LIVING PLACES EARTH LTD

What LIVING PLACES EARTH LTD does

Living Places Earth Ltd is a UK not-for-profit consultancy founded in July 2023 that designs and advises on place-based models and finance for just net zero transitions at neighbourhood scale. Its core intellectual property is the Net Zero Neighbourhood (NZN) model — a framework that integrates financial, infrastructural, and social transition at neighbourhood level, combining blended finance structures with community engagement and governance frameworks. The firm co-authored the NZN Outline Business Case with 3Ci and the City Investment Analysis Report, and continues to support delivery of the £1bn Bristol City Leap 20-year decarbonisation partnership. A multi-disciplinary core team of roughly nine partners and associates, plus the wider Living Places Collective, spans finance, energy systems, buildings, housing, participation, governance, policy, and programme delivery. The firm engages directly with UK local authorities, combined authorities, national government bodies (including DESNZ), social landlords, development banks, and institutional finance through tendered, project-based advisory engagements typically valued between £200k and £800k, with teams of 10–20 people. The company operates as a remote-first organisation with team members distributed across London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Oxford, and Scotland.

Name

LIVING PLACES EARTH LTD

Legal name

Living Places Earth Limited

Website

https://livingplaces.earth

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Living Places Earth Ltd is a UK not-for-profit consultancy, founded in July 2023, that designs and advises on place-based models and blended finance for just net zero transitions at neighbourhood scale, serving local authorities, combined authorities, national government bodies, development banks, and social landlords.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Advisory Consulting

NAICS

Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Decarbonization Strategy & Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) Advisory (EUABAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sector-Specific Net-Zero Pathways & Benchmarking (hard-to-abate methodologies) (EUABAKAI), Net-Zero Target Setting & SBTi/Net-Zero Standard Support (EUABAKAA)

Keywords

• Net zero consultancy
• Place-based climate advisory
• Sustainability consulting
• Climate transition advisory
• Decarbonisation strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

West Kirby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Multi-disciplinary advisory services to local authorities, national and regional government bodies, social landlords, foundations, development banks, investors and industry bodies for place-based net zero transition. Projects typically £200k-£800k in value with teams of 10-20 people.
2. Programme Design and Delivery: End-to-end project delivery including developing finance and delivery mechanisms, blending public and private funding, and designing demonstrator projects with technical design teams and community engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Living Places Earth Ltd operates a not-for-profit consultancy that designs and advises on place-based models and finance for just net zero transitions. Its primary deliverable is the Net Zero Neighbourhood (NZN) Model, an operational framework helping UK local authorities and combined authorities translate net zero targets into deliverable, place-based programmes that integrate climate, community and finance considerations.

