Ecorys UK
UK arm of the Dutch-headquartered consultancy Ecorys; CSSF contractor
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| Type | Company registered at Companies House |
| Founded | 12 July 1982 (incorporated) |
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| Headquarters | England |
| Industry | Management consultancy activities other than financial management |
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Ecorys UK (Ecorys Uk Limited, Companies House number 01650169) is a contractor to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Companies House records the company as incorporated on 12 July 1982, with status "Active", nature of business "70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management".[1][2] It is not among the named suppliers on Lots 1 and 3 of the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27; the 37 Lot 2 suppliers were "redacted on National Security grounds".[3] Contracts Finder lists 2 published CSSF award(s) to the organisation with a combined stated value of £8,335,000. FCO and FCDO payments to it over £25,000 recorded in published departmental spending data total about £20,653,458; these figures cover all FCO/FCDO (and, after September 2020, former Department for International Development) programmes and are not limited to the CSSF.[4]
Overview
Companies House records Ecorys BV of Rotterdam as the person with significant control of Ecorys UK Limited, holding 75% or more of shares and voting rights.[5] The Ecorys group's 2024 annual report lists Ecorys UK Limited as a 100%-owned subsidiary.[6]
CSSF/ISF and other UK government work
In September 2022 the FCDO awarded Ecorys a call-off contract under the CSSF framework for "the Provision of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Services for the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate", valued at £7,535,000 and running from 21 September 2022 to 20 September 2025.[7]
Ecorys was also among the suppliers awarded a place on Lot B of the original 2015 CSSF framework agreement.[8]
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) reviewed the CSSF's aid spending in March 2018 and gave it an amber-red score, finding the fund responsive to National Security Council priorities but with weak results management and inadequate evidence of outcomes and value for money.[9] ICAI published a follow-up review in 2019.[10]
Controversies and criticism
Documents that the hacker group Anonymous said came from the FCO, and that UrduPoint reported in 2019, named Ecorys as a member of one of two consortiums that met the FCO's Counter Disinformation and Media Development programme in August 2018 to discuss a proposed £9.8m "EXPOSE Network" project (2018–21). These documents show a consortium bid, not an award. They have not been independently authenticated.[11] The FCO had earlier described the related leak of Institute for Statecraft documents as part of a Russian state campaign "intended to... discredit" counter-disinformation work.[12]
Published CSSF contracts
| Award date | Contract | Value (£) | Supplier name as published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-22 | CSSF: Multilateral Strategy (MuSt) Impact Evaluation | 800,000 | Ecorys UK Limited | [13] |
| 2022-09-20 | CSSF EECAD: Provision of MERL | 7,535,000 | Ecorys UK Limited | [14] |
FCO/FCDO payments
| Year | Amount (£) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 123,271 |
| 2014 | 155,892 |
| 2015 | 58,250 |
| 2016 | 793,334 |
| 2017 | 419,790 |
| 2018 | 722,183 |
| 2019 | 527,407 |
| 2020 | 2,759,581 |
| 2021 | 5,477,782 |
| 2022 | 3,666,316 |
| 2023 | 2,966,036 |
| 2024 | 2,718,412 |
| 2025 | 265,204 |
| Total | 20,653,458 |
People
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Smith (Nicola Celia Smith) | Director | 1 October 2012 | – |
| Peter Burgess | Secretary | 18 September 1995 | 18 August 2008 |
| Darryn Hedges (Darryn William Harold Hedges) | Secretary | 1 March 2016 | 31 March 2017 |
| Malcolm Higham (Malcolm David Higham) | Secretary | 18 August 2008 | 1 March 2016 |
