically from a team of two to a team of nearly eighty. We are proud to have converted to employee ownership in 2022, securing our position as the largest independent law firm in the Leicestershire region.
Naturally, we are strong advocates of the employee ownership model, and we are proud to say that we have advised multiple clients in respect of their own conversion process. Being employee owned ourselves enables us to offer our clients unique advice, as we have often ...
Thomson Snell & Passmore LLP
Thomson Snell & Passmore is regarded as one of the leading full service law firms in the South East, with over 280 staff, operating from two offices in Kent. Established in 1570, the Guinness Book of Records recognises us as the ‘Oldest law firm in Operation’ and we have been providing peace of mind for generations of families and businesses.
We have advised on the legal and commercial aspects of employee ownership for several years, including working with regulators such as the FCA and SRA. We are able to advise you from a transactional perspective on the legal ...
Brick-Tie
Brick-Tie are a specialist construction repair firm based near Leeds. Our expertise is remedial wall tie work, masonry repairs and damp proofing. Established in 1986, the firm converted to an EOT in early 2022.
Our 15 employees are now on their EOT journey , looking forward to a bright future, with tangible benefits for the company, employees, and our customers
RPC UK
RPC helps organisations to create a holistic environment in which programs and projects are routinely delivered successfully – on time and within budget – and expected returns on investment are fully realised.
We are Oracle Primavera software specialists, offering the full, end-to-end lifecycle of software licences, training, hosting, support, consultancy and bespoke solutions primarily within the Aerospace & Defence, Construction and Oil & Gas sectors, working with both public and private sector clients from multi-nationals to small, boutique organisation...
SL Tax Advisory Limited
SL Tax Advisory Limited is a specialist independent advisory practice led by James Kean CTA. James has extensive experience advising companies on M&A transactions and has a focused interest and passion in promoting Employee Ownership as a preferred solution for generating stakeholder value.
We can support on:
Set-up and administration of schemes
Tax reviews and due diligence
Feasibility reports
Setting up a transition team featuring in-house staff and advisers
Managing the transition as part of a broader strategy of succession planning
...
Lathams Architects
Lathams is an architecture and urban design practice established over 35 years ago, and since its inception, we have been dedicated to the creative re-use of land and buildings.
DKT Artworks
DKT Artworks is a unique multidisciplinary team of imaginative and highly skilled artists creating bespoke decorative finishes and site-specific artworks.
The MDR Group
The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent international professional service business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 700 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.
Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore, and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not ...
93ft
93 is an independent award-winning design studio based in Kelham Island, Sheffield.
We provide branding, packaging design, website design and development, Shopify e-commerce, digital marketing, SEO, interior architecture and manufacturing services.
We work with cultural, heritage and lifestyle businesses looking to make their next move.
Bradley Lay
Bradley Lay is an esteemed entrepreneur and key person of influence. With a remarkable track record of helping grow a businesses from £12m to £150m and delivering an EOT sale within this business, Bradley is renowned for his engaging approach and modern strategies.
As the author of the groundbreaking book 'Grow your Business by Building a Community of Customers', he brings a wealth of knowledge to the table as a trusted business advisor and sought-after contributor to leading magazines and news media. Drawing on his 20+ years of success and expertise, Bradley is ...
Suite Limited
One of London's première post-production facilities, specialising in comedy, music and longform programming.
KKB Group
Based in Rochester, Kent, and supported by our satellite sites to provide nationwide coverage, we are specialists in providing niche services to the remediation, recycling, plant hire, plant sales, specialist demolition hire and civil engineering sectors.
CCA Global
CCA Global is a leading independent authority and partner of choice for leaders in customer service and experience.
Barnwood Group
Barnwood has three distinctive divisions: Construction, Shopfitting & Interiors and General Works.
Rothwell Group Limited
Rothwell Group Limited has been providing Building and Services Excellence to Industry & Commerce since 1986.
Total Negotiation
Total Negotiation Group is a dynamic and inspiring commercial partner, helping organisations enact their change ambitions in a more effective way. We exist to help our clients create value through better commercial relationships. We help organisations to improve their commercial skills and ultimately boost profitability.
With Public Relations Ltd
With is an international business communications agency, offering integrated services across insights and strategy, media relations, content and digital marketing. Our focus on commercial goals and measurable outcomes helps us get our clients to the future, faster. And our expertise in ESG means we provide a holistic approach to both internal and external corporate reputation.
Warwick Ward (machinery) Ltd
Warwick Ward (machinery) Ltd was founded in 1970 by Mr Warwick Ward and has grown into one of the largest stockists and suppliers of new and used earthmoving and material recycling equipment, and spare parts in Europe.
Funding Friends
Funding Friends are highly experienced professionals who utilise bespoke technology and a collective knowledge of the lending marketplace to deliver a great customer experience. We help to save you time and effort by working with you to find the best deal for your business and your requirements.
InSync
InSync designs, produces and develops products that ensure video content looks its best in any workflow, anywhere in the world. InSync has developed world-leading signal processing hardware and software products, with a focus on motion compensated frame rate and format conversion (standards converters).
Re-form
Re-form landscape architecture provide landscape design and consultancy services throughout the UK. Established in 2011 the company became an Employee Owned Trust in 2023. Re-form’s work is focused on the space where nature and communities intersect. Their approach is informed by a mission to create meaningful relationships between nature, people, and place by listening more and using less.
Big Group
Big Group is one of the UK’s largest independent integrated marketing agencies, with offices in London, Amsterdam and Bath. The company was founded in 1991 by Chairman and CEO Nick Scott and now employs 180 people with specialist teams in brand activation, creative, digital, events, performance, retail, social and strategy.
Tooley Foster
Tooley Foster is a friendly architectural practice located on the edge of London, with over 130 years’ experience in a multitude of sectors. We are fully committed to providing the best possible service through all stages of the design and construction process to create beautiful and sustainable buildings and places.
Promo Veritas
We are not just an agency who run great prize promotions. Our focus is on running them safely and compliantly and ensuring that consumers feel confident about entering the promotion without any risk.
Platinum Eco
We work with a number of Local Authorities to deliver Well Being and Warmer Homes Projects, delivering successfully for all parties.
Montala
Montala Limited is a web application development and services provider based in Oxfordshire in the UK. We develop, support and manage cutting-edge and user focussed web applications. Our particular focus is on Digital Asset Management with ResourceSpace.
Mini Title
Mini Title is a photographic agency & production company representing artists working in the fashion, editorial and advertising sectors.
Drummond Central
We’re a fiercely independent, creative agency.
Oxford Policy Management Limited
We work in partnership with leaders providing analytical and practical policy expertise through our global network to support low- and middle-income societies.
Sanders Studios
Sanders Studios is a collective of designers, artists and thinkers. We collaborate with discerning partners across property, marine, design and brand to create memorable content that brings ideas to life.
Agilia
Agilia is a specialist infrastructure consultancy working at the heart of some of the world’s most exciting major projects.
Blue Sky Financial Planning
We offer specialist financial planning services to individuals, families and businesses.
Damia Group
Damia Group is an International IT Services / IT Recruitment organisation specialising in developing long and trusting professional relationships in sectors such as Government, Security, Defence, Aerospace, Telecommunications, Finance, Insurance and IT services.
Voicentric
Voicentric is a specialist in Personal Direct Communication and gives a global reach to clients in the Life and Material Sciences to develop and manage a sales pipeline, and in the process obtain market intelligence, acquire new contacts, and generate detailed reports.
Chime Social Enterprise Community Interest Company
We are an NHS Audiology Service that utilised the Government Right to Request scheme to spin out as a not-for-profit Social Enterprise. Our organisational form is as a Community Interest Company (CIC). This means that any surplus that we make in terms of funds we have to invest back for the benefit of our social aims – in our case this is service to hearing impaired patients. We have a contract to offer NHS adult and children’s audiology services, free at the point of delivery on behalf of NHS Devon, in Exeter Mid & East Devon.
The HR Dept
The HR Dept began in 2002, when Founder and Executive Director Sue Tumelty identified a gap in the market to offer personalised expert HR advice to local businesses. The first HR Dept office based in Bristol went from strength to strength, and the business soon became a franchise operation opening offices across the UK, Ireland and Australia. In November 2021, The HR Dept Group Ltd became an Employee Ownership Trust.
KLH Sustainability
KLH Sustainability is a specialist consultancy providing support in delivering sustainable development. We specialise in sustainable construction and procurement and have extensive delivery experience of high profile projects.
Cairn Research Ltd
Cairn Research is an independent, employee owned, microscopy research-orientated company specialising in solutions for the life sciences.
J&B Hopkins Ltd
J&B Hopkins Limited provides a full mechanical and electrical services installations to the building industry and direct to end users.
Potter Raper Ltd
Potter Raper provides construction consultancy services.
JS Wright & Co Ltd
J S Wright is one of the UK’s leading mechanical and electrical building services contractors.
Evolution Security
Evolution works with UK, European and international clients to deliver effective, integrated fire and security solutions. Our service is end-to-end, from conducting the initial site survey and completion of risk impact reports through to the design, installation and maintenance of the completed project.
Pro Vision
Pro Vision (PV Projects Ltd) is a practice of integrated development consultants, who work together alongside the client, statutory authorities and other consultants to provide carefully designed, context driven and client focused plans, buildings and ecological services. The different disciplines provided within our practice include town planning, architecture, urban design and ecology.
Transitec Consulting Engineers Ltd
Transitec is an independent engineering consultancy firm, specialised in mobility since its foundation in 1954.
Zetter Recruitment
Specialist tech sales recruitment agency, dedicated to sourcing the very best talent globally.
Morgan Cass (Group) Ltd
Morgan Cass has been delivering mechanical and electrical services to the construction industry since 2000. This has given us an extensive portfolio of quality installations in the both public and private sectors.
Franklin Ellis
Franklin Ellis Architects is an Employee-Owned Trust, established in 1993 by David Franklin and Andrew Ellis. The practice now employs over 30 talented architects, designers and technologists.
Reid & Fraser
Reid & Fraser offers services in accounts, taxation and business advisory and support services to a wide range of businesses and individuals.
Vincent + Gorbing
Vincent + Gorbing provide architecture, interior design, town planning and urban design services to private and public sector clients throughout the UK.
Winch Design
Winch Design has an unparalleled reputation as an international design studio, working on some of the most iconic land, air & sea based projects across the globe.
Aspire
Aspire provides extraordinary support for exceptional people living with dementia, learning disabilities or complex health needs in Salford and the surrounding areas. We offer a range of day services, respite care, supported living, and community and carer support, helping people to live their lives, their way.
Folkes Worton
Folkes Worton LLP was originally established over 100 years ago and has offered high calibre service for all specialist accounts and tax needs our clients have had since. We pride ourselves on offering clients more than just a compliance service. Our four partners have more than 100 years combined experience which includes a specialist Tax Partner always here to help on needs such as employee ownership and they take great pleasure in sharing their wisdom to help businesses achieve all their objectives. A big part of our culture is to build personal relationships with our ...
