Business consulting that changes the numbers

We sit with owners of Scottish SMEs and mid-market firms, look at the real data, and build plans that move revenue, margins, and cash flow within months. No slide decks that gather dust.

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Business consulting session in a Scottish office
14Years advising firms
280+Engagements completed
£47mClient revenue influenced
93%Clients renew each year

What we actually do

Each engagement starts with a question: what specific financial or operational outcome do you need in the next six to twelve months? Everything follows from the answer.

Revenue growth strategy

We audit your pricing, sales pipeline, and customer acquisition cost, then redesign the go-to-market plan. One manufacturing client in Fife added £1.2m in annual revenue after we restructured their channel mix over four months.

Operational restructuring

Bloated cost bases kill otherwise healthy businesses. We map every process, identify where time and money leak, and implement tighter workflows. Typical savings: 12 to 18 percent of operating costs within six months.

Succession and exit planning

Selling a business or handing it to the next generation requires two to three years of preparation. We value the business, identify value gaps, fix them, and manage the transaction timeline so you leave on your terms.

Cash flow and financial modelling

We build rolling 13-week cash flow forecasts and scenario models so you can see the impact of decisions before you commit capital. Several clients have avoided unnecessary borrowing entirely by using these models to time expenditure better.

Problems we see repeatedly

  • Revenue grows but profit stays flat because nobody has re-examined the cost structure since the company was half its current size.
  • The owner makes every significant decision, creating a bottleneck that limits how fast the business can move.
  • Financial reports arrive three weeks after month-end, too late to act on.
  • Sales depend on one or two large accounts, leaving the firm exposed if either relationship changes.

How we solve them

  • We run a line-by-line margin analysis and renegotiate supplier contracts, often recovering five to eight percent of gross margin.
  • We design a decision framework and train the senior team to use it, freeing the owner for strategic work.
  • We set up weekly flash reports that take fifteen minutes to produce and give you the five numbers that matter.
  • We build a diversified pipeline plan with specific targets, messaging, and conversion metrics for each new segment.

Measured outcomes from recent projects

These figures come from engagements completed between 2022 and 2025. Each was verified with the client before publication.

+31%

Gross margin improvement for a 40-person logistics company in Glasgow after renegotiating haulage contracts and consolidating routes.

£820k

Additional annual revenue for an Edinburgh SaaS firm after we rebuilt their pricing tiers and onboarding funnel.

9 weeks

Average time from engagement start to first measurable financial impact across all 2024 projects.

How an engagement runs

1

Diagnostic conversation

A 45-minute call where we learn about your business, its finances, and what you want to change. No charge, no obligation. We will tell you honestly whether we can help.

2

Data deep-dive

We request your last two years of management accounts, your organisational chart, and your sales pipeline data. Over two weeks we analyse these and build a findings report with specific recommendations ranked by impact and effort.

3

Implementation sprints

We work alongside your team in fortnightly sprints, each focused on one recommendation. Typical engagements run four to six sprints. You see progress every two weeks, not after six months.

4

Handover and review

We document every change, train your people to maintain it, and schedule a 90-day check-in to confirm the results are holding. If something has slipped, we fix it at no extra cost.

Common questions

Most projects fall between £8,000 and £35,000 depending on scope and duration. We quote a fixed fee after the diagnostic call so there are no surprises. The diagnostic itself is free.
Yes. About a quarter of our clients are based elsewhere in the UK. We conduct most of the work remotely with periodic on-site visits. The process is the same.
We work best with owner-managed firms turning over between £1m and £30m. Below that threshold the investment rarely makes sense; above it, you likely need a larger advisory team with sector-specific partners.
No. We complement your finance function. Your accountant handles compliance and reporting; we focus on strategic decisions, operational changes, and growth planning. We collaborate with your existing advisors rather than duplicating their role.
We usually have capacity to begin a new diagnostic within one to two weeks of your enquiry. The full engagement starts once we agree on scope, typically within a month of first contact.

Let's talk about your business

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210 Americo Hill, South Strosin Hill, Scotland, KH6 5CQ, United Kingdom