Practical business consulting for companies that refuse to stand still
We sit beside your leadership team, examine the numbers, and build plans you can actually execute. No jargon-heavy slide decks that gather dust. Concrete steps, measurable targets, honest feedback.
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What we actually do
Every engagement starts with listening. We learn how your business works before suggesting a single change. Here are the areas where we spend most of our time.
Growth strategy
We map your current revenue streams, identify the two or three highest-return opportunities, and draft a 90-day action plan. Quarterly reviews keep the plan alive rather than forgotten.
Operational efficiency
Slow approvals, duplicated work, missed hand-offs: these cost more than most owners realise. We observe your workflows for a week, then redesign the ones that waste the most time and money.
Financial planning and cash flow
Profit on paper means nothing if cash runs out on the 20th. We build rolling 13-week cash flow forecasts, set up early-warning triggers, and help you negotiate better payment terms with suppliers.
Leadership and team development
Hiring the wrong manager costs roughly 2.5 times their annual salary. We help you define roles clearly, interview candidates using structured scorecards, and coach new managers through their first 100 days.
Familiar frustrations
- Revenue has plateaued for two consecutive years
- Your best people keep leaving within 18 months
- Decisions stall because nobody owns the outcome
- You spend more time firefighting than planning
- Margins are shrinking while workload grows
What changes after we work together
- A written growth roadmap tied to specific KPIs
- Clear accountability structure across every department
- Weekly dashboards your team actually reads
- Cash reserves that cover at least 12 weeks of expenses
- A hiring and retention system that reduces turnover by 30%
How an engagement works
Most projects run between eight and sixteen weeks. Some clients keep us on retainer afterwards; others bring us back for annual reviews. Here is the typical arc.
Discovery week
We interview founders, managers and front-line staff. We review your P&L, balance sheet, org chart and customer data. By Friday you receive a written diagnostic.
Strategy sprint
Over two weeks we draft the plan with your leadership team, not for them. Each initiative gets an owner, a deadline and a success metric.
Implementation support
We attend your weekly stand-ups, troubleshoot blockers and adjust priorities as market conditions shift. This phase lasts four to ten weeks depending on scope.
Handover and review
We document every process change, train your team on the new dashboards, and schedule a 90-day check-in so nothing slips through the cracks.
A recent outcome worth sharing
A 45-person logistics firm in the Midlands came to us after three straight quarters of declining margins. Within ten weeks we renegotiated their fuel contracts, consolidated two overlapping dispatch roles, and introduced route-optimisation software. The result: operating margin climbed from 6.2% to 11.8%, and the owner took a proper holiday for the first time in four years.
That is the kind of change we aim for. Specific, measurable, and felt by the people running the business every day.
Questions we hear often
Most projects fall between £8,000 and £25,000 depending on duration and complexity. We quote a fixed fee after the discovery week so there are no surprises. Retainer arrangements start at £2,400 per month for ongoing advisory.
Yes. About a quarter of our clients are in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Discovery sessions can happen via video, though we prefer at least one on-site visit during the engagement.
Our sweet spot is owner-managed businesses with 10 to 200 employees and annual turnover between £1M and £30M. Large enough to have real complexity, small enough that changes can be implemented quickly.
No. We work alongside your professional advisors. We often collaborate directly with your accountant to build forecasts and with your solicitor when contracts need restructuring.
We review progress every two weeks. If a particular initiative is not delivering, we adjust or drop it and redirect effort to something more promising. Flexibility is built into the process from day one.
Let us talk about your business
Whether you have a specific problem or just a nagging feeling that things could work better, a 30-minute call is a good place to start. No charge, no obligation, no sales pitch.
Visit us:
5 Roxane Meadows, Cummings-Hills Place, NE1 7GX, England, United Kingdom
Call:
+44 1931 547947
Email:
[email protected]