A credible baseline
Establish starting circumstances and a counterfactual. Separate what Forge changes from what would happen anyway.
AMBITION THAT CAN BE SCRUTINISED
The proof matters
as much as the promise.
Our ambition is to unlock human potential and reactivate productive space. Our responsibility is to test the proposition—and report what the evidence actually shows.
FORGE 01 / MIDDLESBROUGHIllustrative concept · Not a secured site
CURRENT POSITION
A concept with
a clear evidence agenda.
Drafts organise the work ahead. They are not independent validation, secured funding or delivered outcomes.
| Workstream | Current position | Next evidence required |
|---|---|---|
| Property | Candidate enquiries | Owner confirmation, site access, surveys and viable occupation terms. |
| Community & governance | In development | Incorporation evidence, financial controls and meaningful Middlesbrough participation. |
| Energy | Commissioning brief drafted | Independent demand, generation, storage, grid and ownership assessments. |
| Food & revenue | Assumptions to test | Supplier proposals, buyer interest, pricing and cost evidence. |
| Skills & progression | Programme concept | Provider agreements, employer demand, staffing and cohort capacity. |
| Finance & HPR | Draft model | Evidence-backed inputs, sensitivity testing and independent review. |
HUMAN POTENTIAL RETURN
Measure progression.
Understand public value.
Discounted incremental fiscal benefits÷Discounted public programme costsGross fiscal HPR
No double counting
Keep participant earnings, fiscal effects and wider social or environmental outcomes distinct.
Show uncertainty
Test cautious, central and optimistic scenarios. Report assumptions, attribution and missing evidence.
HPR is a developing methodology, not an independently validated return forecast. No numerical return is claimed for Forge 01.
WHAT SUCCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE
Track the outcomes.
Not just the activity.
Sustained progression
Unique participants, assessed skills, verified learning and sustained work or enterprise outcomes.
Productive reuse
Space activated, accessibility, viable occupancy and community use.
Measured performance
Metered generation and consumption, resource use and defensible carbon comparisons.
Economic resilience
Customer demand, earned contribution, cash flow and locally retained benefit.
THE EVIDENCE PACK
Go beyond
the website.
Our working pack includes a Strategic Outline Business Case, financial and HPR workbook, evidence register and technical commissioning briefs.
For partner and feasibility review
Request the current pack and discuss the assumptions, gaps and professional studies needed. The technical briefs are scopes for studies—not completed engineering reports.
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THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION STARTS WITH US.
Help write
Middlesbrough’s next chapter.
Bring your local knowledge, a potential site, technical expertise or a funding perspective. Help us test what Forge 01 could become.
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