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Optimum Pitch works with schools, local authorities and sports clubs who need funding to create new sports facilities.

Optimum Pitch works with schools, local authorities and sports clubs who need funding to create new sports facilities.

Optimum Pitch is a Sports Facility and Grant Funding Consultancy

We work with schools, local authorities and sports clubs who are looking to create new sports facilities. We help them develop their projects from initial idea stage, providing them with comprehensive business planning and operational advice.

Maximising Project Outcomes

Sport

We maximise project outcomes – both sporting and social – through meaningful community engagement; ensuring projects are best placed to attract external funding.

Social

After ‘optimising’ the project we then seek and secure funding from various organisations to ensure the facility gets built and that more people can participate in sport for years to come.

We also carry out feasibility studies for organisations at the initial stages of sports facility development and provide a full grants assessment service for funding organisations and national governing bodies during times of high work volume.

Testimonials

Ben has all the knowledge of the Football Foundation processes and procedures to guide you through the technical side of the application to achieve your goal. Coupled with his real world experience, his common sense, nous and fundraising ability will also help you to raise that matched funding. Ben has helped us at Kempston Rovers to relay a 11v11 3G pitch and to construct a 5v5 3G pitch and has contacted various arms of the community to support our application. We would give Ben a 5* rating and would have no hesitation in recommending him to other organisations.

Kempston Rovers FC

The guidance you get from Optimum Pitch is no-nonsense and uncomplicated. We have received clear and cohesive advice on our facility aspirations and tailored our approach and strategy accordingly. I highly recommend Optimum Pitch if you are thinking of developing your sports facilities.

VYD (Social Impact CIC)

Well what can I say but brilliant service from start to finish. Ben really knows his stuff when it comes to grant applications with the Football Foundation. The process was all very efficient and his application was very detailed. Without Ben this process would have been very challenging and don’t think we would be where we are today without his service. Not only has he fulfilled his services he’s still here and willing to help with any advice that we may require.

Committee Member and Facilities Project Lead, Swillington Miners Welfare

Ben possess unique skills and experience; without such an expert, we would never have been able to navigate our grant application process. From the outset, Ben collated all the required information, engaging not only with the council and football club, but more importantly with the wider stakeholder community and users. In doing so, he went beyond his remit and brought us additional funding opportunities and introduced us to new relationships, which have benefitted the club. Ben then drafted the full range of documents needed, liaised with the Football Foundation and saw the application through to submission and subsequent approval. Working on such projects can be significantly hindered by a range of factors including time, politics, lack of knowledge and a general lack of coordination between local community groups. Ben’s tenacity, passion and easy nature made the process look easy, when it is anything but. It was a pleasure to work with Ben, and our club is grateful for his help and support. We would certainly recommend him to councils and clubs.

Beacon Hill FC