Absolute PR & Marketing
We are a boutique, award-winning PR and marketing communications agency with a successful track record spanning more than 23 years in business. We are passionate about purpose and motivated by an intrinsic desire to make a meaningful, measurable and positive difference through our work. Building reputations, inspiring audiences and creating positive impact is what we do, delivering the very best outcomes for our clients, community, cause and climate.
DNCO
The international creative studio, which is based in London and New York and was female-founded, became employee owned in 2019. We work across six disciplines: strategy, branding, digital, editorial, spatial and wayfinding.
Triangle Consulting
Triangle Consulting Social Enterprise is an innovative, mission-led organisation that exists to help people reach their highest potential and live meaningful and fulfilling lives, often in the context of social disadvantage, trauma, disability or illness. It creates engaging tools and promotes enabling approaches that help funders, commissioners, and service providers transform lives. The Outcomes StarsTM are an evidence-based way of co-creating and measuring individual change.
Smith Myers
Smith Myers Communications Ltd is an award-winning UK company specialising in the design, development, manufacture and support of application specific cellular network and handset capabilities for network operators, government agencies, law enforcement, military, and search and rescue organisations. Awards include the Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal; ADS Security Innovation Awards, British Engineering Excellence Award, and ICCA (International Critical Communications) Award.
Jerroms Miller
Jerroms Miller has established a reputation for excellence when advising on Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) projects across a wide variety of sectors involving businesses ranging from £1m to £100m. Our deep understanding and interpretation of the relevant tax legislation and our ability to develop innovative solutions has resulted in the successful implementation of numerous EOTs and advising on distributions to EOTs for various clients.
As specialists in this area, we have also advised on operating share schemes such as EMI (Enterprise Management Incentives) alongside ...
LGRC Associates Ltd
Bristol-based LGRC Associates Ltd, which was founded in 2014 by a small group of three directors, is the leading provider of temporary skills, resources and expertise to the local council sector in England.
OCA
OCA has received recognition for its highly crafted approach to design developed through a close dialogue with clients and collaborators. From a starting point designing furniture such as Bed Box, the studio has expanded its expertise into various building types and now works with large scale clients including Scottish Canals, housing associations and various community and arts organisations.
OCA Studio is an employee owned RIBA Chartered Practice with both RIAS Sustainable Architecture and Passivhaus accredited professionals in its team.
Granite Solutions Ltd
Granite is a specialist HV and LV engineering company for new electrical utility connections for the commercial, industrial, data centre, healthcare and education sectors. Our Vision is to be a solid growth business through being a customer of choice for its engineering-led solutions. We specialise in design, installation, faults and maintenance for private and public sector clients in the UK.
Opus Magnum
Opus Magnum is a London-based business which designs, crafts and installs bespoke furniture and fittings for complex and large-scale commercial spaces.
Berkshire Consultancy
We are an award-winning learning and development consultancy with a track record of unlocking and maximising individual and organisational potential. BCL has extensive experience of delivering innovative and impactful programmes in both private and public sectors. Our approach is to use and design evidence-based models and techniques that build upon both research and neuroscience.
Pitch Marketing Group
Pitch Marketing Group is a full-service integrated agency building brands that people can be passionate about. Pitch, which is based in London’s Soho, has a diversified service offering that includes a creative studio, sponsorship strategy and consultancy, content production, digital marketing and consumer PR. Pitch’s long-term clients include some of the world’s best brands and sports properties.
Vfdnet
Founded in 2003, vfdnet provides financial leadership for wise businesses, utilising deal experienced Virtual FDs who have lead trade sales, acquisitions, management buyouts and since 2015 business sales to EOTs. Commencing with your business valuation, we help you plan your EO transition to ensure all stakeholders interests are recognised, collaborating and project managing specialist EO lawyers, engagement experts, banks and funding providers.
Celvac
Leading industrial cleaning and waste recovery services specialists. Celvac was established in Pembrokeshire in 1993 and became employee owned in 2023.
Demo TV LTD
We are a full-service fundraising and advertising agency. We create, deliver, and optimise DRTV, digital campaigns, and films, in 30+ countries worldwide.
Futureserv
Futureserv is a building services consultancy that was founded in 2010 and now has offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds. Our engineers design the mechanical and electrical systems that form part of the construction and redevelopment of new and old buildings. The practice has particular expertise in the design and delivery of net carbon zero ready and energy efficient buildings. We made the change to employee ownership towards the end of 2022.
ALTAR Group
ALTAR Group is a creatively led family of three specialist marketing agencies. We are an employee owned business and our expertise spans brand development, graphic design, digital consultancy, online marketing and PR.
Within ALTAR Group our three teams combine to deliver seamless, impactful, integrated, client campaigns.
Avian - Design Consultancy
Blue2 - Digital Strategy & Delivery
Ginger - PR & Digital Marketing Consultants
Mobius Group
Mobius Group offers our clients a comprehensive and bespoke EOT experience. We understand that employee ownership is so much more than a legal process – it’s a fulfilling and rewarding journey that brings fulfilment to owners and passes on a wonderful legacy to staff and the community. If you’re exploring the possibility of becoming an employee owned business, we will sit with you and design the right Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) for you because we know that every EOT is unique. You can also draw on the expertise of our legal and accounting teams, giving you ...
Polyco Healthline Ltd
Polyco Healthline combines the 85 years' expertise of two leading businesses, who provide protection and hygiene products and services in the workplace and home. Our wide and technical range - including reuseable and disposable gloves, workwear and bags - is trusted and used by multiple sectors throughout the UK and overseas.
From our state-of-the-art warehouse and laboratory testing facility in Lincolnshire, our expert teams drive research and development and maintain logistics and customer service levels to ensure just-in-time supply. Designing, sourcing, licensing ...
Matrix Booking Ltd
Matrix Booking Ltd is a specialist workplace management solutions organisation with a specific area of expertise, focus and passion – supporting organisations effectively managing and unlocking the potential of their bookable resources.
Crookes Walker
We bring buildings to life. With problem-solving, dedication and commitment to the future of the planet, we put the heart and soul into the buildings that we will inhabit for generations.
We offer sustainable MEP design and professional services to the property and construction industries. Founded in 2004, we have grown to a team of over 50 like-minded engineers with a reputation for delivering innovative solutions and a personal service. Our approach is informed by experience.
Plastic Coatings Ltd
For 70 years Plastic Coatings Ltd has been the leading coating specialist, focused on world-class solutions and services. We offer the widest range of coating materials including thermoset and thermoplastic polymers, fluoropolymers, electrophoretic or e-coat paint, primers and more.
Vector Resourcing
Vector Resourcing is a specialist technology recruiter headquartered in East Sussex.
Carpenter Oak
Carpenter Oak are award-winning designers and makers of timber frame buildings. We combine technical expertise, master craftsmanship and exquisite materials to create stunning spaces throughout the UK and beyond.
Agulhas Applied Knowledge
Founded in 2003, Agulhas Applied Knowledge is a leading provider of evaluation, learning and knowledge activities in support of international cooperation on global challenges. We work with donors, multilateral organisations, foundations, and NGOs, combining a deep knowledge of international development and sustainability with the practical skills to deliver results. In 2021, we became an employee owned company, a model which reflects the company’s core values of equity and cooperation.
TVD Group
Industry leading technology solutions business. Bolton’s TVD Group, encompassing TVC Technology Solutions, Mitchell & Brown TV and TVD B2B, moved to being majority employee owned in 2023.
Granby Marketing
Complete brand fulfilment: Going above and beyond is what made us who we are today – the award-winning fulfilment partner to some of the most well-known household brands and public sector organisations offering promotional marketing, contract packing, and third party logistic services.
Wise Productions
We’re a close-knit team of Project Managers, Creative Designers, Production Managers and Event Technicians working together to deliver exceptional live, private and virtual events.
DXW
Established in 2008, dxw is a diverse multidisciplinary team of digital strategy, design, technology and delivery specialists. We work in partnership with our clients to make life better for the people who use public services and the teams that run them. In 2021, the company became employee owned.
Noonah Marketing
Noonah began in 2011, initially designing and building market-leading photobooths for a fast-evolving event tech industry. We quickly grew our team of incredible designers, developers and marketers and expanded into the wider experiential tech market.
Today we are widely regarded as the industry leaders for delivering the best experiential engagement tech for retail and all types of events, working with the best brands, agencies and event platforms on the planet.
Pennard Vets
Employee owned vet group.
Hockley Mint
Established in 1953 in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, we value great design and are advocates for responsible mining and manufacturing. We create classic, elegant wedding and engagement rings, and provide an efficient and fast friendly service. This has enabled us to become of Europe’s largest jewellery manufacturers. We make beautifully crafted wedding rings, engagement rings, cast components, findings and precision engineered jewellery parts.
AC Plastics
AC Plastics Limited is an established and respected UK manufacturer of innovative precision plastic injection moulding solutions, custom moulding and assembly.
Cheetham Jackson
Founded in 2009 by Stuart Jackson, Cheetham Jackson (CJL) is an independent financial planning business that operates out of 10 offices across the North of England. Specialising in wealth management for the long term, it offers services related to investments, pensions, ISAs and inheritance tax. It transitioned to EO in 2023.
Capri
Providing mechanical and electrical engineering services to a broad portfolio of projects for over 40 years.
Grapevine
Grapevine was founded in 1991 as a regional provider of business user mobile contracts. In the years that have followed we’ve added fixed line telecoms, managed IT support and connectivity solutions to the services we provide to our clients.
The changes we’ve made to our business have always reflected the fast-moving era of technology and communications that we live in. We’re proud to have accompanied many of our clients throughout their own evolution.
Blackheath
With over 90 years of trading experience, Blackheath Products (Blackheath) is a leading distributor to the construction and furniture sectors. We are centrally located in the West Midlands and offer a delivery service to most parts of the UK. We supply solid surface fabricators, furniture manufacturers, shop fitters, exhibition contractors, laminate fabricators, kitchen manufacturers, builders’ merchants, and kitchen and bathroom retailers.
Craft Prospect
Craft Prospect is a space engineering practice that delivers mission-enabling products and develops novel mission applications in order to realize SMART SECURE SPACE. We aim to be the partner of choice on small space missions and provide dedicated services in an agile manner, adding value to the overall service offering of our clients. We architect and deliver smarter satellites making full use of the limited resources available, targeting their products and services at the global small satellite market.
Grierson Dickens
Grierson Dickens Limited, established in 1999, is a fee-based Chartered Financial Planning firm. We advise many clients locally in Farnham, Surrey, and across London and the South East. However, location is not a limitation for us, and our extensive experience in overseeing the financial management of clients on international assignments means we also have clients much further afield.
RPA Group
Risk & Policy Analysts Limited (RPA) is an independent consultancy with an established reputation and proven expertise in the fields of environment, economics, chemicals, EU policy and sustainability.
