Local plans, annual plans & budgeting

Set budget priorities with confidence

Uncover resident priorities, pressure points and funding risks before key budget decisions.

Working with councils, police forces and public bodies across the UK

  • Greater London Authority
  • Camden
  • Leeds City Council
  • City of Westminster
  • Manchester City Council
  • Sheffield City Council
  • Berkeley Group

From resident priorities to budget decisions

Bring community evidence into local planning and budgeting, from understanding needs to aligning decisions with what matters most to residents.

Listen

Hear the whole community.

Collect representative feedback across surveys, listening and internal systems to surface resident priorities and pressure points.

Ask

Test budget trade-offs.

Run representative budget surveys so every neighbourhood weighs in on priorities, not just the residents who attend public meetings.

Communicate

Explain the budget clearly.

Show residents how their input shaped the budget, in the channels and languages they use.

Built into every budget phase

Use community insight throughout the financial year, from early priority setting to council approval, public communication and post-adoption accountability.

Set priorities

Set priorities

Surface community winners, gaps, risks and perception trends before budget planning begins, so leaders can align around defensible focus areas.

Build department budget proposals

Build department budget proposals

Translate resident priorities into clear budget justifications, helping departments connect funding requests to the needs residents have identified.

Engagement & council approval

Engagement & council approval

Consolidate feedback into decision-ready summaries that link proposed spending to community priorities and strengthen the case for approval.

Communicate & track performance

Communicate & track performance

Show residents how input shaped investment decisions, then track sentiment and performance to build the evidence base for the next cycle.

Designed for moments that matter

Budget & council priorities
Seasonal events
Annual updates to residents
Policy changes
Major announcements
Crisis response
Ongoing service updates
Strategic initiatives
Budget & council priorities
Seasonal events
Annual updates to residents
Policy changes
Major announcements
Crisis response
Ongoing service updates
Strategic initiatives

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