Product overview

Living Places Earth Ltd operates as a mission-driven social enterprise offering a unified advisory and model development platform for place-based net zero transition. The core offering is the Net Zero Neighbourhood (NZN) Model, complemented by advisory services, blended finance fund structuring capabilities, and intellectual property in the form of the NZN Business Case. These components work together to deliver community-focused, place-based models for a just, net zero transition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Net Zero Neighbourhood (NZN) Model
• Place-Based Climate Programme Design and Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• Net Zero Neighbourhood model designed to deliver fully funded and just local net zero transitions at neighbourhood scale
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bankers without Boundaries (BwB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023BwB is where co-founder Rufus Grantham worked before co-founding Living Places in 2023. At BwB, Rufus conceived the Net Zero Neighbourhood model and worked with collaboration partners and public sector entities in the UK and Europe to develop it. BwB is a key development partner in the NZN ecosystem.
• 3Ci (Climate Change Committee investment arm)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiving Places co-authored the original outline of the NZN model, the City Investment Analysis Report, and The Case for a National Net Zero Neighbourhoods Programme with 3Ci. The Net Zero Neighbourhood Business Case is published on the 3Ci website.
• Dark Matter LabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCat Magill worked at Dark Matter Labs with the Neighbourhood Transitions team developing place-based approaches to community- and citizen-centred climate transition, including designing the Net Zero Communities demonstrator programme and an outcomes-based funding framework.
• University of EdinburghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCat Magill led a Living Lab partnership with local government, civic organisations and data and technology partners at Edinburgh Futures Institute, developing prototypes for improving urban infrastructure.
• GroundworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiona Brenner spent 10 years at Groundwork, leading strategic development and overseeing delivery of key programme areas in London, including green economy sector development and carbon finance-led approaches.
• Bristol City Leap Joint VenturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDavid White was Operations Director at Bristol City Leap, a £1bn public-private partnership for decarbonisation at city-scale over 20 years. Living Places continues to work with Bristol on net zero transition.
• Scottish Government Green Heat Finance TaskforcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRufus Grantham is a member of this government taskforce focused on financing green heat transition in Scotland.
• Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRufus Grantham is seconded to the Local Net Zero team at DESNZ and participates in the Heat Pump Affordability Working Group. Living Places has active projects with DESNZ.
• National Retrofit HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRufus Grantham participates in the Finance and Delivery Working Groups of the National Retrofit Hub.
• Innovate UK Thriving Places Programme Advisory BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRufus Grantham sits on the Innovate UK Thriving Places Programme Advisory Board.
• EunomiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlex Massie developed the climate practice at Eunomia and co-wrote the Net Zero Neighbourhood Business Case with Rufus.
• Mettle CapitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Rufus Grantham, Mettle Capital uses machine reading to create ESG materiality and sentiment data on individual companies.
• Green Finance InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohn Leach from the Living Places Collective was a strategic adviser to the Green Finance Institute supporting development of the Net Zero Neighbourhood funding model. Living Places collaborates on financing solutions.
• Cambridge Management ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCraig Cheney, Managing Partner at CMC, is part of the Living Places Collective and brings in-depth knowledge of Bristol City Leap from a political and governance perspective.
• Homes EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr Elizabeth Rapoport from Living Places Collective led development of Homes England's 2023-28 Strategic Plan and strategic initiatives on sustainability and design quality.
• Climate Programme PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJamie Abbott, Director at Climate Programme Partners, brings major decarbonisation programme expertise including work for Mayor of London and DESNZ.
• Mineral Springs InccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr Jeremy Gorelick, President of Mineral Springs, has worked with Green Finance Institute on place-based climate infrastructure and brings emerging markets expertise in blended finance.
• Mears Group PlcminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRufus Grantham sits on the ESG Advisory Board of Mears Group Plc, a social housing provider.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Eunomia: Established environmental and climate consultancy where Alex Massie developed the climate practice and co-wrote the NZN Business Case with Rufus Grantham; offers broader climate and environmental advisory alongside overlapping place-based/net zero capabilities.
• Carbon Trust: Long-established climate advisory organisation working with governments and businesses on net zero strategies, carbon reduction programmes, and place-based decarbonisation; larger scope and broader client base than Living Places.
• Anthesis Group: Large global sustainability consultancy offering net zero strategy, climate advisory, and place-based sustainability services to public and private sector clients; broader portfolio but overlapping decarbonisation advisory work.

Direct peers

• Green Finance Institute: UK green-finance convening body that Living Places collaborates with on Net Zero Neighbourhood funding models; works on place-based green finance frameworks and is a strategic adviser on the funding structures Living Places designs.
• Bankers without Boundaries: Climate-aligned finance and advisory social enterprise where Living Places co-founder Rufus Grantham conceived the Net Zero Neighbourhood model; operates as a development partner in the NZN ecosystem with overlapping place-based net zero advisory work in the UK and Europe.
• 3Ci: Climate Change Committee's investment arm and co-author with Living Places of the original NZN outline business case; works at the intersection of place-based decarbonisation, blended finance, and UK local-authority programme design.
• Climate Programme Partners: Boutique decarbonisation programme consultancy working for Mayor of London and DESNZ; closely comparable in scope to Living Places' UK public-sector net zero programme design and advisory services.
• Regen: UK non-profit focused on accelerating the transition to a regenerative, zero-carbon energy system with programmes spanning local-authority net zero, community energy, and place-based decarbonisation; highly comparable mission and customer overlap.
• Dark Matter Labs: Design and systems-change studio whose Neighbourhood Transitions team Cat Magill previously led; develops community- and citizen-centred place-based climate transition models and outcomes-based funding frameworks that overlap directly with Living Places' NZN offering.
• Element Energy: UK energy and climate consultancy specialising in energy system modelling, net zero pathways, and local-authority decarbonisation strategy; closely comparable in scope and customer base to Living Places.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/living-places

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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