As a strategy and change consultancy since 1991, HBMC has worked for over 140 organisations. These include over 30 Local Authorities, several Health Authorities/PCTs, various institutions of higher education, a range of consortia, partnership bodies 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, Oxford Research Group (HBRL), Bankside Gallery (RE/RWS), Social Perspectives Network (mental health), Citizens' Income Trust, Citizens' Advice South Warwickshire and Bright Ideas Trust
  
• 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
  
• Two strategic reviews for London based charity to go national, develop products/services, and then assist with implementation to maintain leading and competitive edge
  
• 5-year UK-wide strategy for playwork education and training (for SkillsActive)
  
• Long term work with Black Health Agency reviewing purpose, scope, partnership and delivery extending its role regionally and nationally
  
• Long term review of Macfarlane Trust (haemophiliacs living with HIV/AIDS as a result of NHS blood contamination) including social work and other non-direct financial services
  
• 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 team development, Education Directorate, Westminster City Council
  
• Middle management programme, Age Concern England
  
• Leadership and management development programmes, Nigeria and Malawi
  
• Leadership programmes, South East Museum Service
  
• Supporting recruitment of several charity Chief Executives
  

ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

• 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
  
• Senior management reviews for SEAP, Demelza Children's Hospice and In Control
  
• 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 
  
• Organisational reviews for London Film School, Waterloo Action Centre and Tilbury on the Thames Trust (HBRL)
  
• Organisational development and consultancy for the Elfrida Society 
  
• Organisational strength review for Age UK Newcastle 
  
• Organisational and strategy development projects for Lloyds Bank Foundation
  

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
  
• Lead consultant in feasibility study for New Cross New Deal for Communities regeneration area - collaborating with Featherstone Associates architectural practice
  
• Product review for Living Streets
  
• Review of Institute of Masters of Wine
  

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

• 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 16 merger processes with strategic and operational advice, and project management
  

GOVERNANCE

• Undertaken 40+ governance reviews
  
• Governance reviews of British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, Article 19 (HBRL), Veterans Aid (HBRL), Freud Museum (HBRL), Fulham Palace Trust (HBRL) and Crohn's & Colitis UK (HBRL)
  
• Facilitating engagement and collaboration of Council and Senior Leadership Team of Volunteering Matters (formerly Community Service Volunteers)
  
• Governance reviews of several charities with significant trading activities
  
• Facilitating Board and Policy Committee of CILIP in deciding how to implement changes in governance
  
• Redrafting Articles of the British Exploring Society 
  
• Supporting Boards of Bishopsgate Institute, Bridge Mental Health and Safe in Sussex, reviewing their governance practice and performance, and develop frameworks of accountability to stakeholders  
  
• Review of induction of STEP Board and Council members (HBRL) 
  
• Induction of Trustees for new Board of CISV International, and Powell Cotton (Quex) Museum
  
• Mediation between Chair and Chief Executive of a national charity
  
• External reviews of school and Multi-Academy Trust governance (under umbrella of National Governors Association) 
  

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 
  
• Evaluation of National Performance Programme (for CES)
  
• Scoping review of work experience in hospices (for Hospice UK / Health Education England)
  
• Review of the Neighbourhood Facilitation Service for Newham Local Strategic Partnership
  
• Review of Residencies and Awards programmes for Acme Artists Studios Ltd 
  
• Evaluation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes
  
• Evaluation of LVSC Policy and Knowledge Team and LVSC networks
  
• 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
  
• Funding strategies for social enterprises (Head for Business) and professional organisations
  
• 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 25 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