Finance for people-led services
Finance for companies where your people are at the centre of the business
Consultancies, agencies and other professional service firms share the same economics. Revenue depends on people's time, salaries are the biggest cost, and margin is won or lost on how well that time is used and priced.
We help founders of people-led businesses see which clients, projects and services make money, and plan hiring and cash with confidence.
Clarity on the numbers that matter
Insights and reporting to support better decision making
Utilisation: how much of your team's time is billable
Margin by client and project, not just in total
Revenue per head, and what each new hire needs to bring in
Work in progress and unbilled time
Debtor days, because cash often lags the work
Capacity forecast against your pipeline
Common challenges we help with
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Revenue growing but profit flat, because pricing hasn't kept up with salary costs
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Hiring ahead of new work and feeling the cash squeeze
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Large clients paying late while payroll goes out every month
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Fixed-fee projects that overrun without anyone noticing until the year end
Who this is for
Founder-led consultancies, agencies and professional service firms turning over £500k to £10m. You've grown on the strength of your team and your reputation, and the business is now big enough that gut feel isn't enough.
You want to know which clients and projects make money, how many people you can afford to hire next, and what cash will look like in three months, without building a finance team of your own.
Download the guide
The Business Owner's Guide to a Virtual Finance Department explains what a finance department does and how to tell whether your business needs one.
Related services
Virtual Finance Department
One joined-up finance function, sized to your stage.
Board reporting
Numbers you can trust, every month.
Let's talk about where your business is heading
Book a 30-minute call. We'll ask about your plans, tell you honestly whether we're the right fit, and explain what working together would look like.