What EKOS does

EKOS is a Glasgow-based economic and social research consultancy founded in 1993, operating as a private for-profit firm with a headcount of 11-50 employees. The firm provides independent, evidence-based research and creative solutions to public sector and third sector/non-profit clients across five named verticals: Place Development, Creative Economy, Sport and Leisure, Skills and Education, and Business and Innovation. Its service offering is structured around four integrated pillars — Research, Making the Case for Investment, Public Service Improvement, and Evaluation — designed to take clients from initial programme design and funding cases through to service redesign, process improvement and outcome measurement.

The company's competitive positioning rests on a multidisciplinary team that combines academic, economic development agency, community organisation and private sector experience, marketed as a differentiator against single-discipline research consultancies. There is no proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML capability disclosed; the business is delivered as a traditional professional services consultancy using recognised research methods and bespoke project-based pricing. Marketing is conducted primarily through the company website, Twitter (@EkosLtd), and a publications/blog channel, with no paid acquisition or partnership channels disclosed.

Commercially, EKOS sells bespoke project engagements rather than packaged products, with pricing not publicly disclosed. There is no revenue, funding, ownership, or M&A data available in the input material, and the customer base — concentrated in UK public and third sector procurement — is described at the segment level only, with no named customer logos. The firm is currently operating with no regulatory actions, leadership changes, or restructuring events disclosed.

Name

EKOS

Legal name

EKOS

Website

https://ekos-consultants.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EKOS is a Glasgow-based economic and social research consultancy serving UK public and third-sector clients across five verticals with four integrated services: research, investment case development, public service improvement, and evaluation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic and Social Research Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

Keywords

• Economic research consulting
• Social research services
• Public sector consulting
• Programme evaluation services
• Impact measurement consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EKOS is a specialist research and consulting firm that provides independent, evidence-based economic and social research services and creative solutions. Its work covers economic and social research, supporting the design, planning, funding and delivery of programmes and projects, public and third sector service redesign and efficiency improvement, and the evaluation of impact and outcomes from clients' activities and investments.

Product overview

EKOS is a research and consulting firm providing a portfolio of four integrated service offerings: Research (economic and social research combining recognised methods with innovative techniques), Making the Case for Investment (supporting programme design, planning, funding and delivery), Public Service Improvement (service redesign and process efficiency for public and third sector), and Evaluation (measuring and valuing outcomes from activities and investments). The services are designed to work together to provide clients with comprehensive evidence-based analysis from research through to evaluation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research Economic and social research services combining recognised good practice methods with innovative techniques, delivered for public and third sector clients to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Making the Case for Investment Consultancy support for the design, planning, funding and delivery of programmes, projects and interventions, helping clients build the evidence and case for investment.
• Public Service Improvement Service redesign, process improvement and efficiency improvement support for public and third sector organisations.
• Evaluation Measurement and valuation of the impact and outcomes generated through clients' activities and investments, providing evidence of programme effectiveness.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Ecorys UK: European research and consulting firm with a strong UK public-sector evaluation and place-development practice. Direct competitor in evaluation, impact and policy advisory work.
• Regeneris Consulting: UK economic and social research consultancy delivering evaluation, strategy, and impact analysis for public and place-based clients. Direct peer given shared economic-research orientation and customer base.
• SQW Group: UK economic development and regeneration consultancy providing research, evaluation, and impact services to public and third-sector clients. Closely comparable to EKOS in scale, sector focus, and service mix.
• AMION Consulting: North-West England-based economic development consultancy advising public and third-sector clients on policy, funding, and programme evaluation. Comparable mid-sized UK research consultancy with overlapping service lines.
• OPM Group: UK social research and public-services consultancy focused on evaluation, impact, and policy analysis for public and third-sector clients. Closely comparable to EKOS in mission, scale, and service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• ICF Consulting: Global advisory and digital services firm with a sizeable UK public-sector research, evaluation, and policy practice. Larger incumbent offering overlapping capabilities across the same client base.
• Ipsos Public Affairs (Ipsos MORI): Major global research firm with strong UK public-sector research and social-policy evaluation practice. Competes for the same programme evaluation and policy insight mandates.
• Kantar Public: Large-scale social and public-policy research division of Kantar, providing survey-based evidence and evaluation to governments. Overlaps with EKOS on public-sector research and policy evaluation.
• PwC Public Sector: Big Four consulting practice with deep UK public-sector engagement, including research, evaluation, and economic advisory. Larger, broader incumbent competing for the same framework opportunities.
• Deloitte Public Sector: Big Four consultancy with significant UK government advisory work spanning economic analysis, evaluation, and policy design. Comparable at the framework level but much broader in scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ekosltd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ekos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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