Red Kite Enterprises Ltd
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Red Kite Enterprises Ltd
1 Smithy Rd, King's Lynn
# Red Kite Enterprises Ltd
Red Kite Enterprises is a specialist advisory firm based in King's Lynn providing fundraising, strategic planning and cultural production management services to arts and charitable organisations across the UK.
The firm works primarily with cultural sector leadership teams, boards and senior management, helping them secure funding, develop multi-year strategic plans and deliver complex projects. Jennifer Pattison, the lead director, brings 26 years of fundraising experience specifically within theatre and music, having raised millions of pounds for flagship cultural organisations. She combines this with hands-on expertise in business planning, Arts Council England stewardship and income diversification strategy. Co-director Michael Pattison contributes 30 years' experience in orchestral stage and production management across venues including the Barbican Centre and LSO St Luke's.
What distinguishes Red Kite is the combination of deep cultural sector knowledge with practical operational expertise. Rather than offering generic consultancy, the team understands the specific challenges facing arts organisations—from navigating Arts Council England requirements and developing Culture Recovery Fund applications, to managing complex productions and building sustainable income models. They deliver tailored support ranging from major funding bids to Innovate UK and charitable trusts, through to facilitated workshops that build internal consensus around strategy.
The firm has demonstrated success supporting National Portfolio Organisations, smaller organisations launching their first business plans, and helping clients navigate major funding competitions. Their approach emphasises collaborative engagement, securing buy-in from trustees and staff rather than imposing external solutions.
Red Kite Enterprises is a specialist advisory firm based in King's Lynn providing fundraising, strategic planning and cultural production management services to arts and charitable organisations across the UK.
The firm works primarily with cultural sector leadership teams, boards and senior management, helping them secure funding, develop multi-year strategic plans and deliver complex projects. Jennifer Pattison, the lead director, brings 26 years of fundraising experience specifically within theatre and music, having raised millions of pounds for flagship cultural organisations. She combines this with hands-on expertise in business planning, Arts Council England stewardship and income diversification strategy. Co-director Michael Pattison contributes 30 years' experience in orchestral stage and production management across venues including the Barbican Centre and LSO St Luke's.
What distinguishes Red Kite is the combination of deep cultural sector knowledge with practical operational expertise. Rather than offering generic consultancy, the team understands the specific challenges facing arts organisations—from navigating Arts Council England requirements and developing Culture Recovery Fund applications, to managing complex productions and building sustainable income models. They deliver tailored support ranging from major funding bids to Innovate UK and charitable trusts, through to facilitated workshops that build internal consensus around strategy.
The firm has demonstrated success supporting National Portfolio Organisations, smaller organisations launching their first business plans, and helping clients navigate major funding competitions. Their approach emphasises collaborative engagement, securing buy-in from trustees and staff rather than imposing external solutions.
Services offered
Arts Council England funding applicationsmajor charitable trust fundraisingbusiness plan developmentstrategic planning facilitationCulture Recovery Fund applicationsworkshop facilitation for boards and staffInnovate UK funding supportincome diversification planning