What Eido Research does

Eido Research Limited is a UK-registered private limited company, founded in 2015 and based in Warlingham, that provides research, evaluation, and impact strategy consulting services exclusively to Christian organisations. The firm helps charities, churches, mission agencies, and faith-based foundations design programmes, measure social and spiritual outcomes, develop theories of change, and produce annual impact reports compliant with UK regulatory frameworks including Charities SORP 2026. Its core technology consists of proprietary frameworks built on standard social-research methodologies adapted for faith-based contexts: the Impact Strategy Model (ISM), the Fruitfulness Framework (for Church of England Fresh Expressions), and the Kingdom Impact Framework for Business (KIF-B). Eido also runs the Eido Impact Cohorts, a structured training programme, alongside bespoke evaluation engagements.

The company monetises through project-based professional services on a quote-based pricing model, with free 30-minute consultations as the top-of-funnel conversion mechanism. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, supported by a content marketing engine (insights blog, email newsletter, published evaluation reports) and a stable of marquee clients including Christians Against Poverty, London City Mission, Holy Trinity Brompton, Compassion, Stewardship, Mercy UK, and the Church of England. The four-person team is led by co-founder Samuel Verbi (Director of Evaluation) and includes Lead Researchers with Oxford and international-development credentials. The firm has worked with over 100 organisations since inception, primarily in the UK with some international mission agency partnerships, and operates as an independent, founder-owned entity with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Eido Research

Legal name

Eido Research Limited

Website

https://eidoresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eido Research Limited is a UK consultancy that designs impact strategies and evaluates social and spiritual outcomes for Christian charities, churches, and mission agencies through proprietary frameworks and project-based research services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Measurement Consulting

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

Keywords

• Social impact research
• Impact measurement consulting
• Theory of change development
• Christian organization consulting
• Program evaluation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warlingham

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Research and Consulting Services: Eido Research generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements including impact strategy consulting, research and evaluation projects, impact measurement implementation, and training services. Services are delivered through direct client engagements with Christian organisations, churches, and faith-based charities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eido Research is a specialist research and consulting firm that helps Christian charities, churches, parachurch ministries, and Kingdom-focused businesses design impact strategies and measure social and spiritual outcomes. The firm delivers impact diagnostics, theory of change development, evaluation studies, and annual impact reporting using proprietary frameworks such as the Kingdom Impact Framework for Business (KIF-B) and the Fruitfulness Framework.

Product overview

Eido Research offers a suite of consulting and research services designed to help Christian organisations measure and improve their social and spiritual impact. The core offerings include Impact Diagnostic and Roadmap services, Research and Design capabilities, Impact Strategy and Theory of Change consulting using their proprietary Impact Strategy Model (ISM), and Impact Evaluation services ranging from method reviews to full independent evaluations. Additional services include Annual Impact Reports and the Eido Impact Cohorts cohort-based training programme. The company also provides specialised frameworks including the Kingdom Impact Framework for Business (KIF-B) for measuring business impact and the Fruitfulness Framework for evaluating Fresh Expressions of Church communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eido Impact Cohorts: A cohort-based course to help Christian organisations design, discern, measure, report, and improve their social and spiritual impact.
• Eido Impact Strategy Model (ISM)
• Kingdom Impact Framework for Business (KIF-B)
• Fruitfulness Framework

Products and services

• Impact Diagnostic and Roadmap

Quantifiable outcome

• Women confident in 'recognising the voice of God' increased from 1% to 70% at Mercy UK programme
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SIM-UKcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2021Collaborative partnership for mapping intercultural mission in Leeds. SIM-UK partnered with Eido Research along with AWM-Pioneers, OMF, AIM Europe, and London City Mission to research how churches and mission agencies engage with diverse communities.
• AWM-PioneersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2021Mission agency partner in the Mapping Intercultural Mission Leeds research project alongside SIM-UK, Eido Research, and other mission organisations.
• OMFminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2021Mission agency partner in the Mapping Intercultural Mission Leeds research project. OMF (Overseas Missionary Fellowship) collaborated with Eido and other agencies to map intercultural mission activities.
• AIM EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2021Mission agency partner in the Mapping Intercultural Mission Leeds research project focused on understanding how mission agencies serve alongside UK churches.
• London City MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2021Long-standing partner and client of Eido Research. Collaborated on the Leeds intercultural mission mapping project and referenced as a key client in testimonials. Graham Miller (CEO) provided testimonial on impact measurement outcomes.
• StewardshipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with Stewardship, a UK Christian charity service provider. Conducted joint research on 'The State of Christian Organisations during Covid-19' and impact evaluation of Stewardship's Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund. Partnership involves Eido conducting research on behalf of Stewardship to understand Christian organisations' experiences and needs.
• YourNeighbour.orgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for the Covid-19 study with Christian charitable organisations. YourNeighbour.org collaborated with Eido Research and Stewardship on research into the state of Christian organisations during the pandemic.
• Religion Media CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEido identifies Religion Media Centre as a partner organisation that exists to address the religious/secular divide in the UK, improving coverage of religion by facilitating conversations between journalists and religious communities.
• Church of EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Church of England to pilot the Fruitfulness Framework with Fresh Expressions of Churches. The pilot involved 19 FXCs and 218 community members across the country, producing an impact evaluation report on the Fruitfulness Framework.
• Stewardship AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with Stewardship America's dual-national giving programme. Conducted needs assessment of dual-national, high-net-worth Americans living in the UK to understand their tax and giving preferences.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Keystone Accountability: International non-profit focused on impact measurement, accountability frameworks and evaluation tools for civil society. Comparable in developing impact frameworks (e.g., accountability tools) for mission-driven organisations, though operating globally rather than UK-only.
• Good Innovation: Faith-based social impact research and innovation agency working with churches and Christian charities on impact measurement. Among the closest direct competitors to Eido's faith-specialist positioning in the UK.
• New Philanthropy Capital (NPC): UK charity-focused research and impact advisory firm producing independent research, evaluation and guidance for nonprofits. Directly comparable to Eido as a specialised third-party impact research provider for the UK voluntary sector, though NPC operates across all charities rather than the Christian sub-niche.
• Pro Bono Economics: UK charity that provides pro bono economic analysis and impact evaluation to nonprofits. Comparable in delivering rigorous impact and economic research to UK charities, with a similar mission-driven, sector-specialist positioning.
• Spring Impact: UK consultancy providing impact research, evaluation and strategy for charities and social-purpose organisations. Highly comparable business model (project-based impact consulting and research) overlapping with Eido's Impact Evaluation and Theory of Change offerings.
• Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR): UK research institute working with charities and funders on voluntary sector research, evaluation and learning. Comparable as a peer research body delivering bespoke research and evaluation services to UK nonprofits.
• Theos: UK public theology think tank conducting original research and policy analysis on religion, belief and society. Closely comparable to Eido's research and thought-leadership function for the Christian sector, with overlap in faith-based research methodology and audience.
• Matter Beyond: Impact research and evaluation consultancy serving charities, funders and social enterprises. Comparable in service mix (evaluation design, impact measurement, research) and client type, though operating across the full voluntary sector rather than a faith niche.

Emerging players

• Centre for Theology and Community: UK-based theological research centre producing research on church, community and missiology. Comparable as a faith-based research body producing original research for UK Christian audiences, with overlap in mission/theology research domains.

Others

• Bible Society: Major UK Christian organisation that commissions and publishes research on Bible engagement, faith and society. Adjacent rather than direct competitor — produces comparable faith-based research outputs and serves overlapping Christian audiences but is not a consultancy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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