“Perfect approach for our evaluation”

Elevate Berkshire

“Adam’s approach was perfect for our evaluation as the most important part of the piece of work was listening to the stakeholders involved who had experienced first hand what the successes and challenges of the project were.  He came to them open minded and ready to hear their experiences and used them to inform the findings.  He was always conscious that in a multi partner project there are differing opinions and experiences as well as some areas where targets were delivered but others with challenges, which need to be presented appropriately.  The finale of the project as a presentation to an audience of stakeholders, as well as a comprehensive written report was an accurate reflection of a complex but impactful project.  His liaison throughout the work was effective so that the whole process ran smoothly.”

“Very professional and knowledgeable”

The Stronger Together BBO Partnership (New Directions College, Reading Borough Council)

“Adam at Chimera is very knowledgeable about his subject and had the confidence and expertise to undertake an interim co-evaluation of our Stronger Together Partnership project alongside a team of community-based researchers.  Adam was very professional and sensitive to the multi-stakeholder dynamics at play and the extrinsic sensitivities of the funding regime.  Adam is easy to work with and was quick to understand the brief; his research included local and national perspectives and benchmark comparators. He presented his findings alongside some more practical recommendations which helped facilitate productive conversations with project partners.”

“Personable, clear and pragmatic”

Marketing Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

“I have worked with Adam over many years, and he can always be relied upon to deliver. He has a personable, clear and pragmatic approach and is always prepared to go the extra mile for the customer. Chimera were brought in to put together an ESIF bid, on behalf of the company and the City Council, to support efforts to bring more inward investment into the Nottingham and the wider county. Thanks to Chimera’s groundwork, the bid was ultimately successful and is now being delivered jointly with Derbyshire partners.”

“Excellent communication skills”

Leicester City Council and LLEP

“Following a tendering exercise, we awarded Chimera Consulting with the work to undertake two evaluation reports. Initial discussions were held with Adam Jeffrey of Chimera Consulting who we found was very professional with had good knowledge and experience of undertaking evaluations. The evaluations were complex as this entailed analysing and reviewing 4 projects under 1 programme, all funded by external funding in respect of Regional Growth fund and the European Regional Development Fund. Both of the evaluations had tight deadlines and Adam was very flexible in his approach and adopted excellent communication skills when liaising with businesses, partners and colleagues across the various schemes to enable them to obtain the necessary information to inform the evaluation work. The overall evaluations were of good quality and was achieved within the agreed timescales established. I would recommend Chimera Consulting to people who need evaluations to be undertaken in respect of their work.”

“Worked tirelessly within a very tight timescale”

Aston University 

“Adam immediately understood our brief, which was apparent from the outset, and worked tirelessly within very tight timescales to deliver exactly what we wanted. He is polite, enthusiastic, and has excellent analytical and report writing skills. He provided a truly independent quantitative and qualitative review of our project which has immediate and long term benefits to our organisation and its stakeholders.” 

“Thoroughly professional service”

Nottingham Trent University

“Chimera has completed an external evaluation for a project run at Nottingham Trent University and I have no reservations in recommending their services.  From the outset they approached the project with an open mind set and most importantly listened to what was required.  Their approach was highly appropriate and, for the short duration allowed to complete the project, very effective. A thoroughly professional service which I would not hesitate to use again.”

“Highly efficient”

Nottingham City Council

“Adam helped us achieve our desired outcome in a highly efficient and professional manner, delivering ‘on time’ despite challenging time pressures”.

“Superb piece of work”

Wolverhampton Learning Platform

“The overall impression of Adam was the flexibility and considerate way he intended to approach the project. He kept us informed throughout the process and had no problems when asked to make changes to the methods of collecting data from our beneficiaries. The final written report Adam delivered was a superb piece of work and fully justified our selection of Chimera Consulting. I would have no hesitation is recommending Chimera Consulting and if required would use them again.”

“High quality support”

Greater Nottingham Employment and Skills Board

“Chimera provided several months of support to me, as Chair, and the rest of the Greater Nottingham Skills Board. The quality of support and thought offered by Chimera was very useful to us as we tried to move the objectives of the Board forward and I would not hesitate to use Chimera again in similar circumstance”.

“Ultimate professionalism”

Derby City Council

“Adam covered a post that involved liaison with key private sector companies, which he did with ultimate professionalism and a minimum of supervision – we’d employ him again without hesitation.”

“Added significant value to our offer”

Equitix – Building Schools for the Future

“The way in which Adam and the Chimera team have worked with us over the last 4 years has really added significant value to our offer- they have ensured that communities benefit from our offering and that we are able to help and develop real opportunities for all members of the community.”

“Appreciated the chance to input”

North Fulham New Deal for Communities

“For me, I admired the way Chimera were extremely personable, open to comments and suggestions and feedback throughout the study work. I appreciated the chance to have an input into the design of the consultation questionnaires which I have not been given the option to do with other consultants. We particularly liked your enthusiasm for the piece of work, we were happy with your approach and felt your methodology, in practice, worked well.”

