Advice that becomes finished work
A fundraising consultant retainer that does more than advise.
Use Matt for strategic decisions and the hands-on work that follows: research, project shaping, applications, reviews and supporting material.
£1,195 per month · no VAT · rolling monthly
Unlimited suitable requests in one queue. One active request at a time. Personally delivered by Matt Simmonds.
The funding work is rarely one neat bid
A strategy document alone does not clear the funding list. Teams can understand the recommendation and still lack the time to research the route, assemble the evidence or write the bid.
One person, one queue and one monthly price
The queue connects thinking to delivery. A strategy request can lead directly into research, a case for support, an application or a board-ready document.
Requests you can put in the queue
- Review the current funding model
- Decide which projects are fundable
- Build a prioritised plan
- Turn the decision into written applications
You explain what you need in ordinary language. Matt reviews it, sends only the relevant questions and confirms when the request is ready. Your chosen ready priority becomes active; after review and up to two reasonable revision rounds, the next ready request begins.
Who this is for
Leaders who need both an experienced outside view and practical outputs, not consultancy slides alone.
All applications, budgets, strategy, documents and conversations are confidential. Funding outcomes are never guaranteed and there is no success fee.
£1,195 rolling monthly
- Pay one month upfront
- Continue automatically month to month
- Cancel before the next payment
- Required onboarding included with no setup fee
- One 30-minute planning call each month
Questions about this monthly service
Can the monthly call be used for strategy?
Yes. One 30-minute planning call is included each month, and strategy or project-shaping work can also be added to the queue when it needs a considered written output.
What does unlimited mean?
You can add as many suitable fundraising requests as you need to one queue. Matt works on one ready priority at a time. It does not mean unlimited simultaneous work, unlimited hours or a guaranteed number of completed applications.
Who does the work?
Matt Simmonds personally reviews, researches, writes and delivers the work. The founding service is not handed to an anonymous pool of writers.
How does the monthly agreement work?
The service costs £1,195, paid upfront for one month at a time. It renews monthly and you can cancel before the next payment. There is no setup fee and no refund once a paid month has started.