Osmosis Acd - A Domna Group Company

What Osmosis Acd - A Domna Group Company does

Osmosis ACD is an independent UK-based retrofit consultancy and a subsidiary of Domna Group, headquartered at Vantage House, Euxton Lane, Chorley, Lancashire. The company provides PAS 2035-compliant retrofit assessment, coordination, design, and evaluation services, primarily to social housing providers, local authorities, and ECO installers, with supplementary services offered to private homeowners. Its core differentiator is the Managed Assessment Coordination and Evaluation (MACE) service model, which provides genuinely independent assessment and coordination services upstream of installers, addressing the conflicts of interest inherent when installers carry out their own retrofit assessment. The MACE model was specifically identified by The Retrofit Academy CIC in a government-commissioned report titled "Contracting for PAS 2035 Compliant Retrofit" as the optimal, cost-efficient, and compliant route for retrofit at scale.

The service portfolio comprises four core offerings — Retrofit Assessment (dwelling data collection, condition survey, occupancy and heritage assessments), Retrofit Coordination (project management from inception to completion), Retrofit Design (property-specific energy efficiency design and 3D building modelling), and Retrofit Evaluation (monitoring at Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced levels) — supported by supplementary technical services including Elmhurst-accredited SAP Assessment and Modelling, Air Tightness Testing, 3D Laser Scanning, Cloudworx/Revit-based 3D External Modelling, Heritage Impact Assessments (Level 3 EEM in Older and Traditional Buildings, Risk Pathway C), U-Value Calculations, Thermal Imaging, and Point Cloud Data Files. The company follows a "fabric first" approach aligned with the five-stage PAS 2035 whole-house retrofit methodology and delivers projects through to Trustmark Lodgement.

Osmosis ACD generates revenue through professional services engagements under a quote-based pricing model, with most work linked to UK government retrofit programmes including the Local Authority Delivery (LAD) scheme and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF). Distribution is via direct B2B sales engagement with social landlords and local authorities and a website enquiry form that captures customer type and service required. The company operates with a team of approximately 10-13 named management and support personnel, all Elmhurst-accredited, with senior leadership including Managing Director Matt Ratcliff, Operations Director Kevin Nicholson, Financial Controller Marianne MacLennan, and Head of Partnerships Marshall Fear.

Name

Osmosis Acd - A Domna Group Company

Legal name

Osmosis ACD

Website

https://osmosis-acd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Osmosis ACD is an independent UK-based retrofit consultancy (a Domna Group company) providing PAS 2035-compliant assessment, coordination, design, and evaluation services to social housing providers, local authorities, and ECO installers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retrofit Consultancy Services

NAICS

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (8113)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance, Safety & Code-Driven Retrofit Programs (NERC CIP, arc-flash, OSHA) (EUAEALAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commissioning, testing & energization services (HVT, relay testing, SAT) (EUADAKAE)

Keywords

• Retrofit consultancy
• PAS 2035 compliance
• Energy efficiency services
• Social housing retrofit
• Building assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Chorley

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retrofit Consultancy Services: Osmosis ACD generates revenue through providing professional retrofit consultancy services including assessment, coordination, design, and evaluation. Services are delivered to social housing providers and local authorities, primarily linked to government retrofit programmes such as LAD and SHDF schemes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Osmosis ACD is an independent retrofit consultancy providing PAS 2035-compliant assessment, coordination, design, and evaluation services for domestic energy efficiency retrofits. The company delivers its Managed Assessment Coordination and Evaluation (MACE) service model to social housing providers and local authorities, primarily linked to government retrofit programmes such as the Local Authority Delivery (LAD) scheme and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF). Services run from initial dwelling assessment through Retrofit Design, project coordination, and Retrofit Evaluation, ending with Trustmark Lodgement.

Product overview

Osmosis ACD is an independent retrofit consultancy providing PAS 2035 compliant services to the social housing and local authority sectors. The company offers a unified service model centered on Managed Assessment Coordination and Evaluation (MACE), supported by four core services: Retrofit Assessment (collecting property data), Retrofit Coordination (project management), Retrofit Design (energy efficiency planning), and Retrofit Evaluation (post-installation monitoring). Supplementary technical services including SAP Assessment, Heritage Impact Assessments, U-Value Calculations, Thermal Imaging, 3D Laser Scanning, and 3D External Modelling enhance each stage of the PAS 2035 process. The company also provides Air Tightness Testing. Osmosis ACD acts as an impartial intermediary between clients and installation partners, remaining independent to avoid conflicts of interest inherent in installer-led assessment models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retrofit Assessment

Quantifiable outcome

• End-to-end project management from assessment through Trustmark Lodgement
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and strategic.

• Domna GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOsmosis ACD is a Domna Group company. Both companies are leaders in their respective fields and share a vision of delivering best practice approaches to support high quality retrofit in social housing. Osmosis ACD draws upon Domna Group's decades of expertise.
• Net Zero SolutionssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Osmosis ACD's Support Network, Net Zero Solutions provides experienced Retrofit Assessment and DEA Consultancy services, complementing Osmosis ACD's core coordination and design offerings.
• Domna HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as the parent company alongside Domna Group, Domna Homes shares Osmosis ACD's vision of delivering best practice approaches to support high quality retrofit in social housing.
• The Retrofit Academy CICstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Retrofit Academy CIC commissioned a government report titled 'Contracting for PAS 2035 Compliant Retrofit' that identified Osmosis ACD's MACE service model as the optimal, cost-efficient and compliant route for retrofit at scale.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Kensa Heat Pumps: UK heat-pump installer and coordinator working with social landlords on SHDF-style retrofit projects; a downstream installation partner rather than coordinator competitor.

Others

• Elmhurst Energy: UK accreditation body for Retrofit Assessors, Coordinators and SAP assessors; the gatekeeper of the credentials Osmosis ACD's staff carry and the registry on which its quality reputation depends.
• Warm Homes Hub: Not-for-profit advisory hub supporting local authorities to plan whole-house retrofit programmes, sitting one step upstream of consultancies such as Osmosis ACD in the SHDF/LAD delivery chain.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global built environment consultancy with UK retrofit advisory teams supporting local authorities and housing associations on SHDF and LAD schemes.
• WSP UK: International consultancy providing energy retrofit, sustainability and asset management services to social housing providers in the UK and Ireland.
• Carbon Trust: Major UK/international advisory and delivery organisation working on whole-house retrofit, social housing decarbonisation and PAS-compliant programmes at scale.
• Equans UK: Large energy services and retrofit delivery firm providing assessment, design and installation across social housing decarbonisation programmes nationwide.

Direct peers

• Veriserv: UK provider of air tightness testing, SAP calculations and retrofit assessment services to social housing and new-build developers, overlapping Osmosis ACD's supplementary testing capabilities.
• Max Fordham: UK building services and sustainability consultancy delivering retrofit design, energy modelling and Passivhaus advisory for residential and social housing clients.
• Parity Projects: UK retrofit consultancy providing PAS 2035 retrofit design and project coordination for social landlords and local authorities, directly competing with Osmosis ACD's MACE offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/osmosis-acd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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