Welcome to Golden Marzipan...
Your social housing transformation partner
Are you struggling to manage change and provide high-quality social housing services? Want to modernise your operations and nurture a positive culture? Look no further!
You’re likely seeking improved service quality, increased efficiency, growth, and a collaborative atmosphere. We know it’s tough, with obstacles like resistance to change, tight budgets, and balancing stakeholder expectations.
That’s where we come in! At Golden Marzipan, we empower organisations like yours to thrive through transformative change. Our award-winning experts have a track record of modernising and enhancing customer experiences. We understand your challenges, so we use our experience and expertise to help you overcome them, ensuring lasting change and real results.
Our clients love our professional, caring approach and the value we bring. Join the successful organisations we’ve assisted and check out our free resources for DIY solutions.
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The Marzipan Way
To ensure your change sticks we’ve devised an innovative solution called the Battenburg. It combines the key technologies – digital, data analytics, rapid process change and ICT governance coupled with a fifth ingredient, the marzipan, which represents the people and culture that brings everything together. Hence our name: Golden Marzipan.
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Team Restructures and Reorganisations
I was surprised to hear that a couple of former colleagues had lost their roles in a recent restructure. Surprised not because restructures are unusual,
Five questions about Digital, Data and Technology Risks
2026 is shaping up to be a critical year in social housing, one where robust tech governance will not just be a matter of compliance but a decisive factor in organisational resilience and tenant trust. Board Members should be asking themselves these five questions.
Five questions about developing a digital, data and technology strategy
2026 is shaping up to be a critical year in social housing, one where robust tech governance will not just be a matter of compliance but a decisive factor in organisational resilience and tenant trust. Board Members should be asking themselves these five questions.
How to guides
We recognise that some organisations want to use their own resource to make improvements and so we have developed a number of free self help guides. Here are our latest which you can find in our Insights Section.
What is a digital strategy?
A good Digital, Data and Technology (DDT) strategy should be more than a compliance exercise or a list of IT projects.
Download – The UK For-Profit Sector – Dynamic or Dangerous? (Kate Davies)
Download the white paper “The UK For-Profit Sector – Dynamic or Dangerous?” by Kate Davies (May 2025) In this white paper, Kate Davies explores the
At the crossroads
Are we at a digital crossroads in social housing technology? Only the giant housing associations, with in-house teams, decent budgets and access to consultants have
Keep in touch
It’s well known that we’re a friendly bunch at Golden Marzipan and we love nothing more than welcoming new people into our community of housing professionals who all have a passion for effective change. If you would like to:
- Join our exclusive community of like-minded housing professionals.
- Access free networking and training opportunities.
- Be the first to hear about the latest events.
- Get access to insights.
