Human ACE review
ACE application review before you submit.
I read the complete application, budget and activity plan against the current Arts Council England questions and guidance, then give you a prioritised fix list.
Personally handled by Matt.
Working artist and fundraiser.
Co-director of an ACE-funded theatre company.
What you receive
- An honest view of submission readiness and what already works
- Section-by-section notes explaining what to change, why and how
- Essential fixes separated from less urgent improvements
- Missing evidence and unresolved delivery questions
- Cross-checks between the application, budget and activity plan
- Targeted wording where it materially helps
Scope and responsibility: This is the ACE-specific review and strengthening service: whole-application feedback, suggested wording and practical fixes, not a complete rewrite. You check the facts and make the final revisions.
Clear, detailed feedback
Matt provided me with clear, detailed feedback with explanations for each of his proposed changes, so that I understood what I was editing and why.
Inspect the writing before you enquire
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- Project overview: A short community-photography overview connecting the activity, people and public exhibition.
- Why now: An earlier theatre application links changing conditions to specific development work.
- Outcomes and evaluation: This example separates artistic quality, participant experience and decisions about continuing.
- Environment: This example connects design and touring choices to information the company can record.
- Match funding: This example separates confirmed and expected income, in-kind value and a fallback plan.
Clear responsibilities
Matt checks current assistance rules before accepting writing work. You check every fact, figure, budget line and commitment before submitting. No funding result is guaranteed.
Tell me about your draft
Tell me the fund, deadline and what you would like checked. I’ll confirm the scope, availability and fixed price before asking for the draft.
I’ll read your enquiry and reply by email. We agree what you will receive, the delivery date and the fixed price before you decide to go ahead.
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