Charlotte Anderson, Venue Hire Consultant for Churches and Heritage Venues
The Experience Behind the Venues We Help Grow
Led by venue hire specialist Charlotte Anderson, we help churches, museums and community venues grow the income that funds their staff, projects and buildings. Our clients have seen venue hire rise by 20% to over 200% within six months, with the strategy, marketing and systems all built for them.
£1.85m+
Additional income generated for churches and charitable venues.
5.0on Google
Rated by every church and venue that has reviewed us on Google.
10+years
Experience across live events, venue hire and consultancy.
Our story
How Connective Vision Began
Charlotte Anderson began her career in live events, working at venues such as the Natural History Museum and the O2. In 2017 she joined St Mary's London, a Grade I listed church in the heart of the city, to lead its sales, marketing and events.
Over six years there, five of them on the church leadership team, Charlotte grew venue hire from around £80,000 to over £500,000 a year. That income funded new ministries and leadership development, and helped care for a historic building that remains a place of worship and welcome for its community.
As other churches began asking for her advice, Charlotte saw how many had wonderful spaces and too little specialist support to make the most of them. She founded Connective Vision in 2023 to bring that experience to churches, heritage venues, museums and community spaces, drawing on more than a decade as part of church staff teams.
At Connective Vision, we believe churches, community venues and heritage spaces do vital work in their communities. We want to help resource that work, so these places can focus on what they do best without finances holding them back.
'Charlotte brought her calm efficiency, eye for detail and understanding of the bigger picture to every aspect of marketing…'
Revd Laura Jorgensen, Vicar, St Botolph's Without Aldgate
Why we do this
Putting Millions More into Churches and Community Spaces
Our aim is to put millions more into churches and charitable venues every year. Many look after remarkable buildings with small teams and stretched budgets, and well-planned venue hire can pay for staff, community projects and the care of the building, while welcoming new people through the doors.
How we work
Why Churches and Venues Choose to Work with Us
Here's what churches and venues can expect when they bring us in.
The Whole Picture, Considered Together
Pricing, marketing, systems and staffing all affect one another, so we look at them together. That's how we find where the opportunity lies for your building and shape a hire offer that works for your space, your team and your purpose.
We Build It for You
From strategy and pricing to websites, photography, brochures and booking systems, we take care of the detail and manage the project from start to finish. Your team shares its knowledge at agreed review points, usually for around one or two hours a week.
Experience from the Inside
Charlotte has run venue hire within a busy church and worked on events at some of London's best-known venues. Our recommendations come from knowing what it takes to run hire day to day, alongside worship, community life and everything else your building is there for.
Case studies
Results from Churches and Venues We've Helped
St Mary's London
Growing Venue Hire income from £80k → £500k+ a Year
How we grew venue hire into one of the church's biggest sources of income, funding both ministry and staff, by getting the pricing, branding and booking systems right.
'She enacted a strategy that led to consistent growth year on year and resulted in a five-fold increase in our venue revenue.'
Sally Watson, Director of Operations
Christ Church Roxeth
↑ 209% Venue Hire Income in the First Three Months
We helped a small parish church create a venue hire model that's manageable and successful. It now welcomes guests from the wider community and brings in its own income stream.
'She came not just with a clear action plan but with a spiritual sense of what God could be calling our church towards.'
Revd Simon Durrant, Vicar
CAS Halls
↑ 22% Venue Hire Income in Six Months
A busy community venue now earning more from corporate and private events, while keeping hire affordable for local groups, with all their bookings run through one simple system.
'We've not only seen an increase in revenue but also a reduction in costs.'
Catherine Waldemar-Brown,
Front of House & Facilities Manager
Working with us
Where Would You Like to Begin?
Most venues begin with an assessment, and some are ready to go straight into a package. If you're not sure which is right for your venue, book a free conversation with Charlotte and she'll help you decide.
Most clients start here
Venue Potential Assessments
We look at your spaces, your current approach and your local market, and show you what your building could achieve and where to focus first.
From £1,200
Venue Hire Packages
Our packages bring together the strategy, pricing, marketing and booking systems your venue needs, and we build and manage all of it for you. Payment is split into three stages across the project to help with cash flow.
From £4,950
Venue Hire Starter Checklist
A practical checklist to help you see where your venue hire stands today and what to look at first.
Free
Looking for design kits, training or ongoing support?
Let's talk
What Could Your Building Be Earning This Time Next Year?
Book a free 30-minute conversation with me. We'll talk through your spaces, what you're charging now and what's realistic for your building, and you'll come away with at least one thing you can act on, whether or not we work together.
Email [email protected] or call 020 8191 4010
