I’ll write your
Arts Council England Project Grants bid.
Human Music Growth Fund bid writing for eligible UK new-music businesses and organisations preparing small- or large-strand applications.
Fixed scope and quote agreed before work starts.
Successful applicationPaul Hamlyn Foundation · Tayo Sanwo, supported by Matt Prefer to talk first? Book a free 15-minute chat →
- Co-director of an ACE-funded theatre company
- Worcestershire based, working UK-wide
What do you need help with?
Funding Direction
A written route recommendation, the main risks and what to do next.
£45Check my route → I have a draftReview & Strengthening
Your whole application, budget and supporting documents, with practical fixes and suggested wording.
From £95Get a second pair of eyes → The idea needs shapingProject Packaging
Define the activity, outcomes, partners and budget before writing.
From £175Shape my project → Write it for meComplete Writing
Research, every application answer and one refinement round.
From £250ACE from £375Ask for a fixed quote →I check the funder’s assistance rules before accepting writing work. Where you must write it yourself, I offer planning or feedback instead.
From your rough notes
to a complete written draft.
Full writing includes the research, funding case and every application answer.
Check the fit
We confirm the fund, deadline and fixed quote. I read your existing material and ask tailored questions, so you do not have to start again.
Build the case
I work through the activity, evidence, partner roles and budget with you, checking that the costs and income assumptions support the plan.
Write every answer
A complete draft in the funder’s structure and word or character limits.
Refine together
You check the facts. I make one agreed round of refinements.
Your editable draft comes with evidence where required, budget and activity-plan guidance, verification notes and a submission checklist. Proposed arrangements and missing facts stay flagged for your approval, not presented as confirmed commitments. You check the final facts and submit through the funder’s official portal.
Read the writing before you hire me.
A genuine application extract. Only identifying details have been redacted; the wording is retained.
Browse all writing extracts →Support for your fund.
Awards for All: Applicant-led planning and feedback only. I do not write this application on your behalf.
You bring the facts. I shape the application.
A made-up example to show how I work with your notes.
Your starting notes
“Four free drawing workshops. Local adults who are new to drawing. Library venue. Need to cost materials and the artist’s time.”
My job
Check the route and permitted support, ask for the missing costs and delivery details, then organise your verified information around the funder’s questions.
What you receive
A complete working draft covering the work we agreed, with anything you still need to check clearly marked. You check the details, use the agreed refinement round and make the final submission.
No invented partners, evidence or commitments. I confirm the scope and fixed price first, and only offer writing where the current funder rules allow it.
Send Matt your project notes Read actual writing extractsReal applications.
Personal support.
Matt supported me throughout my Paul Hamlyn Foundation application, which was successful. He demonstrated profound respect for the background of my application, which focused on Ballroom Culture, and articulated my points clearly to the panel.
The review was very detailed and clearly structured, so it was easy for me to update my application and submit it in time.
I am really grateful to Matt for reviewing my DYCP application. He provided clear, detailed feedback with explanations for each proposed change.
Clear starting prices.
Fixed quote before we begin.
Full application writing
Reviews and advice
Projects and organisations
the fixed-quote promiseScope, deadline and project readiness affect the price. You agree the full cost before work starts. PO numbers and invoices are welcome.
Prefer to draft it yourself?
ArtsFunded turns your notes into a funder-specific first draft from £49. See a free Project Summary before paying.
A bid writer who works
inside the arts.
I’m Matthew Simmonds, Co-Artistic Director of Strange Futures, an Arts Council England-funded theatre company. I’m also a theatre maker, performer and facilitator.
I know the work behind the form. My job is to turn your notes into a clear, truthful funding case that still sounds like you.
Matt Simmonds More about Matt →Quick answers.
Yes. Application Review & Strengthening starts at £95. I review your whole application, budget and supporting documents, with section-by-section feedback, suggested wording and practical fixes. You check the facts and make the final revisions. This is not a complete rewrite. The fixed price, timing and any further review rounds are confirmed before payment.
Yes. Bullet points, voice notes and unfinished ideas are fine. I’ll ask for whatever is missing. If the project needs shaping first, I’ll recommend that before full writing.
No. I prepare the writing, strategy, research and draft copy. You check the final details and submit through the funder’s own portal.
No. Decisions sit with the funder. My job is to make your application clearer, stronger, better evidenced and easier for a panel to assess.
No. I check the current assistance rules before accepting writing work. Where the applicant must remain the author, I offer applicant-led planning or feedback instead.
Send me the fund,
the deadline, and the idea.
Two or three sentences are enough. I’ll reply personally with the right service, scope and fixed quote.
- Rough notes are fine
- No commitment until you agree the quote
- A smaller service or honest no if that is a better fit
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Tell me the fund, deadline and idea. I’ll reply with a clear next step and fixed quote.
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