What PPL does

PPL (Private Public Ltd) is a UK-based social enterprise management consultancy founded in 2007 by Joint Chief Executives Simon Morioka and Claire Kennedy. Headquartered at St. Saviours Wharf, 23 Mill Street, London, the firm employs 11-50 staff and operates as a certified B Corp, reinvesting half of its profits to charity partners through the PPL Social Impact Fund. The company specialises in public sector transformation, serving NHS trusts, integrated care systems, local authorities, and government bodies across England.

PPL's core service portfolio includes Health Consulting, Local Government Consulting, Civil Society & Communities support, Data & Analytics, Neighbourhood Health Transformation, Organisational Development, and Digital Transformation Advisory. Its underlying technology capabilities centre on integrated dataset analysis, population health management tools, neighbourhood population profiling, and dynamic systems modelling for simulation events. The firm has developed a synthetic data backbone for neighbourhood simulation and pioneered the application of the Johns Hopkins segmentation model in system redesign to address health inequalities, winning HSJ Digital Innovator of the Year at the HSJ Digital Awards 2023.

The firm generates revenue through professional services consulting engagements delivered via direct sales and enterprise field sales to public sector clients. PPL operates as a transformation partner on national frameworks including the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP) working with 43 Places in England, and holds preferred status with the Local Government Association. The firm's go-to-market relies on thought leadership through publications, case studies, events including the Mill Street Nights programme, and partnerships with national bodies such as NHS England and DHSC. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated on a project-by-project basis typical of UK management consultancy engagements. PPL is certified to ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), and ISO 27001 (Information Security Management) standards, with ICO registration for data handling compliance.

Name

PPL

Legal name

Private Public Ltd

Website

https://ppl.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PPL is a UK social enterprise management consultancy founded in 2007, providing public sector transformation advisory services to NHS trusts, integrated care systems, local authorities, and government bodies, with specialisation in health and social care integration and neighbourhood health programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Consultancy Services: PPL generates revenue through delivering management consultancy engagements to public sector organisations including NHS trusts, integrated care systems, local authorities, and government bodies. Work includes strategic planning, programme management, organisational development, data analytics, and transformation support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PPL is a social enterprise management consultancy that delivers strategic advisory, transformation, and data analytics services to NHS trusts, integrated care systems, local authorities, and civil society organisations. Core offerings include health and care transformation, neighbourhood health programme design, local government consultancy, organisational development, digital transformation advisory (including EPR procurement), and data & analytics for evidence-based decision-making. The PPL Hub serves as a physical collaboration space for community partners.

Product overview

PPL is a social enterprise management consultancy offering advisory services primarily in the health and local government sectors. Their portfolio includes Health Consulting Services, Local Government Consulting, Civil Society & Communities support, Data & Analytics capabilities, and Neighbourhood Health Transformation programmes. The PPL Hub serves as a physical collaboration space. They also offer Digital Transformation Advisory and Organisational Development Services. These services are delivered through strategic partnerships with NHS organisations, local authorities, and voluntary sector partners across the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The PPL Hub: A central space for fostering collaboration and innovation with wider local community groups and partners.

Products and services

• Health Consulting Services Advisory services supporting NHS and wider health sector organisations to develop high-quality, sustainable health and care delivery, including integrated care partnerships and neighbourhood health models.
• Local Government Consulting Consultancy support helping councils turn ambition into practical change, including adult social care transformation, financial sustainability programmes, and public service reform.
• Civil Society & Communities Services Services unlocking innovation that moves societies forward, supporting voluntary and community sector organisations and enabling better futures for communities.
• Data & Analytics Services Analytical services helping clients leverage integrated datasets to support evidence-based decision-making from frontline to boardroom, including population health analytics and operational dashboards.
• Neighbourhood Health Transformation Support for regions, systems, places and providers to co-design, implement and evaluate new models of neighbourhood health and integrated care, including the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme.
• The PPL Hub A central space for fostering collaboration and innovation with wider local community groups and partners, available for booking by external organisations.
• Organisational Development Services Services building shared ownership across executive teams, clinical leaders, operational teams and partners, aligning behaviours and strengthening internal capability to sustain change.
• Digital Transformation Advisory Support for digital strategy development, electronic patient record (EPR) procurement and implementation, including requirements definition, procurement evaluation, and implementation readiness.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in non-elective admissions and delayed transfers of care
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• NHS ProviderscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025PPL partnered with NHS Providers to deliver the first ever national simulation of the neighbourhood health service at the NHS Providers Conference in November 2025, convening 100 participants from across the health sector.
• OptumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Optum provided support and sponsorship for the national neighbourhood health simulation, contributing expertise to the testing of integrated working across diverse provider settings.
• Feedback MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Feedback Medical provided support and sponsorship for the national neighbourhood health simulation, enabling the capture of insights to inform national policy.
• London Health & Care PartnershipflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2025PPL partnered with the London Health & Care Partnership (including Greater London Authority, London Councils, NHS England, OHID, HSA, and five London ICSs) to develop and deliver the first simulation of the neighbourhood health service in London in June 2025.
• Local Government Association Integration PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013PPL (as Integrating Care) partnered with the Local Government Association and national health bodies (NHS England, ADASS, ADCS, NHS Confederation, Department of Health, Public Health England, Monitor) to develop a whole system integration toolkit launched in January 2014.
• National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme PartnershipflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPL is one of three transformation partners delivering the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP), working alongside the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, NHS Horizons, NHS Confederation, NAPC, and Midlands and Lancashire CSU to support development of neighbourhood health across 43 Places in England.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Newton (Newton Europe): Operations-led transformation consultancy with a strong UK public sector practice (NHS, local government), comparable in size and delivery model to PPL.
• Carnall Farrar: UK-focused management consultancy specialising in health and care system transformation, closely overlapping PPL's NHS, ICB and integrated care customer base and neighbourhood-system redesign offering.
• Mutual Ventures: UK social enterprise management consultancy serving local authorities, NHS and the voluntary sector on transformation and integration; near-identical customer mix and social-enterprise positioning to PPL.
• Local Partnerships: Public-sector-owned advisory body supporting local authorities and NHS partners on commercial, property and transformation matters; a directly comparable niche UK public-sector peer.
• Traverse: UK social research and consulting firm (formerly OPM Group) working with government, NHS and civil society on co-production, evaluation and service design — a strong functional peer for PPL's place-based and co-production work.

Broad incumbents

• PA Consulting: Larger global consultancy with a substantial UK public sector and health practice; overlaps with PPL on NHS transformation, digital health and integrated care reform work.
• Deloitte UK (Public Sector & Health): Big 4 firm with a large UK health and public-sector practice; competes for ICB, NHS England and local authority transformation mandates alongside PPL.
• KPMG UK (Public Sector & Healthcare): Big 4 firm with one of the largest UK public sector and health consulting practices; competes for the same NHS England, ICB and central government transformation mandates PPL targets.
• Grant Thornton UK (Public Sector): Mid-tier advisory firm with a UK public-sector consulting practice serving local authorities and central government, including health and social care transformation work.
• PwC UK (Public Sector): Big 4 consultancy with significant UK health and local government advisory practices; a broader incumbent competing for the same large public-sector transformation tenders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pplthinks

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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