Manufacturing firm, South Wales
Reduced production waste by 23% in twelve weeks through supplier consolidation and shop-floor process changes. Annual saving: £310,000.
What we actually do
Four practice areas. Each one built around a specific kind of problem, not a vague promise.
Operational review
We map your workflows end to end, identify where time and money leak, and redesign processes. A typical engagement runs six to eight weeks and produces a prioritised action list with cost estimates for each change.
Financial restructuring
Cash-flow modelling, debt renegotiation support, and margin analysis. We work alongside your finance team rather than replacing them, which means the improvements stick after we leave.
Growth strategy
Market entry planning, competitor benchmarking, and channel economics. Before you spend on expansion we test the assumptions with real data. If the numbers say wait, we tell you to wait.
Leadership and team alignment
Facilitating board-level strategy sessions, running 360-degree feedback rounds, and coaching founders through succession planning. We have worked with owner-managed businesses from five employees to five hundred.
Common situations we walk into
These are real patterns from our case files, not hypothetical scenarios.
What clients describe
- Revenue is growing but profit is flat or falling
- Two departments keep blaming each other for missed deadlines
- The founder wants to step back but nobody is ready to step up
- A new competitor entered the market and pricing pressure is rising
- The board approved a strategy twelve months ago and nothing has changed
What we do about it
- Trace every cost line and renegotiate the three largest supplier contracts
- Redesign the handoff process and install shared KPIs across both teams
- Build a twelve-month succession roadmap with measurable milestones
- Run a pricing elasticity study and reposition the product tier structure
- Break the strategy into 90-day sprints with named owners and weekly check-ins
How an engagement works
No surprises. You know what happens at each stage, what it costs, and when it ends.
Discovery call
Thirty minutes on the phone or video. You describe the situation; we ask questions. No charge, no obligation. By the end we both know whether there is a fit.
Diagnostic phase
We spend one to two weeks inside your business. Interviews with key staff, review of financial statements, process observation. You receive a written diagnostic report with findings and recommendations.
Proposal and scope agreement
Based on the diagnostic, we propose a fixed-fee engagement with a clear timeline. If the diagnostic alone solves your problem, you owe nothing further.
Implementation support
We work alongside your team to execute the plan. Fortnightly progress reviews keep everything on track. Average engagement length is ten to fourteen weeks.
Handover and follow-up
Final report, knowledge transfer sessions, and a 90-day check-in call included at no extra cost. You keep all templates, models, and documentation we create.
Outcomes from recent work
Three anonymised examples from the past eighteen months.
Professional services partnership, Cardiff
Resolved a partner deadlock that had stalled hiring for nine months. New governance structure approved within six weeks. Headcount grew by 40% over the following year.
E-commerce retailer, Swansea
Rebuilt pricing architecture across 1,200 SKUs. Gross margin improved from 28% to 36% without reducing order volume. Project duration: eight weeks.
Questions we hear often
Diagnostic fees start at £1,800. Full implementation projects range from £8,000 to £35,000 depending on scope and duration. We quote a fixed fee before work begins, so there are no hourly surprises.
Yes. About a third of our clients are based elsewhere in the UK. We travel for on-site work and run remote sessions where that makes more sense. Travel costs within mainland Britain are included in the project fee.
Manufacturing, professional services, and retail make up most of our portfolio. We have also completed projects in logistics, hospitality, and technology. If your sector is outside our experience, we will say so on the discovery call rather than pretend otherwise.
Absolutely. We run standalone strategy days, board facilitation sessions, and half-day financial health checks. These are priced individually and often serve as a useful first step before a larger engagement.
We set measurable targets at the start. If we miss them because of something within our control, we continue working at no additional fee until the agreed outcomes are met or we refund the implementation portion of the fee. That commitment is written into the engagement letter.
Speak with us
Whether you have a specific problem or just want to think out loud with someone who has seen similar situations, get in touch. The initial conversation is always free.
3 Ervin Park, New Gislason Hill, Wales, DR6 3VI, United Kingdom
