Conference Sponsors 2023

We are delighted to be sponsoring this year’s AIM conference and look forward to meeting you all in Edinburgh. With more than 3,500 specialists across 165 offices in the UK, we offer a personal, local approach to accounting and business advisory services. If you are looking for peace of mind and expert support, we are ready to help. Culture is one of the most diverse, dynamic, and important sectors in the UK economy. It is also one of the toughest and most unpredictable. We assist museums of all sizes as well as galleries, artists, actors, musicians, theatres, producers and production companies. We provide strategic advice on business structuring and tax planning, together with day-to-day support on VAT and tax compliance. Tax can be confusing and is often  overlooked, however it is one of our most accessed services by the Culture sector. Our specialist team of tax consultants work with museums to provide assurance and proactive support on VAT,  MGETR, Employment tax, R&D tax credits and corporation tax. We always consider the wider tax position and make sure that our assistance is understandable and practical.

Hayes Parsons Insurance Brokers is proud to be a long-term member of AIM and we are delighted to be sponsoring the conference again this year. We have been supporting the museums sector for over 30 years and in that time have worked with all manner of museums, visitor attractions and galleries as well as heritage buildings and listed properties. From submarines, watermills, bridges, tall ships, country houses, conservations trusts, art galleries and living museums, there’s not much we haven’t insured! We take pride in the service that we provide and can use our extensive knowledge to advise on the best ways to manage risks within your organisation. We would be delighted to catch up with you at the AIM conference and hear all about your organisation, so do come and find us in the exhibition area!

We provide executive search and leadership services to clients and individuals who are seeking to make positive impact on society. Our clients span the cultural, social impact, education and allied sectors, and our reach is global. We are characterised by a people-focused approach and commitment to quality. Our recent clients in the broader cultural sector include Dorset Museum, the Royal Society of Sculptors, Dance City, the Museum of London and National Museums of Wales. Diversity is central to all of our work and, since we started, over 50 per cent of our appointees have been women and over 15% individuals coming from global majority backgrounds. Our broader services include leadership development and governance review. Our ethos is central to all we do. Our team is  diverse, honest, approachable, supportive and fun, and this informs all our work and enables us to strive for excellence. As well as our core work, we support the sectors that we serve and are sponsors of the East London  Art Prize as well as art residencies at the Van Gogh House in Brixton. We’re delighted to be involved in the AIM conference this year. We will have team members
present throughout the conference and look forward to introducing ourselves to you.

Partner with Art Fund and join over 850 partner venues across the UK in the National Art Pass network to reach new audiences and increase your revenue and visitor numbers. As a partner you’ll benefit from our free marketing support  and opportunities to widen participation. It’s free to join, all you need to do is offer our members a National Art Pass benefit.

Arts & Culture Finance is an organisation which was founded within Nesta with support from sector partners. Its £20m Arts & Culture Impact Fund is currently open to socially driven arts, culture and heritage organisations in the UK, offering loans between £150,000 and £1 million. Current funders include Arts Council England, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Big Society Capital, Bank of America, the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the Freelands Foundation and Nesta.