GIST Research
Newport-registered conflict research and programme consultancy; CSSF contractor
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| Type | Registered at Companies House |
| Founded | 13 February 2019 (incorporated) |
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| Headquarters | Bradbury House, Mission Court, Newport, Gwent, United Kingdom, NP20 2DW |
| Industry | Management consultancy activities other than financial management |
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GIST Research (Gist Research Limited, Companies House number 11825438) is a contractor to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Companies House records it as incorporated on 13 February 2019, status "Active", nature of business "70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management", with registered office at Bradbury House, Mission Court, Newport, Gwent, United Kingdom, NP20 2DW.[1][2] It is a named supplier on Lot 1 of the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27.[3] FCO and FCDO payments to it over £25,000 recorded in published departmental spending data total about £1,017,746; 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
GIST Research says it "was founded in 2019 by three experts" and has expanded from research and analysis into "project design, implementation and monitoring, evaluation and learning". It says one co-founding partner, Marc Parker, "spent over a decade in the UK government as an analyst and team leader" and attended the NATO senior staff college.[5]
CSSF and other UK government work
GIST is a named Lot 1 supplier on the 2023–27 CSSF framework, and FCO/FCDO payments to it are recorded from its first year of trading (see below).
FCO/FCDO payments
| Year | Amount (£) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 99,812 |
| 2021 | 320,812 |
| 2022 | 126,218 |
| 2023 | 219,932 |
| 2024 | 250,971 |
| Total | 1,017,746 |
People
| Name | Role | Appointed |
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| Michele Cesari | Director | 13 February 2019 |
| Mathieu Jean Louis Marie Dillais | Director | 13 February 2019 |
| Marc Parker | Director | 13 February 2019 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Companies House, Gist Research Limited (11825438) Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Companies House, Gist Research Limited (11825438): 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.
- ↑ GIST Research, About GIST Research, accessed 16 October 2026.