BuildROI – For Government

For Government

Millions are spent every year on projects government already funds or guarantees — with no independent way to verify where that money goes. BuildROI is asking government to help find out.
Current Position: BuildROI is seeking government co-investment to pilot independent verification on a cohort of qualifying projects. This is a proposal for investigation, not a request to commit on trust.

Where the Money Is Already at Risk

Industry data from GIRI puts rework and defects at 10-25% of project cost across UK construction. On privately funded projects, that waste is absorbed — awkwardly — by the homeowner. But on programmes government already funds or underwrites — the Affordable Homes Programme, the Building Safety Fund, and others like them — that same waste is already the Exchequer's problem, whether or not anyone is currently measuring it.

BuildROI isn't proposing a new cost. It's proposing to make a cost that already exists visible, verifiable, and reducible.

How BuildROI Delivers a Return

BuildROI replaces trust with evidence at every stage of a project:

🔒 Escrow-Held Funds

Money is only released against independently verified milestones — not promises or paperwork alone.

✅ Independent Verification

Ex-builder Project Managers check work against pre-agreed milestones, with photographic evidence.

📊 Data Capture

Every verified project adds to an evidence base that can be audited, not just claimed.

🧾 Clear Responsibility Chain

A documented trail from delivery to sign-off, reducing disputes and unexplained cost overruns.

What We're Asking For

BuildROI's fee is 15% of project cost. On qualifying pilot projects, we're asking government to co-invest 5% — half of what a homeowner already commits to the same system — with the pilot itself designed to establish whether that investment produces a measurable return.

Without Verification

  • Rework and defects: 10-25% of project cost
  • Disputes and delays: cost and time uncertain
  • No independent record of what was actually delivered
⚠ Cost already carried — largely unmeasured

With BuildROI

  • Government co-investment: 5% of project cost
  • Homeowner contribution: 10% of project cost
  • Independent evidence at every milestone
✓ Verifiable, evidence-based delivery
Bottom line: A 5% stake to test whether verification reduces a cost government already carries. We're not asking government to believe this works — we're asking government to investigate whether it does, so any decision comes from evidence.

A Phased, Evidence-Gated Approach

Each phase only proceeds if the one before it justifies it. No phase assumes the next.

  • Phase 1 — Pilot

    A small cohort of qualifying projects, weighted toward those where government already carries direct funding or liability exposure. The only ask: 5% co-investment. Purpose: establish whether verification produces a measurable return.

  • Phase 2 — Larger Trial

    If the pilot's evidence holds, a larger trial tests whether the same return holds at scale. No new asks at this stage.

  • Phase 3 — Rollout

    Only if Phases 1 and 2 succeed: government seeds a £100/month pension credit per formalised builder, matched by the builder at their own discretion. The credit only activates once the builder makes their own first contribution — government money never sits unmatched.

An Invitation to Investigate

BuildROI isn't asking government to fund a belief. We're asking government to help fund the evidence that either confirms this works — or shows that it doesn't. Either outcome is useful. Only the pilot tells us which.