We can help when you want to

Explore community stewardship or partnership approaches

Understand viable options for transfer, lease, or shared governance

Connect with trusted organisations or experienced community groups

Ensure good planning, governance, and financial modelling for new stewards

Progress asset transition in a steady, transparent way

This includes full or modular support with identifying stewards, preparing new groups, exploring financing routes, and facilitating the transfer process.

Our services

Whether you’re responsible for a single site or a wider portfolio of land or buildings, you may be exploring new ways for those places to be cared for, used, or stewarded. You might be considering community involvement, reviewing existing arrangements, or planning for long-term responsibility and resilience.

We support land and asset owners - including private estates, councils, and environmental organisations - to explore options, build strong partnerships, and design clear, workable routes to future stewardship.

Our approach is practical, steady and grounded in relationships, helping you navigate complexity with confidence.

🌿Community-Rooted Stewardship Support

A practical, partnership-based approach to involving communities in how land and local assets are cared for.

Many environmental organisations are exploring ways to work more closely with communities — whether to share responsibility, strengthen relationships, or ensure that their work is trusted and enduring. Community involvement can bring clarity, legitimacy, and deeper connection to the places you care for.

Stewardship by Design helps you explore those possibilities and shape a model that works for your organisation, for communities, and for the site itself.

What this package can include:

• exploratory conversations about community involvement at your sites

• mapping who the community is and how they experience the place

• designing or refreshing stewardship approaches that include shared roles, responsibilities, and decision-making

• advising on organisational structures, governance, and partnership processes

• identifying what support communities may need to engage confidently

• creating a clear, workable stewardship model that reflects your mission and community needs

We take a relational, steady approach — helping you build trust and shared purpose over time, rather than imposing a ready-made model.

What this package is useful for:

• organisations developing new sites or revisiting existing ones

• strengthening social legitimacy and community trust

• exploring shared governance or advisory structures

• preparing internal teams for more community-led ways of working

• ensuring long-term stewardship is rooted in place, not only in policy

🌱 Full asset transition package

A complete, end-to-end process for landowners exploring community-led stewardship or transition.

This package supports you and prospective new stewards from the earliest exploratory conversations through to a completed transfer. It includes relationship-building, planning support, financial and governance preparation, professional steps, and structured guidance through the final transition.

It’s designed for asset owners who want clarity, steady support, and a process that feels fair, transparent, and well held for everyone involved.

Module 1 - Exploring Future Stewards

Identifying potential stewards and beginning early conversations

This module is for land and asset owners who want to explore whether a community-led group or mission-aligned organisation could be an appropriate future steward - without committing to a transition yet.

It includes:

• outreach to suitable groups

• early introductions and facilitated conversations

• support in building initial relationships

• gentle exploration of readiness on both sides

This module helps you understand what’s possible before making formal decisions.

Module 2 - Preparing New Stewards

Supporting prospective stewards to build strong foundations

If you have identified a potential steward — or a group wants to come forward — this module helps ensure they have the planning, financial clarity, and governance basics needed to take on responsibility.

It includes:

• shaping a practical project plan

• developing financial clarity

• exploring legal structures and governance options

• identifying potential risks and readiness gaps

This module builds confidence that new stewards will be well prepared.

Module 3 - Professional Support & Due Diligence

Ensuring legal and technical steps are handled properly

This module covers the professional aspects of transition, helping ensure that both parties understand the technical and legal steps required.

It includes:

• conveyancing support

• surveys or other technical assessments

• liaison with legal and professional advisors

This provides a robust and responsible foundation for whichever route you choose.

Module 4 - Designing the Transfer Model

Finding a route that works for everyone involved

This module clarifies the mechanisms available (sale, lease, partnership model, hybrid approaches) and helps both parties understand what each route involves.

It includes:

• exploring transfer mechanisms

• considering responsibilities, risks, and timelines

• identifying financial arrangements

• shaping a clear transition pathway

This module reduces uncertainty and brings practical clarity.

Module 5 - Finalising the Transition

Steady support through the final steps

When both parties are ready, this module supports the final stage of the journey.

It includes:

• coordinating agreed payments

• supporting completion processes

• ensuring clear communication and shared understanding

• holding space for the emotional realities of transition

This module helps the transition feel calm, clear, and respectful.

Our fees

Assset Transition | Module 1 - Exploring Future Stewards

£5,000

You can work with us through the full transition package, choose from the individual modules, or begin with our Community-Rooted Stewardship Support offer if you’re exploring community involvement or partnership approaches.

Many land and asset owners start with a single module or the stewardship support package to understand their options, and then move into a fuller process only if and when it feels right. Others prefer the structure and continuity of the full package from the outset.

Wherever you begin, we take this at the pace of trust - steady, transparent and shaped around your needs.

Asset Transition | Module 3 - Professional Support & Due Diligence

£5,000

£5,000

Asset Transition | Module 2 - Preparing New Stewards

£10,000

Asset Transition | Module 4 - Designing the Transfer Model

£5,000

Asset Transition | Full Package - Includes modules 1–5 delivered end-to-end.

Asset Transition | Module 5 - Finalising the Transition

£30,000

Community-Rooted Stewardship Support

£12,000