Arts Council England

Recognised by ACE for our robust evaluation frameworks, we guide clients from concept to submission, ensuring alignment with priorities at every stage. We’ve contributed to ACE’s audience and participation strategies and are involved in the independent review of its operations. Our expertise helps organisations understand audiences, create inclusive engagement strategies, and design evaluations aligned with ACE’s outcomes and principles. We support the full lifecycle of ACE-funded projects, from shaping ideas to measuring impact, helping clients deliver and evidence high-quality work. As experienced bid writers and access support workers, we simplify complex funding processes.

National Lottery Heritage Fund

Recognised for our in-depth understanding of the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s (NLHF) priorities, we support clients in developing projects that align with the Heritage 2033 strategy. Our work includes helping organisations identify heritage value, engage diverse communities, and create inclusive participation and learning opportunities. We design robust evaluation frameworks that demonstrate impact and legacy, ensuring projects meet NLHF’s outcomes and reporting requirements.

Community Fund

We help organisations bring community-driven ideas to life, with a strong track record of securing support from the National Lottery Community Fund. From the earliest spark of a project to final reporting, we guide teams to centre lived experience, tackle inequalities, and design activities that make a real difference. Our approach blends practical planning with values-led thinking, helping groups build trust, deliver positive change, and show clear evidence of impact that resonates long after the funding ends.

British Council

We’ve supported community outreach for international projects via British Council Arts, providing tailored engagement resources and helping secure funding for international clients to deliver impactful, culturally responsive programmes.

MoMA

MoMA recognised our audience development research in 2010, using it to inform programme design, including their ongoing Arts and Activity initiative, shaping inclusive, intergenerational engagement strategies still in use today.

Somerset Libraries

Supporting audience profiling to enhance community outreach efforts, helping Somerset Libraries identify target groups, tailour engagement strategies, and increase library usage through more relevant, inclusive, and effective programming and communication.

The National Maritime Museum

We led community outreach for Our Connection With Water, the first Black-led exhibition of its kind, attracting diverse audiences through targeted engagement strategies and culturally relevant programming.

The Culture Trust

Leading comprehensive evaluation of a NLHF-funded project, supporting strategic redevelopment and enhanced programme delivery across four heritage sites for lasting community impact.

Black Country Touring

Leading the evaluation of BCT’s Community Producers programme, assessing impact, strengthening community engagement, and informing future development strategies.

This Is Croydon

Collated evidence of audience and community outreach for The Mayor of London’s Borough of Culture Croydon year, demonstrating engagement impact.

Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation

Commissioned to support on an Arts Council England funding bid to reach the city’s Sikh, Hong Kongnese and Sri Lanken residents.

Pedestrian Arts

Leading evaluation of NLHF-funded Tell Tell Tales, ensuring youth engagement and increased access to local folklore and heritage.

Let’s Create and Reuse

Supported securing funding for Let’s Create and Reuse, enabling 184 contact hours in Coventry and Warwickshire, fostering creativity and environmental awareness among 560 young participants.

Muslim Artist Academy

Supported securing funding by guiding navigation of the arts sector, amplifying underrepresented voices, and widening cultural access for impactful growth.

Blanket Fort Club

Secured funding for The Blanket Fort Club’s immersive theatre projects co-created with young children and those with complex needs, enabling therapeutic play and inclusive engagement across South Yorkshire.

Black Boys Choir

We helped secure funding by shaping a strong case for a nurturing, creative space where Black and South Asian boys build confidence, community, and wellbeing through music.

Bolton Contemporary

Supported securing funding for a project that facilitates community arts activities with elderly people in Yorkshire’s local community spaces.

BIMM

Supporting students in marketing their work and navigating the creative industries, providing guidance, resources, and tailored career development advice.

Norwich University of Art

Leading student workshops on understanding cultural audiences and managed research projects, empowering students to develop effective engagement strategies and informed programming decisions.

UAL

Supporting students to navigate the creative industries by sharing expertise, offering mentorship, and providing valuable internship opportunities to enhance practical experience.

InDance International, Barcelona

Secured Erasmus+ funding for a dance programme connecting Spain, Hungary, and Georgia, fostering international collaboration and cultural exchange.

Mathare Foundation, Kenya

Secured British Council funding and led community outreach for a project connecting Kenyan and British creatives, fostering cross-cultural collaboration, sharing artistic practices, and building inclusive networks between diverse creative communities.

Circus Factory, Ireland

Developed an audience development strategy targeting new demographics, increasing engagement and accessibility within the circus arts community.

Creative United

We act as advisers in audience development, providing strategic guidance to enhance engagement, diversify audiences, and strengthen programme impact.

Artist Run Alliance

UK ambassadors for the Artist Run Alliance, promoting collaboration, sharing best practices, and supporting artist-led initiatives nationally.

The Space

Advising on audience development and profiling, enabling targeted engagement strategies that grow and diversify their audiences effectively.

Art Meets Culture

Invited to speak about securing funding and navigating arts funding landscape.

We Restart

Invited to lead a workshop for recent refugees on how to access Arts Council England Develop Your Creative Practice grant.

Hounslow Creative People and Places

Invited to talk about community outreach and how freelance artists can connect with a wider audience through project partnerships.

A Bit of A Do Festival

Leading audience development and marketing for disability-led festival A Bit of A Do in Croydon, creating inclusive strategies to reach diverse communities and increase engagement and attendance.

Aurora Orchestra

Leading community outreach and evaluation with Aurora Orchestra at Printworks, developing a tailored performance that enhanced accessibility and engagement for deaf and hearing-impaired audiences through inclusive collaboration.

Create Arts

Managed arts workshops for young carers, coordinating logistics, ensuring smooth delivery, and fostering supportive, creative environments tailored to their needs.

Creative Access

Supporting young people to navigate the creative industries by sharing expertise, offering mentorship, and providing valuable internship opportunities to enhance practical experience.

Arts Emergency

Mentoring young people to launch careers in the creative industries, providing guidance, skill development, and industry insight for successful beginnings.