The Good Growth Foundation

What The Good Growth Foundation does

The Good Growth Foundation (GGF) is a UK-registered nonprofit think tank founded in 2024 and headquartered in London, operating with a staff of 1-10. Its mission is to develop and advocate for UK economic growth policies that are politically viable, publicly popular, and perceived as fair — addressing issues including the cost-of-living crisis, NHS sustainability, UK-EU relations, regional inequalities, transport infrastructure, student loan burdens, SME support, and BBC governance. The organisation's core outputs are rigorous policy research reports, branded policy campaigns (Shopfront Britain, North Card, The University Challenge, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Bringing Defence Home), and convening events such as the National Growth Debate summit. A sister arm, GGF Insights, provides continuous quantitative polling and qualitative focus group research to ground proposals in real-time public attitudes.

GGF's go-to-market is policy-influence led rather than commercial: it markets through high-profile summits featuring senior UK politicians, broadcast commentary by Director Praful Nargund on Newsnight, Politics Live, Politics Hub, and Cross Question, op-eds in The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Politics Home, and City AM, and direct engagement with government ministers, shadow cabinet, regional mayors, and corporate partners. Revenue is derived from grants, donations, and corporate partnership arrangements rather than commercial product sales, and the organisation does not operate a published pricing model. Named partners span corporate (Aviva, Vodafone, NHBC, B-Lab UK), political (Labour Growth Group, Future Governance Forum, CHF), and research (JL Partners, Strand Partners, Opinium) domains. The organisation's website lists a Squarespace-hosted newsletter signup, a careers page, and a privacy policy; the company number 16009686 confirms UK incorporation.

Name

The Good Growth Foundation

Legal name

The Good Growth Foundation

Website

https://goodgrowthfoundation.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Good Growth Foundation is a London-based nonprofit think tank founded in 2024 that develops and advocates UK economic growth policy through research reports, branded campaigns, polling via its GGF Insights arm, and convening events with senior politicians and corporate partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Policy Research Institutes & Think Tanks (EDADADAA)

Keywords

• Policy research services
• Economic policy think tank
• Public opinion polling
• Political strategy consulting
• Advocacy campaign research

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Research and Policy Services: The think tank generates revenue through developing policy research, conducting polling and focus groups, and providing political strategy analysis to influence economic growth policy in the UK.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Good Growth Foundation is a UK progressive think tank that develops policy research, proposals and political strategy aimed at unlocking economic growth that delivers for people across the UK. It produces reports across topics such as skills, health, welfare, trade, transport, infrastructure, housing, and BBC reform, conducts continuous public polling through its GGF Insights arm, runs advocacy campaigns like Shopfront Britain for SMEs, and convenes policymakers, business leaders and academics at summits such as the National Growth Debate.

Product overview

The Good Growth Foundation operates as a progressive think tank offering a portfolio of research products, policy proposals, polling services, and event platforms. Its core offerings include rigorous policy research and publications across economic topics, the GGF Insights polling and focus group arm for public attitudes research, and various campaign-specific initiatives such as the Shopfront Britain campaign for SME support and the North Card proposal for Northern transport integration. The organization also publishes major reports like 'Breaking the Fourth Wall' on BBC trust and hosts flagship events including the National Growth Debate summit. These products work together to develop political narratives and actionable policy approaches aimed at unlocking economic growth that delivers for people across the UK.

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Problem solved

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Brands

• GGF Insights: Sister social research arm of the Good Growth Foundation that conducts polling and focus groups to understand public attitudes and inform policy development.

Products and services

• Policy Research and Reports
• GGF Insights Polling Service
• Shopfront Britain Campaign
• North Card Proposal
• Breaking the Fourth Wall Report
• National Growth Debate Summit
• The University Challenge Campaign
• Bringing Defence Home Agenda
• Event Hosting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• North Card could save commuters up to £276 a year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Labour Growth GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 February 2026GGF and Labour Growth Group developed a joint vision for a new political economy, featured in The Guardian. The collaboration aims to shape economic narrative and policy approach for progressive politics.
• VodafoneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2025Vodafone and GGF co-hosted a private roundtable with government and business leaders discussing how industry can work with government and use technology to support a digitally inclusive society.
• CHF (Centre forForum)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2025Private roundtable hosted by GGF with CHF on Building a Progressive Vision for Women's Health, exploring how women's health can be prioritised and NHS services can be more responsive to women's needs.
• B-Lab UKminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2025GGF and B-Lab convened Businesses for Good Growth: The Responsible Business Lunch to discuss what businesses can do to be good employers and champions of fair, good growth.
• Future Governance ForumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2025GGF and Future Governance Forum co-hosted a reception with keynote speeches from leading Cabinet figures on growth and progressive policy.
• AvivacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 September 2025Aviva partnered with GGF to host The Big Northern Growth Reception, bringing together stakeholders from across the North to discuss boosting growth across the Pennines and beyond. This event featured Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Government Minister Josh Simons MP.
• National House Building Council (NHBC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 September 2025GGF and NHBC hosted The Big Construction Reception, bringing together key players in Britain's housing industry with housebuilding leaders in the Labour Party and government.
• GGF InsightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGF Insights is the sister social research arm of GGF, providing continuous quantitative and qualitative evidence through regular polling and focus groups to inform policy development.
• Various Polling PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGF has worked with JL Partners, Strand Partners, and Opinium for various polling exercises on topics including voting intention, business surveys, and policy preferences.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research): UK's leading progressive think tank producing economic and social policy research and proposals. IPPR is GGF's most direct analogue in ideological positioning, research output, and engagement with Labour policymakers, but operates at materially larger scale and longer track record.
• New Economics Foundation: Progressive UK think tank focused on economic inequality, wellbeing, and sustainability. Comparable to GGF in its progressive political orientation, focus on re-framing economic growth around people, and policy-report-as-product model.
• Centre for Cities: UK urban-economics think tank researching city-level economic performance. Direct overlap with GGF's regional/Northern growth agenda (North Card, mayoral engagement) and its focus on translating research into actionable local economic policy.
• Fabian Society: UK's historic socialist/progressive think tank affiliated with the Labour Party. Comparable in Labour-aligned policy research, influence over party thinking, and member/donor-supported funding model — though the Fabians operate via membership rather than corporate sponsorships.
• Resolution Foundation: UK think tank focused on living standards and economic growth with a progressive framing. Directly comparable to GGF's growth-and-fairness mandate, with established influence on Treasury and Shadow Treasury thinking and a similar focus on SME and regional economies.
• Labour Together: Labour-aligned think tank focused on party strategy, economic policy and political renewal. Closely comparable in ideological alignment, size, and explicit partnership with GGF on joint economic-narrative work featured in The Guardian.

Emerging players

• Onward: Modern centre-right UK think tank focused on economic and social policy with a strong emphasis on political strategy and voter research. Comparable in its combination of polling/data and policy storytelling, though positioned to the right of GGF and with a more developed research-to-media pipeline.
• Demos: Cross-aisle UK think tank focused on everyday-economy issues and public attitudes research. Comparable in combining polling/qualitative research with policy output, and in producing public-facing reports across skills, housing and regional economies.

Broad incumbents

• Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: Large, globally operating policy institute focused on progressive centrism and government advisory. Comparable to GGF in Labour-affiliated positioning and policy-adjacent media presence, but operates globally and at significantly larger scale.
• Centre for Policy Studies: Long-established centre-right UK think tank. Comparable as a UK policy-research outlet with strong broadcast and ministerial access, though politically opposed to GGF — useful as a comparable template for organisational design rather than direct competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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