Axiom helps family businesses understand, measure, and communicate the positive impact they create for their people and communities. Social value has become essential for tenders, customer relationships, and demonstrating responsible business practice — and family firms are naturally well placed to lead. 

As an all in one sustainability platform co founded by a member of a sixth generation family business, Axiom brings clarity, structure, and credibility to a space that can otherwise feel confusing or inconsistent.

What We Do

We support family businesses in building clear, evidence based social value reporting that reflects their culture and long term stewardship. Using recognised UK approaches — including Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), Social Return on Investment (SROI), and the Government’s Social Value Model — we help organisations articulate their contribution in a way that is trusted, consistent, and aligned with what stakeholders now expect.

Our software centralises data, evidence, and reporting, while our team offers practical guidance and a friendly, supportive partnership that makes the process feel manageable and meaningful.

Services Offered to Family Businesses

- Development of tailored social value frameworks aligned with family business values

- Measurement of community investment, employee wellbeing, and local economic contribution

- Support for CBA, SROI, and Social Value Model reporting

- Clear, accessible reporting for tenders, customers, and internal stakeholders

- Tools to capture and evidence activities across employment, community support, wellbeing, diversity, and carbon reduction

- UK based support from a team that understands the realities of family owned organisations

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“Family businesses create meaningful social value every day. Our role is to make that contribution visible, measurable, and easy to communicate.”

Joe Oughtred, Co Founder, Axiom Sustainability

Member of a sixth generation family business