Arts Council England Project Grants
Hands-on Project Grants writing from £399 for applications under £30,000. Larger requests are quoted separately.
Arts, charities, communities & heritage
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Developing Your Creative Practice
Explain your development, why now and what will change in your practice. Writing from £250.
Creative Scotland
A clear creative case, delivery plan and budget for the exact individual or organisation route. Writing from £375.
Arts Council of Wales
Personal support connecting artistic purpose, public engagement, Welsh context and delivery. Writing from £375.
PRS Foundation
Help with the right music-creator or organisation programme, the music, the development case and audience plans.
Awards for All
Feedback on an application you wrote. No writing or rewriting on your behalf. Confirm permitted support with the funder.
Wolfson Foundation
I help charities explain what a new building, refurbishment or piece of equipment will make possible, and bring the need, costs and funding plan into one clear application.
The Clothworkers’ Foundation
I help charities explain how a capital purchase will improve their work, whether that means an accessible building, better equipment, a vehicle or more useful digital systems.
Biffa Award Community Buildings
I help community groups turn a plan for improving their hall or centre into a clear application, with evidence of use, a costed project and the funding arrangements explained.
SUEZ Communities Fund England
I help groups explain a physical improvement to a shared space, from a village hall refurbishment to better outdoor facilities, with the project’s purpose and costs easy to follow.
National Churches Trust Large Grants
I help church teams bring surveys, repair plans, fundraising and community use into a readable application, without expecting volunteers to start with a polished brief.
The Robertson Trust Large Grants
I help charities explain how their work addresses poverty and associated trauma, with a clear account of who they support, what they do and how several years of funding would help.
National Lottery Heritage Grants
A building, collection or local story needs more than a description of what will be restored. I help you explain why it matters, who will benefit and how the work will be delivered and cared for.
Paul Hamlyn Arts-based Learning
I help arts organisations turn a school partnership into a clear application: what pupils need, what the partners will do together and how the learning will last beyond a short project.
Garfield Weston grants
Whether you need help keeping a service running or bringing a capital project together, I help explain your charity’s work, the request and why the figures add up.
BBC Children in Need
I help charities explain the difference their work makes for children and young people, with a realistic plan, specific costs and evidence that belongs to the organisation.
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
I help organisations explain the change they want to make and why they are well placed to make it. The aim is a clear argument for the right priority, not a compressed version of everything the charity does.
John Ellerman Foundation
I help charities connect their purpose, track record and future plans in a funding application that a reader can follow. We start with the Foundation’s current priorities, not an old bid with a new name.
Reaching Communities England
I help charities and community organisations make sense of a substantial, multi-year funding request: the need, the people shaping the work, the delivery plan and what it will cost.
Restoration & historic buildings
Restoration is rarely just a building bill. I help charities and community groups explain the purpose of a project, its future use and how the funding, people and specialist work fit together.
NPO & multi-year planning
I help organisations bring their programme, evidence and finances together before a major application. My experience includes NPO bids, multi-year community funding and managing charity funding pipelines.
Independent support from Matthew Simmonds, not the funder or an approved supplier. I check the current route and outside-assistance rules before agreeing work. You approve all facts, figures and commitments and submit the application. Funding is never guaranteed.
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