Services 1 — Chimera Consulting

Portfolio

Youth employability

Thames Valley Berkshire LEP and Reading Borough Council Evaluation of “Elevate Berkshire” employment support programme for 16-24 year olds — **Thames Valley Berkshire LEP and Reading Borough Council**
Evaluation of “Elevate Berkshire” employment support programme for 16-24 year olds

Prince’s Trust

Evaluation of Talent Match programmes in South East, New Anglia, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Middlesbrough

Enable East Midlands Learning Consortium

Interim Evaluation of Northamptonshire Talent Match

Workforce development

Ashfield District CouncilEmployment, skills and business support plan for Towns Fund Investment Plan — **Ashfield District Council**
Employment, skills and business support plan for Towns Fund Investment Plan

Employment and Skills Board (North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire)Review of the logistics sector skills and training needs — **Employment and Skills Board (North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire)**
Review of the logistics sector skills and training needs

Aston UniversityEvaluation of West Midlands-wide Graduate Placement Scheme – graduate retention model — **Aston University**
Evaluation of West Midlands-wide Graduate Placement Scheme – graduate retention model

Supported employment

Wolverhampton Learning Platform and Wolverhampton City CouncilEvaluation of Wolverhampton NESS (Neighbourhood Employment and Skills Service) project — **Wolverhampton Learning Platform and Wolverhampton City Council**
Evaluation of Wolverhampton NESS (Neighbourhood Employment and Skills Service) project

Building Better Opportunities – Staffordshire (BES Ltd.)Formative and summative evaluation of the Stafford and South Staffordshire BBO partnership and programme — **Building Better Opportunities – Staffordshire (BES Ltd.)**
Formative and summative evaluation of the Stafford and South Staffordshire BBO partnership and programme

Building Better Opportunities – Reading and West BerkshireInterim and final evaluation of the Stronger Together BBO partnership and programme — **Building Better Opportunities – Reading and West Berkshire**
Interim and final evaluation of the Stronger Together BBO partnership and programme

Economic development research

Staffordshire UniversityFeasibility study for a Big Data Economic Development Research and Analytics Centre — **Staffordshire University**
Feasibility study for a Big Data Economic Development Research and Analytics Centre

Derby City CouncilThree month business engagement role and review of high growth SME needs — **Derby City Council**
Three month business engagement role and review of high growth SME needs

Sunderland City CouncilReview of independent retailers’ needs and opportunity for work experience for young people — **Sunderland City Council**
Review of independent retailers’ needs and opportunity for work experience for young people

Economic development sector studies

Health and life sciences sectorStudy of Plymouth’s health and life sciences research and innovation capabilities. Development of sector action plan and embryonic partnership — **Health and life sciences sector**
Study of Plymouth’s health and life sciences research and innovation capabilities. Development of sector action plan and embryonic partnership

Nottingham City CouncilEvaluation of Nottingham Ultraband – creative sector business support project — **Nottingham City Council**
Evaluation of Nottingham Ultraband – creative sector business support project

Nottingham Science City PartnershipReview of science and tech sector business accommodation needs — **Nottingham Science City Partnership**
Review of science and tech sector business accommodation needs

Business growth project evaluations

Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership and Wolverhampton City CouncilEvaluation of Black Country GOLD small business support and grants projects — **Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership and Wolverhampton City Council**
Evaluation of Black Country GOLD small business support and grants projects

Leicester City Council and Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise PartnershipEvaluation of Enterprising Leicester and Enterprising Leicestershire business support project — **Leicester City Council and Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership**
Evaluation of Enterprising Leicester and Enterprising Leicestershire business support project

EMB LimitedEvaluation of the Internationalising SMEs export support project (part of Kada Research team) — **EMB Limited**
Evaluation of the Internationalising SMEs export support project (part of Kada Research team)

Neighbourhood regeneration

Bolsover Local Strategic PartnershipEvaluation of Neighbourhood Management Model, Mid Term Evaluation of Neighbourhood Renewal Fund programme, and Evaluation of Small Grants programme — **Bolsover Local Strategic Partnership**
Evaluation of Neighbourhood Management Model, Mid Term Evaluation of Neighbourhood Renewal Fund programme, and Evaluation of Small Grants programme

Mansfield Area Strategic PartnershipEvaluation of Neighbourhood Renewal Fund programme — **Mansfield Area Strategic Partnership**
Evaluation of Neighbourhood Renewal Fund programme

North Fulham New Deal for CommunitiesEvaluation of Create Your Future, community access hub — **North Fulham New Deal for Communities**
Evaluation of Create Your Future, community access hub

Community Hubs

Bagworth Community CentreBusiness plan for one stop shop rural community facility — **Bagworth Community Centre**
Business plan for one stop shop rural community facility

Derbyshire Building Schools for the FutureDevelopment of non-for-profit business plans for new schools as wider community hubs — **Derbyshire Building Schools for the Future**
Development of non-for-profit business plans for new schools as wider community hubs

Leicestershire County CouncilGeorge Ward Centre - business plan and trustee recruitment and training for multipurpose community centre — **Leicestershire County Council**
George Ward Centre - business plan and trustee recruitment and training for multipurpose community centre

Young people

Netherfield ForumNeeds analysis and business plan for new youth facility — **Netherfield Forum**
Needs analysis and business plan for new youth facility

Killamarsh Parish CouncilGrant secured for skate and ride park and advice on wider regeneration proposals — **Killamarsh Parish Council**
Grant secured for skate and ride park and advice on wider regeneration proposals

Staveley Neighbourhood Management Partnership and Derbyshire County CouncilAudit of young people’s facilities and survey of young people to inform youth activity action plan — **Staveley Neighbourhood Management Partnership and Derbyshire County Council**
Audit of young people’s facilities and survey of young people to inform youth activity action plan

Health and Wellbeing

Derbyshire Rape CrisisThree successful grant applications and organisational business plan to secure £754,000 for outreach support, telephone helpline and counselling services — **Derbyshire Rape Crisis**
Three successful grant applications and organisational business plan to secure £754,000 for outreach support, telephone helpline and counselling services

NHS and CHART Partnership

Research study to review people’s ability to access fresh food and prepare healthy meals from scratch, in Clay Cross and surrounding communities

The Laura CentreReview of funding options and funding strategy to extend organisation’s bereavement counselling services into a new facility, for Derbyshire — **The Laura Centre**
Review of funding options and funding strategy to extend organisation’s bereavement counselling services into a new facility, for Derbyshire