Independent advisory
Considered strategy for businesses at a turning point
We help founders and leadership teams make the small number of decisions that actually change the trajectory of the business.
Trusted by 120+ organisations
- 120+ engagements delivered
- 14 years average partner experience
- 92% client retention
- B Corp pending
The problem
Growth stalls when everything feels equally urgent
Most teams do not lack effort. They lack a shared view of which three things matter this quarter — and the discipline to protect them.
Before
- Strategy lives in a deck nobody opens
- Leadership time is consumed by operations
- Reporting describes the past, not the decision
After
- A single page that everyone can repeat
- Clear owners and decision rights
- Forward-looking measures tied to outcomes
What we do
Focused engagements, clearly scoped
Every engagement has a defined outcome, a fixed timeline and a named partner.
Strategy sprint
A four-week engagement that produces a one-page strategy your leadership team can repeat from memory.
From £8,500
Learn moreCommercial diagnostic
An independent read on where margin is created and where it quietly leaks away.
From £6,000
Learn moreOperating model review
Structure, decision rights and reporting rhythms rebuilt around how the business actually runs.
From £11,000
Learn moreBoard advisory
Ongoing senior counsel for founders, boards and newly appointed leadership teams.
£2,400 / month
Learn moreGrowth planning
A defensible plan for the next stage of growth, built on evidence rather than optimism.
From £7,500
Learn moreTransaction readiness
Preparation for investment, sale or acquisition — before the diligence begins.
On application
Learn moreWhy teams choose us
Senior attention from the first conversation
No pyramid staffing. The person who scopes the work is the person who does it.
Partner-led delivery
You work directly with the person accountable for the outcome.
Fixed scope, fixed fee
Agreed before we begin, with no variation without your sign-off.
Documents you actually use
Short, decision-oriented outputs rather than 90-slide decks.
Handover by design
We build internal capability so the work continues without us.
The process
From first call to delivered outcome
- 1
Discovery call
A 30-minute conversation to understand the decision in front of you.
- 2
Written brief
You complete a short questionnaire so we arrive prepared.
- 3
Proposal
Scope, timeline, fee and named team — usually within three days.
- 4
Engagement
Weekly checkpoints and a working document you can see at any time.
- 5
Handover
Final recommendations plus the material your team needs to act.
Measured by the work, not the hours
120+
Engagements delivered
92%
Client retention
14 yrs
Average partner experience
3 days
Typical proposal turnaround
Client story
“We had three years of plans and no traction. Four weeks later we had one page, four priorities and a leadership team that agreed on them. Revenue is up 21% on the year.”
Marianne Ellis
Managing Director, Halstead Property
Social proof
In their own words
“We had three years of plans and no traction. Four weeks later we had one page, four priorities and a leadership team that agreed on them. Revenue is up 21% on the year.”
Marianne Ellis
Managing Director, Halstead Property
“The commercial diagnostic paid for itself in six weeks. They found pricing we had not reviewed since 2019.”
David Okonjo
Founder, Ridgeway Logistics
“Direct, unusually well prepared and completely unwilling to pad the work. Rare combination.”
Priya Raman
COO, Ashcombe Group
Questions
Answers before you ask
Ready when you are
Let us look at it together
Tell us what you are working on. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you and point you somewhere better.
Get in touch
Send us a message
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