The Excel workbook that restates your accounts to Arts Council England's April to March year, projects five years with the ask on its own line, and outputs the exact nine figures the NPO 2028-33 application form asks for.
With a 12-page guide to what an assessor reads into each number.
What you get:
Tab 1, restatement of 24 months of actuals to the Arts Council year with partial years flagged;
Tab 2, a five-year projection with every income line marked Confirmed, Applied or Aspirational and the position without the grant;
Tab 3, reserves against a target with a stated basis;
Tab 4, the consistency check that turns red when a figure in your narrative disagrees with the workbook;
Tab 5, the summary for your business plan;
Tab 6, the form's own lines for 2025-26 actual and 2028-29 expected, plus net assets, net current assets, free reserves and reserves target.
The guide covers why the finances are assessed differently from Project Grants, three worked positions, and the pre-submission checklist.
Version 1.1, aligned to the financial sections of the offline application form published in September 2026.
Excel workbook (six tabs) plus Word and PDF guide. Instant download. Licensed for use within the purchasing organisation. Not financial advice; check figures with your accountant. Written by Dahna Borojević, whose Arts Council England applications succeed at 68%. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Arts Council England.
The Excel workbook that restates your accounts to Arts Council England's April to March year, projects five years with the ask on its own line, and outputs the exact nine figures the NPO 2028-33 application form asks for.
With a 12-page guide to what an assessor reads into each number.
What you get:
Tab 1, restatement of 24 months of actuals to the Arts Council year with partial years flagged;
Tab 2, a five-year projection with every income line marked Confirmed, Applied or Aspirational and the position without the grant;
Tab 3, reserves against a target with a stated basis;
Tab 4, the consistency check that turns red when a figure in your narrative disagrees with the workbook;
Tab 5, the summary for your business plan;
Tab 6, the form's own lines for 2025-26 actual and 2028-29 expected, plus net assets, net current assets, free reserves and reserves target.
The guide covers why the finances are assessed differently from Project Grants, three worked positions, and the pre-submission checklist.
Version 1.1, aligned to the financial sections of the offline application form published in September 2026.
Excel workbook (six tabs) plus Word and PDF guide. Instant download. Licensed for use within the purchasing organisation. Not financial advice; check figures with your accountant. Written by Dahna Borojević, whose Arts Council England applications succeed at 68%. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Arts Council England.
