Leeds · UK-wide · International
The evidence that gets your project funded.
We build HM Treasury Green Book business cases, feasibility studies and socio-economic impact assessments for local authorities, social enterprises and growing businesses.
Why clients choose us
10+
SOC · OBC · FBC
In-house
Who we work with
Three kinds of client. One standard of evidence.
Local authorities and public bodies
Green Book-compliant business cases from Strategic Outline to Full Business Case, options appraisals, and independent evaluation that stands up to scrutiny.
Charities and social enterprises
Business plans, grant and social-investment cases, impact frameworks and asset-transfer support — written by people who understand funders because we have sat on the other side of the table.
SMEs and founders
Investment-ready plans, market-entry strategy and financial modelling for businesses raising seed funding or moving into new markets.
What we do
Services
Business Cases & Options Appraisal
Five-case model business cases that funders and boards can approve with confidence.
Feasibility Studies & Business Plans
Rigorous, honest assessment of whether an idea works, and the plan to deliver it if it does.
Impact Evaluation & Socio-Economic Assessment
Measure what your work actually changes, in outcomes and in pounds.
Data, Statistics & Econometrics
The modelling behind every number we put in front of a decision-maker.
Advisory for Social Enterprises & SMEs
Investment readiness, grant strategy, capacity building and coaching.
Not sure which you need?
Most engagements combine two or three of these. Tell us the decision you are facing and we will scope the work.
Proof
Work that moved projects forward
Culture & regeneration
Regional museum and art gallery expansion
Research programme and Green Book business case for around 8,300 m² of new cultural space.
Renewable energy
Solar market entry in the Caribbean
Three-year strategic roadmap and revised financial projections for a renewable-energy business entering Jamaica.
Community enterprise
A new community hub
Business planning, legal-structure advice and crowdfunding support for a start-up community hub in Yorkshire.
How we work
Evidence first, every time
1
Understand
We start with your decision, not our template. What needs to be true for this to go ahead?
2
Gather
Primary research, stakeholder interviews and the datasets that matter.
3
Model
Options appraisal, financial and econometric modelling, impact quantification.
4
Write
A document your board, council or funder can approve — clear, structured, defensible.
5
Deliver
Project management and implementation support, so the plan does not sit on a shelf.
CSR Host gave us a business case our council could approve. They challenged our assumptions and the result was stronger for it.
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About
A boutique firm, a senior team
CSR Host Consulting is a Leeds-based consultancy founded on one belief: decisions should rest on evidence. We are selective about the engagements we take on, which is why our success rate is high. We also give our time pro bono to charities that could not otherwise afford this kind of analysis.
Tell us what you are trying to get funded.
A 30-minute call is enough for us to tell you whether we can help, what it would involve, and roughly what it would cost.