Capidale - A specialist fundraising and project evaluation consultancy helping charities to grow

Since 2011, we have raised

We help charities grow. Over the last 5 years, for every £1 our clients spent on fundraising with us, we raised an average £36.09. Our evaluation expertise helps charities prove their impact.

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Our Services

Tailored support designed to help you grow

We are a specialist grant fundraising and project evaluation consultancy, based in Yorkshire and supporting charities across the UK. We can help you raise the funds you need - and show the world the difference you make.

Fundraising

We have a highly successful track record - from helping small charities set up and grow their trusts and foundations programmes, to leading multi-million pound grant applications for major national charities. We can help you find funders with interests matching your work and then develop successful grant applications on your behalf. We typically secure 67% of all funds applied for.

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Evaluation

Many charities struggle to demonstrate their impact. Using our post-graduate social research expertise, we have developed simple and cost-effective processes to help charities prove their impact. We can help you implement easy to administer evaluation tools and prepare external evaluation reports to motivate your teams, improve your work and support your fundraising.

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Our Track Record

We have helped over 80 charities

Our evidence-based approach to fundraising and project evaluation has a big impact. We’re proud of the difference we make.

raised in grants from the National Lottery Community Fund: £34,982,463
of all our National Lottery Community Fund applications have been funded: 77%
of all funds requested for our clients, we have secured: 67%

Women & Girls

Almost £8 million raised to support Women and Girls

Older People

£8 million raised to improve later life across the UK

Mental Health

Over £15 million raised to help people with mental health problems

Children & Young People

£9.5 million raised to support disadvantaged young people

Getting Capidale on board has definitely been the best decision we've made in years! We recently had a Trustees meeting and they agreed too!

Emma Pears Chief Executive, SELFA

Capidale's knowledgeable, supportive, open-minded approach made them a dream to work with; they inspired us to shape a bigger, better project, giving us confidence and passing on valuable skills that will support us for many years to come.

Fran Rodgers Chief Executive, Purple Patch Arts

I count my lucky stars that we have Capidale to work alongside us, they have constantly delivered brilliant results, even in a challenging funding climate. I trust their advice implicity and would recommend them very highly indeed.

Kim Shutler MBE Chief Executive, The Cellar Trust

The team at Capidale has helped the cause of mental health to be transformed and I would thoroughly recommend working with them.

Paul Farmer CBE Chief Executive, Age UK (formerly Mind)

News

£30,000 for The Hope Foundation

Our most recent success with the Garfield Weston Foundation will help over 300 low-skilled and unemployed people in Middlesbrough to to recognise their potential and raise their aspirations.

Double win for Kairos

We are delighted to have raised almost £550,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund and The Henry Smith Charity.

£859,181 for Launchpad

Launchpad is one of nine organisations selected by the government to tackle the issue of veterans experiencing homelessness.