Venue Hire Support Plans
Venue Hire Support for Churches and Venues
An experienced venue hire partner alongside your team, helping you grow bookings and income from your building for a fraction of the cost of taking on a new role. Whoever looks after your hire will always have someone to think things through with, from pricing and enquiries to what to try next.
From £125 a month · 3-month minimum
Why have support
Why Have Ongoing Venue Hire Support?
Every call, review and email on these plans is aimed at one thing: a stronger venue hire business. That means pricing that reflects the value of your spaces, enquiries that turn into bookings, and more of the right hirers coming back, so your building brings in more income for your mission and community. It's also good to have someone experienced in your corner when decisions come up.
Most of the venues we work with have one person, or a small team, looking after hire alongside everything else. A support plan tends to help most when:
- you've finished an assessment or package with us and want to keep the momentum going
- bookings are coming in, but you're not sure your prices and packages are keeping up
- you have decisions coming up, such as a price review, a new space or a new booking system, and want to talk them through with someone who has run a venue
- you'd love more income from your building but don't have the budget or the workload for a new post
- you'd like someone to ask when an awkward enquiry or an unusual hirer request lands
Churches, heritage venues, museums and community spaces all use the same kind of support, because the questions are usually the same ones.
The plans
Choose Your Plan
Each plan is there to help your venue hire grow, with more input and more hands-on help as you move up. All three start with a 3-month minimum and then run month to month. You can pay monthly by invoice or direct debit, or pay for the year and get two months free.
Second Opinion
£125a month
or £1,250 a year (two months free)
Best for venues where one person looks after hire alongside other work and would like an experienced second opinion.
- A call of up to an hour every three months
- Email support between calls
Advisor
£250a month
or £2,500 a year (two months free)
Best for venues that want to grow their hire income steadily, with regular input and a yearly look at the numbers.
- A 60–90 minute strategy call every three months
- Email support between calls
- An income review each year, with recommendations
- Extra hands-on help at preferential rates
Partner
£500a month
or £5,000 a year (two months free)
Best for established venues ready to grow further, who want an extra pair of experienced hands without a new post.
- A 90-minute strategy call every three months
- Up to 2.5 hours a month of hands-on help, including marketing updates
- A report every three months, with actions
- Priority email support
- 15% off our other services
- Or £250 a month plus a share of growth
Choose a plan and fill in the short form. We'll be in touch within two working days to help you get set up on your plan.
Partner plan option
Prefer to Pay as Your Income Grows?
On the Partner plan, you can choose a lower monthly fee of £250 plus a share of the growth in your venue hire income. We agree a starting figure with you at the beginning, based on your recent hire income, and the share only applies to income above it.
The First £100,000 of Growth
5%
Growth Between £100,000 and £200,000
3%
Growth Above £200,000
2%
If your income stays at the starting figure, you only pay the £250.
Your partner
Who You'll Be Working With
On every plan, you'll be talking to Charlotte, who has worked in venue hire and events for over 15 years. At St Mary's London she grew venue hire income from around £70,000–£80,000 to around £500,000 a year.
We're seeing that experience pay off for the venues we work with now. At Christ Church Roxeth, bookings rose 60% in three months and venue hire income more than tripled year on year. CAS Halls has seen its revenue go up and its costs come down.
So the advice you get comes from someone who has handled the same enquiries, pricing conversations and busy seasons as you, and who is helping other venues grow right now.
Charlotte has been a great team player, both understanding and supporting our own initial lack of experience. Her patience and willingness to teach has empowered us to continue updating our website.
Kate Penman, Chair of Trustees, Found Charity Shop
“The most significant feature for us was that she really took time to learn and understand our capacity and limitations.”
Revd Simon Cuff, Vicar, St Mary-le-Bow
Getting started
How to Get Started
01
Choose Your Plan
Choose a plan and fill in the short form below.
02
We'll Be in Touch
We'll be in touch within two working days to help you get set up on your plan, including payment by invoice or direct debit.
03
Your First Call
On your first call, we get to know your venue and agree what to focus on first.
04
Month to Month
After the first three months, support runs month to month, and you can move between plans as your needs change.
Need a quote to take to your PCC or trustees first? Tick the box in the form and we'll send one over.
Sign up
Start Your Plan
Tell us a little about your venue and which plan you'd like. We'll be in touch within two working days to help you get set up.
FAQs
Questions About Venue Hire Support
Do we need to have worked with you before?
No. Support plans work well after an assessment or package, and they're open to any venue. On the first call, we take the time to understand your building, your hire and what you'd like to achieve.
How much time will it take from our team?
Only the calls, plus however much you choose to email. Partner includes hands-on hours, so on that plan we take some of the work off your hands.
Is there a limit on email support?
We keep each plan to a sensible amount: around five questions a month on Second Opinion, ten on Advisor and priority replies on Partner. That way every venue we support gets a proper, considered reply within two working days.
Can we switch plans or cancel?
After the first three months, you can move between plans or cancel with one month's notice.
How does payment work?
You can pay monthly by invoice or direct debit, or pay for the year and get two months free. We're not VAT registered, so the price you see is the price you pay.
What if we need more in-depth help?
For bigger pieces of work, such as an assessment, new marketing or a new website, we can talk about an assessment or package. Advisor includes extra help at preferential rates, and Partner includes 15% off.
Is this just for churches?
Most of the venues we support are churches. We also work with heritage venues, museums and community spaces, and the support works the same way for all of them.
Your next step
Find the Right Starting Point for Your Venue
If you'd like to start with something more structured, these are the three ways most venues begin working with us.
Venue Potential Assessment
Find out what your building could earn and the best way to get there, with our research and recommendations to guide you.
From £1,200
Venue Hire Packages
From assessing your building to building the strategy and putting it into action, we guide you all the way to a venue hire operation your team can run with confidence.
From £4,950
Venue Hire Training
Half-day courses, online or in person, that give the people who run your bookings the skills to turn more enquiries into bookings.
From £250
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Let's talk
What Could Your Building Be Earning This Time Next Year?
Book a free 30-minute conversation with Charlotte. 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
