Music Venue Trust was created in January 2014 to protect, secure, and improve the UK’s grassroots music venues. Beverley runs the charity, manages the team, oversees campaigns and communication, produces national networking event Venues Day, manages the Music Venues Alliance, liaises with cultural sector and government partners, and represents MVT at national/international meetings.

Beverley has over 25 years’ experience of arts development, event management, tour coordination, building networks, funding, evaluation, and strategy. She has worked as a local government arts development officer in three different authorities and as a freelance arts consultant in London and Barcelona.