Building sustainable organisations.
Helping charities, businesses and social enterprises secure income, strengthen strategy and grow sustainably — with the care of a boutique firm and the rigour of a senior advisor.
Ten years partnering with purpose-led organisations across the UK.
Supporting organisations across the UK with practical strategy, sustainable funding and long-term growth.
A complete advisory practice for purpose-led organisations.
Grant Fundraising
Compelling applications to trusts, foundations and statutory funders.
Corporate Fundraising
Building authentic, long-term partnerships with businesses.
Business Planning
Clear, investable plans that translate vision into action.
Cashflow Forecasting
Confident financial planning for the year ahead.
Project Development
Shaping ideas into fundable, deliverable projects.
Community Hub Development
Sustainable models for buildings that serve communities.
Strategic Partnerships
Collaborations that compound impact and capacity.
Income Diversification
Reducing reliance on any single income stream.
Training & Qualifications Pathways
Embedding fundraising and strategy capability in your team.
Funding Readiness Reviews
An honest diagnostic before you approach funders.
A senior advisor with a decade of work alongside charities and purpose-led teams.
Kate Aldridge is an experienced consultant specialising in fundraising, organisational development and income generation, with over ten years of experience supporting charities, CICs and purpose-led organisations.
Her work is grounded in long-term partnership — listening first, giving honest counsel and building strategies that organisations can actually deliver.
A measured, four-step approach.
Discover
We start by listening — to leadership, teams and the organisation's story so far.
Plan
A clear, honest strategy built on what's possible, what's needed and what matters.
Deliver
Hands-on support across funding, partnerships and operational change.
Grow
Embedding capability so the organisation continues to grow long after our work ends.
Considered counsel, not a template.
Every engagement is shaped around the organisation in front of us — its mission, its people and the moment it's in.
Strategic thinking
Long-view clarity, not quick fixes.
Funding expertise
A practitioner's instinct for what funders actually back.
Independent advice
Honest, conflict-free counsel.
Collaborative approach
We work with your team, not around them.
Long-term partnerships
Most clients return — that's the measure that matters.
Practical solutions
Strategy you can deliver on Monday morning.
Organisations with purpose at their core.
A small practice with a wide circle of trusted specialists.
KA Consultancy works alongside an established network of independent experts — bringing the right people to the table for each engagement, without overheads or conflicts of interest.
- Accountancy
- Legal services
- Technology
- Fundraising
- Organisational development
Quiet confidence, tangible results.
Kate brought clarity to a process we had been wrestling with for years. Her advice was honest, practical and grounded in genuine experience.
A rare consultant who feels like part of the team. Strategic, calm and quietly very effective.
Our funding pipeline doubled in eighteen months — but the bigger gift was a leadership team that finally felt aligned.
Let's build something sustainable together.
Book a free, no-obligation discovery call. We'll listen, ask the right questions and tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.