Sunbeams Play (children's services charity)
The Situation
Children’s services charity needed a fundable business plan to unlock grant income and stabilise long-term operations.
The Task
Develop a comprehensive, fundable business plan for Sunbeams Play that captured their service model, theory of change, financial position, and three-year growth trajectory — to a standard suitable for major grant applications.
The Action / Approach
Conducted structured stakeholder interviews with the charity’s leadership and trustees. Mapped the service model and theory of change. Modelled three-year financial scenarios with sensitivity analysis. Drafted the business plan in iterative weekly sprints with the client. Embedded an evidence base on community need, beneficiary numbers, and impact. Quality-assured the document end-to-end before final handover.
The Result
Business plan delivered ONE DAY AHEAD of the agreed schedule. Client described it as “superb and far better than we could have imagined” (Sue, Sunbeams Play). Plan has since been used to support successful funding applications and now anchors trustee-level strategic decision making. Five-star Google review submitted by the client.
