CHIC Consortium
Communities & Housing Investment Consortium. As CHIC's appointed managing agent, ARK provides market-leading commercial procurement across asset management, new build, and supply chains.
35+ Years Sector Leadership
Approved Public Frameworks
Helping You Deliver the High-Quality Homes Residents Deserve
For over 35 years, ARK has partnered with local authorities, housing associations, and ALMOs across the UK as a trusted critical friend—delivering end-to-end asset management, regulatory compliance, decarbonisation, and interim leadership.
Procurement Assurance
Who We Support & Approved Frameworks
Engage ARK with complete commercial assurance. As an approved supplier across leading UK public purchasing consortia, local authorities and housing associations can call off our advisory, data, and interim services compliantly under PCR 2015.
ESPO Frameworks
Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation. Call off strategic consultancy, asset modeling, and technical advice through pre-tendered public sector framework agreements.
Bloom Procurement
Direct engagement through the Bloom dynamic procurement marketplace for strategic reviews, disrepair audits, and executive resource deployments.
Pretium Frameworks
Specialist development and regeneration consultancy covering Worcestershire, the West Midlands, and nationwide across strategic development lots.
Living Wage Accredited Employer
Cyber Essentials Certified
Disability Confident Committed
Homes England & GLA Approved
Multidisciplinary Advisory
Outcome-Driven Services for Social Housing
Bridging executive board strategy, statutory regulator accountability, and ground-level technical delivery across twelve integrated practice areas.
Compliance & Safety
Asset Management & 'Big 7' Health Checks
Rigorous assurance across Gas, Electrical, Fire, Asbestos, Water Hygiene, Lifts, and Awaab's Law damp and mould response regimes.
Building Safety Act 2022 Golden Thread
Awaab's Law triage & remediation workflows
Repairs service reviews & DLO options
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Regulatory Assurance
Strategy, Governance & FITness Tests
Independent health-checks testing consumer standards readiness, Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs), and Scottish RSL 3 Perspectives reviews.
ARK's 7-Pillar FITness Diagnostic
Scottish '3 Perspectives' Business Planning
Board appraisals & mock inspections
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Decarbonisation
Decarbonisation & PAS 2035 Retrofit
Certified Retrofit Assessors and Coordinators helping landlords secure Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 grants and reach EPC C by 2030.
Warm Homes Wave 3 / SHDF bid strategy
PAS 2035 whole-house retrofit coordination
Net zero capital investment modeling
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Technology & Intelligence
Proprietary Data Solutions & Asset Intelligence
Unlocking trapped data from legacy housing management systems to build dynamic 30-year expenditure plans and defend board investment decisions.
Strategic Asset Performance
ASAP: Cloud-Based Stock Grading & Valuation
ASAP empowers boards and executive leadership to distinguish performing housing assets from latent financial liabilities. By synthesising Net Present Value (NPV), reactive repair costs, void frequency, Decent Homes status, and EPC energy targets, ASAP provides an objective rating for every unit and scheme.
Granular Unit Scoring
Clear Red/Amber/Green grading down to individual postcodes
Scenario Stress-Testing
Model retrofit spend, disposal, remodelling, or rent restructuring
Capital Spend Smoothing
30 AMP: 30-Year Asset Management Planning
Unlike static housing management spreadsheets, 30 AMP delivers a dynamic multi-decade expenditure forecast. It unifies reactive maintenance history with stock condition surveys, smoothing capital peaks so treasury teams can accurately project borrowing and loan covenants.
Peak Spend Elimination
Flattens lumpy component replacement cycles into predictable budgets
50% Cost Efficiency
Actionable planning without costly bespoke software builds
Signature Methodology
The 'Critical Friend' Engagement Pathway
Demystifying public sector housing consultancy through an honest, empathetic 4-stage partnership that transitions from rapid diagnostic to lasting operational independence.
Rapid Diagnostic & Data Audit
Immediate review of stock condition databases, compliance certifications, and disrepair triage. We benchmark your status against regulatory standards to identify urgent exposure.
Cross-sector baseline: rapid stock benchmarking, data audit, and 14-day regulatory gap analysis.
Co-Designed Strategic Action Plan
Working directly with leadership and board members to construct an actionable, stress-tested roadmap with quantified performance indicators, tenant input, and VFM metrics.
Board-level strategic roadmap with quantified expenditure models and tenant-first KPIs.
Embedded Deployment & Resourcing
Deploying seasoned interim directors, technical surveyors, and PAS 2035 coordinators directly inside client operational teams to lead delivery and stabilise contracts.
Embedded senior interims and specialists co-working directly within client operational teams.
Long-Term Assurance & Upskilling
We believe great consultants work to make themselves redundant. We upskill your internal teams and embed ASAP analytics so your organisation remains permanently self-sufficient.
Self-sufficient handoff: automated ASAP intelligence dashboards and long-term staff upskilling.
Executive Search & Interims
Interim Leadership & Executive Search
When unexpected vacancies, regulatory interventions, or major service turnarounds occur, ARK provides rapid access to seasoned housing professionals who hit the ground running.
