Howell Marine Consulting

Name

Howell Marine Consulting

Legal name

Howell Marine Consulting Ltd

Website

https://howellmarine.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine and Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Offshore Wind & Marine Spatial Planning Regulation (EUAMANAM), Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management (BPADALAI)

Keywords

• Marine consulting services
• Blue economy planning
• Offshore energy advisory
• Fisheries management consulting
• Marine policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Morpeth

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: HMC provides expert consulting services to governments, intergovernmental organisations, public bodies, NGOs, and the marine industry. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements for Blue Economy planning, offshore energy, fisheries management, and related marine policy work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Howell Marine Consulting is a marine advisory firm that delivers expert consulting services to governments, intergovernmental organisations, public bodies, NGOs, and the marine industry across seven interconnected practice areas: Blue Economy Planning, Offshore Energy, Ocean Climate, Fisheries Management, People & The Sea, Natural Capital, and Sustainable Ocean Finance. The firm supports clients through strategy and policy development, marine spatial planning, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, research programme management, and financial mechanism design for sustainable ocean outcomes. Its work is delivered as project-based consulting engagements nationally and globally, often in consortium with other specialist consultancies for larger international development programmes.

Product overview

Howell Marine Consulting (HMC) is a marine consulting firm offering advisory services across seven interconnected practice areas: Blue Economy Planning, Offshore Energy, Ocean Climate, Fisheries Management, People & The Sea, Natural Capital, and Sustainable Ocean Finance. The company delivers consulting projects, research programmes, and produces resource publications (flyers) to support governments, NGOs, intergovernmental organisations, and industry clients in achieving sustainable blue economy outcomes. The practice areas are designed to work together, with expertise spanning policy development, strategic planning, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and research programme management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blue Economy Planning Services Strategic consulting services supporting governments, NGOs, financial bodies, and industry in developing, implementing, and monitoring effective sustainable and resilient Blue Economy policy and planning.
• Offshore Energy Services Research and advisory on offshore energy policy and strategy, including regulatory system advice on consents, licences, and permissions for offshore wind planning and consenting.
• Ocean Climate Services Policy development and strategy services integrating climate change as a cross-cutting element, including climate-smart fisheries, nature-based solutions, blue carbon protection, and restoration strategies.
• Fisheries Management Services Holistic advice to governments, professional bodies, NGOs, and industry across sustainable and innovative fisheries management, including climate-adaptive management, compliance, and stakeholder engagement.
• People & The Sea Services Inclusive transition planning for Blue Economy sectors, stakeholder engagement design, policy development, and marine social science research focused on human dimensions of marine management.
• Natural Capital Services Strategic guidance, research, and policy development advancing natural capital and multiple capital initiatives for sustainable use and conservation of marine ecosystems.
• Sustainable Ocean Finance Services Financial mechanism development and strategic partnerships supporting marine conservation and responsible economic growth through innovative sustainable and resilient ocean finance solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported development of £3 billion Blue Planet Fund for international marine protection
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and strategic.

