Non-profit Services.

The potential for charities to develop their social business income is huge. We help you realise that opportunity.

Each year, around half of the charity sector’s total revenue comes from earned income – from commercial trading. Just under half of that comes through government and local authority contracts, the rest from straightforward commercial and retail services. It’s a landscape that is rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive, but for those organisations that can adapt, it offers huge opportunities for both income and impact.

The private sector is not “better” than the third sector. Most businesses would give an arm and a leg for the brand power of a national charity, or the incredible loyalty and commitment shown by people working in the sector. But there are some things that some businesses do extremely well, and if you want your organisation to be the best it can be, you could do a lot worse than adopt some of their practices.

Becoming more commercial is neither a trade-off nor a sell-out. We help organisations across the charity and non-profit spectrum to find new, commercially viable ways, to accelerate their mission; to generate income and deliver impact.

Using a commercial business approach to address a social problem can:

  • Generate unlimited, totally unrestricted income
  • Enable your projects to rapidly become self-sustaining
  • Attract competition, creating a market that permanently locks-in the change

Our clients in the non-profit sector include:

  • Alzheimers Society
  • Anthony Nolan
  • Assistance Dogs International
  • Blind Veterans UK
  • Blue Cross
  • British Red Cross
  • Brooke
  • Carers UK
  • CEDA
  • Contact
  • Disabilities Trust Group
  • Disability Charities Coalition
  • Disability Rights UK
  • Dogs for Good
  • Dogs Trust UK
  • Dogs Trust Ireland
  • Dogs Trust Worldwide
  • Essex Wildlife Trust
  • FEA
  • Girlguiding UK
  • Hft
  • Jules Thorn Trust
  • KIDS
  • Leonard Cheshire
  • National Autistic Society
  • National Health Service
  • Norfolk Wildlife Trust
  • Parkinsons UK
  • Princess Alice Hospice
  • Royal Mencap Society
  • SENDirect
  • Sense
  • Skills for Care
  • St John Ambulance
  • Thomas Pocklington Trust
  • Trees for Cities
  • Trent College
  • VoiceAbility
  • YHA England and Wales
  • YMCA England and Wales

Find out more:

We have a dedicated website with content and services specifically tailored to the needs of commercially-minded charities and non-profits. You can visit it here.

Testimonials.

"While we worked with Martyn the business achieved its best ever year in turnover and profit. It was fun, the group is better because of it, and we've allowed the part that makes each of us special and individually successful to come out more. We sat down halfway through the process and both of us went 'This is the best money we've ever spent'."

Chris Yu and Laurent Delafon Co-Founders, United Perfumes

Building a strategy with Martyn was really enjoyable and thought-provoking, we became much more adaptive, and our time to achieve change is now a fraction of what we had previously. Very happy with the outcomes. The whole thing has been a great experience.

Julian and Jon Shine MD and Ops Director, Shine Catering Systems

"We've not only gained a strategy, but a whole organisation talking about it and bringing it to life, and I've learned a great deal from Martyn through this process"

Owen Sharp CEO, The Dogs Trust

"For any business that's looking to step-change from where they are now, whether it be a change of strategy, business model or getting on a higher growth curve, Martyn will provide that level of thinking"

Andrew Knight Managing Director, Weight Watchers UK

"Martyn was able to break down the business, identify the key areas of concern, and put together a really good plan on the big issues... he gave us pure clarity. Martyn coached every one of our management team and everyone evolved from it to become better people and better managers."

John Whitehouse Co-founder, First Choice Group

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