We are Graham Hardy and Laura Wheatley. A boutique advisory practice for successful owners and founders who want more from what they have built.
The businesses we work with are not struggling. They generate revenue, they serve good clients, and the owner is good at what they do. But there is often a gap between what the business earns and what it is capable of earning. Between what it is worth today and what it should be worth. Between the future the owner has in mind and what the business can currently deliver.
That gap is not closed by working harder. It is closed by building differently.
More profitable. Easier to run. Genuinely valuable.
Stronger margins, leaner operations, and a P&L that reflects what the business is genuinely capable of generating.
A leadership team and structure that gives the owner real choice: more time, less dependency, more freedom.
A business that a buyer, investor, or successor would pay a premium for, whether that transaction happens or not.
You are not starting from scratch. You have built something real. But you want more from it. More profit. Less noise. A business that is building toward something rather than simply sustaining itself.
Whatever the goal, the common thread is this: you want a business that is working harder for you than it currently is.
Revenue is there, but the margins are not where they need to be. You suspect there is potential to generate more profit.
You know you will transition at some point. You want to make sure the business is ready, and the outcome is on your terms.
Growth is capped because you are still more involved than you wish to be. You want your leadership team to step up to give you real freedom.
The ambition is there. What you need is rigour, resource, and someone who has done it before standing alongside you.
A rigorous, structured assessment of where your business stands today, with a clear plan for closing the gap between current value and potential value.
For owners who want a stronger P&L, a more capable team, and a business that runs with less direct involvement from them.
For complex challenges that require deep focus. We deliver bespoke solutions to solve your most critical business challenges.
Private, long-term mentoring for founders and senior leaders who want a thinking partner, troubleshooter, and an accountable sounding board who carries extensive operational and leadership experience.
We are not consultants who sit on the sidelines. We bring two decades of operating experience inside FTSE-100 environments, with full P&L accountability, complex change leadership, and COO-level rigour.
We are also qualified executive coaches trained at Henley Business School and Animas Centre for Coaching. We are among the first practitioners in the UK to hold the Certified Exit Planning Advisor designation through the Exit Planning Institute, a globally recognised qualification that places us at the forefront of value creation, business readiness, and owner transition.
Since our inception in 2019, we have worked with dozens of established businesses across the UK to help them grow, scale, and prepare for exit.
The best work comes from the deepest relationships. We invest in every one of ours.
We say what needs to be said. You will not come to us for reassurance. You will come to us for the truth.
We do not hand you a report and leave. We are in it with you.
Every decision has a clear purpose. We do not do things for the sake of doing them.
Nothing we do is off the shelf. Every engagement is crafted specifically around the needs of your business.
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