Beaumont Ellis | Your Partner in Operational Transformation

At Beaumont Ellis, we bring over 30 years of experience in operational delivery across various sectors.
Our expertise spans addressing complex service delivery challenges, unprofitable accounts, strained client
relations, and disengaged employees.

Our Approach

Proven Success

OUR APPROACH | SOLUTIONS NOT JUST REPORTS

In many cases of operational failure, traditional consultancy models focus on identifying problems and producing reports. At Beaumont Ellis, we take a different approach. We don’t just analyse – we work alongside your teams to drive meaningful change. Our model prioritises:

Providing staff with the space and capacity to focus on improvements.
Offering senior-level insight to your Executive team, articulating the real challenges.
Conducting independent assessments to understand the struggles of all parties, especially in client-contractor relationships.
Building trust and creating an environment where feedback is welcomed, not resisted.

We create a “safe space” where teams can openly discuss challenges and, in return, receive constructive, honest feedback on their performance. Our goal is to foster collaboration and co-ownership of solutions, helping the very people facing the issues become part of the resolution process.

PROVEN SUCCESS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

With over 10,000 public sector staff supported through various change initiatives – from TUPE transfers to turnaround contracts – we understand the unique pressures organisations face. We recognise that our approach may not be suitable for every organisation, but we pride ourselves on being transparent about our strengths from the outset. Our principles are built on:

Authenticity & Transparency

Open, Honest Conversation

National Best Practices

Local Pragmatism

Awareness Of Finances

Understanding Operational Constraints

Our “Work Alongside” Model

Meet Our Team

View Testimonials

At Beaumont Ellis, we believe that the answers to many operational challenges lie within the teams themselves.

We take a “work alongside” approach, collaborating closely with your staff to uncover solutions together. This approach empowers individuals and teams, encouraging them to take ownership of the change process.

We support, guide, and challenge teams through the change journey, helping them navigate transitions such as organisational restructures or contract turnarounds. While management theories have their place, we find that real change happens when people connect with people – when they respect and trust those leading the change.

OUR TEAM

Jonathan Ellis

Founder

Karen Phillipson

Management Consultant

Karen Phillipson is a management consultant with over 30 years’ experience in local government and the private sector.

Karen started her career at Peterborough City Council where, after working in various roles, delivered a large-scale transformation forming a centralised admin function of 300+ staff across all Council services. This delivered sustainable savings, revised working practices, provision of temporary staff, strengthening service delivery resilience. Karen’s experience also includes reviews of Police back-office teams and NHS Patient Admin Services.

Karen has worked as a dynamic Operations Leader and Client Manager with 9 years of experience working for a FTSE 100 & 250 company, managing national teams across the UK providing Regulatory Services and Business Services, working in partnership with Local Authorities. This work included responsibility for delivering client services and operational excellence, successfully managing budgets and profit/loss accounts and delivering efficiencies associated. Karen along with Jonathan has worked as Executive “trouble-shooter” working with services requiring improvement/operational support.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

Jonathan Ellis was my go-to when facing contract challenges. The solution was often within the organization, but what was needed was a fresh perspective. Beaumont Ellis quickly gained credibility with both sides, adopting a whole-team approach that garnered respect. Their hands-on involvement resulted in a stronger relationship between teams and, most importantly, an improved service.

Jonathan Prew

MD at Capita