Business Consultancy UK —
Strategic Clarity for Growing Businesses

Investors expect 12-24 months of high-quality management accounts in due diligence. Starting to improve reporting only when a raise begins is too late to build the track record investors expect. Start 12-18 months before any planned raise.

An accountant prepares your accounts. A financial manager interprets them, challenges assumptions and translates numbers into strategic decisions. Many businesses have good accounting but poor financial management — resulting in decisions made without adequate financial analysis.

Every major business decision — new product, geographic expansion, key hire, pricing change — should be financially modelled before commitment. A simple model showing P&L, cash flow and payback period takes hours to build and prevents expensive mistakes.

Management accounts prepared 6-8 weeks after month end are historical documents, not management tools. We prepare accounts within 15 working days of month end — giving management timely information to act on.

A fractional FD provides part-time strategic financial leadership — attending management meetings, challenging financial decisions, building models and providing forward-looking guidance. Your accountant prepares historical financial records and ensures compliance. The fractional FD uses those records to drive better future decisions. The two roles are complementary — most fractional FD clients also use Britvex for their accounting, creating seamless integration between compliance and strategy.

The typical trigger point is £500,000-£2m in annual turnover — when financial decisions become complex enough to need senior input but the business isn’t large enough for a full-time FD hire. Other triggers include: preparing for external investment, applying for significant bank lending, managing rapid growth with declining margins, or preparing for exit.

A monthly board pack typically includes: P&L versus budget and prior year (with written commentary), cash flow statement and 13-week rolling forecast, balance sheet summary, key performance indicators (revenue, gross margin, headcount costs, debtor days, pipeline), highlights and lowlights, and a forward-looking actions section. We design board packs to be decision-useful — not just historical reporting.

Yes — investment readiness is a core part of our business consultancy. We review your financial records and management information against investor due diligence standards, prepare or improve your financial model, design your data room and coach management on financial questions. Investors consistently tell clients that Britvex-prepared financial models are among the most credible they see from businesses at this stage.

We set specific financial targets at the start of every engagement — gross margin improvement, EBITDA growth, reduction in debtor days, overhead reduction — and track against them quarterly. Most clients find the financial impact of business consultancy significantly exceeds the cost within the first year. We measure and report impact explicitly because accountability is the foundation of a consultancy relationship that delivers real value.