CARBON SENSE

What CARBON SENSE does

Carbon Sense Ltd is a privately held UK environmental consultancy headquartered in Penzance, Cornwall, with a regional office in Plymouth, Devon. The firm provides a portfolio of interconnected carbon and sustainability services to small and medium-sized enterprises, charities, public sector bodies and select larger enterprises across the United Kingdom, with operational concentration in the South West. Core offerings include carbon accounting, carbon footprinting aligned to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting Standard, PPN 06/21-compliant Carbon Reduction Plans, carbon offsetting advisory using verified Gold Standard and Verra projects, carbon literacy training accredited by The Carbon Literacy Project, ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems support, Life Cycle Assessments for Environmental Product Declarations, energy procurement, and broader sustainability consultancy.

Underpinning the service portfolio is a proprietary carbon dashboard software that enables clients to upload, track and visualise Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions over time, aligned with UK Government emission factors. The firm is positioned as a practical, regulatory-fluent partner specialising in UK-specific frameworks including PPN 06/21, NHS Evergreen, the SECR-to-UK SRS transition and Cornwall's Environmental Growth Plans, and is increasingly targeting NHS suppliers ahead of the April 2026 Evergreen Level 1 mandate and the April 2027 expanded reporting requirement.

Carbon Sense generates revenue through bespoke professional services engagements priced and scoped per client, delivered on project and retainer bases, with entry-level environmental accreditation support starting at approximately £499 per year. The go-to-market is sales-led via direct engagement, Calendly-booked discovery calls and website inquiry forms, supplemented by content marketing, regional event sponsorship (Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Sustainability Awards) and a delivery partnership with Plymouth City Council's Pathway to Net Zero programme. The company operates with 1-10 employees, secured a £63,000 debt facility from SWIG Finance in June 2026, achieved Certified B Corporation status in February 2026, and projects 25% year-on-year revenue growth.

Name

CARBON SENSE

Legal name

Carbon Sense Ltd

Website

https://carbonsense.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Carbon Sense Ltd is a privately held UK environmental consultancy based in Penzance, Cornwall, providing carbon accounting, footprinting, carbon reduction planning, ISO certification, life cycle assessments and proprietary emissions-tracking software to UK SMEs, charities, public sector bodies and select enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability and Carbon Consultancy

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG/Sustainability Reporting & Disclosure Platforms (EUABAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Carbon Credit Ratings & Due Diligence (Quality Scoring, Integrity Assessments) (EUABADAF)

Keywords

• Carbon accounting services
• Carbon footprint consultancy
• Sustainability advisory services
• Carbon reduction planning
• Life cycle assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Penzance

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sustainability Consultancy Services: Carbon Sense generates revenue through providing paid consultancy services including carbon accounting, carbon footprinting, carbon literacy training, carbon offsetting advisory, carbon reduction planning, carbon software implementation, energy procurement, ISO certification support, life cycle assessments, and general sustainability consultancy. Services are delivered to SMEs, charities, and public sector organisations across the UK on a project and retainer basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Carbon Sense provides carbon accounting, carbon footprinting, carbon reduction planning, carbon literacy training, carbon offsetting advisory, carbon dashboard software, energy procurement, ISO 14001 certification support, life cycle assessments and general sustainability consultancy services. The company helps UK SMEs, charities, NHS suppliers and public sector bodies measure, report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions aligned with the GHG Protocol, PPN 06/21, NHS Evergreen and UK SRS frameworks.