| Stuart Roberts (Stuart Kurt Roberts) | Secretary | 31 March 2017 | 19 May 2023 |
| John Bell (John Edwin Bell) | Director | 8 November 1998 | 16 January 2009 |
| Nicholas Bozeat (Nicholas Rodney Bozeat) | Director | – | 9 April 2001 |
| Robert Brown (Robert Morrison Gibb Brown) | Director | 21 April 1997 | 30 November 1998 |
| Peter Burgess | Director | 18 September 1995 | 1 October 2011 |
| Michael Davis (Michael Leslie Davis) | Director | 1 March 2016 | 31 July 2017 |
| Kursat Egriboz (Kursat Levent Egriboz) | Director | 16 July 2008 | 29 June 2012 |
| Richard Haines | Director | – | 15 October 2006 |
| Paul Harris (Dr Paul Charles Harris) | Director | 28 January 1994 | 9 April 2001 |
| Adrian Healy (Adrian John Healy) | Director | 15 February 2002 | 31 December 2003 |
| Darryn Hedges (Darryn William Harold Hedges) | Director | 1 March 2016 | 31 March 2017 |
| Malcolm Higham (Malcolm David Higham) | Director | 18 August 2008 | 8 April 2016 |
| Allison Hocking (Allison Mary Hocking) | Director | 16 July 2008 | 17 September 2009 |
| Patricia Irving | Director | 1 January 2004 | 30 November 2005 |
| Darren Jackson (Darren Lee Jackson) | Director | 1 October 2011 | 9 November 2022 |
| Margaret James (Margaret Valerie James) | Director | 1 July 2004 | 1 May 2008 |
| Paul Jeffrey (Paul Nicholas Ian Jeffrey) | Director | 17 July 1995 | 30 September 2012 |
| Frank Joyce (Frank Edwin Joyce) | Director | – | 31 December 2004 |
| Clare Kenvyn (Clare Elizabeth Kenvyn) | Director | 1 January 2004 | 17 September 2009 |
| Andrew McCoshan (Dr Andrew McCoshan) | Director | 1 July 2003 | 18 August 2008 |
| James Medhurst (James Richard Medhurst) | Director | – | 9 April 2001 |
| Aydin Ozgul | Director | 1 January 2015 | 9 February 2023 |
| Christopher Ralph (Christopher Mark Ralph) | Director | 1 July 2003 | 30 April 2016 |
| Stuart Roberts (Stuart Kurt Roberts) | Director | 31 March 2017 | 19 May 2023 |
| Roger Sumpton (Dr Roger Charles Sumpton) | Director | 1 October 2000 | 31 December 2003 |
| Christopher Walker (Christopher John Walker) | Director | 17 September 2009 | 31 January 2015 |
| Gillian Whitting (Doctor Gillian Mary Whitting) | Director | 17 July 1995 | 30 September 2000 |
| Andrew Wilkinson-Sharpe | Director | 28 April 2023 | 31 October 2024 |
| Hugh Williams (Hugh Edgar Williams) | Director | 7 November 2008 | 31 July 2009 |
| Hugh Williams (Hugh Edgar Williams) | Director | – | 29 February 2008 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Companies House, ECORYS UK LIMITED (01650169) Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Companies House, ECORYS UK LIMITED (01650169): officers Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Agreement (2023-2027): contract award notice 029743-2023 Find a Tender Service, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2010–2020; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO: departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2020–2026.
- ↑ Companies House, ECORYS UK LIMITED: persons with significant control Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Ecorys, Annual Report 2024 Ecorys, 2025.
- ↑ Bidstats, CSSF EECAD: Provision of MERL (Award) Bidstats, 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Bidstats, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund framework (award notice) Bidstats, December 2015.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, March 2018.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, ICAI follow-up of: The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, 2019.
- ↑ UrduPoint (reporting documents published by Anonymous), Hackers Reveal UK Gov't Project Against Alleged Russian Disinformation With $13Mln Budget UrduPoint, 2019.
- ↑ BBC News, Russia-linked hack 'bid to discredit' UK anti-disinformation campaign BBC News, December 2018.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, CSSF: Multilateral Strategy (MuSt) Impact Evaluation Contracts Finder, 2020-09-22.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, CSSF EECAD: Provision of MERL Contracts Finder, 2022-09-20.