Translating creative vision into sustainable funding.
With over fifteen years of hands-on experience navigating the UK cultural sector—including seven years as the co lead of Hopscotch Theatre Company – I help independent artists, grassroots organisations, and charities secure the vital resources they need to bring impactful projects to life. I combine an insider’s understanding of contemporary performance with a forensic command of bid writing, compliance, and strategic mapping.
Funding Prospecting & Mapping
Rate: £150 / day
A forensic deep-dive to identify a curated, realistic matrix of prospects specifically tailored to your project. Instead of wasting time on mismatched applications, I provide a clear funding roadmap of the exact trusts, foundations, and public funds that align with your core mission.
Grant Writing & Project Planning
Rate: £150 / day
Comprehensive development and writing for trusts, foundations and major public funding bodies (including Creative Scotland, National Lottery Community Fund, and Local Authority Funding), translating complex creative or community concepts into compelling, fundable strategic narratives.
Grant Reviewing & Critical Friend Assessment
Rate: £60 / flat fee per application
Already have a draft ready but want an expert second pair of eyes before hitting submit? I provide rigorous, objective feedback on your application—checking it against explicit funder criteria, tightening your prose, and ensuring your budget architecture is flawless to maximize your chance of success.
Creative Producing & Project Mentorship
Rate: Project-dependent
End-to-end consultation on project budgeting, scaling, stakeholder management, compliance, and post-project reporting, ensuring your logistics are as robust as your artistic vision.
Why Work With Me?
- Proven Executive Leadership: Having spent seven years running one of Scotland’s premier touring theatre companies, I don’t just write bids in a vacuum. I know exactly how budgets operate in the real world, how boards think, and what compliance looks like on the ground.
- An Insider’s Perspective: From devising and producing live performance art at leading contemporary venues like The Arches and Manchester Green Room to coordinating national community tours, I understand the literal mechanics, anxieties, and triumphs of making live art.
Let’s build a sustainable future for your next project.
Whether you need a comprehensive funding roadmap mapped out or a final, expert edit on a major grant application, drop me a message to discuss your timeline and project requirements.