With the deadlines for Arts Council England’s National Portfolio 2027 investment programme on the horizon, Counterculture can support you and your organisations during this process.
Our team of Partners and Associates include people who have successfully run NPOs, secured NPO funding and worked at and with Arts Council England. Between us we have worked in all parts of the country, across the arts and cultural sector, with local authorities and other local and regional stakeholders, and with organisations of all sizes.
We offer tailormade professional advice and submission support for every step of the application programme including:
Critical Friend: Counterculture Partners and Associates have a wealth of experience and knowledge of the processes involved, some have been part of NPO funded organisations so possess firsthand knowledge of what makes a successful and impactful submission.
Business Planning: whether updating or producing from scratch we can help you with the numbers and business case.
Content & Activity Planning and Reviewing: We have extensive experience of writing and editing content and putting NPO applications together.
Governance Review: Whether applying as a new NPO or wanting to review your current governance status we can offer advice and support.
We can tailor our support to what you and your organisation need, just get in touch if you’re interested in exploring what this could look like for you.
ACE NPO Application Timetable:
End of March 2025: Programme launch
Week of 28 April 2025: Applicant guidance published
2 June 2025 – 31 July 2025: Application window – Organisations can submit applications in this period
2026 – Week of 23 March 2026: Decisions shared
From April 2026: Funding agreement negotiations
1 April 2027: New National Portfolio commences
Please contact Andrew Evans – andrew.evans@counterculturellp.com if you would like to discuss options for preparing your NPO application.