We provide multi-disciplinary, innovative, expert advice and strategic analysis skills, assisting both public and private sector decision makers in the development and implementation of sustainable policies. We offer a broad range of services and utilise a variety of skills in order to produce high quality, tailor-made outputs.
Sewell Estates (part of Sewell Group)
Sewell Estates, part of the wider Sewell Group, is a multi-disciplined group of companies operating across the country, with its headquarters in Hull. The estates side of the group, which is part employee owned, includes investments, consultancy, data mapping, construction and facilities management businesses. With around 300 employees, the group prides itself on its inclusive culture, which has been recognised in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to work for across the last ten years and through receiving a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity.
Entrepreneurs Hub
Entrepreneurs Hub advise and support business owners through their exit journey which can include transitioning to an Employee Ownership Trust, facilitating a Management Buyout or taking them through a process to market and sell their business. Our team can also support businesses to develop growth strategies; this often includes assisting businesses to recruit and build a strong board of directors.
Planit-IE
Planit-IE (Planit Intelligent Environments) is a design practice with a passion for outside spaces and the role they play as building blocks for our communities. For over two decades, it has been turning spaces into places for people to explore, engage with and most importantly, enjoy. From the UK’s largest regeneration projects to bespoke single site commissions.
Sphere Solutions
Sphere Solutions is a recruitment firm specialising in the construction industry. Our team has over 300 years’ combined experience in recruitment, and over our 18 years’ trading Sphere Solutions has become a trusted name in the industry.
We have offices in Wales, South West and southern England and support various sectors such as construction management, building, civil engineering, utilities, rail, housing, and mechanical & electrical.
Blue Sky Financial Planning
Blue Sky Financial Planning was established in 2002 and the firm has put comprehensive financial planning at its heart. Recognising the privilege of being entrusted with clients’ monies, Blue Sky work collaboratively with clients helping to understand their view of life, their priorities and their aspirations, therefore empowering them to take more control of their lives.
Warrant
We are an employee owned trust freight forwarder with an EDI connected global network that delivers in-house, next step, multi-modal import and export solutions.
We want to drive change in forwarding with a truly different concept and customer service experience by helping clients focus on their business without logistics distraction.
Resident Architects Ltd
Building upon nearly three decades of a dedicated and collaborative approach to designing valued spaces, Resident is a quality assured architectural practice with a wealth of knowledge and diverse expertise. We partner with forward-thinking, ambitious clients to create values-driven architecture and interiors.
Russell Trew Limited
A specialist roofing and refurbishment company.
Sapphire
Sapphire provides payroll services via recruiters and directly to contractors, operating Umbrella, PEO, Limited company and CIS schemes, trading under the Sapphire contracting brand. The firm also comprises an SME accountancy division, Sapphire Accounting, and a newly created financial brokerage team, Sapphire Growth.
As an FCSA Accredited member with over 30 years’ experience, we’ve developed an expertise for all things accounting and contracting. We pride ourselves on our excellent and unrivalled service as well as helping to reduce the burden for SME’s, contrac...
Kudos Records
Kudos Records Limited was established in 1992 to provide “efficient and effective distribution services to a new breed of independent record label”.
Since then it has expanded to offer a range of services including digital music distribution and direct-to-customer fulfilment in addition – with all aspects handled completely in-house.
S&W Wholesale
S&W Wholesale is one of the largest leading independent Grocery Wholesalers in Ireland with a history dating back to 1916.
Ranked amongst Northern Ireland’s Top 100 businesses with over 300 employees, S&W services over 2,500 customers within the market throughout Ireland and are the wholesale partner for “Nearby” Convenience Stores.
Understanding Recruitment Group
The Understanding Recruitment Group is a multi-award-winning recruitment agency, partnering with companies and tech talent within Java, JavaScript, Python, .NET, DevOps, Machine Learning & AI, Digital & Tech, as well as emerging markets such as Rust, Elixir, and Golang, to create the perfect partnership on both sides.
Its mission statement is to unlock life-changing opportunities across the UK, Europe, and the US, and it’s proud to have grown one of the largest software engineering recruitment teams in the market.
MM-Eye
MM-Eye is an established insight market research agency with a track record of helping businesses make the right decisions. We do this by finding out what really matters to their customers, employees, suppliers and wider stakeholders.
Granite Legal Services
Granite Legal Services is a niche commercial law firm offering services to those who wish to operate, or already do operate, in a business environment.
It provides advice and representation in the various practice areas that apply to operating a business, including but not limited to; corporate, commercial, employment, dispute resolution, regulatory and compliance.
Its lawyers have significant experience in working with various types of business - including sole traders, partnerships and companies – across different industries and at all the different ‘life ...
Rotamap
Rotamap is an employee-owned and non-hierarchical company providing online doctor rostering services to hospital organisations, NHS Trusts, directorates and departments to help clinical groups collaborate and communicate more effectively.
The Corporate Law Partner
Specialist corporate lawyer, with experience spanning more than two decades advising on mergers and acquisition including EOT transactions, now seeking to apply that wealth of commercial experience to supporting business as an Independent Trustee.
HSR Law
An experienced legal team, advising either the selling shareholders or the board of the purchasing trust company on each stage of the process of the sale and purchase of a company to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). We can advise on the structure of the group post sale, and on the content and drafting of all the key documents, such as the sale agreement, articles of association, shareholders’ agreement and Trust Deed in a collaborative way.
TecQuipment
TecQuipment designs and manufactures market-leading engineering teaching equipment used by universities and colleges around the world. Giving students at universities, colleges, schools and training centres real-life understanding to match the skills sets required for the engineering labour market.
J&L Elevator Components
J&L Elevator Components is a leading supplier of high-quality lift parts and equipment for use in the modernisation of existing lifts and in new lift design. We work closely with lift installation companies, architects, designers and consultants to provide the best technical solution available.
London Energy Consultants
London Energy Consultants (LEC) is a leading engineering consultancy specialising in power systems. The company is entirely employee owned and it includes some of the UK’s well-known industry specialists. LEC provides a highly responsive and flexible service that allows you to make technical and investment decisions with confidence at any time during the project life cycle. Our early involvement offers key advantages in terms of risk minimisation, optimisation of technical performance and cost, compliance with best industry practices, health, safety and environmental ...
Spider Online
Spider has been a digital agency since before most people really knew what a digital agency does. We’ve been designing, developing and building websites and apps since 2004, delivering hard-working solutions to meet complex issues. We’re sector specialists, trusted by clients in Government, Transport and HR – and we have both the awards and the long-lasting relationships to prove it.
Target Components
Target is a Yorkshire-based IT hardware and software distributor. We serve a broad customer base of IT resellers and system integrators with a broad portfolio of internationally recognised brands and our own brand business.
WHEB Asset Management LLP
We are positive impact investors, focused on the fundamental connection between long-term positive change and long-term growth.
Quietroom
Strategy and writing, to make your complicated subject more meaningful to more people. Strategy that helps you work out what you need to say and how you need to say it. Writing that helps you get the results you want. Our work has tripled sales, halved complaints and once saved a bank £500m it expected to lose.
Dent
Dent has a heritage of commitment to total quality assurance in everything it does for its customers.
We have total focus on yarn sensor design and manufacture. This has made us the world leader in a technology that is now indispensable to textile manufacture worldwide.
Cutting Edge Services
We are a family-run, market-leading supplier of food processing machinery and consumables in the UK. Since being founded in 1992, we have cultivated strong working relationships with renowned manufacturers and suppliers across the UK and Ireland. We listen closely to our clients’ needs and deliver bespoke solutions with an edge.
Net Efficiency
We are a web development business that helps clients build practical digital solutions to delight their customers and transform their business.
By taking a customer-centric approach, we engineer platforms, websites, and web applications, quickly and powerfully. We have been employee owned since 2015.
Shedkm
shedkm’s work is rooted in regeneration. Our distinctive approach results in bold, engaging architecture which is economically and socially transformative.
People Untapped
People Untapped deliver behavioural learning that sticks. A global learning and development partner, truly committed to nurturing the growth of people and organisations of all sizes to reach their full potential. We design and deliver live, human-facilitated learning to build behavioural capabilities, including Team Development, Management and Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Professional Skills Training, Graduate/Early Talent Development, Female Leadership. With a worldwide network of expert coaches, facilitators and consultants, People Untapped have the ...
Golden Thread Fire Delay Ltd
Golden Thread Fire Delay Ltd is a specialist market-leading Passive Fire Protection (PFP) company, whose services include the installation of fire stopping systems, the inspection, installation and remediation of fire doors, fire compartmentation surveys, the application of intumescent coatings, sprayed cementitious and thermal coatings, all types of fire protection board, and soffit fire, thermal and acoustic lining systems.
Our focus is to help clients, both big and small, achieve and manage compliant passive fire protection and fire doors, including project managem...
GB Construction Supplies
GB Construction Supplies is one of the leading specialist distributors of external building materials in the UK. As an independent supplier we have partnerships with manufacturers throughout the UK and across Europe. This enables us to constantly be in a position to offer an unbiased opinion and actively source the correct material without being tied to any one supplier. From our head office in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, our technical sales team cover the whole of the UK.
Educ8
Educ8 Training Group delivers apprenticeships and digital learning programmes across Wales and the UK. The Group has a number of subsidiaries that deliver apprenticeships and digital solutions to niche sectors and was recognised as the ‘Best Mid-Sized Company to Work For’ in 2021 and ‘Best Education and Training Company to Work For’ in 2021 & 2022.
Fudge Kitchen
In 1983, Fudge Kitchen introduced an unknown concept to the UK: creamy, premium fudge, handmade in small batches, using traditional techniques, all-natural ingredients, and decorated individually by skilled artisan hands. Fudge Kitchen hasn’t stopped trailblazing or innovating since, and never compromise on any of its core values.
Circa 10 years ago, with a string of awards, and the opening of a SALSA-accredited production site in Kent, MD Siân Holt took the company’s much-loved traditional whipping cream fudge to new heights, developing more than 70 unique ...
Leader Marketing Partnership
Full-service marketing agency Leader Marketing Partnership, based near Stratford-upon-Avon, is one of the UK’s longest-established marketing and PR agencies. It was founded in 1965 and transitioned to employee ownership in 2022.
NEC
NE Components Ltd (NEC) continues the legacy of Newburgh Engineering. Established in 1939, by Isaac Middleton, Newburgh Engineering grew through those early years into a company with a reputation for consistently high quality and service. In the early 1950s, we entered the civil nuclear market manufacturing components and assemblies for Dounreay & Calder Hall reactors. Over the years we have served many markets, but we have consistently remained faithful to the defence and nuclear sector, with systems, assemblies and components in practically all nuclear sites in the ...
Exmoor Trim
Exmoor Trim Limited is a Somerset-based manufacturer of Land Rover trim for both the exterior and interior of the vehicles.
Our primary product range is for the pre-2016 Defender that is a vehicle that is enjoying a renaissance especially in North America. We are renown world wide for our seating range and also the hoods that can be made from traditional canvas or the Stayfast, which is the modern convertible material used extensively in the automotive industry.
