Client : Kick up the Arts
A bit about you
Kick Up the Arts (KUTA) is a community-focused creative organisation based in Melton Mowbray, dedicated to making creativity accessible, inclusive and inspiring for everyone.
What was your biggest challenge?
Before we started working together, our biggest challenge was understanding how to move our grassroots community organisation towards charitable status. We needed someone with specialist knowledge and experience in charities, fundraising, governance, and organisational development to help guide us through the process.
Why did you choose to work with Becca?
From our very first conversation, she was like a breath of fresh air. She took the time to understand the challenges we were facing and encouraged us to pause, reflect, and focus on what was really important for the future of our organisation. Her approach was warm, supportive, and genuinely kind—it felt like having someone in our corner from the very beginning.
How would you describe the process of working with Becca?
The process of working with RJ Consulting was professional, supportive, and incredibly approachable from start to finish. Right from our first conversations, Becca took the time to understand every aspect of our organisation—not just where we were at the time, but our history, the legacy of Kick Up The Arts, our ambitions, and what we wanted to achieve in the future.
Throughout the process, Becca was reliable, responsive, and always willing to answer our questions. No question ever felt too small, and we always felt supported. That level of trust made it easy to have open and honest conversations and gave us confidence that we were making the right decisions.
If someone was on the fence about working with Becca, what would you say to them?
We would absolutely say: don't hesitate—go for it. What stood out most was that we never felt like we were just another client. Becca genuinely cared about Kick Up The Arts, and truly wanted to see us succeed. Her support has helped us strengthen our foundations, become more strategic in our thinking, improve our readiness for funding opportunities, and feel much more confident about our future.
The value goes far beyond the work itself. It's the confidence, clarity, reassurance, and sense of direction you gain from working with Becca that makes such a lasting difference.