We were absolutely thrilled to find out we’d been awarded ‘Leading Consultancy’ status in two categories by the Financial Times.

This award is particularly special because it is driven entirely by the votes of clients, ex-clients and fellow change professionals.

The categories – ‘Organisation & Change’ and ‘People & Performance’ – reflect our core proposition and to be recognised in such a prestigious competition underlines the progress we’ve made over the past seven years.

Our founding directors, Dave Chatham and Dave Jepson, add some short personal reflections and thanks below.

Dave Chatham writes:

I’m delighted that the Financial Times has named Partners in Change Consulting among the top firms in the UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2025 in both ‘Organisation & Change’ and ‘People & Performance’ categories. This is a great moment for us; getting this type of recognition can often take many more years to achieve.

For me personally, receiving such recognition via this FT award is particularly special because it is entirely based on the opinions of current and past clients, and professionals within the change and transformation industry who know our work.

We set out nearly seven years ago to be our clients’ trusted partner to get change done and this goal hasn’t changed. This award shows we are fulfilling our mission!

I’d like to thank all our customers and fellow change professionals who put our name forward. Whether you voted for us in the survey, or mentioned ud in passing to your networks, we really appreciate it. 

Getting change and transformation done requires great people, and as such, I’d also like to thank our Partners in Change team and associate network for delivering the work that has made this possible. Your calm, collaborative and caring style continues to help our customers deliver impactful results for their organisations.

Dave Jepson writes:

A few years ago one of our customers commented that Partners in Change was not very pushy: other suppliers at that particular client were repeatedly trying, with not the slightest hint of compunction, to grab our delivery space.  He pointed out that we were better, but seemed to try to make far less of our capability.

Part of PiC’s behavioural DNA is to be ‘low ego’: it’s great with customers, but can be a barrier to growth.

In that context the FT award is therefore massively pleasing.  It’s awarded off the back of recognition from our customers and collaborators, and for me personally, to win in the ‘People and Performance’ category is doubly uplifting because, inferentially, it recognises one of the fundamental components of our offer: we focus as much on ‘how’ we work with our customers, as we do on our expert ‘what’.  The clue is, as the adage goes, on the label: Partners in Change.

So I want to say a huge thank-you to everyone who voted for us, but I also want to recognise the superb service provided by our consultants, bringing to life every day our great value change-delivery capability, working together with our customers to get complex business change done well.

And in case you haven’t heard of us yet, think of us as probably the best value small change-consultancy organisation you’ve not yet had the pleasure of working with.