We have a team of just over 40, over 1,500 products and started as a family business over 20 years ...
Hollis
Hollis is a leading international, independent real estate consultancy. We work with owners, occupiers, developers and funders, across both private and public sectors, to help them get more out of their real estate, at every stage of the property lifecycle.
We’re a multi-skilled team of surveyors, engineers, technical specialists, consultants and project managers operating across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.
Oliver & Co Solicitors
Oliver & Co Solicitors is a North West law firm, offering comprehensive legal advice and support to individuals, their families and businesses. Oliver & Co is based in the centre of Chester and has a national client base.
Niche
Niche is one of the leading suppliers of independent health and social care investigations, healthcare analytics and assurance-based projects. We are a trusted advisor providing expert advice to organisations working in health and social care.
Tepnel
We focus on the provision of pharmaceutical testing in support of drug development with an emphasis on inhalation, oral dosage, parenteral and biologics. We are committed to providing laboratory services that deliver on the promise of quality, through a highly skilled workforce and a customer focused performance working alongside you towards a common goal. Our cGMP pharmaceutical testing facility is located in Livingston, Scotland, where we work together with our customers and partners building mutual trust through a sharing of knowledge, expertise and teamwork.
Market Carpets
Market Carpets is a family business in the south west established in 1965. Our company is one of the largest independent carpet retailers in the UK. We are unique in carrying a huge and comprehensive selection of stock rolls of carpet and vinyl flooring supplied direct from the manufacturers of Europe. Market Carpets is famous for its no frills, no sales and no gimmicks. Just unbeatable value and service. We provide value for money, plus friendly advice together with a team of dedicated professional fitters.
WFC
WFC is the award-winning, fit-out contractor specialising in the UK leisure industry. The organisation has a 45-year track record of delivering high quality main contractor and project management services for leading leisure industry brands, from one-off projects through to national roll-outs.
GS Verde
At the GS Verde Group, we help businesses in corporate transactions such as acquisitions, investment and succession planning. With multiple disciplines under one roof, we work as one team to provide end-to-end support including corporate finance, legal, tax and communications services.
With a specialist advisory focus on setting up Employee Ownership Trusts, as a Group we are able to support business owners through the entire EOT process, including financial modelling, business valuation, legal structure and shareholder agreements.
Helen Hyde & Associates
After 32 years working at the most senior levels of the John Lewis Partnership, spending the last three years leading the team that championed democracy through the business, I left in 2020 to explore the portfolio world. I'm now a board director, coach and mentor and I chair the Trust Boards of several employee-owned businesses, and love supporting different businesses to make the most of being employee owned.
Avondale
Avondale is a leading business advisor that helps ambitious owners buy and sell companies, secure investment, grow and create shareholder value.
We have been advising dynamic entrepreneurs and companies for over 30 years (UK & global). Authentic and resourceful partners delivering your success.
ShapeBlue
ShapeBlue is the largest independent integrator of CloudStack technologies globally and specialists in the design and implementation of IaaS cloud infrastructures for both private and public cloud implementations. The company combines hundreds of person-years of experience in designing and building complex network, storage and computer infrastructures with globally leading skills in Apache CloudStack. Their services include consulting, integration, training and infrastructure support.
Evoke Management
Evoke Management provides financial, strategic and business guidance through our team of experienced financial and commercial directors that work as part of your team on a part-time basis. We have worked with a range of companies either considering or already employee owned, to ensure they leverage the opportunity for the founders as well as the new management team and new owners, guiding them to make the best choices to be successful.
PA Jewellery
Since 1976 PA Jewellery has been supplying fine quality jewellery and watches to the people of Sheffield and beyond. We are a proudly independent business, with a showroom and workshop staffed by enthusiastic professional jewellers and gemmologists rather than salespeople so you can come in for a browse and chat without feeling pressured to buy.
Trident Building Consultancy
Trident Building Consultancy is a building surveying, project management and rights of light practice, operating in all sectors across the UK and Ireland. We deliver sound, reliable advice on a national scale from a solid base of qualified and experienced surveyors.
Britsafe
Britsafe’s headquarters are in York but they cover the whole of the UK, providing professional security and cleaning services to major commercial companies which include well-known household names across industries such as pharmaceuticals, furniture manufacturing, sports brands, financial institutions, distribution and logistics companies and beauty and fragrance.
Turnaround
Turnaround provides a sales, distribution and marketing service for independent publishers from around the world.
Over our years of trading since 1984, the lists we carry have enabled us to establish relationships with all of the major bookshops, high street and online, in the UK and Europe, and many further afield - both general and academic. We have a team of experienced full-time sales representatives working for us in the UK regularly visiting bookshops, library suppliers, wholesalers and other retail outlets in the territory. In overseas markets, we use ...
A & N Care Solicitors
A & N Care Solicitors is a niche law firm with an established reputation for excellent client care and specialist knowledge in Care Proceedings. The firm was established in 2011 by Helen Alder and Liz Newbold with just seven employees and currently boasts an incredible team of 34. In June 2022, as part of the firm’s succession planning A&N Care became employee owned.
Benfield & Loxley
Since its establishment in 1876, Benfield & Loxley has been constructing in and around Oxford focussing on the private education sector and taking pride in long-term relationships with our clients, staff, sub-contractors and consultants.
Benfield & Loxley has always been strong on dedication and we have consistently exhibited a desire to grow and form business relationships. Our staff strive to deliver projects for our clients and enhance those relationships. In August 2022, we took this one step further and became employee owned. Under employee ownership, ...
NEL Technologies
NEL Technologies Limited is a leading manufacturer of flexible heater assemblies.
Anthony Collins Solicitors
Anthony Collins Solicitors is a specialist law firm with a clear purpose – to improve lives, communities and society. We are nationally recognised as delivering accessible and pragmatic legal advice to our specialist sectors of housing, health and social care, education, charities, local government, social business and legal services for individuals.
Curtins
Curtins is an award winning, leading consultancy working within the built environment from 14 office locations throughout the UK and Ireland. With a rich heritage that spans nearly 60 years, we are well known for our work as civil and structural engineers. However, we also provide other key services to help develop the built environment.
Bestsellers Direct Ltd
Wholesale and retail booksellers.
GRS (EOT) Ltd (Ecctis)
A gold-standard provider of solutions and services in international education, training, and skills, and in the development and recognition of globally portable qualifications.
Tenos
Consultants Tenos deliver innovative fire engineering solutions for the built environment.
Hoskins Architects Group
Hoskins Architects was founded in Glasgow by the late Gareth Hoskins in 1998. Through a series of significant public competition wins, our team has gone from strength to strength, and in 2014 we expanded to open an office in Berlin.
Creed Communications Ltd
We’re an award-winning full-service recruitment marketing agency based in Manchester.
J P Hildreth Ltd
Established in 2006, we are a specialist team of 40-plus engineering consultants dedicated to delivering high value, complex, engineering projects to manufacturing companies.
Our manufacturing experience and excellent people, assisted by a powerful set of engineering and business tools, ensure that client investments are targeted to give the best returns.
J P Hildreth Ltd (JPH) became an Employee Ownership Trust on 31 March 2022.
Owl Barn Ltd
Established in 1995, the Owl Barn Gift Catalogue is a mail order business which serves regular customers throughout the UK.
Galaxy Insulation and Dry Lining Limited
At Galaxy, we continue to provide a personal and professional service by stocking the best and most reliable products to meet your requirements. With impartial cost effective and technical advice, we hope to create the complete insulation solution for all our clients around the country.
Statement Group Ltd (This is Novos)
We're strategic data-led eCommerce SEO specialists. We are award-winning technical eCommerce specialists with a creative edge. We provide you with a strategy followed by consultancy, content and Digital PR to achieve growth. We’re making SEO simple for eCommerce brands. We deliver an organic growth strategy, then help you to action it.
Selectaglaze
Over the last 50 years, our family firm, based in St Albans, has earned a reputation for manufacturing and delivering the finest modern secondary glazing products to buildings across the UK whether they be used as homes, for all types of commercial activity or as public assets.
The Urbanists
We were formed in 2005 to bring together planning, landscape architecture and architecture (via urban design). We are driven by Making Better Places.
Venables Associates
Venables Associates focuses on practical engineering and service as its core approach. The company has established a great reputation for excellence, engineering knowledge and reliability.
Founded in 1989 as a family business with 3 generations having worked within it, the business continues to grow and with the realisation that its loyal employees are a large part of its success, the owners decided in 2020 to reward the loyalty and hard work of its employees and begin a transition to an Employee Owned Trust.
Chandley Ovens
Chandley Ovens is the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of commercial bakery equipment. Our premium-quality deck ovens can be found in bakeries, hotels and restaurants throughout the world.
KIM Software Solutions
KIM Software Solutions collaborates with organisations within the private and public sector, including the emergency services and HM Government, to develop and provide innovative digital solutions.
DBS Internet Marketing
DBS began as a print advertising agency in 1996 and we've evolved a lot since those early days. These days we're a fully-fledged website and digital marketing agency with a team of specialists. Our experienced website designers and digital marketing professionals work as one team. We combine their skills so we can offer an integrated website and digital marketing service. In 2017, we became a 100% employee-owned business.
Thinkprint UK
Established in 1996, Thinkprint’s success has been built on a reputation for exceptional delivery and execution. We provide a best in class, professional print management service that is underpinned by the highest levels of customer service.
BCMS
BCMS is a specialist Corporate Finance advisor. First established in 1989, and based near Newbury, we work exclusively with the shareholders of privately owned companies seeking growth capital or a business sale, in a wide range of sectors.
Harlow Bros Ltd
Began by the Harlow family in 1927 as an agricultural manufacturing business, for more than 90 years Harlow has been successfully trading within the timber supply & manufacturing industry.
Today the group is made up of divisions & companies that encompass timber supply, engineered timber along with agricultural manufacturing divisions that continue to design, manufacture and install buildings including poultry houses and stables. The Harlow Timber Merchant network supplies timber and associated products to both trade and retail customers from is network of ...
Tecserv UK
Tecserv UK is a highly successful fire and security installation and maintenance provider, specialising in fire alarms, CCTV, intruder, and access control.
The protection of people, processes and property is our business. Our attention to detail is one of the reasons why we are the fire prevention and security specialist trusted to protect many of Britain’s most prestigious and famous buildings, including St Paul’s Cathedral, the Ritz Hotel and Pinewood Film Studios. We also support high profile retailers such as B&Q as well as a many family and owner managed ...
Napier
Napier is a B2B technology PR and marketing agency that uses deep market insight to design and implement creative campaigns, which drive our clients’ commercial success. The agency offers a complete portfolio of PR and marketing services, helping clients in markets such as Electronics, IT and Industrial Technology promote their products and services throughout Europe and the US.
Initially, a PR agency, today, Napier combines extensive experience with a vast amount of market intelligence and an energetic, creative, and – above all – responsive team of individuals...
