CONSULT QRD LTD

What CONSULT QRD LTD does

Consult QRD Ltd is a UK-registered private limited company (Company Number 9453922) founded in 2015 by Richard Grady, operating from a registered office in Faversham, Kent. The firm is an outcomes-focused professional consultancy that advises organisations planning to build or operate facilities providing opportunities for sport and physical activity. Its service portfolio covers business planning and revenue forecasting, feasibility studies, capital cost advice, design guidance, planning application support, funding application preparation, operator procurement, options appraisals, organisational planning, recruitment support, site and spatial planning, stakeholder engagement, sports development planning, facility supply and demand analysis, and expert witness work. Service delivery is led personally by the founder, supplemented by a described 'select group of expert associates and specialist consultancies.'

The firm serves five primary client verticals: housing developers (residential and mixed-use developments with sport facility requirements), educational institutions (schools planning sport and physical activity facilities), local government organisations, sports governing bodies, and professional sports clubs. Client evidence includes named engagements such as St Edward's School, Oxford, and a referenced portfolio of 50+ logos across housing developers, councils, and sports organisations. Geographic footprint is primarily England with demonstrated extension into Jersey via the Springfield Stadium project (referenced July 2025).

The business model is professional services revenue earned on a project or retained-engagement basis; no public pricing is disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the founder's sector relationships, a LinkedIn-driven thought leadership presence on planning and sport policy, a basic company website, and a core partnership with Sports Connect (announced 9 April 2026). There is no disclosed proprietary technology, software product, or AI component; the offering is human-delivered advisory.

Name

CONSULT QRD LTD

Legal name

Consult QRD Ltd

Website

https://consultqrd.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Consult QRD Ltd is a UK consultancy advising housing developers, schools, councils, sports bodies, and professional clubs on planning, funding, and delivery of sport and physical activity facilities. Founder-led since 2015, it offers feasibility, planning, and procurement advisory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sport Facility Consultancy

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Business Consulting & Advisory (Strategy, Valuation, Due Diligence) (MPAKAKAL)

Keywords

• Sport facility consultancy
• Feasibility studies
• Funding application preparation
• Planning application support
• Capital cost advice

Headquarters

HQ city

Faversham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consultancy Services: Consultancy fees for advisory services supporting development and delivery of capital projects. Services include business planning, feasibility studies, design guidance, funding applications, operator procurement, and planning application support for sport and physical activity facilities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Consult QRD provides outcomes-focused consultancy and advisory services to organisations planning to build or operate sport and physical activity facilities. The offering covers business planning, feasibility studies, capital cost advice, design guidance, funding application preparation, operator procurement, planning application support, expert witness work, stakeholder engagement, recruitment support, and sports development planning, delivered through a select network of expert associates and specialist consultancies.

Product overview

Consult QRD Ltd is an outcomes-focused consultancy business offering a comprehensive suite of advisory services for the residential development, mixed-use, and sports sectors. Rather than a software product, the company provides integrated consultancy services including Business Planning and Revenue Forecasting, Capital Cost Advice, Design Advice, Expert Witness, Facility Supply and Demand Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Funding Application Preparation, Operator Procurement, Options Appraisals, Organisational Planning, Planning Application Support, Recruitment Support, Site and Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sports Development Planning. The company works with expert associates and specialist consultancies to deliver project-specific outcomes for housing developers, educational institutions, local government organisations, sports bodies, and professional sports clubs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sport Facility Development Consultancy Outcomes-focused professional consultancy offering a comprehensive suite of advisory services for organisations planning to build or operate sport and physical activity facilities. Engagements cover business planning and revenue forecasting, capital cost advice, design guidance, expert witness, facility supply and demand analysis, feasibility studies, funding application preparation, operator procurement, options appraisals, organisational planning, planning application support, recruitment support, site and spatial planning, stakeholder engagement, and sports development planning. Delivered to housing developers, educational institutions, local government organisations, sports bodies, and professional sports clubs.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sports ConnectcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 April 2026Consult QRD has partnered with Sports Connect under the tagline 'Inspire, Motivate & Educate'. This partnership aims to provide combined expertise in sports facility planning and development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lichfields: Lichfields is a UK planning, design, and development consultancy with significant sport, leisure, and open-space advisory practice serving housebuilders, councils, and universities — overlapping with Consult QRD on planning application support and feasibility for sports facilities.
• Knight, Kavanagh & Page (KKP): KKP is a UK-based leisure and sport planning consultancy providing strategic planning, facility needs assessments, and development advisory to local authorities, sports bodies, and developers — directly comparable to Consult QRD's sport facility advisory niche.
• Indigo Planning and Design: Indigo Planning is a UK planning consultancy advising on planning applications, community engagement, and development strategy — directly comparable to Consult QRD's planning application support and stakeholder engagement services for residential/mixed-use and sport projects.
• Plan4Sport: Plan4Sport is a UK sport and leisure consultancy advising on facility strategy, feasibility, and planning for councils, schools, and sports organisations — directly comparable to Consult QRD's sport development and feasibility work.

Broad incumbents

• Savills: Savills is a major global property consultancy with a UK sport and leisure advisory team serving developers, operators, and investors on feasibility, valuation, and operator procurement — a broader incumbent that overlaps with Consult QRD's facility advisory scope at greater scale.
• Carter Jonas: Carter Jonas is a UK property consultancy with a leisure and rural/sport estates team advising on facility development, planning, and valuation for landowners, developers, and councils — overlapping with Consult QRD on rural/sport development advisory.
• Knight Frank: Knight Frank is a global property consultancy with a sport and leisure advisory practice supporting developers, clubs, and institutions on facility strategy, valuation, and operator selection — comparable as a larger incumbent in the same buyer segments.
• Arup: Arup is a global engineering and design consultancy with a sport sector practice advising on stadium and arena feasibility, design, and project delivery — overlapping with Consult QRD's feasibility, design guidance, and capital cost advisory services.

Market position

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consult-qrd-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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