Your partner in
evaluating social change

We’re researchers first and foremost, driven by a passion for accessible evidence to better understand and amplify social change.

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Bean teams up with charities, funders and companies to measure, understand and strengthen social value.

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How we can help

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Frame

Structure your approach

Using workshops, Frameworks, mapping, training, and support, we can provide and embed a structure for social value and impact evaluation that will serve your organisation for the long-term.
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Understand your value

With decades of experience and multiple accreditations, we deliver inclusive, communicable mixed-methods research, analysing project outcomes, measuring effectiveness and identifying where you can step up your efforts.
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Grow

Prove and improve your impact

We can help you focus where it matters most, amplifying your impact. From tailored reporting and live dashboards, to guidance as your learning partner, we can help you make insight-driven decisions that matter.
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Our clients

We work with some of the UK’s largest foundations and funders, leading charities, and big-name businesses. But we don’t just do big – we’re here to have an impact for smaller organisations too.

90%
of our clients recommend us
1 in 4 clients
return with another project
80% of our clients
have embedded social value 
measurement as a result of our work

Clients we work with

Projects

Our efforts, your impact

Bean is trusted and tested by leading organisations and small nonprofits – last year alone we evaluated £154 million of funding, working with 25+ charities, funders, and companies to understand their impact and unlock their potential.

Charity

Rewilding Impact Framework

Bean Research developed Heal Rewilding’s social impact framework, theory of change, and light-touch data tools to capture meaningful outcomes for this place-based charity.

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Charity

Coronation Food Project Impact

Bean Research co-designed an impact framework and indicators for the Coronation Food Project, aligning partners to measure outcomes across food rescue, distribution, sector support

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Corporate

Minority Business Matters

Bean evaluated Minority Business Matters’ support to ethnic minority businesses, producing a forward-looking report to enhance programme impact.

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The Bean team

We’re researchers first and foremost, driven by a passion for accessible evidence to better understand social impact.

Between us, we have a breadth of personal and professional experience that spans the globe. Our female-led tight-knit team prides itself on our inclusive approach and responsible business practices. We’re focused on accessible evidence and storytelling that go beyond basic reporting.
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Our insights

Bean and beyond

Here you’ll find all the latest updates and insights from the Bean Team – from game-changing reports for our clients to our take on sector developments.

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