Product overview

Carbon Sense is an environmental consultancy providing a portfolio of interconnected sustainability services to help UK organisations understand, measure, and reduce their carbon footprint. The core offering centres on Carbon Accounting and Carbon Footprinting services for emissions measurement, supported by Carbon Software for ongoing data tracking. Carbon Reduction Plans provide procurement-ready documentation, while Carbon Literacy Training builds organisational capability. Additional services include Energy Procurement for renewable sourcing, ISO Certification support for environmental management systems, Life Cycle Assessments for product-level impacts and EPD development, Carbon Offsetting advisory for verified removal projects, and general Sustainability Consultancy. The company targets SMEs, charities, and growing organisations across the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 9.3 tCO₂e operational footprint reduced to net-positive through 20 tCO₂e carbon removal offset — Carbon Sense demonstrates its own Net Zero by 2030 commitment with verified results
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Plant One (Community Interest Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon Sense supports Plant One, a Cornwall-based Community Interest Company restoring native woodland across Cornwall and Devon. Carbon Sense's offsetting strategy involves purchasing carbon removal credits from verified nature-based projects, with Plant One representing its local nature recovery and community benefit investment. Plant One's systems-based approach focuses on restoring entire catchments, connecting forest, river and ocean ecosystems. This partnership supports Carbon Sense's commitment to genuine climate responsibility and net-positive positioning.
• Reforestation Grouped Project Norteak (Nicaragua)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon Sense selected the Reforestation Grouped Project Norteak in Nicaragua as its verified carbon removal offset partner for 2024/2025. Norteak is a sustainable forestry initiative managing over 3,500 hectares of reforested and protected areas, focusing on teak and native-species plantations. The project is VERRA, FSC and CCB certified, protecting 120 hectares of rainforest while supporting local communities through employment and infrastructure investment.
• Plymouth City Council (Pathway to Net Zero programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon Sense is a delivery partner in the Pathway to Net Zero programme, launched in November 2023 and funded by Plymouth City Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (up to £60,000). The programme provides one-to-one sessions, workshops and self-learning resources to help Plymouth SMEs adopt environmentally conscious processes and move towards Net Zero. Carbon Sense contributes expertise in carbon measurement, audits, sustainability certification options and Environmental Management Systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EcoAct: International carbon consultancy providing carbon accounting, reduction strategy and offsetting advisory to businesses. Closely comparable to Carbon Sense in core carbon measurement and reduction planning services, though operating at a larger international scale.
• Avieco: UK-based sustainability consultancy offering carbon footprinting, reduction plans, and net-zero advisory to corporates and SMEs. Closely comparable to Carbon Sense in service mix, target customer segment, and UK regulatory specialisation.
• Positive Planet: UK sustainability consultancy delivering carbon footprinting, ESG strategy and net-zero advisory to SMEs, corporates and public sector bodies. Direct comparable to Carbon Sense in service portfolio and UK SME/mid-market focus.
• The Planet Mark: UK sustainability certification and consultancy focused on helping organisations measure, reduce and certify their carbon footprint. Directly comparable to Carbon Sense in delivering carbon footprint certification and reduction plans to UK SMEs and larger organisations.

Broad incumbents

• Carbon Trust: UK-based government-backed sustainability consultancy providing carbon measurement, advisory and certification services to organisations of all sizes. Significantly larger and broader than Carbon Sense, but a comparable incumbent in the same SME and corporate carbon advisory category.
• South Pole Group: Global climate consultancy and carbon project developer offering carbon advisory, offsetting strategy and net-zero programme delivery. Larger and broader than Carbon Sense but operates in the same carbon consultancy and verified offsetting advisory space.
• ClimatePartner: Global carbon management consultancy combining carbon accounting, reduction strategy and verified offsetting advisory for businesses. Broader and more internationally scaled than Carbon Sense but competes in overlapping carbon advisory and offsetting categories.

Emerging players

• Plan A: Berlin-based carbon accounting SaaS platform with UK presence enabling corporates to measure and reduce emissions. Comparable to Carbon Sense's software-enabled carbon measurement proposition, though positioned as a self-serve SaaS rather than a managed consultancy.
• Normative: Carbon accounting software platform helping enterprises measure Scope 1-3 emissions and develop reduction plans. Direct software-side competitor to Carbon Sense's dashboard capability, serving a larger enterprise customer base.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting platform helping companies measure and reduce emissions across operations and products. Comparable to Carbon Sense's software-enabled measurement offering though targeted at larger enterprises rather than UK SMEs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MakeCarbonSense
• Facebookfacebook.com/MakeCarbonSense
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carbonsense

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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