ACE Benchmarking Lite 2013 ACE is continuing to offer this useful tool free to ACE members in the UK with a headcount of 100 or fewer. Click here to register The ACE Benchmarking programme is the industry’s annual peer-to-peer comparison programme, providing participating businesses with an in-depth analysis of their operations, revenue per fee earner, costs, staff turnover, marketing activity and competitiveness. ACE Benchmarking enables businesses to monitor and react based upon actual market intelligence. ACE Benchmarking Lite is available to UK companies with a headcount of 100 staff or below. If your company has a headcount greater than 100, click here to find out about ACE's Benchmarking programme. ACE’s Benchmarking survey has been streamlined to provide approximately 200 key metrics to small companies, whilst reducing significantly the time and cost implications of completing the survey.  On the submission of a completed survey to CIFC you will be entered into a free prize draw to win an Amazon Kindle. This draw will take place following the publication of the report using the details submitted at the time of registration and will be selected randomly. The details of the winner will also be placed on ACE website. ACE Benchmarking Lite Brochure Download the ACE Benchmarking Lite information brochure The reports you will receive and the survey Download the 2012 industry overview Download an example of your companies personal indicator report Download an example of the survey

	Frequently asked questions

	What size of company is the programme designed for? more The Benchmarking Lite programme is designed for companies with a headcount below 100.

	Who conducts the analysis? more The analysis for the Benchmarking Lite programme is conducted by the Centre for Interfirm Comparison (CIFC). This ensures that participants receive an independent view of their company’s performance.

	About CIFC more Since 2005, The Centre has worked with ACE to design and operate the benchmarking project for Engineering and Consultancy firms. The Centre for Interfirm Comparison (CIFC) was one of the pioneers of benchmarking; it developed the concept of comparing company performance using management ratios in projects that range from a few simple measures to sophisticated analytical studies. It was set up in 1959 by the Institute of Management with the support of the CBI and the British Productivity Council to meet the demand for a neutral specialist body to conduct interfirm comparisons and benchmarking projects on a confidential basis as a service to management. Its objectives were to enable companies to assess their performance against that of their peers and so identify areas for improvement and to implement best practice.

	What will I receive? more As part of the ACE Benchmarking programme participants receive the following reports in both pdf and spreadsheet form: An industry overview  A personal report with ratings against key indicators

	What information is in the industry overview? more The industry overview report compares the averages and upper and lower quartiles of companies’ data to draw conclusions on industry trends. Participants in the benchmarking programme receive a copy of this report which includes data tables for all the information contained in the report. The written analysis from the report is publically available with the exception of the data tables to promote important issues and trends within the industry to policymakers and government departments. The report contains no individual company data and does not identify any participants ensuring that participants’ figures in the scheme remains confidential.

	What information is in the personal report? more The personal report is one of the unique selling points of ACE’s programme, comparing participants in detail to their peers and competitors. This report utilises a rating system which compares your company’s performance against the average and range of results for companies and partnerships of a similar size. Your individual report will be sent direct to the person you have nominated at the point of registration. These reports are not shared with any other parties and are not publically available.

	How many metrics does the report analyse? more Approximately 200 metrics covering a wide variety of business operations

	Who holds the data for the benchmarking programme? more The data for the benchmarking programme is held by the Centre for Interfirm Comparison (CIFC) and is only used for the purposes of the benchmarking programme.

	Will my individual company’s data be shared with any other parties outside of the benchmarking programme? more No. CIFC and ACE have a confidentiality agreement in place with CIFC holding the data for the programme to provide participants with the confidence that it will not be used for any other purposes.

	Can you help me interpret my results in greater detail? more Depending on your requirements CIFC and ACE are able to construct a personal service for your company in addition to the standard benchmarking and CEO Conference service. Whilst the additional price for this service will be dependent upon requirements, this allows members of the programme to fully customise the benchmarking programme.

	Can I request another copy of our company’s individual report? more Companies can request the individual report to be sent to other employees’ but to do this the individual that registered as the benchmarking contact at the point of registration will need to contact CIFC directly to request for report to be sent. This ensures that company’s reports are only sent to the intending recipient and ensures confidentiality of participants’ data.

	2013 Benchmarking Lite Registration   {1} ##LOC[OK]## {1} ##LOC[OK]## ##LOC[Cancel]## {1} ##LOC[OK]## ##LOC[Cancel]## If your company has a headcount of 100 or below and would like to register please provide your details bellow and we will get in touch with you. ACE members - FREE Non members - £299 +VAT First name   Surname   Company   Position   Email Telephone number   Number of staff   Region select South West London South East Midlands Wales North England Scotland Northern Ireland   Benchmarking Lite remains FREE to eligible member companies. However, some participants have also expressed interest in attending the European CEO Conference. This option is now available for all participants of the Lite programme but does incur a fee of £500 + VAT. Please indicate if you would like to attend below. If you do not wish to attend no fee will be charged. Would you also like to attend the CEO Conference select Yes No