Quorum Network Resources
Quorum Network Resources is an IT Consultancy and Managed Services company headquartered in Edinburgh.
Our mission has always been to deliver high quality IT solutions with outstanding customer service and care for our employees. We became employee owned in 2019 to secure the future of the company for our customers and employees. We actively look to work with organisations who are similar in culture to ourselves, clients that value the investment we put into our people. We have many longstanding, rewarding relationships with clients that we have been able to truly ...
G.L.I.D.E
GLIDE, is an employee-owned company that represents all the shareholder members who work in its partner companies, which includes Gripple, Go Tools, Gripple Automation and Loadhog. GLIDE is an acronym of: Growth Led Innovation Driven Employee Company Limited.
Hardscape Products Ltd
Hardscape Products Ltd was founded in 1992 to provide an optimum choice of hard paving materials for use in the streets, towns and cities across the UK and overseas.
William Gibbons & Sons Ltd
Specialists in Printing, Magazines, Catalogues, Direct Mail, Finishing and Mail Enclosing.
CleanTEC Services Limited
Commercial cleaning specialists.
Pym and Wildsmith
Founded in 1979 by Stephen Pym and Tony Wildsmith, Pym and Wildsmith (Metal Finishers)
Ltd has established itself as a leading metal finishing business in the Midlands,
employing over 60 people at its Bramshall-based facility. It became employee owned in July 2022.
Clarkslegal LLP
Clarkslegal LLP is a leading, full service commercial law firm, based in London and the South East, that provides commercially driven strategic advice to start-ups, SMEs, PLCs, large multinationals and individuals in the UK and internationally.
Our corporate lawyers are experienced in leading people through the sale process to employees through Employee Ownership Trusts. We advise on setting up the trust, establishing the trust company, share purchase agreement, including structuring the deferred consideration documentation. Visit our Employee Ownership Trusts page for ...
Total Control Services
We deliver intelligent, integrated and innovative BMS solutions. We build turnkey BMS solutions across our Projects, Smart, Maintenance and Energy divisions. We've designed, installed, integrated and maintained thousands of projects for property owners, developers, tenants and contractors. With over 30 years' experience within the built environment, we're incredibly proud of our reputation, and we can confidently call ourselves BMS Experts.
IOD Parc
IOD Parc is a private, independent consulting company specialising in performance assessment, organisation development and quality assurance. The bulk of our experience is with the international development sector.
B8 Real Estate
B8 Real Estate is a specialist property practice providing real estate advice to the industrial and distribution sector in the North of England.
The Peloton
The Peloton is one of the first Chartered Accountancy firms in the UK to enter into employee ownership. Partnering with leading lawyers in the employee ownership community, it provides end-to-end support when it comes to EOT transitions. Be it valuing the business, modelling cashflow, obtaining tax clearances, the legal documentation, or determining the profit share formula, The Peloton is uniquely well placed to support you on your journey to employee ownership.
Eclisse UK
Specialists in sliding pocket door systems.
Curium Solutions
Curium Solutions specialises in business transformation in medium-sized organisations, though its portfolio of clients happens to expand to some of the biggest and best known brands globally.
The journey from a stated strategy to business reality can be challenging and complex, from translating the strategy, delivering the necessary change and then embedding it. What sets Curium apart is its people-first approach to change: putting mindset, behaviours and engagement front and foremost in every change initiative.
With offices in the UK and the US, Curium serves ...
Denmore Kitchens Limited
We are a kitchen & bathroom, design and installation company established in 1991.
The Alan Nuttall Partnership
The Alan Nuttall Partnership is an employee-owned company comprising two brands, industry leaders in hot-holding and food-to-go solutions – Flexeserve, and shopfitting and interior fit-out specialists – Nuttall.
First Event
First Event is a UK leading event company that helps teams create incredible events around the globe.
Shaw Healthcare
We deliver a wide spectrum of care ranging from elderly residential and dementia to complex care specialities such as Mental Health, Acquired Brain Injuries and Learning Disabilities. We design, build and operate care services for the Councils we partner with to meet and adapt to their bespoke care requirements.
Priority Appointments
Priority Appointments, specialists in manufacturing, distribution and precision engineering recruitment, has been helping companies find the right people in Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire since 1997 and became a fully employee-owned company in 2022.
Valloop
Valloop brings a radically different and innovative approach to traditional SMEs buy-outs market through employees co-ownership model. We streamlined the ownership transition process by giving investors and SME owners the opportunity to partner while ensuring infinite loop of value creation for all and driving societal changes at scale.
Succession. Empowerment. Rewards.
Alastair Sawday Publishing
We seek out independent hotels, B&Bs, inns and self-catering places in the UK and Europe that are run with passion and creativity. We celebrate difference, not standardisation, championing small businesses and big personalities to challenge the blandness of modern travel.
Doulos Ltd
For more than 30 years Doulos has set the industry standard for the highest quality training and KnowHow™ in the languages, methodologies and technologies that have defined state-of-the-art electronic system design, covering both hardware and embedded software design domains.
Aitchison Raffety
Aitchison Raffety is a successful national property consultancy offering a full range of professional property solutions from a network of offices across the UK.
EDW Technology Holdings
Integrated energy solutions.
Beacon Education Partnership
Beacon Education Partnership is an established training company specialising in the Healthcare sector. Beacon has been delivering high quality Diploma programmes and Modern Apprenticeships to a diverse range of employers including the NHS since 1998.
Hedges Law
Law firm
3P Innovation
We are a dynamic and successful engineering and automation company with a strong reputation for helping multi-national customers to develop, produce and commercialise new products quickly and cost effectively.
Chums Social Enterprise CIC
Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing support for Children, Young People and their families, with other services specifically supporting adults; Babyloss Bereavement Service and Bedfordshire Suicide Bereavement Service. We also offer a Specialist Bereavement Service in Kent and Medway.
20/20 Project Management
20/20 Project Management Training is a full service training and consulting company delivering services throughout the world. Founded in 2003, we are the largest independent provider of project management training courses in the UK.
3BM Ltd
3BM Limited is a vibrant, forward-thinking organisation, specialising in Architecture and Planning. As part of the wider 3BM Group, we offer a range of property related services, implemented by our expert team of Project Managers and cost Consultants.
2Excel
Founded in 2005 by two Royal Air Force pilots, 2Excel has grown from five people and four aerobatic aircraft to over 400 people and a fleet of 30. 2Excel is an innovative aviation services business working across a range of industries including defence and security, engineering, events and disaster response. Activity is organised around two business lines: 2Excel Aviation, which comprises Capability Development, Special Missions and Charter; and 2 Excel Engineering, which provides large aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul.
Ing Media Limited
At the forefront of communications in the built environment, we are the only agency that merges such a wide spectrum of specialisms to deliver a full service offer for our client partners, defining their place in the built environment. We ensure clients are always at the cutting edge of PR, digital media trends and wider cultural dialogues, helping them to create better places, better connections and to drive meaningful change.
Business Computer Solutions
We're a Kent-based IT support provider, dedicated to understanding both the technical and non-technical aspects of your business. We provide IT support services to Kent based businesses and internal IT teams.
Knowledge Change Action Ltd (KCA)
We provide the Knowledge base that can Change thinking and perspective so that our communities can take Action to transform the lives of others. Our small, experienced team, managed from our Head Office in Gloucestershire, has an excellent track record in running effective training programmes, rooted in the science-based theory of attachment, trauma and resilience, that are responsive to the changing needs and priorities of our Commissioners.
Newhall Publishing
Celebrating 60 years in business Newhall has grown to become one of the country’s leading content publishers. Offering 10 services – print, digital, design, strategy, data management, distribution and fulfilment, client services, event sales, media sales and subscriptions management – Newhall has built a significant portfolio with a diverse client base including membership organisations, event companies and multinational businesses.
Grafton Banks
Recruitment company Grafton Banks specialises in the provision of accountancy and finance staff to businesses and practices in Sussex, Surrey and Kent, with offices in Hove, Reigate and Maidstone.
Allen Pyke Associates
Allen Pyke Associates is an award winning, independent landscape architecture, urban design and environmental planning practice. We are a registered practice of the Landscape Institute and members of the Urban Design Group and Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
Family Psychology Mutual CIC
Family Psychology Mutual is a staff-led mutual social enterprise that delivers evidence-based interventions to families of young people with antisocial behaviour.
Quiet Storm
Quiet Storm is a purpose-led, employee-owned creative agency and production company founded by Trevor Robinson OBE in 1995, based in Soho, London. We believe creativity has the power to positively transform businesses, lives and society as a whole; we call this creativity with purpose. We produce all our film-based projects, and the people who come up with the ideas direct them too. We are 25-employee owners strong.
CMC Partnership Consultancy Ltd
Management consultancy company.
Boardmans
Established in 1925 in the heart of Manchester’s hatting district as a modest, family run business, Boardmans has evolved into the go-to design, source, and supply provider for many retailers (UK and worldwide) in the soft accessories category. We focus primarily on hats, gloves and scarves. Our diverse customer base includes Next, Aldi, Accessorize, ASOS, TU, Mountain Warehouse, Carrefour and Hush to name a few.
TaxAssist Accountants
TaxAssist Accountants is an international franchise network of accountancy practices serving local businesses and individuals with a variety of services from prominent high street shops. David and Julia Forrester built their practice in Ilkley, Keighley and Bingley in West Yorkshire to become one of the larger franchisees in the network, employing 13 staff and supporting over 1,000 clients. It became employee owned in May 2022.
Esteem Training
Our founder, Trudy Mackenzie, established Esteem Training in Glasgow in 1986 initially as a bespoke IT and project management company. We moved into the construction and engineering sectors after landing a contract to work at the London 2012 Olympics Athletes’ Village as it was being built. We have since evolved into a high-quality, supportive, specialist training company dedicated to mentoring construction and engineering sector supervisors and managers to achieve vocational qualifications designed to help supercharge their careers.
Evolve Family Law
The North West family law specialist, which was established in 2015 by Robin Charrot and Louise Halford, is a £1 million-plus turnover business, which has offices in Holmes Chapel and Whitefield. Evolve acts for a wide range of UK and international clients, including high net worths, on family matters such as finances on divorce, cohabitee disputes, nuptial agreements, child arrangements (including relocation and abduction), wills, estate planning and probate.
Thinks Insight & Strategy
We are an insight and strategy consultancy, we combine pioneering research skills with outstanding thinking to help our clients make better decisions, communicate persuasively and engage more effectively. Founded in 2010, our stellar client list spans global brands and businesses, governments and leading charities. We foster deep and long-lasting partnerships, rooted in the strength of our insight, and our commitment to going the extra mile. We work at the highest levels, offering insight-based strategic counsel to CEOs, boards, secretaries of state and ministers.
We ...
