Social Value Reporting and SROI Accounting

Quantifying Impact: Social Value Reporting and SROI Accounting

At Jola Associates, we help organisations demonstrate the full scope of their social, environmental, and economic value. Our Social Value Reporting and Social Return on Investment (SROI) Accounting services enable you to measure the impact of your activities in a way that resonates with stakeholders, funders, and communities.

Whether you’re a community group, a not-for-profit, or a commercial organisation aiming to secure public tenders or government grants, our approach ensures that your contributions are clearly communicated and aligned with both organisational objectives and broader social outcomes.

Key Features of Our Social Value and SROI Services:

  • Custom Social Value Frameworks: Tailored to your organisation’s goals and mission, we design frameworks to measure relevant social value metrics, ensuring transparency and accountability.
  • SROI Analysis: We employ rigorous methodologies to quantify both the financial and non-financial returns generated from your activities, demonstrating the holistic value of your work.
  • Impact Reporting: Whether you’re bidding for public tenders, seeking government grants, or demonstrating impact to stakeholders, our detailed reports help you communicate your social value effectively.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: We engage with stakeholders to understand what matters most to them, ensuring your social value efforts reflect their needs and expectations.
  • Dashboards and Visualisations: Easily digestible, visually compelling dashboards that clearly communicate your organisation’s impact, tailored for various audiences including boards, funders, and procurement officers.

Who We Support:

  • Community Groups: We help community organisations quantify the often-intangible benefits they provide, enabling them to secure funding and grow their services.
  • Not-for-Profits: Our services help not-for-profits showcase their value to funders, trustees, and the communities they serve, ensuring sustainability.
  • Commercial Organisations: We assist businesses looking to gain a competitive edge in public procurement by aligning their activities with social value requirements in public tenders or government grants.

Why Choose Jola Associates?

  • Innovative Methodologies: Our combination of SROI and Social Value frameworks ensures that our assessments are structured, detailed, and holistic, providing a comprehensive view of your social impact.
  • Local Expertise: With deep knowledge of Cornwall’s economic landscape and community needs, we bring regional insights that align with your organisation’s goals and the community’s expectations.
  • Proven Track Record: We have a history of success in securing funding and delivering high-impact social value assessments that drive meaningful change.
  • Personalised Service: Our tailored approach addresses your organisation’s specific challenges, supporting you in maximising social value.
  • End-to-End Support: From Social Value Frameworks to SROI assessments, we’re here to guide you every step of the way, offering a seamless, end-to-end service to meet your unique needs.

Next Steps

Are you ready to measure your social impact and unlock new opportunities? Contact Jola Associates for expert support in feasibility studies, SROI assessments, and maximising social value.

Conclusion

SROI and structured assessments can reveal the true value your organisation brings to society. Jola Associates, led by Chris Cotter, uses SROI Accounting techniques to understand how you create social value and report it to stakeholders. Let us help you showcase your project’s value, navigate complex challenges, and contribute to a thriving, sustainable future for Cornwall.

Unlock new opportunities for your organisation with Jola Associates—your trusted partner for impactful insights and growth.

