know. consulting

What know. consulting does

know. consulting limited is a specialist economic and social research consultancy registered in England and Wales (company number 12152408), founded in 2019 and operating from London (Venture X, 1 Ariel Way) and Edinburgh (Clockwise, Commercial Quay, Leith). The firm focuses exclusively on the analysis of research and innovation, delivering economic modelling, stakeholder engagement, bespoke research, socio-economic impact assessments, and funding-bid development. It operates a related sub-brand, know.space, dedicated to space-sector analysis. The core technology is conventional: research and economic-analysis methodologies, bespoke modelling frameworks, and stakeholder engagement processes rather than software products, APIs, or AI tooling.

The firm serves five named client segments — public bodies, academia, industry, private investors, and users/adopters — with documented engagements for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the UK Space Agency (UKSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission, EUSPA, and enterprise clients including Rolls-Royce, Inmarsat-Viasat, Eutelsat-OneWeb, ThalesAlenia Space, AAC-Clyde Space, ClearSpace, and Astroscale. Leadership includes co-founder/director Helen Waghorn and senior figures Will Lecky (former UKSA Chief Economist and former UKRI Head of Policy Analysis), Greg Sadlier (former London Economics Divisional Director of Space, 150+ commissioned studies), Alyssa Frayling (former UKRI Principal Analyst and PwC Senior Analyst), Niklas Duerr-Pallin (former Deloitte Germany Manager, doctorate in economics from Zurich), Maria Cody (former Head of ESA Policy at UKSA), Ewan Dallas, and analysts Scott Mackie and Trinity Block.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional-services engagements, procured via competitive tendering and direct contracting. Pricing is bespoke and quote-based; no public pricing, marketplace channels, or reseller distribution is used. The firm relies on thought leadership, published reports, and senior-team media presence for demand generation, and holds MRS Company Partner membership and Cyber Essentials Plus certification. Since inception the firm states it has delivered over 100 projects across the research and innovation sector.

Name

know. consulting

Legal name

know. consulting limited

Website

https://know.consulting

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

know. consulting is a London- and Edinburgh-based specialist economic consultancy that delivers economic modelling, impact assessments, and bespoke research on R&D and innovation for UK and European public bodies, academia, space agencies, and industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic and Innovation Research Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), 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

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM), Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF), Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• Economic research consulting
• Innovation analysis
• Socio-economic impact assessment
• Policy evaluation services
• Research and development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated through commissioned consulting engagements for public and private sector clients. Services include economic evaluations, policy assessments, market research, socio-economic impact assessments, funding bid development, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Revenue is project-based and typically commissioned through competitive tendering or direct engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

know.consulting is a specialist economic and social research consultancy focused on the analysis of research and innovation. It delivers commissioned studies for public and private sector clients, including economic evaluations, policy assessments, market research, socio-economic impact assessments, funding bid development, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Work is underpinned by rigorous economic modelling, bespoke research approaches, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.

Product overview

know.consulting is a specialist economic and social research consultancy offering a unified set of services focused on the analysis of research and innovation. The core offering comprises Research & Innovation Analysis Services supported by Economic Modelling, Stakeholder Engagement, and Bespoke Research capabilities. The firm also operates a specialist sub-brand, know.space, dedicated to space sector analysis. The portfolio includes published reports on topics such as cost of research, innovation benefits assessment, and skills development. Services are delivered to a range of clients including public bodies, academia, industry, private investors, and end users/adopters, with over 100 projects completed to date.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• know.space: A related website/service focused on the space sector, mentioned as part of the company's work within the space sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully delivered over 100 projects for wide range of clients across research and innovation sector
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Commissioned to deliver baseline benefits assessment of past and current NDA innovation portfolio. Work involved extensive research fieldwork including interviews, surveys, and desk research to identify innovation outcomes and broader impacts on decommissioning sector.
• Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Supported development of economic case for proposed Skills Factory. Work included detailed logic model, options analysis, value for money appraisal, and expert advice on monitoring and evaluation.
• UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerknow.consulting has delivered multiple projects for UKRI including assessments of research costs in UK research performing organisations. Will Lecky previously built and led team of economists at UKRI working on £8bn+ annual budget decisions.
• know.spaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated entity focused specifically on space sector. Many of know.consulting's projects relate to space sector and references are made to know.space website for more information on space sector work. The same team appears to operate both entities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cambridge Econometrics: Economics consultancy built around macro and sectoral modelling (e.g. E3ME) and public-sector policy analysis. Closely comparable on the economic modelling and evaluation methods know.consulting deploys for UKRI, NDA and STFC-style briefs.
• CSES (Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services): Independent consultancy providing policy evaluation, impact assessment and economic analysis to European Commission, EIB and national governments. Closely comparable specialist peer, particularly for know.consulting's EC and EUSPA exposure.
• Oxera: Specialist independent economic consultancy advising on regulation, competition, impact assessment and policy across the UK and EU. Comparable in size, specialisation and client mix (governments, regulators, sector bodies), making it a natural benchmark and competitor for know.consulting's public-sector economic evaluation work.
• London Economics: Independent economic consultancy with deep UK and EU public-sector practice spanning policy evaluation, impact assessment and market studies. Greg Sadlier was formerly a Divisional Director of Space at London Economics, making it the closest direct specialist peer to know.consulting's R&D and space-economics work.
• Frontier Economics: Independent economic consultancy with strong public-sector, infrastructure and technology practices delivering policy evaluation and impact analysis. Highly comparable boutique specialist with similar talent-led model and direct overlap with know.consulting in UK/EU economic analysis mandates.
• WPI Economics: Boutique UK economics consultancy providing policy evaluation, economic analysis and impact assessment to UK and EU government clients. Operates at similar scale and specialisation, frequently competing for the same public-sector evaluation tenders.

Broad incumbents

• Baringa Partners: UK-founded independent consultancy with strong energy, infrastructure and public-sector economics practices. Frequently benchmarks against and competes with specialist economics boutiques for UK public-sector advisory work.
• Deloitte: Global consultancy with public-sector economics, space and innovation economics practices that compete directly for UK/EU evaluation contracts. Niklas Duerr-Pallin was previously a Manager in Deloitte Germany; Deloitte is a regular competitor on UKRI, ESA and EUSPA frameworks.
• PA Consulting: Global innovation and public-sector consultancy with deep UK Government and space practice delivering innovation strategy, impact analysis and funding-case advisory. Operates as a larger incumbent competitor for the same public-sector R&I mandates.
• PwC: Global Big Four firm with a dedicated Space practice delivering economic impact assessments, market sizing and policy advisory to ESA, UKSA and primes. Alyssa Frayling previously worked in PwC's Space team, and know.consulting frequently competes with PwC for the same R&I and space-economics mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/knowconsultingltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about know. consulting