As a strategy and change consultancy since 1991, HBMC has worked for over 200 organisations. These include over 30 Local Authorities, several health agencies, various institutions of higher education, a range of consortia, partnership structures and professional organisations (e.g. The Law Society), a number of small firms and at least 60 national, regional and local organisations in the voluntary, arts, heritage/museums, social entrepreneur, housing and community regeneration sectors.

Examples of consultancy work include:

STRATEGY REVIEWS

• Strategic reviews for Partnership for Children, Women's Health & Family Service, Oxford Research Group (HBRL), Bankside Gallery (RE/RWS), Rhizome Coop, Social Perspectives Network (mental health), Citizens' Income Trust, Streets of Growth and Citizens' Advice South Warwickshire 
• Facilitator of executive strategic planning for International Bar Association (Human Rights Institute)
• Turnaround strategies for select clients, enabling major change in business models, organisational practice and direction
• Facilitating South West Museum Development review its pandemic performance and develop its theory of Change (HBRL)
• Coach and critical reader for developing strategies and business plans
• Independent Chair in Barking of Arts Council supported Creative People & Places programme project
• Long term work with Black Health Agency reviewing purpose, scope, partnership and delivery extending its role regionally and nationally
• Facilitator of strategic planning for Greig City Academy Governing Board

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT

• Leadership and enablers' programmes for members of Association of Independent Museums (HBRL)
• Leadership development programmes, Parkinson's UK
• Team leadership programmes, The Westminster Society
• Leadership and management development programmes, Nigeria and Malawi
• Leadership team development, Education Directorate, Westminster City Council
• Senior Management Team development for several charities 
• Supporting recruitment of several charity Chairs and Chief Executives, and many Trustees

ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

• Operationl reviews for The Churchill Fellowship and the Magistrates Association
• Organisational reviews for Royal History Society, London Film School, Waterloo Action Centre and Tilbury on the Thames Trust (HBRL)
• Competency development framework for permanent staff in Students Unions (HBRL, commissioned by NUSUK)
• Developing National Workforce Competences for health care staff who provide services to people with learning difficulties (for Skills for Health)
• Performance management and measurement for charities in the criminal justice, and drugs and alcohol sectors
• Review of community trust for Francis Crick Institute (HBRL) 
• Scoping review and feasibility study for 3 Age UKs in the North East, to develop joint commercial arm in domiciliary care 
• 60+ organisational and strategy development projects for Lloyds Bank Foundation since 2014

SERVICE/PRODUCT REVIEW

• Review of Family Support Service for National Deaf Children's Society (HBRL)
• Review of Spaceshaper tool and process for Commission for Architecture & Built Environment (CABE)
• National development study of SME take-up of National Vocational Qualifications
• Product review for Living Streets
  
• Review of Institute of Masters of Wine

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

• Highly experienced Action Learning Set facilitator
• Service user focus for social care change projects (Skills for Care)
• Valuing People Support Team (Department of Health) change programme including facilitating Action Learning Sets in London, and in South East and South West England
• Support for major refocus of Cruse Bereavement Care
• Performance review of Headteachers (under auspices of National Governors Association)

MERGERS AND PARTNERSHIPS

• Trusted advisor and project manager supporting 19 merger processes with strategic and operational advice, and project management
• Advising on forms of partnership agreement for Amberley Museum
• Advising Trust Links on risk management

EVALUATIONS

• Evaluation of income generation workstrand, years 1, 2 and 3 (for ACEVO)
• Evaluation of Talking Together programme and ICT and Carers pilot projects (for TimeBank DCLG funded programme)
• Evaluation and needs assessment for ISG grant programme (for MS Society) 
• Evaluation of vocational education and training of staff in hospices (for Hospice UK, Skills for Care funded project)
• Three-year evaluation of Swansea Women's Aid Community Outreach programme 
• Scoping review of work experience in hospices (for Hospice UK / Health Education England)
  
• Evaluation of Heritage Fund supported Ellington Park project (for Thanet District Council)
• Review of Residencies and Awards programmes for Acme Artists Studios Ltd 
• Evaluation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes
• Review of change agents (DDEs) within the Methodist Church
  

FUNDING AND INCOME GENERATION

• Assisting Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg) in successful tender (worth £11 million over 3 years) to DCSF/Treasury to deliver financial capability training for primary and secondary schools
• Advising Head for Business, Refugee Resource and Mums Aid on development of social enterprise models 
• Financial support for county primary schools from charitable and corporate sources

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Project management, Children's Workforce Network, working closely with Central Government Departments (commissioned by Children's Workforce Development Council)

EXECUTIVE COACHING AND MENTORING

• Over 35 clients
• 360^o review feedback for Chairs of School Governing Boards (under umbrella of National Governors Association)

HBRL indicates where the assignment has been a joint project with Ruth Lesirge