Enrichyou UK
Enrichyou UK is a specialist consultancy that helps businesses to remain independent and sustain economically into the future – for which an employee-owned strategy provides an excellent vehicle towards achieving. Nevertheless, employee-owned businesses need a particularly strong framework of governance and leadership in order to thrive into the long-term, plus a highly skilled and disciplined management and leadership team to steer the business through evolving eras of ownership and enterprise. Discover more about how the Enrichyou team can help you on your EO journey...
Horizon Platforms
Horizon Platforms specialises in powered access equipment rental and training. Based in Wakefield, Yorkshire, we offer nationwide coverage and support through our network of trusted partner companies.
Maslins
Maslins is an accountancy firm, assisting freelancers and contractors with their accounts and taxes. We are based in Tunbridge Wells but assist clients from all over the UK, thanks to us being an early adopter of cloud-based accounting software.
The company formed in 2009 and has steadily grown from strength to strength since. We are currently a 13-strong team (12 humans & one Labradoodle!) and on July 1st, 2021, we became employee-owned.
Clegg Group
Clegg Group Limited is a Nottingham-based construction company that has been delivering successful projects for over 90 years. We work across multiple sectors including industrial processing and distribution, education, healthcare, leisure and residential. We have two principal operating companies, Clegg Construction and Clegg Food Projects. which offer specialist knowledge and experience to deliver tailored services for our clients.
Family Law Group
Family Law Group is a firm of solicitors that deliver professional advice and representation to clients facing all aspects of family law matters.
Airmaster
South Yorkshire-based air conditioning experts Airmaster designs, installs and maintains bespoke energy-efficient systems for heating and cooling, commercial plumbing and ventilation from its Swallownest headquarters near Sheffield.
Kingsland Drinks
Kingsland Drinks is a leading independent drinks firm.
ADT Workplace
ADT Workplace are commercial interior design, build and delivery specialists.
Hawkins\Brown
Hawkins\Brown is an architecture practice based in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Los Angeles. The firm brings a collaborative approach to projects across a range of types and scale in six main sectors: civic, community & culture; education; workplace; transport & infrastructure; healthcare and residential.
Go Ape
Go Ape is a treetop adventure company which offers activities such as zip wires, tree-to-tree crossings and bouncy nets. It transferred 90% of shares into an employee ownership trust in October 2021 to give its 1,000 employees an equal stake in the ownership and success of the business, which was founded in 2002 and operates 35 sites in the UK and 16 in the US.
DJS Research
Market research company DJS Research, which transitioned to employee ownership in July 2021 and was formed in 2001, employees more than 200 permanent or part-time staff across offices in Stockport and Leeds.
Synergy Vision
Synergy Vision is a medical communications agency, which was set up in 2007 and works primarily for pharmaceutical companies from its offices in London, Dublin and Sydney.
LUC
LUC, which stands for Land Use Consultants, is an award-winning environmental consultancy providing planning, impact assessment, landscape design, ecology and geospatial services.
Claremont Group Interiors
Claremont Group Interiors is a longstanding workplace design and build agency with headquarters in Warrington and a second office in Bristol.
LDA Design
LDA Design is a planning and design consultancy with 180 staff and eight UK offices.
HLM Architects
Architectural practice with studios in London, Sheffield, Glasgow, Belfast and Cardiff.
Páramo
Páramo Directional Clothing was set up with a vision to provide high performance outdoor garments that would last a lifetime. The goal was to create waterproof clothing designed to be renewed, repaired and recycled.
Nikwax
Nikwax is a global leader in environmentally safe aftercare and waterproofing solutions that extend the life and performance of technical footwear, apparel and equipment.
Formative Content
Formative Content, which was founded by former television news executive Gay Flashman in 2014, is a digital marketing and communications agency that develops communication strategies and original content for corporate and B2B clients around the globe.
Ison Harrison
Ison Harrison is one of Yorkshire’s leading law firms with a network of offices throughout the region. It has become a well-known regional practice representing around 20,000 clients each year, the vast majority of whom live in the region.
SSQ
SSQ is a market-leading global legal talent business which was founded in 2003, operates out of London, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, Madrid, the Middle East, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore, with additional coverage in the US, Australasia, South Africa, Switzerland, Austria and the CIS/CEE regions.
With consultants in multiple jurisdictions, it has access to local and international talent as well as an in-depth understanding of each local market. It recruits across private practice and in-house markets, dealing with roles at all levels of seniority, ...
Quod
Since being founding in 2010, planning and development consultancy Quod has experienced significant growth creating an award-winning, independent and dynamic consultancy at the cutting-edge of planning, development economics, socio-economics and environmental planning.
Craggs Energy
Craggs Energy primarily works with businesses and residential homes to supply fossil fuels such as diesel, gas oil and kerosene. As an innovative and adaptable business, it has embraced ‘greener’ options for fuelling fleets, heating, and power generation. It is proud to be able to support homes and businesses with a range of carbon-reduction strategies such as HVO Fuel, Carbon Offsetting and it has recently created a programme to transition oil users away from fossil fuels.
Talbots Law
Talbots Law is a multi-service law firm supporting clients across the country from its offices in the Midlands and Worcestershire, handling matters from conveyancing to criminal defence and everything in between. Since its inception in 1991, it has always held one value at its core above all others – ‘We do the right thing.’ The firm cemented this commitment to its customers and its staff when it made the move to become an Employee Ownership Trust, ensuring the business could be run by its staff, with its staff’s best interest at hearts as it continued to grow. Now ...
SA Group
SA Group is a rapidly growing cyber security, project management and technical consultancy working collaboratively with customers to solve critical challenges within increasingly complex digital environments, creating value, maximising growth and improving business performance.
We work in vital public sector and commercial markets combining exceptional delivery with the ability to call in highly technical, cyber or digital transformation specialisms at the right time, providing access to the deep expertise you need on a flexible basis.
SA Group became employee-owned ...
Kilnbridge
Kilnbridge is a construction and engineering business established in 1992. Our expertise includes building and civil engineering, concrete cutting and controlled demolition, fire protection, and waste management and recycling. Apart from our waste management business, we operate nationally and have worked on or are currently working on most of the UK large civil engineering and infrastructure projects, including HS2, Hinkley Point C and Crossrail.
Napthens LLP
As a full service law firm, Napthens provides corporate and commercial advice and support to a wide range of businesses. Our strength is in our relationships – with colleagues, clients and with the wider business community. We listen and take the time to get to understand our clients and what they want to achieve so we can deliver a personalised, tailored service that will help them to meet their objectives.
Alvarez and Marsal Taxand UK LLP
A&M provides a full-service advisory and implementation offering including valuation services, tax structuring, documentation services and debt advisory services for companies transitioning to employee ownership.
Hentons
Hentons is a firm regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority which brings together corporate solicitors and corporate finance professionals to offer a fully rounded transaction service. It supports clients on transactions from start to finish incorporating all the financial, valuation and fundraising work through to preparation, review and completion of the legal documents.
Blizzard
Blizzard Group distribute products, services, and business support functions to resellers.
With many combined years of expertise in both the telecoms and utilities industries, Blizzard support their partners in offering tailored solutions for the following services: Calls & LinesHosted Telephony; Mobile; Data; IT; Energy; and Carbon Offsets
Being employee-owned means that Blizzard’s expert team of passionately invested people offer partners confidence, security, and commitment to long-term success.
The Folio Society
The Folio Society is a unique and proudly independent publisher. Folio publishes exceptional books, choosing existing titles from the world’s great works of fiction and non-fiction. These books are the ‘best-in-class’ within their genre: informed, imaginative and intelligent writing which appeals to a curious mind. Our editions are exquisitely crafted. Each is a work of art, thoughtfully curated and beautifully presented for our worldwide community of book lovers. Folio editions are made for book lovers, by book lovers.
ProTech
ProTech is one of the fastest growing technology and engineering recruitment agencies in the UK specialising within the scientific, technology, engineering and manufacturing sectors. Our client portfolio includes multi-national FTSE companies, SMEs as well as start-up businesses in the life sciences, medical devices, engineering, scientific, defence, electronics, manufacturing and aerospace industries. The trust and success that our recruitment process has inspired is evident in the long-term nature of the relationships we have with our clients and candidates.
Vox Pops International
Vox Pops International is a leading video production and insight agency with over 30 years of experience. VPI is driven by innovation and real-life stories to build connections between brands and the people they serve using video.
Whether it be capturing real-life reactions through Vox Pops interviews or creating impactful animation videos, our team’s dedication to capturing actionable insights has led to VPI working with international brands such as Unilever, HSBC, Sky, Innocent, Just Eat, 02, and PepsiCo.
Purcell
Purcell are an award-winning architectural and heritage consultancy practice, we employ a talented workforce of 250 people across the UK and around the world. We have now grown to have UK studios in Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, Cardiff, Colchester, London, Manchester, Norwich, Oxford, York and Leeds, and overseas in Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart.
NC Squared
NC Squared is a mainly UK based software company that developed Distribution Engine - a native Salesforce application - that gets the right leads to the right reps at the right time.
Pro Vision
Pro Vision is a planning, architecture, urban design and ecology practice offering comprehensive consultancy services throughout the UK. Our approach places emphasis on understanding our clients' objectives, finding creative solutions to help add value and give value for money.
We work with a range of clients including housebuilders, land promoters, commercial companies, country landowners, private individuals and community groups on a wide range of projects.
Whilst clients can choose to engage us for a single service, we believe our holistic multi-disciplinary ...
Partnership Education
Partnership Education Ltd is a specialist ICT Services provider to the Education Sector, working with 120 schools within the Three Counties.
Education is in our DNA. We specialise in education. 100% of our customers are educators of young people. All of our services are geared around the specific needs of schools and ensuring everything we do is focused around improving pupil outcomes. We pride ourselves on being an education company in technology, and not the other way around.
We provide a friendly, familiar presence. We are not just normal ‘techy’ people. We ...
Cambridge Design Partnership
Cambridge Design Partnership is an end-to-end innovation partner, propelling global brands and ambitious start-ups to success.
We build breakthrough products and services – from insight to ideas, prototypes to production – bringing innovation to life. Our teams are multi-disciplinary, uniting scientific rigor, design ingenuity, and engineering excellence for consumer, healthcare, and industrial clients.
People-centered, deeply collaborative, and – above all – expert, we’re uniquely positioned to shape the future for consumers, patients, and industry. Even ...
Howden Group Holdings
Howden Group has always been a company with a difference – with employee ownership at its heart and clients at the front of its mind.
Founded in 1994 as a specialist D&O broker, we were by definition the smallest broker in the world. Today, the Group comprises Howden, the largest non-US broker in the world and DUAL, one of the largest international MGA in the world, with £1.4bn in revenue and managing premiums of more than £12bn. We are a group of international experts with a local touch and a digital backbone. Alongside our long term, aligned growth ...
Bernard Sims Associates
Bernard Sims Associates is an award- winning independent health and safety consultancy, and one of the longest established in the UK. Specialising in construction health and safety and CDM (Construction Design Management), we are proud to work for a range of clients in a variety of sectors, from large blue-chip organisations to a host of SMEs. We work UK wide with offices in Surrey, Leeds and Lichfield.