“Thorough and very conscientious”

Derby and Derbyshire Economic Partnership

“I have worked with Adam on a number of occasions. I have always found him to be professional, diligent, thorough and very conscientious. In terms of Value For Money, he is very good and I would have no hesitation in recommending Adam to you.”

“Appreciated the enthusiasm and excellent rapport built with businesses”

Nottingham Science City Partnership

“A very professional and enthusiastic team who did a first class job and were very good value for money compared to other consultants. We really appreciated the enthusiasm of the team and that we had a very high level presence dealing with the technology firms. It was obvious that Chimera built an excellent rapport with firms and came across very well which was just what we needed. There was some “gold” in the recommendations and key findings which will be very useful to us. A good job well done.”

“Kept me better informed and offered greater flexibility than many larger consultancies”

Nottingham City Council

“Kept me better informed and offered greater flexibility than many larger consultancy firms who have done work for us. Very thorough.”

“Thorough and adaptable, delivering an honest and credible report”

Trident Reach The Charity

“I found Adam to be very understanding of all stakeholder needs while at the same time, writing an honest and credible report. Adam worked through the evaluation until I was completely happy with it and explained his evaluation process and methods to me well so that I felt like I was part of the journey. He was willing for me to learn from him along the way, which was really valuable. I found him to be very thorough and adaptable in his approach, which is much needed and appreciated when working with customers who lead quite chaotic lives. Adam had a genuine care for the development and progress of the project, post evaluation report. I would definitely recommend Chimera Consulting!!”

“His grasp of complex issues was excellent”

Nottinghamshire Community Foundation

“Adam provided us with a very well researched and quality report. His grasp of the complex issues involved was excellent and he conducted himself with integrity and care throughout. Highly recommended”

“Superb piece of work. Realists not theorists”

Staveley Neighbourhood Management Partnership

“Chimera delivered a superb piece of work – one of several for us and met the challenging deadline. They went out of their way to consult all key stakeholders and worked tirelessly and pro-actively with local young people were listened to, involved and to ensure their views were fully understood and brought into play. They were realists not theorists.”

“A great service delivered, resulting with a cohesive and dynamic business plan”

Peepul Centre

"I am thrilled to recommend Adam’s work as a business champion in providing professional services. During my tenure as Artistic Director at the Peepul Centre we engaged Chimera Consulting (Regeneration) Limited. Adam provided the uppermost quality consultancy services to clients operating in the economic and social regeneration and renewal arena. He helped us ask and gain answers to useful and pertinent questions via research and needs analysis for our business planning. Adam showed great decorum, patience and restraint when dealing with what was sometimes a very challenging and traumatic experience. Ultimately a great service was delivered with the resultant business plan being cohesive and dynamic. Though I’m yet to hear his bass guitar playing, if he approaches it with half the zeal, passion and focus which he brings to other endeavour’s he will be awesome."

“He provided the objectivity and process to help us work as a team with a new mind-set”

The Sustainable Travel Collective, Nottinghamshire

“As an organisation of many years standing, but with the threat of cuts in our traditional funding partners, Adam provided the objectivity and process to help us work as a team with a new mind-set. He helped us understand the challenges we faced and the approaches we needed to take to continue to deliver the services we, as a charity, believe are so important to businesses and the public.”

“Fantastic mentor”

Wellbeing Works CIC, Derby

“As a mentor, not only has Adam has been a fantastic sounding board for us in testing our ideas for growing our organisation, he has also provided us with the tools to work out a clear way forward, prioritise our tasks and focus on achievable yet ambitious targets for the future. We immediately had a rapport with him; his friendly manner put us at ease straight away and his expertise and clear approach continues to help us enormously. His advice on a Lottery bid we were about to submit proved invaluable in ensuring the funding was secured.”

“Friendly, professional and easy to talk to. Written report was accurate, easy to read and understand”

C2C and The Good Loaf, Northampton

“Adam was very good during the research phase, learning about the two organisations quickly with excellent listening skills. He has summarised and clarified the information well, from analysing it, so this was a very useful process for us. The report was presented in an easy to read manner with clear next steps which have been very useful in strategically looking forward. Thank you very much. “

“Adam was friendly, professional and easy to talk to during the interview process. His written report was accurate, easy to read and understand. But most importantly, the points raised were a helpful starting point to our business development discussion as a board.”

“I thought Adam's informal approach to the interview was useful in that I was at ease through the process and felt comfortable talking to him. The structure of the interview was open and transparent and allowed me to say what I really thought - he also cross-referenced other similar comments from other interviewees where similar comments arose. Overall I thought it was a professional interview carried out in a comfortable manner. I thought the subsequent report reflected what was said in my interview and I recognised the specific issues that I raised has been addressed.”