Why NPC?

We are known for our first-rate service and the quality of our work. As a professional research and consulting organisation, we provide the flexibility to meet our clients’ needs and the capacity to deliver to their timeframes. NPC’s clients benefit from:

• Our knowledge base: We have the UK’s largest research team focused on the charity sector, and a detailed knowledge of social issues and the context in which UK charities operate. Our research involves analysing social problems, identifying effective approaches and highlighting funding needs. We have also created debate and action on sector-wide issues such as full cost recovery, trusteeship and the monitoring burden on charities.

• Our experience: We have analysed hundreds of charities and a diverse range of funders. This experience informs our work with clients, ensuring that our analysis and recommendations are relevant to the sector.

• Our skills: We have a strong, diverse combination of skills in consulting, social research, facilitation, evaluation and measurement, and economic analysis. Our staff are from a range of backgrounds, including public sector, private sector, grant-making and academia.

• Our goals and perspective: We share the primary goal of our clients: to make the greatest impact possible on the lives of people in need of help. We know the importance of ensuring that our work is practical as well as rigorous.

• Our collaborative approach: Our clients value the way that we involve them in the projects we undertake. By working closely with us, clients can be sure that the work is meeting their needs, giving them opportunity to input and maximising the value that they get from the work.