Mickledore

Economic strategy
Developing economic and regeneration strategies based on an evidence base, stakeholder views and the drivers of change in the wider environment.
Our work has set the pattern for development and investment in regional, sub-regional, Local Authority and smaller investment areas. Above all the work is based on evidence and leads to deliverable actions involving a wider stakeholder group. The most successful economic strategies engage local influencers and are focused on measurable success.

Understanding sectors and securing investment
Mickledore has developed a wide range of sector strategies and has an in depth understanding of the drivers of change in the UK’s key sectors. The work is typically developed to determine the sector investment approach of an agency and to identify potential leads for investment. We have developed sector propositions for many of the leading investment agencies in the UK and this has included the sector propositions for the West Midlands Growth Company in advance of the Commonwealth Games but also identifying the leading global companies in some sub-sectors for MIDAS, the investment agency for Greater Manchester.

Developing business cases
Mickledore has a particular specialism in funding – whether for businesses, agencies or to allow the development of individual projects. We have developed a large number of HM Treasury Green Book business cases and also provide Green Book training and appraise business cases for the North of Tyne and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. We have worked on a large number of public sector funding programmes including Levelling Up Fund, Shared Prosperity Fund, devolution based city growth deals and Strength in Places Fund (amongst others).

Evaluating impact
We are focused on demonstrating that economic development programmes deliver results and as such undertake post-funding evaluations as well as determining the economic impact of specific organisations or projects. On programme evaluation we have carried out a large number of evaluations meeting the HM Treasury Magenta Book requirements.