What our clients say

“Working with Jola Associates on our SPF-funded project was a really positive experience. Throughout the project, they provided valuable support both online and through meetings at St Eval, offering thoughtful guidance and helpful external insight along the way. The final independent evaluation report was detailed, insightful, and gave us a clear and valuable perspective on the project’s outcomes and impact. We appreciated the professional and collaborative approach throughout, and we would be happy to recommend Jola Associates.”
Sara-Jayne McKintyMarketing Manager St Eval Candles
”Working with Jackie and Chris as our external evaluators has been a fantastic experience. Their extensive experience and impartial perspective gave us genuinely useful insights into our project throughout its delivery. When we encountered challenges, their advice was invaluable in helping us find a way forward, and their final report was thorough and professional. We'd highly recommend them and look forward to working together again in the future.”
Kim KiltyCommercial Manager, Assentech Sales Limited
”Jackie and Chris provided outstanding support during our Good Growth Hub project evaluation at Newquay. As this was our first experience of the evaluation process, their expertise and practical guidance made a complex process feel structured and manageable. They not only supported the evaluation itself but also strengthened our understanding of the grant framework, enabling us to engage effectively with the funder.”
Yuliana PlantTechnical Manager, RIG UK
”Working with Jackie and Chris throughout our SPF project added significant value beyond the formal evaluation itself. Their ability to interpret requirements, challenge assumptions, and translate complex activity into clear, credible evidence strengthened both our delivery and our reporting. Their approach combined rigor with practicality. Rather than simply observing progress, they actively helped sharpen our thinking, ensuring that outputs, outcomes, and impact were properly understood and articulated. This proved particularly valuable when engaging with our funder, as it gave us greater confidence in how we presented the project’s achievements. One of the most beneficial aspects of their involvement was how clearly they connected our work to the wider funding context. Their experience meant they could offer insights that went beyond the immediate project, helping us better understand expectations and position our results more effectively. They also helped to clarify and communicate project requirements and language into understandable information – clarifying the jargon, which I found invaluable. The final evaluation report reflected this depth of understanding. It was thorough, well-structured, and grounded in evidence, while remaining accessible and practical for day-to-day use. It has already become a useful reference point for our team as we build on the project’s outcomes. For organisations seeking evaluators who bring both technical expertise and broader funding insight, Jackie and Chris offer a highly effective and credible service. Their contribution goes beyond reporting; they help strengthen the overall quality and impact of the work itself.”
Jon HurrellManaging Director, Sellectronics
“Jola Associates have delivered the project on time, within budget and with a detailed but easy to read and visually rich report. Chris has been a pleasure to work with, understanding and personable to a tee. I will certainly be recommending their services for funding evaluation as the best I have come across.”
Rose Hatcher, Project LeadCharlestown Harbour Limited
“Chris’s approach to the process and the project has been incredibly thorough, inciteful, sensitive yet robust. The quality of his work and his professional knowledge has meant that we now have an important and useful document to help us build on the work we have been doing to transform and enhance the museum’s offer.”
Taryn Harris, Project Support OfficerCornwall Museum and Art Gallery
“Bude and Stratton Town Team commissioned JOLA Associates to carry out a pre-feasibility study to establish the best methodology options that would give the greatest chance of success both in attracting funding and managing the process. The report produced in a relatively tight timescale is both comprehensive and engaging. JOLA took time to thoroughly understand the team's needs by engaging in managed conversations and thoroughly examining the options available. This has led to an inexperienced team feeling enthusiastic and confident about how to proceed to the next phase of this major project. ”
Tony GibbsChair Bude and Stratton Town Team
“We would highly recommend Chris as an external verifier; the level of work he produces goes beyond expectations and is informative as you would need. During our project Chris has been easy to work along side and has given us ample time when reading through any drafts he’s created. From all the Directors at Pellows, we would like to thank Chris personally as we appreciate the hard work he has done for us.”
Joanne MartinPellows
“We were delighted to work with JOLA Associates as our external evaluators for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) programme. Jackie & Chris demonstrated a high level of professionalism, knowledge, and expertise throughout the process. From the outset, they provided valuable guidance and early insight that helped shape our approach and ensured we were focused on the right priorities from the beginning. Communication was excellent throughout, with clear, timely, and constructive support whenever needed. Their evaluation process not only provided useful outputs and recommendations but also helped us better understand the impact and outcomes of our project. The insight and expertise they brought added significant value, and their collaborative approach made the process straightforward and productive. We would highly recommend JOLA Associates to any organisation seeking a knowledgeable, professional, and supportive evaluation partner." We also look forward to working with them in the future!”
Angela HarveyMintMech Limited
“We worked with Jackie and Chris on the evaluation of a significant capital project as part of our grant application process. From the outset, they were both professional, approachable and easy to work with, taking the time to understand the project and the wider business context. The evaluation was thorough and well structured, with Jackie and Chris bringing a good level of challenge. They were able to take a complex project and translate the key benefits, outcomes and value into a clear and credible evaluation. The final output was of high standard and a robust document to support our grant application. It also gave us something we can use going forward as evidence of the project's impact and value. We would have no hesitation in recommending Jackie and Chris. They were knowledgeable, responsive and genuinely invested in helping us get the best possible outcome from the evaluation”
Theresa DennettFinance Director, Roddas

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