Case studies

Stabilising Caps an Engineering SME through Cash Management, Process Improvements and Strategic Planning

Strengthening A Business For A Smooth Leadership Transition

An interim CFO appointment brings Leadership, Credibility, and Funding stability at a critical moment.

Driving strategic growth, funding success, commercial insight, and operational transformation through expert leadership and planning.

Managing regulatory approval from the CMA, extensive financial and legal coordination, and seamless operational integration.

Leading a critical refinancing process to stabilise the company and help position it to review strategic options including a potential merger

Turning ambition into a structured, data-driven strategy for sustainable growth

Enhancing financial stability, cash flow visibility, and exit readiness through strategic leadership

Transforming profit margins while ensuring smooth financial integration and supporting a successful exit

A business model which reduced fixed costs, improved cash flow, and emphasised profit margins

Stabilising operations, aligning costs and aids fundraising in growing psychiatry business amid COVID challenges, ensuring sustainability and growth.

Achieving growth both on and off the field while ensuring the club's sustainability in an industry with exceptionally tight financial dynamics

Upgrading reporting, coaching and strengthening the team, supporting acquisitions and shareholder exits

Earlier in his career, Howard Bayliss led the finance team in a £5m turnover engineering consulting firm.

Developing a premium retail brand, shifting to consumer goods, and mentoring entrepreneurs with first-hand expertise.

How we helped Simply Waste with a substantial exit to Biffa, the second-largest UK-based waste-management company.

This recruitment company had lost focus on working capital management while they were going for growth.

How we assisted in the development of accounting, reporting, and controls structure of a rapidly growing clinical trials company.

This client offers a wide range of value holidays from its call centre. Find out how we helped them...

FD4 was introduced to a client who was looking to acquire a target business that was about to go into administration.

This premium branded Milkshake Bar retail chain wanted to expand rapidly both in the UK and overseas.