• The Crown EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC provides strategic advice to The Crown Estate on Round 4 offshore wind delivery and supports the Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme. This includes stakeholder mapping, policy assessment, and strategic advice on Net Zero offshore delivery.
• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC supported NERC and the Crown Estate in developing the ECOWind Partnership and Opportunity Programme (£7 million) to understand ecological consequences of offshore wind, addressing critical gaps in scientific understanding.
• UN Environment Programme (UNEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC worked with UNEP to develop the Sustainable Blue Economy Transition Framework and collaborated on the SIDS Flagship Programme for marine ecosystem restoration.
• IMC Worldwide and DAI GlobalmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHMC worked with IMC Worldwide and DAI Global as part of a team of experts to support FCDO in designing the Blue Planet Fund Coast programme.
• ICFmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHMC worked alongside ICF in supporting the design of an evaluation framework for Defra and its arms-length bodies regarding fisheries monitoring technologies.
• Rewilding BritainstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC partnered with Rewilding Britain to develop a marine rewilding work programme and advocacy strategy, including comprehensive research, stakeholder interviews, and expert workshops.
• WWFstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC worked with WWF Marine Policy Team to develop policy requests for UK Ocean Recovery campaign, helping WWF navigate the UK marine policy landscape.
• Marine Management Organisation (MMO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC collaborates with MMO on multiple projects including marine plan engagement evaluation, five capitals approach pilot, and fisheries compliance assessment.
• Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC provides ongoing consultancy to Defra on marine monitoring, Marine Net Gain policy, fisheries management technology, and climate adaptive fisheries management.
• Commonwealth SecretariatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC led training for the Commonwealth Blue Charter's 10 Action Groups on science policy communications and integration, building capacity for sustainable Blue Economy.
• Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) HubstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC participates in the Supergen ORE Hub community, presenting at Annual Assemblies and contributing to knowledge exchange between academia, industry, policy, and public.
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC supports FCDO through Blue Planet Fund programme design and GSMA M4D commissioned research on digitalising fisheries in the Gulf of Thailand.
• World Bank GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC provided technical lead on World Bank projects for Pakistan's Blue Economy development and roadmap.
• GSMA M4DstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC was commissioned by GSMA M4D for FCDO to examine how digital technologies could support sustainable fisheries management in the Gulf of Thailand.
• Natural EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC is undertaking a project for Natural England examining potential funding mechanisms for delivering voluntary and mandatory Marine Net Gain in England.
• African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC took technical lead in assessing Marine Spatial Planning in Africa for AU-IBAR, funded by SIDA, covering West, Central, and Northern African nations.
• Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC led work with OECS and Caribbean governments on developing national ocean policies and Blue Economy capacity building.
• UN-HabitatstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMC collaborated with UNEP and UN-Habitat on the Land-Sea Planning Guidelines for Kenya through the Go Blue Project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with a UK marine, offshore wind and environmental policy team. Competes for the same UK public-sector and offshore wind developer mandates as HMC.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): World's largest pure-play sustainability consultancy with a substantial marine and offshore wind practice. Competes for blue economy, offshore energy consenting and natural capital engagements at global scale.
• ICF International: Global advisory and digital services firm with a large environment and marine practice. Already partners with HMC on Defra fisheries monitoring work, and competes for the same FCDO/UK and international development mandates.
• DAI Global: International development company with deep FCDO and donor-funded marine/fisheries experience. Competes for and partners with HMC on FCDO Blue Planet Fund programming.
• AECOM: Global engineering and environmental services firm with a sizeable marine planning, offshore wind and coastal resilience practice. Competes for Crown Estate, Defra and FCDO work alongside HMC.

Direct peers

• IMC Worldwide: UK-based international development consultancy working on FCDO, World Bank and EU marine/livelihoods programmes. Consortium partner to HMC on the Blue Planet Fund Coast programme and a direct competitor for international blue economy work.
• MRAG (Marine Resources Assessment Group): UK-headquartered marine and fisheries consultancy with comparable client base across governments, RFMOs and international bodies. Overlaps directly with HMC on fisheries management, marine spatial planning and evidence-based policy advice.
• Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management: Specialist marine/fisheries consultancy working with governments, RFMOs and development banks on sustainable fisheries, MSP and blue economy strategy. Closest direct specialist peer to HMC in marine environmental consulting.

Emerging players

• Blue Marine Foundation: UK-based marine conservation NGO with a growing policy, finance and blue economy advocacy remit. Adjacent to HMC's work with WWF and Rewilding Britain on ocean recovery policy, and an emerging supplier of NGO-side blue economy strategy.

Others

• Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science): UK government marine science agency executing Defra-funded marine monitoring, fisheries and offshore wind research. Functions as both a HMC client/partner and a public-sector alternative supplier in the same marine evidence space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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