Founded in 1997 by Josephine Burns and Paul Owens, Burns Owens Partnership Ltd (BOP) is one of the UK's leading consultancies on culture and the creative industries. We have a core staff of nine consultants and researchers, who bring a powerful combination of skills, expertise and commitment to all of our projects. They are joined by a pool of associates who work with BOP when the job demands it, bringing additional expertise in areas such as business support and public policy. BOP became a limited company in 2004.

BOP's work is concentrated in four main areas: research, strategy, evaluation and programme design/management. Our clients include Government departments, non-departmental public bodies, Regional Development Agencies and Cultural Consortia, local authorities, not-for-profit organisations and the private sector. Our client-centred approach is friendly and collaborative. We are sensitive to the specific contexts in which we work, but also ask the challenging questions.