Food manufacturing firm, Fife
Reduced ingredient waste by 18% and renegotiated three supplier contracts. Net saving: £145,000 per year. The entire engagement took nine weeks from kickoff to final implementation.
What we bring to your business
Three areas of focus. Each one connects to the others because strategy without execution is a slide deck, and execution without direction is busywork.
Strategic planning and market positioning
We start with where your money comes from. Which customers are profitable? Which products earn their shelf space? We map your revenue by segment, compare it against market data from your sector, and build a 12-month plan with quarterly checkpoints.
Our clients typically see a measurable shift within two quarters: stronger margins on core products, clearer pricing logic, and a shorter sales cycle because the value proposition finally matches what buyers care about.
Operational efficiency reviews
Waste hides in plain sight. A procurement process with six approval layers. A warehouse layout that adds 40 minutes of picking time per order. Duplicate data entry across three systems that nobody trusts anyway.
We spend two weeks inside your operation, shadowing teams and timing workflows. The output is a prioritised list of changes ranked by effort and payoff, along with implementation support for the top five. One distribution client saved £220,000 annually just by reorganising its despatch schedule.
Financial clarity and cash-flow modelling
Profit on paper does not mean cash in the bank. We build rolling 13-week cash-flow models tailored to your billing cycles, supplier terms, and seasonal patterns. You see exactly when pinch points will hit and how much headroom you actually have.
For firms preparing for investment or acquisition, we also structure financial packs that answer the questions funders ask before they ask them. Two of our clients closed funding rounds within 90 days of engagement because the numbers were already clean and defensible.
What changed for our clients
Real outcomes from the past three years. Names withheld by agreement, but the numbers are auditable.
SaaS company, Edinburgh
Repositioned from a crowded mid-market segment into a niche vertical. Average deal size grew from £8,400 to £21,000 within six months. Churn dropped from 4.2% monthly to 1.7%.
Construction services, Glasgow
Installed a project-costing framework that flagged margin erosion before jobs completed, not after. Gross margin improved by 7 percentage points across the following financial year.
How an engagement works
No mystery. Four stages, each with a defined deliverable so you always know what you are paying for.
Diagnostic call
A 45-minute conversation where we listen more than we talk. We ask about revenue, team structure, and the specific frustration that made you pick up the phone. No charge, no obligation.
Discovery sprint
One to two weeks on-site or remote. We gather data, interview key staff, and benchmark against sector norms. You receive a written assessment with findings and recommended priorities.
Implementation support
We work alongside your team to execute the agreed changes. Weekly check-ins, shared task boards, and clear ownership for every action item. Duration depends on scope, typically six to twelve weeks.
Review and handover
A final session to measure outcomes against the original baseline. We document what was done, what worked, and what to monitor going forward. The knowledge stays inside your organisation.
Questions we hear often
How much does a typical engagement cost?
It varies by scope. A focused operational review for a 20-person company might run £4,500 to £8,000. A full strategic repositioning over three months could be £15,000 to £30,000. We quote a fixed fee after the diagnostic call so there are no surprises.
Do you work with early-stage startups?
We are most effective with businesses that have at least 12 months of trading history and revenue above £300,000. Pre-revenue startups usually need a different kind of support, and we are honest about that upfront.
Will you replace our accountant or FD?
No. We complement your existing finance team. Accountants focus on compliance and reporting. We focus on forward-looking decisions: pricing, investment timing, resource allocation. The two roles rarely overlap.
How quickly can we start?
We usually have capacity to begin a discovery sprint within two to three weeks of the diagnostic call. Larger engagements may need a short scheduling window. We will give you a realistic start date during our first conversation.
Are you based only in Scotland?
Our office is in Upper Jacobiworth, Scotland, but we work with clients across the UK. Discovery sprints that require on-site presence outside Scotland are quoted with travel included so you see the full cost upfront.
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Direct contact
Phone: 023 1446 3675
Email: [email protected]
Visit us
2 Pouros-Harvey Lane, Upper Jacobiworth, Scotland, TB41 0ZH, United Kingdom
Office hours
Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:30
Closed on Scottish public holidays