Jba Consulting

What Jba Consulting does

JBA Consulting (legal entity Jeremy Benn Associates Limited, registered in England) is a UK-headquartered environmental and engineering consultancy founded in 1996 and based in Skipton, with over 680 employees operating from more than twenty offices across the UK, Ireland and the Isle of Man. The firm provides technical consultancy across five core service lines: water and flood risk management, environment and sustainability, engineering, asset management, and modelling and assessment, supported by a technology and software development practice and a CIWEM-accredited training programme delivered in partnership with Lancaster University.

The technical stack combines established engineering software with a portfolio of proprietary digital products including AssetCoast for coastal asset condition assessment, GISMapp for GIS-based flood risk asset inspections, JFlow as a hydrological and floodplain modelling tool, and the Flood Foresight and Global Flood Maps products hosted via an AWS Cloud Centre of Excellence. Environmental specialists apply remote sensing and machine learning for habitat and land use management, with Building Information Modelling, 3D modelling and virtual reality used in project delivery and stakeholder engagement. Clients span the UK Environment Agency, Network Rail, Welsh Government, multiple county and city councils, water utilities, infrastructure operators including Shoreham Port Authority, and international development bodies (World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Investment Bank) coordinated through the JBA Group's subsidiaries JBA Risk Management, JBA Global Resilience, JBA Bentley and JBP.

The firm generates revenue primarily through project-based professional services for flood risk management, coastal engineering and environmental advisory work, contracted under multi-year framework agreements with UK public sector bodies (including the CPS2 FRAM framework and the Hampshire Gen5 framework) and via direct commissions for developers, infrastructure owners and water companies. It supplements fee income with training delivery (18 CIWEM-accredited courses and a Lancaster postgraduate programme) and productised software services. The company has been employee-owned under an Employee Ownership Trust since 2024, operating under the JBA Group Limited holding company, with no disclosed venture capital or private equity ownership.

Name

Jba Consulting

Legal name

Jeremy Benn Associates Limited

Website

https://jbaconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

JBA Consulting is a UK-headquartered environmental and engineering consultancy serving government, infrastructure owners and developers with flood risk management, coastal engineering, environmental advisory, asset management and proprietary modelling software across the UK, Ireland and selected international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Management Consulting Services (54161), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Flood risk management
• Environmental consulting
• Coastal engineering
• Climate resilience
• Water management

Headquarters

HQ city

Skipton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Project-based consulting services for flood risk management, coastal engineering, environmental assessments, and climate resilience advisory

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

JBA Consulting is an environmental and engineering consultancy delivering professional, technical, and advisory services in flood risk management, coastal engineering, climate resilience, water management, asset management, and environmental sustainability for government and infrastructure clients. The firm combines analytical, engineering, social, and nature-inspired solutions, supported by proprietary digital tools (AssetCoast, Flood Foresight, GISMapp, JFlow, Global Flood Maps), a Technology, Data and Software Development practice, and a portfolio of CIWEM-accredited training courses. Services are delivered across the UK, Ireland, and international development markets via wholly-owned subsidiaries including JBA Risk Management, JBA Global Resilience, JBA Bentley, and JBA Pacific.

Product overview

JBA Consulting offers a portfolio of environmental and engineering consulting services built around climate resilience. The core offering spans water management, environment and sustainability, engineering, asset management, modelling and assessment, technology/software development, international development, and professional training. Key proprietary products include Local Flood Forecasting and Global Flood Maps (flood hazard data and forecasting services), AssetCoast (coastal asset condition assessment), Flood Foresight (inundation mapping), and GISMapp (GIS-based asset inspection). Innovation is channelled through JBA Labs, while training services include 18 CIWEM-accredited courses and a Lancaster University postgraduate partnership. The company is part of the JBA Group family alongside JBA Risk Management, JBA Global Resilience, and JBP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JBA Risk Management: Part of the JBA family of environmental, engineering and risk management companies.
• JBA Global Resilience
• JBA Bentley
• JBP

Products and services

• Local Flood Forecasting

Quantifiable outcome

• Thames Estuary 2100 Plan protects 1.42 million people and £321 billion worth of property
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Amey ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026JBA Consulting, working with Amey Consulting, was appointed to all three Flood Risk and Asset Management (FRAM) lots within the Government Commercial Agency's Construction Professional Services 2 (CPS2) framework for providing professional, technical, and advisory services to support flood risk management.
• Lancaster UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBA works in partnership with Lancaster University to deliver the Postgraduate Certificate in Flood and Coastal Risk Management. The programme combines Lancaster's academic and research expertise with JBA's professional experience in flood risk and environmental management.
• Climate SensesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBA partnered with Climate Sense to deliver a climate adaptation training programme providing expert insights into the ISO14090 standard and its principles, requirements and guidelines.
• Flood Ready LondonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking in partnership with Flood Ready London, JBA developed a SuDS opportunity and benefit map that rapidly identifies and values SuDS retrofit opportunities across Greater London.
• JBA BentleycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJBA Bentley led the design and build of the Outstrays Managed Realignment Scheme while JBA Consulting provided environmental expertise for habitat creation.
• Natural EnglandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner and stakeholder in the Outstrays Managed Realignment Scheme for habitat creation on Humber Estuary.
• Yorkshire Wildlife TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner and stakeholder in the Outstrays Managed Realignment Scheme for habitat creation on Humber Estuary.
• RSPBsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner and stakeholder in the Outstrays Managed Realignment Scheme for habitat creation on Humber Estuary.
• CIWEMsupportingOthersJBA is an accredited training provider with CIWEM, offering 18 CIWEM-accredited courses and participating in CIWEM Flood and Coast Advisory Committee.
• Amazon Web ServicessupportingTechnology or IntegrationJBA is an Amazon Web Services Technology Partner with a Cloud Centre of Excellence, helping clients digitise and adopt cloud services.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services firm with a dedicated water and environment business; overlaps with JBA on UK flood risk, coastal engineering and climate resilience advisory work.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering consultancy with a strong water, environment and climate resilience practice that competes with JBA on major UK flood-defence frameworks and international development bank projects.
• Jacobs: Large global consultancy delivering water, environment and climate adaptation services for clients such as the Environment Agency; competes with JBA on large multi-disciplinary tenders.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with water, environment and climate adaptation capabilities; competes with JBA on Environment Agency frameworks and major coastal/flood schemes.
• AtkinsRéalis: Engineering services firm with significant UK water and environment presence; competes for public-sector frameworks and large coastal/flood-defence programmes.
• Stantec: International engineering consultancy with a UK water and environment business; competes on flood risk, coastal and asset management work for local authorities and infrastructure owners.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: International engineering consultancy with strong water, maritime and coastal practices; competes with JBA on coastal engineering and international development flood projects.
• RSK Group: UK-focused environmental and engineering services group with overlapping flood risk, ecology and water services; competes for UK public-sector environmental consultancy work.

Direct peers

• HR Wallingford: UK-based independent specialist in civil engineering and environmental hydraulics, flood risk management and water infrastructure. Highly comparable specialist flood/coastal consultancy serving similar UK public-sector clients including the Environment Agency.
• Binnies: UK-based water and environmental engineering consultancy (part of RSK); competes with JBA on flood alleviation, water management and reservoir/coastal work for UK water companies and local authorities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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