National Lottery Heritage Fund projects
Matt is currently writing the business plan for the Llwyd Mansion ‘Framing the Future’ project as part of a delivery phase application.
Matt wrote the business plan and marketing strategy for Plas Gunter Mansion as part of their successful delivery phase application in 2025.
Alongside colleagues from The Funding Centre, Matt is a RoSS Consultant for National Lottery Heritage Fund and is currently supporting the Gregynog Hall ‘Raise the Roof’ project.
Business planning
Matt is currently writing a business case for Theatr Bara Caws ahead of their planned relocation to a new site in Gwynedd.
Matt wrote the business plan for the redevelopment of the Alexandra Theatre in Bognor Regis and is currently working on the feasibility planning for the development of the adjacent Royal Hall.
Woking with The Funding Centre, Matt co-authored the business plans for the redevelopment of the Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis and for The Nest (part of Chichester Festival Theatre). He has also worked on the feasibility planning for a new capital project as part of the Wasing Estate in West Berkshire.
Green Book / Better Business Case projects
With The Funding Centre, Matt has co-authored the Strategic Outline Case (SOC), Outline Business Case (OBC) and Full Business Case (FBC) documents for major national projects in Wales including the creation of CELF (National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales), and the redevelopment of the National Slate Museum, Llanberis. He also worked on the SOC and OBC for a shared collections storage partnership project led by Cyngor Gwynedd.
Matt is currently working with The Funding Centre on an SOC and business plan for the Tŷ Pawb phase 2 development in Wrexham.
On behalf of Amgueddfa Cymru, Matt wrote the Business Justification Case (BJC) for National Museum Cardiff in 2024 and a further BJC for St Fagans National Museum of History in 2025.
Marketing
Matt has provided ongoing strategic marketing support to Cause4 and project-managed new websites for the Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy and Heritage Compass programmes. He also worked on the Digital Heritage Hub with University of Leeds as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Digital Skills for Heritage initiative.
Matt has written marketing audits for MAST Mayflower Studios, Norwich Theatre and Theatr Bara Caws and provided mentoring support to Norwich Theatre.
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