Osborne Clarke
Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 270 partners and more than 925 lawyers in 25 locations (with services in India provided by a relationship firm). Our sector-based approach enables us to help clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Michael Carter heads our Incentives team and has more than 20 years’ experience of working with listed, private and global companies. He advises on all aspects of employee incentives and executive remuneration, and has helped many businesses transfer to ...
White Ink Architects
White Ink Architects Ltd is Northern Irelands first employee-owned company. We are a RIBA Chartered Architectural practice providing Architectural services to clients, developers and contractors throughout the UK, Ireland and further afield in both the public and private sectors. We also provide complimentary services including Feasibility, Design Development, Risk Analysis, BIM/Revit, Virtual Reality, Contractor Bid Assistance, Adding Value and Optimisation, Technical and Statutory Advice, Stage 3-6 delivery, Architectural Interiors and ‘Architectural Design Guardian. ...
BBS Law
Founded in 1979, BBS Law Ltd is a well-established presence in the UK legal market delivering expert legal services in a range of areas including corporate, commercial property and secured lending, employment, litigation and private client to all types of businesses - from sole traders to AIM listed companies, funding institutions, charities and other professionals.
The firm has expanded its main office in Manchester over the last few years under a young and energetic management team going from strength to strength and now have a presence in the City of London.
The ...
London & Capital
London & Capital is a privately owned, boutique wealth and investment manager - currently managing c. $5bn - which specialises in dealing with entrepreneurial clients, both pre and post liquidity event.
Hawsons Chartered Accountants
Founded in 1854, Hawsons Chartered Accountants have a long history of guiding clients of all sizes and from a wide variety of sectors through the challenges they face in business.
Since the introduction of new legislation in 2014, designed to promote employee ownership trusts, Hawsons have been advising clients on their transition to employee ownership. From valuation services to forecasting, finance raising, deal structuring, working with legal professionals to implement the transition and communicating with staff, Hawsons offer a fully comprehensive service to ...
Hodkinson Consultancy
Hodkinson Consultancy - As a specialist energy and environment consultancy, it’s our mission to provide developers and builders with practical, forward-thinking advice and ensure that every new building is good for people and good for the planet.
Voice Technologies
Voice Technologies is an award-winning, employee-owned software provider based in Paisley (near Glasgow) and Sheffield in the UK.
It helps organisations in the public and private sectors including health and social care, local government and legal, to reduce the time and cost of producing correspondence by using information and mobile workflow, speech recognition and digital dictation.
Voice Technologies’ team of in-house specialist developers create software including the award-winning WinVoicePro, a document creation and workflow management application, and ...
Tapestry Compliance
Tapestry is a multi-award winning boutique law firm specialising in global executive and employee share and incentive plans. We are a business that advises our clients on employee ownership. Therefore in October 2020, when we transitioned to an employee ownership model with the formation of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), we were finally embracing the industry in which we work.
Clients come to us for our expertise. We have provided services to approximately 60% of the FTSE100 since we were founded, a number of major corporates including Aviva, Siemens and Rolls-R...
Salad Creative
We're a strategic, creative and, digital partner, helping progressive, purposeful, and people-positive organisations change the way they think about their future. We collaborate to uncover potential, communicate strengths, and help realise ambitions.
Underpinned by insight and strategy, our conscientious creativity and award-winning digital create clarity and consistency – Beautifully Effective® digital solutions for better brands, better teams, better culture, and better business.
Fundamentally we believe that putting your people at the heart of your brand ...
C21
C21 provide expertise in cross platform digital marketing channels, fully supported by creative execution and project management. This ensures delivery of successful, integrated communication campaigns. Using insight, journey mapping and creative direction, we produce communications that resonate effectively with target audiences, helping to build awareness and inspiring engagement. We deliver strategic, integrated and digital campaigns across a number of areas.
Dains Accountants
At Dains, we care about your business and want it to succeed – nearly as much as you do. That’s why we’ve continued to expand our services and expertise to ensure you get the best from our dedicated team.
With us, size really doesn’t matter; we enjoy working with small companies ambitious for growth, as much as do our multinational clients. Every business is different, whatever its size, and we can deliver our full range of services wherever and whenever they’re needed.
With local offices across the Midlands, we’re firmly entrenched in the local business ...
Wrigleys Solicitors LLP
Wrigleys Solicitors LLP are specialists who have been advising on the legal and commercial aspects of employee ownership since 1987. A summary of our expertise and some frequently asked questions can be found in the Employee Ownership section of our website.
We are able to advise on the structuring, tax, trust and employment issues which arise on a transition to employee ownership and have contacts throughout the employee ownership sector to be able to
introduce you to suitable independent advisors and trustees as necessary.
Evenlode Investment
Evenlode Investment is an investment management company with a sole focus on investing in the shares of high-quality companies over the long-term, on behalf of both individuals and institutional clients.
Wise Investment
Wise Investment is an independent wealth management and financial planning business, since 1992 they have been providing financial advice and investment management services to private clients.
Preston Electrical Ltd
Preston Electrical Ltd incorporated in 1995, combines over 30 years of experience within the electrical industry. We offer er practical, best value solutions, carried out with an exceptional level of professionalism, commitment and delivery.
Readie Construction
Readie Construction commenced trading in 2008 and has grown to become a £200M turnover company.
Turnover and profit have grown every year since our inception, the business has always traded without any debt or overdraft.
The growth of the business continues to be achieved without any business development or marketing resource, a very real measure of both the quality of our staff and the level of service provided to our repeat business clients.
Moore Kingston Smith
Moore Kingston Smith is a leading UK firm of accountants, lawyers and business advisers. We are a leading member of the international accounting and consulting network, Moore Global.
As well as providing accountancy, tax, legal and corporate finance services, one of the areas we specialise in includes Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs). We offer a complete business advisory service around EOTs all under one roof encompassing tax, legal, corporate finance, HR and accounting services.
Machine Shop
Machine Shop are world leaders in the design, manufacture and operation of Special Effects and offer bespoke engineering solutions to the creative industries.
We provide a range of live atmospheric and pyrotechnic effects for tv, film, advertising and theatre and also offer superior modelmaking and animatronics services from our team of in-house SFX and engineering specialists. From the smallest visual detail to the most complex mechanical system we offer a complete service to bring even the most seemingly impossible ideas to life.
Pennine Healthcare
Pennine Healthcare is one of the UK’s leading privately owned manufacturer of single use, sterile medical devices and Custom Procedure Packs.
Essential Insurance
Essential Insurance is an independent broker that specialises in life insurance, income protection and critical illness cover for individuals, couples or companies looking to protect their business and their employees. Essential Insurance is dedicated to putting its customers first, since launching in 2015 they have earnt a reputation for offering first-class customer service and they are already one of the UK’s largest protection insurance brokers.
They have invested heavily in their operating systems and their advisors to provide an experience that is truly apprec...
Haremi
Haremi is a global learning company based in Cheltenham, UK, with a network of customers in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. Haremi’s customers are educational publishers, awarding bodies, employers, academic institutions, professional membership bodies and EdTech companies. They all have one thing in common – helping people make progress in their lives through learning.
Haremi designs and produces great learning content for its customers that makes that happen. Their in-house team delivers hundreds of projects each year, of all shapes and sizes. ...
Better Placed Recruitment
Better Placed Recruitment are one of the largest independent recruitment consultancy's in the UK and we are a Sunday Times Top 100 company to work for. Operating out of our three offices; Leeds, Manchester and London and specialising in marketing, digital, tech, sales and executive search, we are the experts in recruitment and we have the largest and most diverse network of clients and candidates.
Jump
Jump provide bespoke digital platforms and other engagement services for organisations wishing to engage their people in sustainability and wellbeing behaviours. We work with a full spectrum of organisations including NHS Trusts, universities, local authorities and companies large and small to deliver sustainable behaviour change.
Rubicon
Wholly owned by its employees, Rubicon People Partnership provides recruiting services nationally, and assigns Temp workers across the south coast, into a range of business sectors including: Aviation, Distribution, Electronics, Engineering, Finance, HR, Office, Insurance, Logistics, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Sales and Warehousing at all levels up to General Managers and Managing Directors.
Gateley
Gateley is a legal and professional services group which was the first UK commercial law firm to list on the London Stock Exchange in 2015. With over 50% of our employees participating in our Sharesave scheme, we are proud of the participation which our employees have within our business. We regularly advise business owners on setting up Employee Ownership Trusts and can share insight on the legal and practical considerations.
To find out more, take a look at our Employee Ownership Trust service here where you will also find free resources including ten things you need ...
Shorts
Shorts are specialist advisors to owner managers looking to transition to Employee Ownership . Our award-winning Corporate Finance and tax teams are able to help owners realise value tax efficiently, preserving their legacy and giving the businesses a sustainable future under employee ownership.
Project managing the whole process, we offer fully rounded advice to the retiring owner manager and are experts in valuations, fundraising, share incentive schemes, deal structuring, taxation, wills, trusts and investment advice for the sale proceeds.
PwC LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services network of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world.
Triton Consulting Ltd
Triton Consulting are experts in Hybrid Data Management and Digital Transformation. The company’s team of consultants represent some of the most highly experienced and qualified in the industry, and are able to advise on a range of Data Management solutions including DB2 for z/OS, DB2 for LUW plus data-related infrastructure and modernisation services.
As well as expert consultancy in all areas of DB2, Triton Consulting also cover a wider spectrum of high-level consultancy including senior project management, data migration, technical architecture, performance tuning ...
Trident Trust
The Trident Trust Group is a global independent provider of professional trustee, corporate and fund administration services. The Group has been privately owned and independent since its inception, and today is owned by an EOT in order to continue to preserve its independence. Trident Trust has a long track record of working with business owners, high net worth families and their professional advisors and as an EOT-owned business has a clear insight into the provision of trustee services to businesses that adopt employee ownership. The Group provides trust services ...
The Nursery
The Nursery is a specialist brand communications and experience research agency helping brands glow and grow. Through a combination of qualitative and quantitative research with advanced data analytics we deliver compelling, impactful insights that tell a clear story and provide clear strategic direction.
Asset Match
Asset Match is the UK’s leading platform for buying and selling shares in private companies. We have a range of liquidity solutions which enable companies to unlock equity value whilst retaining control.
Williamson Morton Thornton LLP
Williamson Morton Thornton LLP - As well as the expert support you would expect from the WMT team on technical matters such as the structure, funding, tax and accounting issues, WMT prides itself on offering a very hands-on approach to help organisations achieve their planned buy-out. Their team work together with both the organisation and the selling shareholders to demystify the employee buyout process and ensure that the goals are achieved whilst making sure the transaction does not become overwhelming.
The Wilkes Partnership
Wilkes are one of the leading independent medium-sized UK law firms offering a wide range of specialist expertise aimed at our core clients – businesses, individuals, financiers and trusts.
