Helme & Partners

What Helme & Partners does

Helme & Partners is a London-headquartered chartered building surveying practice founded in 2008 by John Helme, MRICS, providing professional services across UK commercial real estate. The firm operates from Clapham Old Town with a team of 13-14 professionals including three directors, one associate director, multiple chartered surveyors, and a financial analyst. Its core offerings are organized into three service lines: Acquisition Services (technical due diligence for single investments and portfolio instructions), Dilapidations Services (leasehold liability assessments, schedules of dilapidations, and negotiations), and Project Management Services (contract administration, employer's agent, and project monitoring for refurbishment and new build). The firm holds RICS chartered status and is led by three directors (John Helme, Edward Hansford, George Moss) with an additional director (Ben Paul) promoted in 2023 from a 2014 graduate hire, supported by an Associate Director and MRICS-qualified surveyors across multiple UK regions.

The business model is professional services fees generated on a per-engagement basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated based on project scope, complexity, and client requirements. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales — direct, relationship-based engagement with institutional investors, fund managers, property owners, and developers. Disclosed client logos include Eskmuir Group, Marchmont Investment Management, ARGO Real Estate Management, Helical Plc, and CBRE Global Investors, all enterprise counterparties. Geographic reach is national across England (London, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Cambridge, Edmonton) despite a single London office. Marketing channels are limited to organic LinkedIn, Instagram, and a website case study portfolio; there are no published pricing models, no app, no API, no disclosed proprietary technology, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The firm is privately held by its founding director with no external funding, parent company, or public listing.

Name

Helme & Partners

Legal name

Helme & Partners LTD

Website

https://helmeandpartners.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Helme & Partners is a London-headquartered chartered building surveying firm founded in 2008, providing technical due diligence, dilapidations, and project management services to institutional investors, fund managers, property owners, and developers across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Building Surveying Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Transaction Advisory & Due Diligence (FSAEAJAJ)

Keywords

• Building surveying
• Commercial property services
• Technical due diligence
• Dilapidations services
• Project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Balham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: Fee-based professional services revenue generated from building surveying consultancy and project management engagements including acquisition due diligence, dilapidations assessments, contract administration, employers agent services, and cost consultancy.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Helme & Partners is a chartered building surveying firm providing technical due diligence, dilapidations assessments and negotiations, project management, contract administration, employer's agent, and cost consultancy services for commercial property clients across the UK. The firm focuses on office, industrial, and retail property sectors, supporting institutional investors, fund managers, property owners, and developers from acquisition through to refurbishment and new build delivery.

Product overview

Helme & Partners is a Chartered Building Surveying firm offering a unified suite of professional property services. The core offerings comprise Acquisition Services (technical due diligence), Dilapidations Services (leasehold assessments and negotiations), and Project Management Services (contract administration and development oversight). The firm focuses on the commercial property sector, specifically office, industrial, and retail markets, serving institutional and private clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acquisition Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Project monitoring and delivery of award-winning regeneration at The Bower, Old Street (293,000 sq ft)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Carter Jonas: UK-focused property consultancy with a Building Surveying practice delivering acquisition due diligence, project management, contract administration, and dilapidations. Closely comparable in size, service mix, and target client base (institutional and private clients) to H+P.
• Bidwells: UK property consultancy with building surveying, project management, and real estate advisory services. Serves institutional investors, funds, and developers on technical due diligence and project work, directly comparable to H+P's offering and client base.
• Trident Building Consultancy: UK-focused building surveying consultancy providing technical due diligence, project management, and dilapidations to institutional clients. Closely comparable boutique competitor to H+P in service offering, client type, and geographic scope.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: UK commercial property consultancy offering building surveying, project management, and transactional services. Competes for similar institutional and fund-manager mandates as H+P across UK commercial property sectors.

Broad incumbents

• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services firm offering project management, building consultancy, and capital markets advisory. Their UK Building Consultancy team competes for the same institutional due diligence and project work as H+P, often on larger mandates.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with UK building surveying and project management capabilities. Directly comparable to H+P in serving institutional investors, REITs, and developers on acquisition due diligence and development monitoring.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate consultancy with a UK Building Consultancy practice delivering acquisition due diligence, project management, and dilapidations. Closely comparable service mix to H+P, competing for similar institutional and fund-manager mandates across office, industrial, and retail property.
• Savills: International real estate advisor with a substantial UK Building Surveying team covering technical due diligence, project monitoring, and dilapidations. Competes head-to-head with H+P for institutional investor and developer instructions across UK commercial property.
• Avison Young: Commercial real estate services firm with a UK building consultancy practice offering due diligence, project management, and dilapidations. Competes with H+P for mid-market institutional mandates across office, industrial, and retail sectors.
• CBRE Group: Global commercial real estate services firm offering building surveying, project management, valuation, and advisory across institutional portfolios. CBRE Global Investors is a client of H+P, and CBRE's Building Consultancy practice directly competes for the same institutional due diligence and project mandates that H+P serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/helme-and-partners-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/helmeandpartners

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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