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As we enter 2021, we can reflect on a year which challenged the sports industry like no other in recent memory, and when many of our clients and ongoing projects were adversely impacted by COVID-19 and everything involved in it. However, it didn’t stop us from celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wharton Consulting in May…

Here’s a link to some reflections on the need constantly to review and modernise competition structures in sport, based on the work that we’ve done in this area over the past 20 years. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/neil-tunnicliffe-12467b2_the-value-of-a-modern-competition-structure-activity-6683738731347873792-u_GK

It was 20 years ago this week, on 2 May 2000, that Wharton Consulting took on its first consultancy project – and so, even if these extraordinary times mean that we can’t have a party, we’re celebrating this very significant anniversary! Over the subsequent 20 years we’ve worked across the sporting spectrum, and developed specialisms…

England Netball has commissioned Wharton Consulting to conduct a review of its competition offer and structures for adult, junior and schools netball, and within the talent pathway. The review will take place as part of EN’s planning for its new ten-year strategy for netball, and will be conducted between April and autumn 2020. It comes…

As 2019 draws to a close, we can reflect on another fruitful and enjoyable year working across the sports sector in Great Britain and Ireland. Once again we’ve been involved in professional team sports, Olympic and Paralympic programmes, talent pathways, and with community networks, all of which have brought their own particular challenges. Some of…

We’re delighted to see Sarah take up the role of Interim Chair at UK Athletics, at what is a critical time for the sport – and we wish her every success! See the media statement below for more details: https://www.uka.org.uk/media/news/2019-news-page/january-2019/16-01-19-uka-statement/?fbclid=IwAR08-lXI_IrZhh6qUVt315ADTPFyGwpab9iAGzHWDCRCzBIVNsrNthxK9Ww

As 2018 comes towards a close, Neil, Sarah and Simon would like to wish all our clients and friends a very merry Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous 2019. We’ve loved working with you this year, and look forward to continuing to do so over the next 12 months.

As another summer draws to a close, we’ve once again been kept busy by a wide variety of hugely enjoyable and fulfilling projects. Here are some of the highlights: Sarah and Neil have been working on behalf of UK Sport to research the viability of a number of different models for the delivery of the…

As you’ll no doubt be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR) comes into force on Friday 25 May. We at Wharton Consulting hold an amount of personal data either as a result of work that we’ve done over the past few years, or because we have professional connections which we’ve generated through our…

As the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast draw to a close, we’ve been reflecting on some of the work that we’ve done over the past few years and the performance legacy that it has generated over the last couple of weeks. In particular, we’ve been delighted to see the following: Wales achieving a…