What FUTURE EARTH PROJECTS LTD does

Future Earth Ltd is a UK-based development financing and innovation consultancy, founded in 2018, operating as a private limited company with Director Catherine Allinson and senior leads covering development finance, digital technology, and carbon markets. The firm serves national governments (Ghana, Mongolia, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, Marshall Islands), international organisations (UNDP, UNEP, Commonwealth Secretariat, GGGI), donor programmes (UK FCDO PACT, Crown Agents, Innovate UK), and private sector innovators in developing countries and small island developing states. Its work centres on four practice areas: Climate Innovation Advisory, Climate Finance Design, Gender-Responsive Climate Advisory, and Stakeholder Engagement and Capacity Building.

The company's technology stack combines advisory services with co-developed digital tools. Notable proprietary or co-developed systems include the REMOT IoT monitoring platform (developed with Innovex Uganda under Innovate UK Energy Catalyst), which combines hardware, embedded IoT, machine learning predictive analytics for 3-day solar output forecasting, component diagnostic algorithms, and USSD payment integration with Flutterwave and Africastalking. The resilience.io integrated urban management platform was developed with Imperial College London under the Future Cities Africa programme in Ghana. Additional digital assets include a SaaS data management platform, a cross-platform mobile application for field operatives, and an impact tracking application under development for the SIRF Fund in Antigua and Barbuda. Peer-reviewed publications with Imperial College support the technical work.

Future Earth generates revenue through project-based consultancy contracts with governments and multilateral organisations, supplemented by R&D grants and donor programme funding (notably the Ayrton Fund and Innovate UK Energy Catalyst awards). Distribution is entirely direct: expert roster positions with UK FCDO, Crown Agents, and Commonwealth Secretariat drive top-of-funnel access, while event-based thought leadership at COP26 and COP27, webinar series, and co-authored publications build credibility. No public pricing, SaaS tiers, or software product licensing revenue is disclosed.

Name

FUTURE EARTH PROJECTS LTD

Legal name

Future Earth Ltd

Website

https://futureearth.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Future Earth Ltd is a UK-based development financing and innovation consultancy founded in 2018, serving national governments, international organisations, and clean energy innovators in developing countries and small island developing states with gender-inclusive climate financing, IoT-enabled digital tools, and capacity building services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Finance and Development Consultancy

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Finance, Carbon Markets & MRV Systems (BPADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Climate Finance Strategy (CapEx planning, green finance, incentives & grants) (EUABAKAG), Climate Target-Setting, Transition Planning & Performance Management Platforms (EUABAEAF), Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Offset Projects (Grid/Off-grid, Cookstoves, Buildings/Industry) (EUABABAN)

Keywords

• Climate finance advisory
• Development consultancy services
• Gender-responsive climate
• Renewable energy consulting
• Capacity building services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Consultancy Contracts: Future Earth provides Technical Assistance and consulting services to national governments, their entities, and international organisations. Revenue is generated through project-based consultancy contracts.
2. Research and Development Grants: Winners of Ayrton Fund competition (£26m) announced by UK Minister for Climate at COP27 to support clean energy innovators. Won share of funding through Innovate UK Energy Catalyst Round 9 mid-stage projects.
3. EU Funding: Successfully secured EUR 1.2 million from EU Trust Fund for a 3-year programme in Sierra Leone working with local NGOs on gender empowerment.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Future Earth Projects Ltd is a UK-based development financing and innovation consultancy that delivers project-based advisory services to national governments, international organisations, and clean energy innovators. Its core offerings span four practice areas: climate innovation advisory (co-creating low-carbon products and services with the private sector), climate finance design (inclusive blended finance, impact bonds, and co-financing mechanisms), gender-responsive climate advisory (NDC gender integration and capacity building), and stakeholder engagement / technical assistance to build local capacity for climate adaptation. Projects often produce digital tools (IoT monitoring platforms, impact tracking apps) and policy instruments (blended finance windows, NDC guides) as deliverable outputs.

