Financial Leadership that speaks SME
Supporting owner-managed businesses (£0.5m–£20m) in Wokingham, Bracknell, Reading & Basingstoke.
Trusted by Industry Leaders
Precision Manufacturing & Engineering
From manufacturing shops to aerospace suppliers, we free cash and protect margin.
​Common pain points:
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Cash tied up in WIP & raw stock
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Unit-cost visibility often fuzzy
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Bank wants 13 week rolling cash map
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How we fix it:
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Live margin by SKU & Customer
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Shop floor KPI's in 30 days
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Supplier terms renegotiated (average 7% reduction)
Case Study:
Mid-sized subsidiary of a global energy group
Challenge: Excess working capital tied up in raw materials and WIP
Action: Installed SKU-level stock dashboard and rolling 13-week cash forecast
Result: Freed ~30 % of inventory cash and added 4 ppts to gross margin within six months
Construction & Fit Out
From contractors to designers, we fortify cash flow and safeguard project margins.
Common Pain Points:​
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Job costing often lags by weeks
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CIS & VAT headaches = Fines
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Cash-flow stalls on retentions
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How we fix it:
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Live margin by SKU & Customer
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Shop floor KPI's in 30 days
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Supplier terms renegotiated (average 7% reduction)
Case Study:
International Data-Cabling Contractor
Challenge: Project overruns eroding margins by c. 8 %
Action: Introduced weekly job-cost reviews and margin-at-completion tracking
Result: Margin recovered to low-double-digits above prior run-rate in six months
IT & Digital Services
From tech consultancies to cloud providers, we optimise cash and drive sustainable digital growth.
​Common pain points:
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Lumpy project revenue vs payroll
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Hard to model ARR and Churn
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Investors demand FD-grade pack
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How we fix it:
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Live margin by SKU & Customer
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Shop floor KPI's in 30 days
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Supplier terms renegotiated (average 7% reduction)
Case Study:
Cloud-infrastructure consultancy
Challenge: Needed to raise growth capital but lacked a defensible revenue model.
Action: Built ARR / churn analytics and an investor-ready forecast deck.
Result: Secured outside investment on materially improved terms.
Film & TV Supply Chain
From equipment providers to production support, we streamline finances and keep creativity thriving
Common pain points:​
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Cashflow peaks vs long-lag payments
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Complicated production tax releif & cross-border VAT
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Hyper rapid headcount & cost tracking
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How we fix it:
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Live margin by SKU & Customer
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Shop floor KPI's in 30 days
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Supplier terms renegotiated (average 7% reduction)
Case Study:
Specialist Props Supplier
Challenge: Rapid head-count growth caused a cash squeeze after a challenging period during the writers and actors strike
Action: Implemented daily cash tracker and dynamic cost-per-job model
Result: Released six-figure working-capital headroom and lifted gross margin by 4 ppts
We're local - on site when it matters
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