Our mission is to provide research services and training that lead to improved community engagement, monitoring, and evaluation. We strive to deliver and train others to produce high-quality, often co-created, research that leads to more informed decisions.

At Kingfisher Commons, we have a diverse team of experts with a wealth of experience. Our team comprises seasoned researchers and industry experts dedicated to delivering the best possible results to our public and private clients.

Our approach is grounded in rigorous community research methods and a deep understanding of the industries we serve. We work closely with our clients to understand their specific needs and goals and design research projects tailored to meet their requirements and drive growth and impact.

If you are looking for expert research and insights to help drive your organisation's success, look no further than Kingfisher Commons. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you solve your problems

Tessa’s PhD explores the social relations of property, community rights and assets of community value, through an evaluation of the Community Right to Bid. Her research came from the bedrocks of property rights and the commons. Unearthing the literature of the commons, she was fascinated to discover the work of John Clare (see his poetry on the enclosures). Having spent the first two years of her life in Helpston, sharing a place of origin with Clare, Tessa felt it confirmed her destiny to rediscover our commons and uncover modern day enclosures.

She has been involved with various research projects on community engagement and consultation in planning and development, including neighbourhood planning, pre-application, deliberative engagement in planning, and Statements of Community Involvement.

She also has practical experience in community development and has been applying the principles of the commons as a proud community gardener for over eight years. She is involved in and advises many community projects, from charities to limited companies. Dedicated to the development of communities, as well as being a proud researcher, she was inspired, as if by divine intervention, to create a community research course that is practical and easy to implement for community organisations. She believes that community research is a solution to the ever-growing gap between those involved with the delivery of services and creation of policy and those whom the services and policies impact, often labelled hard to reach.

It lights Tessa up to work with people looking to progress in their personal development and community. This is where the unique community coaching programmes were born, and together, people transform themselves into fellow humans who share their communities.