Product overview

Future Earth is a development financing and innovation consultancy offering a portfolio of advisory services rather than a unified software product. The core offering consists of four interconnected consulting practice areas: Climate Innovation Advisory Services (developing low-carbon products with the private sector), Climate Finance Design Services (designing inclusive financing mechanisms), Gender-Responsive Climate Advisory (gender integration in climate policy), and Stakeholder Engagement/Capacity Building (technical assistance for governments). These services are delivered through project-based engagements, often producing digital tools (such as the resilience.io IoT platform, REMOT monitoring platform, and impact tracking applications) and policy instruments (blended finance windows, feasibility studies, NDC guides) as project outputs rather than standalone commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Climate Innovation Advisory Services Consultancy services working with the private sector to develop ground-breaking low-carbon products and services which are commercially sustainable and result in measurable impact, including co-creation of novel technologies to build community climate resiliency.
• Climate Finance Design and Development Services Advisory services working with governments and innovators to design and develop ways of financing climate mitigation and adaptation projects which are inclusive and sustainable, including blended finance instruments, impact bonds, and domestic co-financing mechanisms.
• Gender-Responsive Climate Advisory Gender advisory services provided to the UN, international NGOs and national governments to advance a gender-just low-carbon transition, including NDC gender integration, gender budgeting, and capacity building on gender-responsive climate action.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Technical Capacity Building Technical assistance to national governments and their entities to engage with and build the capacity of local communities to adapt to climate change, including stakeholder mapping, awareness sessions, and capacity assessments.
• REMOT Platform (Remote Energy Monitoring Technology) IoT-based remote energy monitoring platform combining hardware and software to connect off-grid solar systems and appliances to a client portal, developed in partnership with Innovex Uganda under the Innovate UK Energy Catalyst project. Includes ML predictive algorithms, component diagnostics, and USSD mobile money payment integration.
• SIRF Fund Gender-Responsive Blended Finance Window
• resilience.io Platform
• Voluntary Carbon Market Guidance for Off-Grid Solar Sector
• Gender Integration in NDCs Best Practice Guide Co-authored best practice guide for Commonwealth Countries to integrate gender into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), covering policy alignment, gender budgeting, skills development, evidence collection, and institutional collaboration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80,000+ direct beneficiaries across 386 installations
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNDPcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFuture Earth carried out work for UNDP as part of their NDC Deep Dive Project for the Marshall Islands. Worked on NDC implementation capacity assessments and institutional climate change coordination mechanisms.
• GOGLA (Global Off Grid Lighting Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted by GOGLA to help the off-grid solar sector navigate the Voluntary Carbon Market. Designed and delivered 6-part webinar series and authored guidance on carbon credit methodologies. Funded by GET.invest and IKEA Foundation.
• Commonwealth SecretariatcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContracted by Commonwealth Secretariat to review NDCs of all 56 Commonwealth Countries for gender integration. Collaborated to co-author best practice guide for integrating gender into NDCs launched at COP27. Supported SIRF Fund blended finance instrument design.
• TrócairecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContracted by Trócaire to work with local community organisations AAD-SL, DESAL, and WOFHRAD in Sierra Leone on systems strengthening for women and youth. Successfully secured EUR 1.2 million EU Trust Fund funding.
• Innovex (Uganda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop enhanced monitoring and data analytics for off-grid solar systems under Innovate UK Energy Catalyst Round 9. Innovex, a startup from Makerere University, provided Remote Energy Monitoring Technology (REMOT) platform. Project enabled Innovex to grow from 9 to 21 full time staff.
• Greencrowd Partnership LLPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK financial advisory company that partnered in the consortia to develop enhanced monitoring and data analytics for off-grid solar systems.
• Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWorked for GGGI to engage domestic private sector in Guyana to invest in utility-scale renewable energy projects anchored by GCF private sector finance facility.
• Imperial College LondoncoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical team based at Imperial College developed the integrated IoT management platform under the Future Cities Africa programme for Ghana. Published x2 peer reviewed articles.
• EcosequestrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted by Ecosequestrust to manage and facilitate three retreats at Rockefeller Bellagio Centre in Italy to develop breakthrough climate financing and natural resource management solutions.
• UNISDR, ICLEI and International OrganisationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld-leading experts from IFC, World Bank, EIB, DFID, USAID, UNISDR, SDSN, ISD, Government representatives, and Mayors collaborated at Bellagio retreats. Collaborations between UNISDR, ICLEI and other organisations were formalised as a result.
• SIDS Sustainable Blue Economies Technical Assistance PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirector Catherine Allinson is a member of the Technical Advisory Panel for the SIDS Sustainable Blue Economies Technical Assistance Platform.
• FCDO Frontier Tech HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirector Catherine Allinson is a member of the global FCDO Frontier Tech Hub.
• Crown Agents Climate and EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert roster member for Crown Agents Climate and Energy programme.
• UN Habitat World Urban CampaignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of UN Habitat World Urban Campaign since 2016.
• Global Gender and Energy CompactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSignatory of the Global Gender and Energy Compact since 2022.
• UNEPcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWorking with UNEP to develop toolkit of guidance for Parties on integrating gender into Biennial Transparency Reports under UNFCCC Enhanced Transparency Framework.
• Overseas Development InstituteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWhile contracted by ODI, Future Earth researched and authored the Financing for Emergency Preparedness Ghana: Case Study report for Inter-Agency Standing Committee.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Acumen: Impact investor and advisory organisation deploying patient capital and advisory support to enterprises serving low-income communities. Comparable in mission, developing-country focus, and blended-finance orientation, though operating via capital deployment rather than pure consultancy.
• Climate Policy Initiative: International climate finance policy analysis and advisory organisation working with governments and donors to design and evaluate climate investment strategies. Closely comparable to Future Earth's climate finance design and policy-support mandate.
• Pollination: Climate advisory and investment firm specialising in climate finance strategy, blended finance, and nature-based solutions for corporates and governments. Closely mirrors Future Earth's blended-finance design and gender/climate intersection work.
• Climate Advisors: Specialist climate policy and finance advisory firm supporting governments and development institutions on climate strategy and implementation. Directly comparable on policy advisory, capacity building, and donor-funded programme delivery.
• Carbon Trust: UK-headquartered climate and sustainability consultancy advising governments, international institutions, and corporates on decarbonisation strategy and project delivery. Shares Future Earth's UK base, public-sector client base, and project-based advisory model.
• South Pole Group: Global climate solutions provider and carbon markets adviser serving governments, corporations, and international organisations. Directly comparable to Future Earth in combining climate finance advisory, carbon project development, and policy support across developing-country markets.
• EcoAct: International climate consultancy and carbon market adviser (now part of EDF Group) serving corporate and public-sector clients. Overlaps with Future Earth on carbon market advisory, climate strategy, and developing-economy project work.
• E3G: London-based climate think tank working with governments, EU institutions, and international partners on climate policy and diplomacy. Comparable to Future Earth's policy-engagement, NDC support, and convening work at COP and ministerial levels.
• GreenLight Africa: Africa-focused climate finance and clean energy advisory working with governments, donors, and developers on renewable energy deal origination. Comparable to Future Earth's GCF readiness, blended finance, and renewable energy concept-note work in developing markets.

Broad incumbents

• EY-Parthenon Climate & Sustainability Services: Global professional services firm's climate and sustainability practice advising governments, DFIs, and corporates on climate strategy, finance, and disclosure. Overlaps with Future Earth on policy advisory and climate finance but operates at far broader scale and corporate-focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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