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Advice you can trace back to its source.
We give SMEs, start-ups, charities, councils, energy businesses and investors the numbers behind their next decision — sized, sourced and dated, so anyone can check the working.
Fixed fee agreed before we start. No retainer required.
Every figure in our reports carries the source and the date it was pulled. If we cannot evidence it, we say so.
Who we help
Six kinds of client, one standard of evidence
The questions differ. The method does not: find the data, check it, and say plainly what it means for your decision.
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SMEs
Growth plans, pricing reviews and market entry for owner-managed businesses that need a second opinion, not a permanent consultant.
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Start-ups
Market sizing, financial models and investor-ready plans that survive a first round of questions.
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Non-profits
Funding bids, cost recovery and impact evaluation, written to what the funder actually scores.
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Local government
Business cases, options appraisal and market engagement, structured for internal approval and public scrutiny.
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Energy businesses
Net zero pathways, procurement strategy and demand analysis across generation, storage and supply.
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Private investors
Commercial due diligence on a target before you commit capital, delivered in the window you have.
Services
Five things we are asked for most
Market and sector research
How big is the market, who already serves it, where is it heading and what does that mean for you. Delivered as a short report you can put in front of a board or a funder.
Growth and market entry
Where to grow next, what to charge, which segment to serve first. We test the options against the numbers and give you a plan with costs, risks and a sequence.
Funding and investment cases
Grant bids, investor decks and financial models on one side; commercial due diligence for investors on the other. We have sat on both sides of the table.
Energy and net zero
Decarbonisation pathways, energy procurement and sector analysis for generators, suppliers and the public bodies buying from them.
Operations and systems
Process reviews and practical use of the tools you already pay for, including Microsoft 365, so the plan survives contact with the working week.
How we work
A project runs in five steps
The order matters, so here it is in full. Most engagements finish inside six weeks.
Scoping call
Thirty minutes, free. You describe the decision you face. We tell you whether we can help and what evidence exists.
Day 1
Proposal and fixed fee
A one-page scope: the questions we will answer, the sources we will use, the date you get it and the price. You approve before anything starts.
Within 3 working days
Evidence gathering
Desk research, filings, interviews and, where the question needs it, a named specialist brought in for their sector.
Weeks 1–3
Findings and recommendations
A working session on the draft, then the final report: the answer first, the evidence behind it, and what we would do next.
Weeks 4–5
Delivery support
Optional. We stay on hand while you put the plan into practice, by the day or by the month.
As needed
Our evidence
Where the numbers come from
We license the same data the large firms use, and we tell you which source sits behind each claim.
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Statista
Consumer demand, pricing and market benchmarks across sectors.
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IBISWorld
UK industry reports: market size, structure and five-year outlook.
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Companies House
Filed accounts, ownership and charges for any UK competitor or target.
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Birketts LLP
Independent legal review when a recommendation carries legal weight.
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Freelance specialists
Named experts from your sector, brought in for the questions that need lived experience.
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Microsoft 365
Where your files, models and shared workspaces live during the project.
Contact
Tell us the decision you are facing
We reply within one working day. If we are not the right people, we will say so and point you somewhere better.