Simon Robinson

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Director & Founder at Capidale Consulting 07543 277465 @
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Silsden, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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I have more than 20 years experience in fundraising, marketing and business leadership gained in the voluntary and commercial sectors. I run the specialist fundraising and strategy consultancy, Capidale, jointly with Louise Farnell.We are proud to work with a wide range of charities, from national organisations such as Mind, Mencap and the RSPCA, to smaller, local organisations across England. We have a highly successful track record in preparing large fundraising applications to the Big Lottery Fund, Government departments and charitable trusts. We provide our charity clients with consultancy on business strategy and new product development, helping them develop services that genuinely meet beneficiary needs and capture the imagination of funders. I have postgraduate diplomas in Business Management and Coaching & Mentoring.Specialties: Strategy. Marketing. Fundraising. Commercial leadership. Team leadership. Coaching. Mentoring.

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Capidale Limited

Capidale Limited

Director & Founder at Capidale Consulting 07543 277465
Simon Robinson Work Experience Details
  • Capidale Limited
    Director
    Capidale Limited May 2011 - Present
    Yorkshire, Uk
    Capidale helps charities grow. We provide consultancy and hands on management for fundraising and commercial ventures. We have successfully won bids, ranging from £16 million from the Big Lottery Fund, to £2 million from Comic Relief to £10,000 for a local Primary School. We specialise in helping charities increase their capacity in the short term by providing interim support and project management. We can increase charities growth in the long term by helping to recruit teams and providing coaching and mentoring.
  • Leisure
    On Family Gap Year
    Leisure Dec 2009 - May 2011
    We spent 15 months travelling the world with our kids. It was utterly fantastic. Our website is here:http://ourbigtrip.webs.com/
  • Santander Cards Uk Limited
    Commercial Director
    Santander Cards Uk Limited Apr 2007 - Dec 2009
    Formerly, GE Money, Santander Cards is the largest provider of consumer credit solutions for retailers in the UK. Role was to lead commercial negotiations with clients and to develop and deliver the strategy for major clients including ASDA, PayPal & Ryanair. Had responsibility for product, sales & marketing and led a team of over 200.• Recruited over 400,000 active customers to ASDA Financial Services, growing assets by over 100% and bringing both cards and loans programmes into profit for the first time. One of UK’s fastest growing credit card programmes.• Set and achieved all targets in 2008, including sales (101%), income (117%) and costs (15% under budget).• Oversaw launch of new PayPal credit card programme, introducing instant on-line approval and spend for first time in UK.• Won MasterCard Europe awards for ASDA credit cards programme for acquisition product and existing customer marketing.
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  • Hbos
    Head Of Customer Management & Head Of Marketing
    Hbos Aug 2005 - Jan 2007
    In line with HBOS’s strategy of stretching high-achievers, undertook several different senior roles for what was at the time the UK’s fastest growing bank - promoted twice.• Re-wrote five year business strategy for Personal Loans, following four years of below target performance. Achieved board approval and hit targets in first year, delivering £3.4 billion sales and achieving £6 million of savings in marketing budgets.• Devised and implemented strategy to deliver £1 billion of sales of regulated investment products. Achieved 126% of sales target at 84% of budget.• Developed lead generation programme for in-branch Financial Advisors, delivering over100,000 leads and enabling sales team to exceed targets by over 10%• Implemented new product launches for Children’s Regular Saver & Child Trust Fund
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  • Ge Money
    Master Black Belt & Head Of Marketing Services
    Ge Money Feb 1998 - Apr 2003
    ‘The worlds most admired company’ - selected to join renowned Six Sigma quality programme with ownership of marketing strategy for launch of bankcards in the UK. • Undertook full training in Six Sigma, qualifying as Master Black Belt in business process re-engineering discipline.• Developed marketing strategy for new client product launches, including Debenhams Harrods, B&Q and Comet.• Proposed and negotiated outsource of fulfilment business, unlocking £10m new investment and bringing digital colour printing technology to UK for first time. For this project, won GE’s most prestigious award ‘Pinnacle’• Initially managed marketing for Arcadia, increasing return on investment on marketing by over 40% in 6 months
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  • British Red Cross
    Direct Marketing Manager
    British Red Cross Feb 1996 - Mar 1998
    Responsible for individual giving for one of the UK’s largest charities.• Developed and delivered marketing strategy across all channels, including TV, radio, press, bill-boards, direct mail & telephone • Grew annual income by 26% to £14.5 million in 2 years • Increased acquisition by 70% and committed giving by 100%• Restructured department, recruiting largely new team of 20 staff
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  • Pell & Bales
    Client Services Director
    Pell & Bales Feb 1992 - Feb 1996
    Led early growth of one of UK’s most respected Fundraising agencies.• Ran client services for start-up telemarketing agency• Responsible for new business pitches and inter-agency tests with over 90% success• Grew sales by more than 300% during tenure • Oversaw all major accounts including Red Cross, Oxfam, WWF, Save the Children Fund, RSPB & National Trust
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  • The Labour Party
    Fundraiser
    The Labour Party Feb 1990 - May 1992
    • Managed direct marketing campaigns• Wrote direct marketing strategy for 1992 General Election • Planned establishment of in-house telemarketing centre
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Simon Robinson Skills

Strategy Direct Marketing Management Business Strategy Change Management Leadership Marketing Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning Financial Services Coaching Marketing Communications Fundraising Stakeholder Management Credit Cards Team Leadership Start Ups Relationship Management Segmentation

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Simon Robinson's current role is Director & Founder at Capidale Consulting 07543 277465.

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Simon Robinson attended Sheffield Hallam University, University Of Durham, The University Of Edinburgh.

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Simon Robinson has skills like Strategy, Direct Marketing, Management, Business Strategy, Change Management, Leadership, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Financial Services, Coaching, Marketing Communications.

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