diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index ac978c86..22474318 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def main(initialise_git_repository: str, deploy_docs_to_github_pages: str) -> in
                 '-d "{{cookiecutter.project_short_description}}" '
                 "--public "
                 "-r origin "
-                "--source {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}\n"
+                "--source {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}\n",
             )
         except FileNotFoundError:
             # GitHub CLI isn't installed
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def main(initialise_git_repository: str, deploy_docs_to_github_pages: str) -> in
                 "https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/create-a-repo.\n\n"
                 "Then run:\n\n"
                 "git remote add origin git@github.com:"
-                "{{cookiecutter.__repo_name}}.git\n"
+                "{{cookiecutter.__repo_name}}.git\n",
             )
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
             # some other error
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def main(initialise_git_repository: str, deploy_docs_to_github_pages: str) -> in
             "{{cookiecutter.__repo_url}}/settings/pages\n\n"
             "and under 'Built and deployment' selecting 'Deploy from a branch' for "
             "the 'Source' drop-down and 'gh-pages' for the 'Branch' drop-down, "
-            "leaving the branch path drop-down with its default value of '/ (root)'."
+            "leaving the branch path drop-down with its default value of '/ (root)'.",
         )
 
     return _EXIT_SUCCESS
@@ -109,5 +109,5 @@ def main(initialise_git_repository: str, deploy_docs_to_github_pages: str) -> in
         main(
             "{{ cookiecutter.initialise_git_repository }}",
             "{{ cookiecutter.deploy_docs_to_github_pages }}",
-        )
+        ),
     )
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index c95247ed..5fd2c878 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -7,20 +7,50 @@
 import pytest
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")  # noqa: PT003
+def default_config() -> dict[str, str]:
+    """
+    Get the minimal default configuration for cutting a cookie in tests.
+
+    This is used if `generate_package` is called without arguments.
+    """
+    return {
+        "github_owner": "test-user",
+        "project_short_description": "description",
+        "project_name": "Cookiecutter Test",
+        "project_slug": "cookiecutter-test",
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")  # noqa: PT003
+def default_config_with(default_config: dict[str, str]) -> typing.Callable:
+    """Extend or modify the default configuration with one additional value."""
+
+    def _wrapped_with(**kwargs: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+        return default_config | kwargs
+
+    return _wrapped_with
+
+
 def _generate_package(
     config: dict[str, str], path: pathlib.Path
-) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+) -> tuple[subprocess.CompletedProcess[str], pathlib.Path]:
     """
     Generate a project from the cookiecutter template.
 
-    Arguments:
-    ---------
-    config: dict
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    config
         A dictionary with values for the cookiecutter template,
         as defined in the cookiecutter.json
-    path: Path
+    path
         Directory to create package in.
 
+    Returns
+    -------
+    subprocess.CompletedProcess, pathlib.Path
+        The result of the cookiecutter command and the path to the generated package.
+
     """
     args = [f"{key}={val}" for key, val in config.items()]
     cmd = ["cookiecutter", ".", "--no-input", "--output-dir", f"{path}"]
@@ -30,10 +60,18 @@ def _generate_package(
         shell=False,
         capture_output=True,
         text=True,
-    )
+    ), path / config["project_slug"]
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def generate_package() -> typing.Callable:
+def generate_package(
+    default_config: dict[str, str], tmp_path: pathlib.Path
+) -> typing.Callable:
     """Generate project from cookiecutter template."""
-    return _generate_package
+
+    def _wrapped_with_tmp_path(
+        config: dict[str, str] = default_config,
+    ) -> tuple[subprocess.CompletedProcess, pathlib.Path]:
+        return _generate_package(config, tmp_path)
+
+    return _wrapped_with_tmp_path
diff --git a/tests/test_git_init.py b/tests/test_git_init.py
index 3918ee78..60f59a38 100644
--- a/tests/test_git_init.py
+++ b/tests/test_git_init.py
@@ -1,29 +1,21 @@
 """Checks that the git repo initialisation works."""
 
-import pathlib
 import subprocess
 import typing
 
 import pytest
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("initialise_git_repository", [True, False])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("init", [True, False])
 def test_initialisation_of_git_repo(
-    initialise_git_repository: bool,  # noqa: FBT001
+    init: bool,  # noqa: FBT001
+    default_config_with: typing.Callable,
     generate_package: typing.Callable,
-    tmp_path: pathlib.Path,
 ) -> None:
     """Checks to see if git was correctly initialised if desired."""
-    test_config = {
-        "github_owner": "test-user",
-        "project_short_description": "description",
-        "project_name": "Cookiecutter Test",
-        "initialise_git_repository": initialise_git_repository,
-    }
     # Run cookiecutter with initialise_git_repository
-    result = generate_package(config=test_config, path=tmp_path)
-
-    test_project_dir = tmp_path / "cookiecutter-test"
+    config = default_config_with(initialise_git_repository=str(init))
+    result, test_project_dir = generate_package(config=config)
 
     # check if git is initialised
     git_status = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
@@ -37,7 +29,7 @@ def test_initialisation_of_git_repo(
         text=True,
     )
 