We provide leading advice on company & commercial, mergers & acquisitions, (including transition to employee ownership), employment, real estate, planning and regulatory, property litigation, commercial litigation, commercial recovery, insolvency services and trusts law.
Creative Space Management Ltd
Creative Space Management Ltd are experts in curating and managing multifunctional workspaces that enable start-up and high-growth businesses to succeed. They cluster industries, build communities, connect knowledge transfer ecosystems and animate spaces; delivering social and economic impact to UK city regions.
Medlock FRB
Medlock FRB Limited, a modern-day specialist contractor. Dedicated to the highest levels of customer service. Delivered with Passion, Commitment, Friendliness and Company Spirit and driven by our colleagues who all share in our success
Flying Spares
Flying Spares supply new, reconditioned and used parts for all post-War models of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor car.
GPW Recruitment
One of the leading recruitment agencies in St Helens and The North West
Answer Digital
Independent Digital Transformation company bringing together people, creativity and technology to help companies and organisations realise their potential.
Brafe Engineering
Brafe Engineering Ltd has been in business since 1966 and now produces high end castings and machined components for pump and valve manufacturers around the world. Markets served are Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Paper and Pulp, Environmental Control and Defence.
Beever and Struthers
Beever and Struthers is an award winning firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors in Manchester, Blackburn, Birmingham and London. We have been providing accountancy and financial advice to clients for over 100 years and currently rank in the Top 10 firms in the North West.
Plus Project
Plus-Project is a Biostatistics CRO that designs and analyses clinical trials. We are proud to have worked on many new treatments that have significantly improved the lives of patients suffering from cancer, diabetes, infection and other illnesses. We became an EOT on 18 December 2019.
The Security Company
The Security Company
"We’ve been delivering behavioural change and security awareness programmes for the world’s biggest and brightest companies since 1997. Our bespoke solutions boost employees’ security awareness at work and home and inspire changes in behaviour that protect organisations from inadvertent human error."
Ian Hiscock Consulting
Ian Hiscock is a skilled facilitator with extensive experience of working with small and large groups at all levels through to board level, bringing people together to work constructively on the issues they face.
He has been a Director of the Trust Board at John Lewis, and is now a Trustee for Cambridge Weight Plan. In both roles, he championed the voice of the employee and encouraged leaders to understand the motivations of the workforce. He has a strong understanding of corporate governance and, at John Lewis, oversaw the structure and membership of the democrati...
Seetec
Seetec is a leading provider of skills, apprenticeship, employability and justice services across the UK and Ireland.
In January 2020, Seetec became owned by its employees. An Employee Trust, was set up for the sole benefit of our 2,500 employees, who now own 51% of the business. It puts our future in the hands of our employees, protects our independence and allows us to focus on creating social value for the people, businesses and communities we serve.
Employee ownership protects Seetec’s values and presence in communities across the UK and Ireland. Originally ...
Chemco International
Chemco specialise in the design and manufacture of cutting-edge anti-corrosion coatings. They lead the way in protective & marine coatings globally; whilst retaining a strong focus on innovative & environmentally friendly coating solutions.
Specialist Accounting Solutions Ltd
We work with ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams who need specialist accountancy support to achieve their goals.
Specialised Accounting Solutions Ltd is a niche firm of Chartered Accountants founded by Sean Hackemann in 2015. Sean has been a Chartered Accountant for almost 20 years and has extensive experience in leading finance departments of SMEs, advisory and corporate finance. Sean is supported by his team of colleagues across advisory and financial outsourcing, taxation and bookkeeping services.
We are part of the ICAEW’s trusted Business Advice ...
The Survey Initiative
The Survey Initiative is an employee research specialist. They have several years’ experience of helping Employee Owned organisations of all sizes on their journeys, measuring, tracking and improving employee engagement.
FAB Assurance
FAB Assurance (FAB) is a specialist insurance intermediary. FAB creates financial ‘safety-nets’ for vendors and purchasers when transitioning to Employee Ownership; principally via FAB’s unique Deferred Consideration Insurance product.
PCE Ltd
PCE Ltd is a market leader in the design and build of offsite Hybrid engineered structures based on the principles of design for manufacture and assembly, DfMA.
Frank Shaw Associates
Frank Shaw Associates is a talented and creative architectural practice.
Brabners LLP
The specialist team at Brabners has been involved in employee ownership for many years and has a strength and depth of expertise in all EO-related matters. Our focus is to guide and partner owners of SME businesses to transition to employee ownership as a sustainable succession strategy. The team is partner led and prides itself on delivering hands-on, no-nonsense advice and support.
Scitech
Scitech is a multi-disciplinary design, construction and consultancy company. Operating predominantly in the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors, our activities encompass all stages of project delivery and many project execution models, including traditional design consultancy services, design and build contracting, contracting, construction management, commissioning and qualification, pharmaceutical validation and quality consultancy.
KPMG
KPMG provides a full suite of professional advisory support to assist businesses considering a transition into employee ownership, implementing employee ownership and maintaining compliance with the relevant legislative requirements on an on-going basis. Their relevant services include: tax, share plans and reward, commercial and tax valuation, debt advisory, legal services, HR consulting and accounting.
Bluefruit Software Limited
Bluefruit Software is a world leading embedded software company, widely regarded for the quality of their code and their Lean-Agile practices. Embedded software is found in billions of electronic devices around the world from microwaves to jet aircraft. The company was set up by engineers and they've worked hard to create an environment where they can create high quality and dependable software for medical devices, laboratory equipment and industrial control. They believe in regular feedback loops and a strong understanding of their client’s software requirements to ...
Jestico + Whiles
Jestico + Whiles is an employee-owned international architecture and interior design practice based in London and Prague. They have proven expertise in excellent sustainable design across a wide range of sectors, and the diversity of their experience brings a natural richness to their work. They listen carefully to their clients’ requirements and then respond creatively to deliver spaces which meet their needs but also excite and inspire them.
Wellington HR
Wellington HR are consultants experienced in supporting small businesses with their HR matters, from getting documents such as contracts and policies right, through to tricky people matters such as disciplinary and grievance. They also work collaboratively with other HR consultants to support them.
Richmond & Towers
Richmond & Towers is a PR and Social Media agency specialising in food, drink, home and lifestyle.
Independent Directors and Trustees Ltd
IDT is a collection of experienced individuals acting as Directors and Independent Trustees to EO businesses, bringing expertise of board/trust dynamics; the role of a director; governance; board reviews; trustee coaching; and fiduciary responsibility. By appointing one of our team to their trust board, clients get the added benefit of the collective knowledge of the team that stretches across multiple sectors and organisations.
Perega
Perega is a forward thinking and independent civil and structural engineering consultancy. With a collaborative spirit at the heart of everything they do, Perega are always open to new ideas that solve problems, save money and make engineering projects run more smoothly.
Haworth Tompkins
Haworth Tompkins is a British architectural studio, voted Building Design Architect of the Year and RIBA London Architect of the Year. Founded in 1991 by Graham Haworth and Steve Tompkins, the studio has an international reputation for design, the Liverpool Everyman Theatre winning the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year by a UK architect. Haworth Tompkins was part of the Gold Award UK winning team at the Prague Quadrennial and was chosen to exhibit theatre work at the Venice Biennale. Projects include the London Library, Royal College of Art at Batters...
Doyle Clayton
Doyle Clayton is a specialist workplace & employment law firm with offices in the City of London, Mayfair, Canary Wharf & Reading, with clients nationwide.
Hopkins Architects
Hopkins Architects is one of the UK's leading architectural firms. Established by Sir Michael John Hopkins and Lady Patricia Ann Hopkins, the firm is now led by five Principals and is based in London; with offices in Dubai, Tokyo and Munich.
Montreux Capital Management
Founded in 2010, Montreux Capital Management represents a group of investment firms specialising in boutique, alternative funds
Focus Management Consultants
Focus Management Consultants deliver excellent recruitment solutions in the food and drink manufacturing industry, covering all disciplines and sectors for start-up businesses through to large international organisations
Microbiological Solutions Ltd
Microbiological Solutions Ltd (MSL) was founded in 2001 as a microbiological testing laboratory, primarily for the personal care and household cleansing mark
WCA
WCA are an independent consultancy providing objective advice on the risk assessment of chemicals in the environment and the workplace.
JMW
JMW is a full service commercial law firm with experience in advising clients in establishing employee ownership trusts from talking through the initial idea of pursuing this structure (including putting business owners in touch with clients who we have already established an EOT), to preparing the key documents to implement the structure. Additionally, our banking team is experienced in advising both borrowers and lenders across the full range of EOT-related financing issues.
Kinetic plc
Kinetic plc is a group of companies :
Kinetic Recruitment Services Limited provide temporary & permanent recruitment services to manufacturing, engineering and technical markets kinetic-plc.co.uk
Kinetic Nursing Services Limited provide personalised and individually tailored domiciliary care support and domestic services into people’s homes kinetic-nursing.co.uk
PayPartners provide a full payroll management service for businesses, direct payments and personal health budgets paypartners.co.uk
Paradigm Norton Financial Planning
Paradigm Norton Financial Planning recognise that you cannot take your money with you, therefore money and finance enables the achievement of your broader life goals and nothing more. Financial Planners work with you to create a financial plan that joins together your life, your money and your values.
Geldards
Geldards is one of the country’s leading regional law firms with offices based in Cardiff, The Midlands and London. Our clients trust us to give them high quality legal advice that is practical, commercially-minded and value for money. We firmly believe lawyers must provide legal support with imagination and business insight. Whether you come to us with a query or a major deal, we will listen to you and respond with honest, pragmatic advice tailored to your situation and the way you do business.
Reabrook
Reabrook is a dedicated formulator, manufacturer and filler of aerosol, liquid and tube products. With a client list that boasts many large high street stores, multinationals, manufacturers, distributors and PR agencies, we provide a full-service solution which includes R&D, creative & design, regulatory advice, sourcing, flexible and efficient manufacturing, quality assurance and finally, logistics. Reabrook also provides a corporate service for its two brands Arrow Solutions and Nielsen Chemicals.
DustScanAQ
DustScanAQ is an employee-owned environmental consultancy, established in 2004. Our consultants provide expert dust, air quality, odour and occupational exposure services to a wide range of sectors including mineral extraction, construction, power generation, transport and agriculture.
Lovelock Mitchell Architects
Lovelock Mitchell Architects were established in 1860 and are based in Chester.
Richer Sounds
Richer Sounds is the UK's Hi-Fi, Home Cinema and TV Specialists! Lowest prices guaranteed on TVs, Hi-Fi, headphones and more.
Riverford Organic Farmers
Riverford is an organic farm and UK-wide organic vegetable box delivery company founded by Guy Singh-Watson in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England, but with sister farms in three locations around the country.
Ovation Finance
Independent financial management and honest, expert financial planning & tax advice in Bristol.
Expedition Engineering
Expedition is a structural and civil engineering design practice based in central London - part of Useful Simple Trust.
