Data Orchard

What Data Orchard does

Data Orchard is a UK Community Interest Company (CIC) and social enterprise founded in 2013 and headquartered in Staunton-on-Wye, Herefordshire, that provides data maturity assessment, training, and consulting services to nonprofits, public sector bodies, and social enterprises. Its core product is the Data Maturity Assessment Tool, a freemium online instrument built around a proprietary five-stage framework (Unaware, Emerging, Learning, Developing, Mastering) measured across seven themes (Uses, Data, Analysis, Leadership, Culture, Tools, and Skills), which was adopted by the UK Government's Central Digital and Data Office in 2023. The assessment feeds a longitudinal dataset of nearly 12,000 users over five years that underpins the annual State of the Sector research publication and provides sector benchmarking.

Name

Data Orchard

Legal name

Data Orchard CIC

Website

https://dataorchard.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Data Orchard is a UK Community Interest Company that helps nonprofits, public sector bodies, and social enterprises improve data maturity through an assessment tool, training courses, and consulting services built around a proprietary five-stage framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Data Consulting Services

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Strategy & Governance Services (BPAEAHAA)

Keywords

• Data maturity assessment
• Nonprofit consulting services
• Impact measurement consulting
• Data strategy advisory
• Data literacy training

Headquarters

HQ city

Hereford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Research Services: Contracted research, analysis, and consultancy services including data strategy development, impact measurement frameworks, and outsourced data team support. These are project-based engagements with nonprofit and public sector clients.
2. Training and Capacity Building: Fee-based training courses including Data for Leaders (5-week course for senior nonprofit leaders), Building Data Culture, and Data Literacy training. Also includes Train the Trainer programs.
3. Data Maturity Assessment Tool: The assessment tool operates on a freemium model with a free individual version and paid organization/cohort versions with additional features and analytics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Data Orchard is a specialist data consultancy selling data maturity assessments, bespoke research and analysis, data strategy development, impact measurement, outsourced data team support, and a portfolio of fee-based training courses to nonprofit organisations and public sector bodies in the UK. Its flagship product is the proprietary Data Maturity Assessment tool, underpinned by a five-stage framework across seven themes that was adopted by the UK Government's Central Digital and Data Office.

Product overview

Data Orchard is a Community Interest Company offering a portfolio of data maturity assessment tools, training courses, and consulting services for the nonprofit sector. The core product is the Data Maturity Assessment Tool, available in free, organisation, and cohort versions, which measures organisational data capability across five stages. This is complemented by training courses including Data for Leaders, Building Data Culture, Data Literacy for Everyone, and Train the Trainer programmes. The company also provides consulting services including outsourced data teams, data strategy, research and analysis, and impact measurement. A monthly Nonprofit Datafolk Club community connects data professionals across the sector. State of the Sector research reports provide sector-wide benchmarking insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Datafolk Club: Monthly online community workshop for data professionals in nonprofits to discuss data-related issues.
• Data Maturity Assessment (DMA)
• State of the Sector

Products and services

• Data Maturity Assessment Tool Online tool that enables organisations to measure their data maturity across a five-stage journey (Unaware, Emerging, Learning, Developing, Mastering) and seven themes (Uses, Data, Analysis, Leadership, Culture, Tools, Skills). Available in free individual, organisation (multi-user), network and cohort (multi-organisation) versions. Used by nonprofit and public sector organisations to benchmark and improve data capability.
• Data for Leaders Course A 5-week cohort course equipping senior nonprofit leaders to harness the strategic potential of data for their organisation, covering data leadership, building team skills and culture, and defining next steps to advance data maturity.
• Building Data Culture Course A 5-week cohort course equipping people in data-focused roles to build data culture in their organisation, with practical tips and insights to take steps to build a data culture from day one.
• Data Literacy for Everyone Course Training course aimed at building data literacy skills across organisations, for nonprofit staff at all levels.
• Train the Trainer – Data Literacy for Everyone A train-the-trainer programme enabling organisations to cascade Data Literacy for Everyone training internally across their teams.
• Outsourced Data Team Provides organisations with an external data team for ongoing support on specific projects or continuing data needs when internal capacity or skills are unavailable.
• Data Strategy Services Strategic consulting services to help organisations develop and implement data strategies aligned with their goals, including user research, workshops and strategic roadmaps.
• Research and Data Analysis Services Expert research and data analysis services including quantitative and qualitative analysis, survey design, interviews, focus groups, and data visualisation.
• Impact Measurement Services Services to help organisations articulate, measure and communicate their impact, including theory of change development, outcome framework design, and performance indicator creation.
• Training and Capacity Building Customised training programmes to build organisational data capabilities and skills across all levels of an organisation.
• State of the Sector Reports Annual reports analysing data maturity in the nonprofit sector based on thousands of Data Maturity Assessment responses, providing sector-wide benchmarking and trend insights.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations using the Data Maturity Assessment show measurable improvement, with The Cart Shed project demonstrating advancement across all seven themes within 12 months.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UK Government Central Digital and Data OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK Government's Central Digital and Data Office published a data maturity framework for central government based on Data Orchard's long-established framework. This represents formal adoption and endorsement of their methodology by a government body.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations): NCVO is the umbrella body for the UK voluntary sector, providing research, resources and infrastructure to member charities. Comparable to Data Orchard as a UK-based nonprofit support organisation producing sector-wide research and capability-building programmes.
• Pro Bono ORG: Pro Bono ORG connects UK nonprofits with skilled professionals (including data and research volunteers), functioning similarly to Data Orchard's outsourced data team offering but with a pro bono delivery model in the UK.

Direct peers

• NPC (New Philanthropy Capital): NPC is a UK charity think tank and consultancy working with non-profits and funders on impact measurement, analytics and strategy. Their analytics and impact practice overlaps directly with Data Orchard's impact measurement and data strategy services for UK charities.
• Charity Digital: Charity Digital is a UK charity that supports other nonprofits with digital tools, skills and resources. It overlaps with Data Orchard's training courses (digital/data skills) and resources targeting the UK third sector.
• 360Giving: 360Giving is a UK nonprofit data infrastructure organisation that promotes open, standardised grantmaking data. It is comparable to Data Orchard in publishing sector data research and supporting UK nonprofits to use data more effectively, though it focuses on grants rather than data maturity.
• DataKind: DataKind is a global nonprofit that connects data scientists with social impact organisations, providing pro bono and paid data science support. It is the most direct peer to Data Orchard given the shared mission of building data capability in the social sector.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce.org / Nonprofit Cloud: Salesforce.org provides CRM and data platforms specifically designed for nonprofits globally. While a software vendor rather than a consultancy, it competes for the same 'data capability uplift' wallet among UK and global nonprofits and offers its own maturity/digital transformation resources.
• The Bridgespan Group: Bridgespan is an established global nonprofit and philanthropic consultancy providing strategy, analytics and impact services to social sector organisations. While broader and much larger than Data Orchard, it serves the same buyer (nonprofit and funder leaders) with overlapping data strategy and impact measurement offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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