-    if not initialise_git_repository:
+    if not init:
         # should not have found git
         assert "fatal: not a git repository" in git_status.stderr
         return  # nothing more to test
@@ -57,9 +49,9 @@ def test_initialisation_of_git_repo(
         )
         assert (
             "GitHub CLI detected, you can create a repo with the following:\n\n"
-            f"gh repo create {test_config['github_owner']}/"
+            f"gh repo create {config['github_owner']}/"
             f"cookiecutter-test -d "
-            f'"{test_config["project_short_description"]}" --public -r '
+            f'"{config["project_short_description"]}" --public -r '
             f"origin --source cookiecutter-test" in result.stdout
         )
     except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -69,11 +61,11 @@ def test_initialisation_of_git_repo(
         assert (
             "You now have a local git repository. To sync this to GitHub you "
             "need to create an empty GitHub repo with the name "
-            f"{test_config['github_owner']}/"
+            f"{config['github_owner']}/"
             f"cookiecutter-test - DO NOT SELECT ANY "
             "OTHER OPTION.\n\nSee this link for more detail "
             "https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/create-a-repo"
             ".\n\nThen run:\n\ngit remote add origin git@github.com:"
-            f"{test_config['github_owner']}/"
+            f"{config['github_owner']}/"
             f"cookiecutter-test.git" in result.stdout
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_package_generation.py b/tests/test_package_generation.py
index 6926d9fa..ac6f3b23 100644
--- a/tests/test_package_generation.py
+++ b/tests/test_package_generation.py
@@ -36,26 +36,19 @@ def get_all_files_folders(root_path: pathlib.Path) -> set[pathlib.Path]:
 
 
 def test_package_generation(
-    tmp_path: pathlib.Path,
+    default_config_with: typing.Callable,
     generate_package: typing.Callable,
 ) -> None:
     """Test package generation."""
-    test_config = {
-        "github_owner": "test-user",
-        "project_short_description": "description",
-        "project_name": "Cookiecutter Test",
-        # Not having a git repo makes it easier to check in/out reference
-        # data files to the main python-tooling git repository
-        "initialise_git_repository": False,
-    }
-    generate_package(config=test_config, path=tmp_path)
+    # Not having a git repo makes it easier to check in/out reference
+    # data files to the main python-tooling git repository
+    config = default_config_with(initialise_git_repository="False")
+    _, test_project_dir = generate_package(config=config)
 
     expected_package_dir = (
         pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "data" / "test_package_generation"
     )
-    # Check project directory exists
-    test_project_dir = tmp_path / "cookiecutter-test"
-    assert test_project_dir.exists()
+    assert test_project_dir.exists(), "Project directory does not exist."
 
     actual_files = get_all_files_folders(test_project_dir)
     expected_files = get_all_files_folders(expected_package_dir)
@@ -78,7 +71,7 @@ def test_package_generation(
                     f2.readlines(),
                     fromfile=str(actual_file),
                     tofile=str(expected_file),
-                )
+                ),
             )
 
     if diff:
@@ -94,18 +87,11 @@ def test_package_generation(
 
 
 def test_pip_installable(
-    tmp_path: pathlib.Path,
     venv: pytest_venv.VirtualEnvironment,
     generate_package: typing.Callable,
 ) -> None:
     """Test generated package is pip installable."""
-    test_config = {
-        "github_owner": "test-user",
-        "project_short_description": "description",
-        "project_name": "Cookiecutter Test",
-    }
-    generate_package(config=test_config, path=tmp_path)
-    test_project_dir = tmp_path / "cookiecutter-test"
+    _, test_project_dir = generate_package()
     # Try to install package in virtual environment with pip
     pipinstall = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
         [
@@ -124,21 +110,16 @@ def test_pip_installable(
     )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("funder", ["", "STFC"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("funder", ["", "STFC", "UKRI", "Wellcome Trust"])
 def test_optional_funder(
-    tmp_path: pathlib.Path, generate_package: typing.Callable, funder: str
+    funder: str,
+    default_config_with: typing.Callable,
+    generate_package: typing.Callable,
 ) -> None:
     """Test specifying funder or not in package generation."""
-    config = {
-        "github_owner": "test-user",
-        "project_short_description": "description",
-        "project_name": "Cookiecutter Test",
-        "funder": funder,
-    }
-
-    generate_package(config, tmp_path)
+    config = default_config_with(funder=funder)
+    _, test_project_dir = generate_package(config)
 
-    test_project_dir = tmp_path / "cookiecutter-test"
     with (test_project_dir / "README.md").open() as f:
         readme_text = "".join(f.readlines())
 
@@ -146,24 +127,16 @@ def test_optional_funder(
         assert "## Acknowledgements" not in readme_text
     else:
         assert (
-            f"## Acknowledgements\n\nThis work was funded by {config['funder']}."
-            in readme_text
+            f"## Acknowledgements\n\nThis work was funded by {funder}." in readme_text
         ), readme_text
 
 
 def test_docs_build(
-    tmp_path: pathlib.Path,
     venv: pytest_venv.VirtualEnvironment,
     generate_package: typing.Callable,
 ) -> None:
     """Test documentation build from package created from template."""
-    config = {
-        "github_owner": "test-user",
-        "project_short_description": "description",
-        "project_name": "Cookiecutter Test",
-    }
-    generate_package(config, tmp_path)
-    test_project_dir = tmp_path / "cookiecutter-test"
+    _, test_project_dir = generate_package()
     venv.install("tox")
     tox_docs_process = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
         [