Business consulting that fixes what the last consultant missed

We work with mid-market companies across the West Midlands and the wider UK. Our focus is simple: find the drag in your operations, remove it, and measure the difference in pounds and pence.

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Business consulting session in a Birmingham office with city views
£14.2m
Recovered profit across 2024 engagements
87%
Of clients saw ROI within 90 days
6
Average weeks to first recommendation
42
Active advisory relationships right now

What we actually do

Six practices, each led by a partner who has run the function they now advise on.

Revenue growth strategy

We map your pricing architecture, channel mix and sales pipeline against sector benchmarks. Then we build a 12-month plan with quarterly targets your team can actually hit. Most clients add 8-15% top-line revenue within the first year.

Operational efficiency

Waste hides in handoffs. We audit your end-to-end processes, time each step and identify where work stalls between departments. A typical engagement removes 20-30% of cycle time from order-to-cash workflows.

Organisational restructuring

When your org chart no longer matches how work gets done, we redesign spans of control, reporting lines and role definitions. We handle the change management communications so your leadership team can focus on running the business.

Financial modelling and forecasting

Spreadsheets built by committee rarely survive contact with reality. We construct driver-based financial models that let you test scenarios: what happens if raw materials jump 12%, or if you lose your second-largest customer? You get clarity before the crisis.

M&A due diligence support

Buying a competitor? We run commercial due diligence alongside your legal and financial advisors. Our reports cover customer concentration risk, management dependency and integration complexity. Typical turnaround is four to six weeks.

Interim leadership placement

Sometimes you need someone in the chair tomorrow. We place experienced interim MDs, CFOs and COOs from our network of 60+ vetted operators, most of whom have run businesses between £5m and £80m turnover.

How an engagement runs

Four phases. No padding, no filler workshops, no 200-slide decks that gather dust.

1

Diagnostic call

A 45-minute conversation where we ask hard questions about your numbers, your team and your market position. Free, no obligation.

2

Scoping week

We spend three to five days on-site. We interview your people, review financials and observe operations. At the end you get a written scope document with fixed fees.

3

Delivery sprint

Typically six to twelve weeks of focused work. Fortnightly progress reports. We flag problems early rather than polishing a final presentation.

4

Handover and review

We transfer ownership of every deliverable to your team. A 90-day check-in is included at no extra cost to make sure recommendations have stuck.

A real engagement, condensed

Aerial view of a Midlands manufacturing facility
Manufacturing, West Midlands

A family-owned fabricator losing £40k a month on rework

The MD knew quality costs were high but couldn't pinpoint where. We embedded an analyst in the production line for two weeks, tracked every reject and traced root causes to three specific machine settings and one supplier's inconsistent raw material.

We redesigned the incoming inspection protocol, renegotiated the supplier contract with penalty clauses, and retrained two shift supervisors on statistical process control.

Rework costs dropped 72% within four months. Annual saving: £346,000.

The engagement lasted nine weeks. Our fee was recovered in the first 30 days of improved yield.

Questions we hear often

Our clients range from £3m to £120m in annual turnover. Below £3m the overhead of a formal consulting engagement rarely makes financial sense; we will tell you that upfront. Above £120m you probably need a larger firm with international reach.
Fixed project fees after the scoping week. No day rates, no ambiguity. If scope changes mid-project we agree a variation in writing before any extra work starts. The diagnostic call and scoping proposal are free.
Yes. About half our current clients are based in the West Midlands, but we have active engagements in Manchester, Bristol, Leeds and London. Travel and accommodation are included in our fixed fee; we don't add expenses on top.
We measure outcomes at the 90-day review. If the agreed KPIs have not moved in the right direction and the client has implemented the recommendations as specified, we extend the advisory support at no additional fee until they do. We have invoked this clause twice in seven years.
Absolutely. We regularly coordinate with accountants, solicitors and IT partners. We are not trying to replace your trusted advisors. We fill a gap they are not designed to cover: operational and strategic execution.

Start with a conversation

Tell us what is keeping you up at night. We will respond within one working day.

Visit us
4 Wisoky Avenue, Birmingham B1 1TF, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Ring us
+44 121 173 8108

Write to us
[email protected]

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:30. We are closed on UK bank holidays.