Case study:Achates Generates Income: Tramshed

“We have had a really successful and longstanding relationship with Achates, who have supported the targeted development of Tramshed’s fundraising over a 10 year period. At the present time, in the context of a competitive income generation landscape, our investment in Achates’ support is demonstrating a tangible return – particularly with trust and foundation applications. In the last 18 months, for every £1 we’ve invested in their services – we’ve generated £15 in income.

The funding we’ve raised thanks to the Achates team speaks for its self – we also value the way in which we’ve been able to work together. Achates’ consultants have challenged our thinking from a place of understanding. They have taken time to support much more effective communication about our beneficiaries and impact. In this tough climate their perspective was essential from managing character counts, distilling the paragraphs to key messages, through some disappointments with diminishing success rates, to encouraging us to look at new funders and gaining those awards. Putting it simply, the last year has only been made possible through Achates support and they will be an essential part of our business plan for the foreseeable future.”

 – Bethan Tomlinson, Interim Director