When KPIs play you: how metrics warp strategy
KPIs manufacture behaviour they claim to measure. Five gaming signals and the chaperone pairs framework to protect UK SME metrics....
Richard Jones
Revenue up, profit flat: the hidden margin leak
Revenue grew. Profit stayed flat. Here's how £480k vanished over 18 months, and the margin erosion patterns hiding in your management accounts....
Design flaw, not delegation failure
Your business has a design flaw, not a delegation problem. What 14 holiday phone calls reveal about founder dependency and its real cost....
Build a finance function buyers want. Run it like you're keeping it
Finance-Ready scores your finance function across eight pillars. Know what buyers would find before they find it, and fix it on your own terms. 8–10 minutes....
Find the decisions routing through you. See what they cost.
Decisions that route through you cost something. Margin leak, delayed hires, stalled contracts, a lower valuation if you ever sell....
Your runway is a range, not a number
Your spreadsheet says you have 14.2 months of runway. That number feels solid. It isn't. Cash doesn&...
Founder Dependency
The harder you work, the more the business needs you. A free 4-minute diagnostic showing where dependency sits. For owner-managed businesses....
Finance-Ready
Score your finance function across 8 pillars in 8 minutes. See where it's helping you scale, and where it's costing you. For owner-managed businesses....
Cash Runway
Your runway is a range, not a number. Model 1,000 scenarios in 5 minutes and see your P10, P50, P90 outcomes. Free, for owner-managed businesses....