Main Street Consultants

Funding Application & Bid Writing Services for Charities

About Us

Howard Nelson set up Mains Street Consultants Limited in 2014, with the aim of helping charities to raise the funding they need to support their beneficiaries and run their organisation. Many charity managers and staff members try to write funding applications and bids in between doing other jobs. A task which is very difficult to accomplish successfully. Howard has over 15 years’ experience of writing and submitting successful bids, funding applications and tenders, to a wide range of organisations, including:

  • Trusts and Foundation, including:
    • Henry Smith Charity
    • Garfield Weston
    • Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
    • Oak Foundation
    • Edward Gostling Foundation
    • Benefact Trust
    • Comic Relief
    • Children in Need
  • The National Lottery
  • Government Departments
  • Local Authorities

“Howard worked with us to develop and produce an excellent bid in a remarkably short period of time. He has excellent technical skills and an impressive ability to stay calm under pressure. We would not hesitate to recommend Howard and the services of Main Street Consultants to any organisation looking for a high quality bid writer”

Sherv Garcha

Head of DWP Programmes, Queen Alexandra College, Birmingham

Supported Organisations

Over the last eight years, Howard has secured over £2,000,000 for a number of charities and not for profit companies, including:

  • Family Support Derbyshire – to support disadvantaged families and children in Derby & South Derbyshire
  • The Jericho Foundation – to support victims of modern slavery
  • Home-Start Derby – to support disadvantaged families and children in the Derbyshire High Peak
  • Twining Enterprise – to help people with mental health problems in London secure employment
  • Wellspring Therapy & Training – to provide counselling and therapeutic activities for people with mental health problems
  • Sunbridge Road Mission – towards the building of a new church community centre
  • Cannon Street Memorial Church – to support older people and children from BAME communities in Birmingham

Howard believes his success is due to the time he takes to truly understand the aims, ambitions and culture of the charities he works with, and his ability to become part of their team.

Find out more

To find out more about our services please contact howard@mainstreetconsultants.co.uk