TILT CONSULTING LIMITED

What TILT CONSULTING LIMITED does

Tilt Consulting Limited is a privately held UK-registered engineering consultancy founded in 2021 that provides strategic, technical, and assurance services for complex railway integration programmes. The firm sells advisory and engineering expertise across six service lines: Command & Control Systems, Modelling Services (including the named Tilt Modelling service launched in August 2023), Strategic & Project Advisory, Rolling Stock, Safety & Systems Assurance, and OT Cyber Security. Clients sit across the rail value chain — government bodies, infrastructure owners, operators, and supply chain organisations — primarily in the UK, with extended delivery reach through offices in Madrid, Toronto, and Sydney.

The firm's core capability is domain expertise rather than proprietary technology. Service delivery relies on senior railway systems specialists applying standards-based frameworks (notably EN 50126/8/9, CSM-RA, TSI compliance), structured safety case methodologies, and simulation and modelling techniques to de-risk technology deployment in regulated rail environments. The OT Cyber Security practice extends this standards-led approach into an emerging compliance area and includes a published OT Cyber Security training course priced at £3,350 for remote delivery and £3,850 in person.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue, augmented by a productised training line. The go-to-market is enterprise direct consulting engagements, marketed through a content-led website, a thought leadership blog, and visible participation in industry events such as InnoTrans 2024 and IRSE ASPECT 2025. In May 2025, Tilt Consulting merged with SJ Bartlett Limited, broadening the service offering with safety and systems assurance capabilities, and the combined firm holds B Corporation certification (achieved March 2024 with an 87.6 benchmark score). The company is founder-led, with Managing Director Chris Beavis at the helm, and has no external private equity or venture capital backing identified in the available data.

Name

TILT CONSULTING LIMITED

Legal name

Tilt Consulting Limited

Website

https://tiltconsulting.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tilt Consulting Limited is a UK-based railway integration consultancy founded in 2021 that provides strategic, technical, and assurance advisory services across six service lines to government bodies, infrastructure owners, operators, and supply chain organisations in the UK, Spain, Canada, and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Railway Consultancy Services: Professional consulting services providing strategic, technical, and operational expertise to railway industry clients including government bodies, infrastructure owners, operators, and supply chain organisations. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements.
2. Training Services: Railway-focused cyber security training delivered in-person or remotely. Basic course priced at £3,850 for in-person delivery and £3,350 for remote delivery. Additional customisation available at flexible pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tilt Consulting is an independent engineering consultancy delivering strategic, technical, and assurance services for complex railway integration projects. Its portfolio spans Command & Control Systems, Modelling Services, Strategic & Project Advisory, Rolling Stock, Safety & Systems Assurance, and Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Security, including dedicated training, for government bodies, infrastructure owners, operators, and supply chain organisations worldwide.

Product overview

Tilt Consulting is a railway integration consultancy that provides a unified portfolio of advisory and engineering services rather than a software product platform. The company offers six core service areas: Command & Control Systems, Modelling Services (including the named Tilt Modelling service launched in August 2023), Strategic & Project Advisory, Rolling Stock, Safety & Systems Assurance, and OT Cyber Security (which includes a dedicated OT Cyber Security Training offering). These services are delivered by a team of railway systems experts and focus on helping clients navigate complex strategic and technical challenges in railway integration across the project lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Command & Control Systems Consulting Strategic and technical consulting for command and control systems in railway environments, supporting clients through complex integration and operational challenges.
• Modelling Services Railway simulation and modelling services covering study design, choice of approaches, modelling and simulation delivery, and analysis and interpretation of findings to support early-stage design decisions and whole-life cost management.
• Strategic & Project Advisory Strategic consulting and project advisory services addressing railway integration challenges across complex technology deployment and new railway programmes.
• Rolling Stock Consulting Consulting services supporting railway rolling stock projects with technical, regulatory, and integration expertise.
• Safety & Systems Assurance End-to-end safety and assurance expertise including safety assurance, systems engineering and integration, RAMS engineering, independent safety assessment, safety case leadership, certification support, and operational readiness.
• OT Cyber Security Operational technology cyber security services for railways including cyber security systems engineering and assurance, independent cyber security assessment, and cyber security training.
• OT Cyber Security Training Railway-focused cyber security training package covering cyber security basics, standards, UK railway responsibilities, and practical implementation steps. Basic course from £3,850 in-person and £3,350 remote via Microsoft Teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Traction accounts for ~86% of total rail energy use - modelling can identify efficiency opportunities
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SJ Bartlett LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic merger completed in May 2025 combining two respected businesses to form an integrated consultancy under the Tilt Consulting brand. SJ Bartlett brings specialist safety assurance and engineering capabilities, highly experienced team, and long-standing client partnerships that align with Tilt's values and strategic direction. The merger complements Tilt's existing railway integration expertise with Safety and Systems Assurance services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with significant rail advisory, systems, and programme management capabilities. A broad incumbent competitor with scale advantages in major rail programmes.
• Jacobs: Global engineering consultancy with a substantial rail practice covering systems, assurance, and cyber. Competes with Tilt for integration and assurance mandates, particularly on large international rail programmes.
• Stantec: Global engineering consultancy with a growing rail practice, particularly in the UK following acquisitions. Competes with Tilt across rail systems, advisory, and infrastructure design engagements.
• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with significant rail systems, advisory, and safety practice. Arup's breadth and brand recognition position it as a broad incumbent competitor across most of Tilt's service areas.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with a substantial rail practice spanning advisory, systems, and infrastructure. WSP competes with Tilt across most of Tilt's service lines but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• AtkinsRéalis: Major engineering and project management consultancy (formerly Atkins/SNC-Lavalin) with deep UK and global rail capabilities across signalling, systems, and assurance. A frequent competitor for Tilt on safety-critical and integration work.
• Ricardo: UK-headquartered engineering consultancy with established rail expertise spanning systems, safety, cyber, and rolling stock. Similar multi-disciplinary positioning to Tilt but at much larger scale.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering consultancy with one of the largest rail practices, offering integration, systems assurance, and cyber services across major UK and international rail programmes. Competes with Tilt on integration and assurance mandates at larger scale.

Direct peers

• Frazer-Nash Consultancy: UK-based independent engineering consultancy with a strong rail and defence practice covering systems engineering, safety, and cyber. Similar size profile and independence-led positioning make it a strong comparable for Tilt's niche specialist model.
• Systra: France-headquartered global engineering consultancy specialising in rail and public transport. Like Tilt, Systra focuses on railway systems, integration, and assurance across the project lifecycle, making it the closest functional peer in the niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tiltconsulting

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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