Together we are stronger.

Our story.

At the heart of our business lies a strong ethos – a belief that we’re in this together and we’re all connected by the bonds of common humanity. It’s our take on the African philosophy of Ubuntu – to achieve ourselves we must share a little of ourselves with others, and care for those around us. We are united by the desire to do the right thing and act ethically in our business.

What this means for our clients is unparalleled honesty, fairness and transparency, in every interaction. We never ‘mark up’ our services, you pay what we pay – for printing, web development, advertising and anything else we source for you. Also, we don’t work on a retainer; you only pay for the work we deliver.

We live and breathe our values and try to do the best for our community and our world. Part of this commitment is our promise to deliver at least 30% of our work at a heavily discounted charity rate. Our team take pride in giving back pro-bono and helping out, many of us are trustees, volunteers, mentors and coaches in our spare time. We love where we live and want to make our wider community even better.

Our network.

When you work with Colley Raine & Associates, you’re tapping into a large network of highly skilled professionals. Think of us as a full-service marketing agency, without the hefty price tag. With us, you can access a powerful force of talented professionals, with a wide range of skills and services, to help your organisation grow and develop.

Meet the team.

Sarah Raine
Founder & Managing Director

Sarah BA Hons FCIM MCIOF has over 25 years marketing and fundraising experience in brand development, NBD, marketing & communications, grant & trust funding, individual fundraising, capital appeals, special events and customer relationship management. Sarah has worked within the retail, travel, automotive, event and law sectors and has worked in hospice, food poverty, cancer, terminally-ill children and education cause-related charities. Sarah has gone back to university part-time to study for an MA in Philanthropic studies. In her spare time Sarah likes to be with her husband and 3 kids, walks, plays netball (badly) and helps run a local community larder.

Flic Roberts
Associate Director

Flic MCIM brings five years social media expertise and 20 years of experience in product development, marketing and supplier management. Working in Head Office roles for Safeway and Sainsbury’s, freelancing for product suppliers, and other retailers. She now shares her knowledge with small businesses and local charities. Flic has expertise in conducting market research, analysing consumer insight and developing consumer engagement plans and applies these skills to digital content creation, social media management, and hospitality experiences. Flic is also kept busy chasing her 3 children around, enjoys entertaining and volunteering at the local primary school and Church.

Leanne Goose
Associate

Leanne brings with her four years experience in social media creative and content in addition to a wealth of experience in the charitable sector in identifying and applying for trust & grant funding. Leanne also has 10 years experience in the education sector and 15 years retail experience which she uses to support our clients. When she is not working, Leanne loves to play tennis and netball and would spend every day at the coast if possible! Leanne is creative and can crochet and knit. She has three children of whom she is incredibly proud.

Nicola Wigmore
Associate

Nicola is a Marketing professional with 20 years B2B and B2C experience of large and SME businesses as well as independent small businesses in a variety of sectors.
Nicola is a creative marketer and currently spends most of her time helping companies with their strategy, social media marketing, web design, blogs, photography, design, event planning and copywriting. When she is not working, Nicola enjoys photography, being with her three kids and dance.

Sarah Horobin
Associate

Sarah works with us in research and delivering grant and trust applications. Sarah worked in the city for many years in executive PA and office management roles and brings with her an eye for detail, research experience, exceptional organisational skills and excellent writing skills. Sarah loves spending time with her two children, husband and very large cat. When not working, Sarah enjoys pilates and keeping fit.

Madeleine Stolz
Associate

Madeleine is a comms specialist and writer with many years experience. Having worked for the Department of Health, Transport for London and many different not-for-profit organisations, including Blind Veterans. Madeleine lives with her family and children in Kent, and has a love of reading and writing stories and all animals.

Jim Andrews
Associate

As a TV editor with over 25 years’ experience in the animation industry, Jim has worked on some of the UK’s most popular animated series from Thomas and Friends to Bob the Builder, editing over 200 episodes of Horrid Henry and Fireman Sam. Alongside his work as an editor, Jim has produced, directed and animated short films for a number of charities including Children in Need and Nourish Community Foodbank. Jim lives in Kent with his wife and two children and when not hidden away in his shed, animating or editing, Jim can be found organising community events and coaching his daughter’s football team.

Lisa Beaumont
Associate

Lisa Beaumont MCIM has over 20 years experience in publishing and advertising. Recently, Lisa identified a gap in digital marketing and developed her skills in social-listening to deliver qualified leads to SME’s and sole traders. Lisa has a passion for community engagement projects; Trinity Theatre, Different Strokes West Kent which she established in 2015 and Rusthall Community Arts to name a few. As well as being an Associate, Lisa runs her own consultancy. Following her survival from a brain haemorrhage in 2011, she continues  to fight to improve her health, despite some ongoing disabilities. Lisa lives with her family in Tunbridge Wells, is an avid consumer of media, is a Radio4 addict and writes poetry as a hobby.

Emma Melville
Associate

A copywriter with 20 years’ experience word wrangling, Emma has delivered the full range of online content and marketing collateral – to clients across the globe. Emma is as comfortable coming up with big creative ideas as researching and writing a white paper. She is skilled at finding stories and crafting content that engages different audiences, across different channels. Having worked agency and client-side, Emma understands the creative landscape from every angle. Her clients range from start-ups and SMEs, to international brands, like Vodafone and Allianz

Mark Harrison
Associate

Mark is an award-winning portrait photographer and video director with 30 years’ experience. No two days are the same for Mark, he could be found shooting in hotel rooms, boardrooms or attached to the side of an airplane. Mark photographs people from all walks of life, from Presidents to prisoners; clients from Burberry to Sky, the Times Magazine to Paris Match. Favourites have included Benedict Cumberbatch, Prof. Stephen Hawking and a firefighter from Grenfell Tower. The National Portrait Gallery bought three of his images and he was joint winner of the Portrait of Britain competition in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Sarah Gentry
Associate

Sarah is a Voice over artist and broadcaster with over 20 years of experience. Her extensive media skills are built on the foundation of her BBC Editorial Training – She takes great pride in her work and is dubbed the “one take wonder”. Everything she does is done with integrity and stems from a professional, level headed approach, with a quirky aftertaste!

Maple Raine
Cavapoo

Maple is the newest addition to the team. Maple brings with her a lot of twigs she has pilfered from The Common opposite the office and a lot of puppy love. Maple is adored by all the Associates and with her friendly, inquisitive nature is a perfect ambassador to represent the vibe in our office.