Simon Fenton Partnership

What Simon Fenton Partnership does

Simon Fenton Partnership LLP ("SFP") is a privately held UK limited liability partnership founded in 1988 and headquartered in Manchester. The firm is a Chartered Quantity Surveying practice that delivers five core professional services: Cost Management, Employer's Agent, Project Management, Fund Monitoring, and Principal Designer Services. These services are delivered by RICS-accredited chartered surveyors on construction and development projects for commercial, public, and private sector clients, with project values spanning up to £250m. The firm reports an active project portfolio across the UK covering affordable housing, education, heritage restoration, regeneration, museums, visitor centres, hospitality, retail, student accommodation, residential, public realm and ecclesiastical sectors.

The underlying delivery model is professional services-based: SFP is staffed by chartered quantity surveyors and project management professionals using industry-standard cost management, contract administration, and CDM (Construction Design and Management) principal designer methodologies. Technology, products, and certifications are oriented around regulated professional services delivery rather than proprietary software - the firm's enterprise credentials include RICS chartered status, ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification, ISO 14001:2015 environmental certification, CHAS accreditation, and Constructionline Silver status. Recognition includes RIBA, Civic Trust, and Northern Housing awards. The firm is registered in the UK as Simon Fenton Partnership LLP (Reg OC331885), operates with 11-50 employees, and reaches clients through professional networks, RICS membership, and direct business development.

Revenue is generated on a fee-for-service basis across each engagement, with project-by-project pricing. Distribution is direct enterprise sales targeting commercial developers, public authorities, and institutional clients throughout the United Kingdom; marketing relies on professional affiliations, industry associations, RICS visibility, and award recognition rather than demand-generation campaigns. No external investment, parent company, M&A activity, or international geographic expansion is disclosed in the available data, consistent with a founder-led LLP structure.

Name

Simon Fenton Partnership

Legal name

Simon Fenton Partnership LLP

Website

https://sfp-mcr.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Simon Fenton Partnership LLP is a Manchester-headquartered Chartered Quantity Surveying practice, founded in 1988, delivering Cost Management, Employer's Agent, Project Management, Fund Monitoring and Principal Designer services on UK construction projects up to £250m for commercial, public and private clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quantity Surveying Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Quantity surveying services
• Construction cost management
• Employer's agent services
• Construction project management
• Principal designer services

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: SFP generates revenue through providing fee-based professional services including Cost Management, Employer's Agent, Project Management, Fund Monitoring, and Principal Designer Services to construction and development clients. Services are delivered on a project-by-project basis for clients across commercial, public, and private sectors throughout the UK.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Simon Fenton Partnership LLP is a Chartered Quantity Surveying Practice delivering professional construction services across the UK. Its core offerings comprise five integrated services: Cost Management (cost planning, estimating, and financial control throughout the project lifecycle), Employer's Agent (acting as the employer's representative to oversee contractor performance), Project Management (end-to-end coordination from inception to completion), Fund Monitoring (financial monitoring and reporting for lenders or investors), and Principal Designer Services (health and safety coordination during the design phase under CDM regulations). Services are delivered on a project-by-project basis for commercial developers, public authorities, and private clients on projects up to £250m in value.

Product overview

Simon Fenton Partnership LLP is a Chartered Quantity Surveying Practice offering five integrated professional services: Cost Management, Employer's Agent, Project Management, Fund Monitoring, and Principal Designer Services. These services work together to provide comprehensive construction project oversight from design through to completion, serving commercial, public, and private clients on projects up to £250m in value.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cost Management Professional cost management services for construction projects, providing cost planning, estimating, and financial control throughout the project lifecycle for commercial, public, and private sector clients.
• Employer's Agent Acting as the employer's representative on construction projects to oversee contractor performance, contracts administration, and project delivery for commercial, public, and private sector clients.
• Project Management End-to-end project management services coordinating construction projects from inception through to completion for commercial, public, and private sector clients.
• Fund Monitoring Financial monitoring and reporting services for construction projects, typically for lenders or investors tracking expenditure against budgets on construction and development schemes.
• Principal Designer Services Health and safety coordination services during the design phase of construction projects, ensuring compliance with CDM (Construction Design and Management) regulations for commercial, public, and private sector clients.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering, management, and development consultancy with a cost management / commercial services practice. Comparable to SFP on construction cost management but embedded within a much larger engineering and infrastructure consultancy.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm providing cost management, project management, and advisory services across buildings, mobility, and environment sectors. Comparable to SFP on cost consultancy but at significantly larger scale and broader service scope.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a large Cost Management practice serving public and private clients on buildings and infrastructure projects. Comparable to SFP on QS/cost management but operates across a vastly wider service portfolio.
• Mace Group: Global consultancy and construction firm offering cost consultancy, project management, and facilities services. Overlaps with SFP's cost and project management work but operates across a much broader portfolio including direct construction delivery.

Direct peers

• Gleeds: UK-headquartered international property and construction consultancy providing cost management, project management, and advisory services. Highly comparable to SFP on service mix, sector focus (including heritage and public sector), and UK roots.
• Turner & Townsend: Global cost management and quantity surveying consultancy offering Cost Management, Project Management, and Fund Monitoring across real estate and infrastructure. Directly comparable to SFP on core service lines, though operating at vastly larger scale with global offices.
• Currie & Brown: International cost management and project management consultancy with deep UK heritage, serving real estate, infrastructure, and public sector clients. Directly comparable to SFP's cost management, employer's agent, and project management offerings.
• CPC Project Services: UK-based independent consultancy delivering project management, cost management, employer's agent, and fund monitoring services across real estate and infrastructure. Closely comparable mid-sized UK peer to SFP on service mix and client types.
• Robinson Low Francis (RLF): Independent UK construction consultancy providing cost management, project management, employer's agent, and fund monitoring services. Direct mid-sized UK peer to SFP on core quantity surveying and project oversight services.
• Rider Levett Bucknall: Global cost management and quantity surveying consultancy serving real estate, construction, and infrastructure markets. Overlaps directly with SFP's Cost Management and Project Management services across the UK and beyond.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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