Our clients

Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere
We helped the Lakeland Arts Trust to raise £750,000 to purchase Blackwell, thus providing the partnership funding for a National Lottery Heritage grant of £2.25million. We have since been involved in several other projects including the establishment of a Friends' scheme, Patrons' scheme and trust applications.
'All the staff at PFC were a delight to work with and were an enormous help in our efforts to successfully raise the money to acquire and redevelop Blackwell' (Edward King, Director of the Lakeland Arts Trust, Cumbria)

Blackpool Grand Theatre, Lancashire
We have worked with the Grand on several capital appeals starting in the Theatre's Centenary Year of 1994. We also managed their corporate sponsorship programme for several years, raising over £800,000.
‘The Grand has worked closely with PFC and they can take a great share of responsibility for the current success of the theatre.’ (Stephanie Sirr, former General Manager, now Chief Exec of Nottingham Playhouse)

Bolton Hospital NHS Trust, Greater Manchester
‘PFC devised the fundraising strategy for our successful £1million appeal and then guided us through its implementation. Their professional help and expertise has given us the confidence to establish an ongoing fundraising office and undertake further appeals.’ (Jenny Walsh, Appeal Manager, Bolton Coronary Care Appeal)

Bolton Lads’ & Girls’ Club, Greater Manchester
We prepared a successful Sport England Lottery bid for £3.7million to build a new Club for this 100-year old youth club. We also managed the successful fundraising appeal to raise the £500,000 partnership funding required to match the bid
‘The bid put together by PFC to the Lottery Sports Fund for £3.7 million has been acknowledge by the Lottery Sports Fund to be one of the most professional and well put together applications they have seen. PFC has a very professional approach to fundraising. The office administration is excellent and we find the staff at PFC very pleasant to work with.’ (Laura Nuttall, former Chairman of Bolton Lads’ & Girls’ Club)

Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School, Lancashire
We developed a fundraising strategy for a capital fundraising campaign to finance a sports hall. We then helped to appoint a new Development Director to implement the strategy which reached its £1million target and there is now a thriving long-term fundraising programme in place.

Claremont Fan Court School, Esher, Surrey
A successful £1million appeal for a new Sports Hall was based on a comprehensive strategy that we provided. We are now working with the school again on another major capital project for 2007.
‘PFC’s professionalism and attention to detail inspired us with confidence for a successful outcome.’ (Howard Farrar, Development Director)

Early Break Drugs Project, Bury, Lancashire
We helped them to put together a successful application to the National Lottery Charities Board for £291,000 and then, three years later, another to the Community Fund for £166,000.
‘The impact of PFC support on our fundraising has been enormous. The charity, quite simply, could not have achieved its funding successes without their professional knowledge and understanding of our organisation’s needs. Our future is now far more secure as a result.’ (Barbara Jack, Chief Executive, Early Break)

Holly Bank Trust, Halifax, Yorkshire
This is a residential school for children with severe physical and learning difficulties. We devised a fundraising strategy, made applications to trusts, devised a legacy leaflet and then helped them to recruit and train a new Fundraising Manager. We provide ongoing advice and support to the fundraising team when required.

Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lancashire
We created a feasibility study into the school’s fundraising potential over the next few years. We have done similar projects for many schools.

Stockport Grammar School , Greater Manchester
We created a fundraising strategy and then trained the existing Marketing Director to implement this strategy for the first year. A major bursary and capital campaign is now in progress.
‘Most schools are out of their depth when first considering serious fundraising. PFC have held our hand and have helped us to change our view of what we should be doing.They have done so without fuss but with a calm professionalism.’ (John Leay, Bursar)

St Joseph’s RC High School, Horwich, Greater Manchester
‘Without the good offices and constant support of PFC, we would not have reached our fundraising target for Specialist Sports College status. We are extremely grateful.’ (Leo Conley, Headteacher

Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe, Lancashire
We managed a capital appeal for a new sports hall and then helped to recruit and train a new Development Director
'At every stage in the fundraising process PFC can always add value. Whether developing long term strategy, planning major donor approaches or refining detailed, short term tactics, you can be sure the advice PFC offers is sound and practical.’ (Mark Leslie, Development Director, Stonyhurst College)

Youth Hostel Association (YHA), Edale, Derbyshire
We were asked to raise money from trusts for the expansion of the YHA’s Edale Activity Centre in the Peak District and £250,000 was achieved within a short timescale. The project is now completed.
‘PFC helped us to make trust applications and organised a major donor recruitment drive for the YHA Edale Activity Centre. We now have an entirely new wing with excellent guest facilities, a new conference centre and workroom. All this would not have been possible without the professional expertise of PFC.’ (Daniel Russell, YHA Edale)