- ✓ Two-Director Quality Vetting: Every interim undergoes peer review by two ARK Executive Directors prior to client presentation.
- ✓ Shortlist in Days: Rapid deployment of Chief Executives, Asset Management Directors, and Heads of Maintenance.
- ✓ Direct Handover into Permanent: Smooth transition from interim stabilisation to executive permanent appointment.
Proven Impact: Birmingham City Council
Two-year strategic deployment of Senior Interim Neil Cox leading the council's asset management modernisation, contractor governance, and team culture transformation.
Measurable Sector Impact
Proven Outcomes Across the UK
Explore how over 300 housing providers trust ARK's multidisciplinary teams to navigate complex legal, regulatory, and capital challenges.
Awaab's Law & Repairs
Equans: Operationalising Damp & Mould Timescales
Delivered tailored training, technical hazard triage protocols, and operational workflows for national maintenance contractor Equans to satisfy strict statutory repair timescales.
Result: 100% triage compliance & rapid diagnostic workflows
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Strategic Asset Turnaround
Birmingham City Council: Asset Modernisation
Embedded senior interim directorate to restructure contractor relationships, reduce maintenance backlog, and instill a resilient, customer-first service culture.
Result: Multi-million pound efficiencies & culture reset
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Governance & Due Diligence
Albyn Housing: 3 Perspectives Due Diligence
Provided rigorous independent external assurance on a potential constitutional partnership, led by Kirsty Wells, former SHR regulator Ian Brennan, and Martin Wilkie-McFarlane.
Result: Board-approved regulatory assurance & transparency
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Practitioners, Not Theorists
100+ Sector Practitioners in Your Corner
ARK's team brings real former Chief Executives, local authority directors, and regulatory inspectors who understand the genuine pressures of public housing governance.
Danny Trueman
Data & Insights Manager
Luke Hurd
Director & COO at CHIC
Callum Murray
Data Analyst
Alex Dumitrache
Data Analyst
Directorate & Network
80+ Associate Consultants
Sector Endorsements
Endorsed by Housing Leaders Across the Nation
Authentic client feedback from council directors, housing association chief executives, and public reviewers.
"Neil’s presence as interim lead stabilised our asset management service during a pivotal period. His strategic clarity, leadership, and integrity reshaped our team culture."
"ARK took complex data and turned it into actionable, long-term asset strategies that our board and executive team could immediately trust."
"The '3 Perspectives' external due diligence led by Kirsty Wells, Ian Brennan, and Martin Wilkie-McFarlane gave our board comprehensive assurance on our constitutional partnership."
"Paul’s appointment as Interim Assets Director and ARK’s strategic advice on high-rise tower investments gave our executive team total confidence."
"Implementing the ASAP cloud assessment model allowed Sovereign to direct multi-million pound capital investment precisely where our tenants need it most."
"Rubbish don’t even turn up when you are not well please do not make any more appointments waited on all day never again"
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Direct Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything housing associations, councils, and procurement managers need to know about engaging ARK Consultancy.
Public bodies can engage ARK directly or via mini-competition without needing to run individual full OJEU tenders. We hold pre-tendered supplier positions on leading UK public procurement frameworks including CHIC (Communities & Housing Investment Consortium), ESPO, Bloom Procurement Services, Pretium Frameworks, Procure Plus, and Constellia.
ARK provides complete end-to-end support: from diagnostic surveys of high-risk stock and technical ventilation audits to drafting compliant triage policies, staff training, and contractor management workflows that guarantee adherence to statutory inspection and remediation timescales.
Because ARK maintains a vetted register of over 80 active housing associates and leaders, we routinely present qualified shortlists within 48 to 72 hours. All candidates undergo a two-director interview vetting process before client introduction.
ASAP (Strategic Asset Performance) is ARK's proprietary cloud-based asset valuation and grading tool. It ingests data exports from standard housing management systems (such as Northgate, Civica, Orchard, or MRI), cleanses the datasets, and generates dynamic Net Present Value (NPV) and sustainability heatmaps.
Designed specifically for Scottish Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), '3 Perspectives' delivers triple-lens assurance: (1) Strategic Governance & Tenant Voice led by Kirsty Wells, (2) Operational Delivery & Community Impact led by Martin Wilkie-McFarlane, and (3) Regulatory Compliance & Standards led by former SHR Director Ian Brennan.
ARK operates under a published corporate Ethical AI Charter. Approved AI tools (such as enterprise Microsoft Copilot) are used strictly within secure corporate tenants for desk research and data cleansing. Automated decisions in client deliverables or personal data processing are strictly prohibited, maintaining 100% human accountability.
Direct Consultation
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Whether you require an urgent interim director, a Big 7 compliance health-check, or strategic support on Warm Homes Wave 3, our senior directorate is ready to assist.
Birmingham Central (Headquarters) HQ
ARK Central, 84 Spencer StreetJewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B18 6DS, United Kingdom
Telephone: 0121 515 3831
Email: ark@arkconsultancy.co.uk
Opening Hours: Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Sat–Sun: Closed)
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Telephone: 0207 202 8410
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