Services
Two services. One aim: a better decision.
Every engagement starts with your question. Why margins are slipping while sales grow. Whether a division is earning its keep. Whether an investment will pay back if the assumptions are wrong.
We start with the numbers you already have and interrogate them to understand what is really driving the results, not what the reports say is driving them. Where there is a decision in front of you, we test each option against your assumptions, to show what it delivers, what it depends on and how it holds up if conditions change.
You finish with a clear view of what is driving performance, where value is being made or lost, and which issues or decisions need attention first. Every finding comes with the evidence behind it, so you or your board can challenge it. We then present the recommendations to your leadership team or board, in person or online.
Scope and fee are agreed after a first conversation.
Service one
Strategic Business Diagnostic
An independent business performance review that shows what is really driving your results.
A Strategic Business Diagnostic looks at your business from the outside in. We start with the statements and management reports you already have, usually several years of them. We then interrogate the numbers to understand where the business makes and loses money, what is changing and why, and where the risks are building.
We look at the whole business and at each part of it. Divisions, sites, product lines or service streams can each be assessed on their own, so you can see which parts carry the business and which drag on it.
What it answers
What is really driving profit, cash and growth?
Which parts of the business create value, and which use it up?
Where is risk building that routine reporting does not show?
What should management or the board do first?
You receive a written report with a clear assessment, the evidence behind every finding, and recommendations in order of priority. We then present the findings to your leadership team or board.
This is not an audit and does not replace your accountant. It uses the same numbers for a different purpose: understanding the business and deciding what to do.
The diagnostic comes in three levels: Clarity, Direction and Group. Each is a fixed fee.
Service two
Decision & Scenario Analysis
Understand the consequences of a decision before you commit to it.
When a major decision is in front of you, we test each option against a range of outcomes. You tell us the options. We show what each one does to profit, cash and risk, what has to go right, and what happens if it does not.
Typical decisions
A capital investment, new plant or new site.
Expanding, consolidating or closing part of the business.
An acquisition or the sale of a division.
A change to pricing, supply arrangements or the operating model.
Reviewing a business case before the board approves it.
You receive each option ranked by the value it creates, with the likelihood it pays off and the assumptions that matter most to the result.
You make the decision. We make sure it is tested.
Often done together
Many engagements start with a diagnostic and move to a decision. The diagnostic shows where the business stands. The scenario analysis tests the way forward. Both are scoped to your question, not sold as fixed packages.