McKerr Carr
Business Coaches
McKerr Carr
35 Ballards Ln, London
# McKerr Carr
McKerr Carr was a London-based consultancy that provided specialised support services to businesses, colleges, and public-sector organisations across the UK. Operating for over two decades until its closure in February 2021, the firm built a reputation for delivering practical solutions in research, evaluation, and funding acquisition.
The company served organisations seeking to understand their markets and workforces through rigorous research methodologies. Their labour market research helped clients navigate economic trends and employment landscape changes, whilst their survey services—targeting employees, customers, and learners—provided actionable insights for organisational development. This combination of intelligence-gathering and analytical expertise made them particularly valuable to learning and employment providers.
What distinguished McKerr Carr was their specialist expertise in securing funding for social impact programmes. Their bid-writing service was instrumental in helping clients access grants to deliver learning and employment initiatives supporting disadvantaged communities. This represented their core differentiator: they didn't simply conduct research in isolation, but actively helped organisations translate insights into funded programmes that created tangible social benefit.
The firm worked with diverse sectors including further education, skills development, and government agencies, positioning themselves as trusted advisors who understood both the competitive pressures facing their clients and the broader policy environment shaping public investment. Their project evaluation services ensured clients could evidence programme effectiveness—crucial for securing continued funding.
The decision to retire in 2021 marked the end of a consultancy that had consistently prioritised meaningful work over growth, prioritising interesting projects that genuinely supported vulnerable populations.
McKerr Carr was a London-based consultancy that provided specialised support services to businesses, colleges, and public-sector organisations across the UK. Operating for over two decades until its closure in February 2021, the firm built a reputation for delivering practical solutions in research, evaluation, and funding acquisition.
The company served organisations seeking to understand their markets and workforces through rigorous research methodologies. Their labour market research helped clients navigate economic trends and employment landscape changes, whilst their survey services—targeting employees, customers, and learners—provided actionable insights for organisational development. This combination of intelligence-gathering and analytical expertise made them particularly valuable to learning and employment providers.
What distinguished McKerr Carr was their specialist expertise in securing funding for social impact programmes. Their bid-writing service was instrumental in helping clients access grants to deliver learning and employment initiatives supporting disadvantaged communities. This represented their core differentiator: they didn't simply conduct research in isolation, but actively helped organisations translate insights into funded programmes that created tangible social benefit.
The firm worked with diverse sectors including further education, skills development, and government agencies, positioning themselves as trusted advisors who understood both the competitive pressures facing their clients and the broader policy environment shaping public investment. Their project evaluation services ensured clients could evidence programme effectiveness—crucial for securing continued funding.
The decision to retire in 2021 marked the end of a consultancy that had consistently prioritised meaningful work over growth, prioritising interesting projects that genuinely supported vulnerable populations.
Services offered
Labour market researchEmployee surveysCustomer surveysLearner surveysBid writing and funding applicationsProject evaluationEconomic researchSkills and employment programme development