Meet the team
Harriet Dearden
Managing Director
Harriet is an experienced fundraising and strategy consultant with a proven track record in driving organisational success through effective relationship management, research, team motivation and change implementation. She has led multi-million-pound campaigns, developed new income streams, and helped organisations maintain momentum and clarity through periods of significant change.
Harriet serves as a trustee of Herefordshire Veterans Support Centre (HVCS), a small charity dedicated to serving the Armed Forces community in Herefordshire.
Laura Perratt
Consultant
Laura brings a decade of practical and strategic fundraising experience to Prospect & Pitch’s clients. She has built fundraising functions from scratch, implemented and managed CRMs, delivered award-winning campaigns, secured six-figure grants, and developed strategic corporate partnerships - giving her a grounded understanding of what it takes to turn ambition into action.
Laura is a trustee of the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, a rural visitor hub and museum, where she applies this expertise to strengthen impact and resilience.
Fiona Bain
Consultant
Fiona has worked as a Senior Fundraising Officer for a national charity for the past three years, securing substantial grants for projects ranging from major capital improvements to activities that broaden opportunities for beneficiaries. Before moving into the charity sector she spent 15 years in the creative industries, where she secured funding for arts and cultural projects. Fiona’s practical and personable approach reflects both her varied professional background and her natural ease with people. She takes time to understand what matters to an organisation, then turns their ambitions into compelling, fundable projects.
Helen Mawson
Consultant
Helen is an experienced marketing and communications professional with over 20 years’ experience strongly rooted in the charity sector. She is a keen strategist who enjoys delivering across the marketing mix. Helen has worked as a consultant for many years advising small and medium sized businesses on how to grow and thrive. Her interests are in behavioural change and influencing this via social marketing along with the psychology of business. Helen is also a fully qualified therapist (The Bowen Technique, Health Kinesiology and SRT) and enjoys offering this part time.