Business Consulting that protects your margins
We work with owner-managed businesses across Greater Manchester and the North West to find the profit leaks others miss. Typical engagement: twelve weeks, one clear outcome.
Talk to us See how it worksWhat we actually do
Most consulting firms hand you a deck and leave. We sit with your team, dig into the numbers, and stay until the changes stick. Here are the four areas where we spend most of our time.
Margin analysis
We map every cost line against revenue by product, customer and channel. Clients typically discover that 15 to 20 per cent of their SKUs generate negative margin once overheads are properly allocated. We build a pricing model you can maintain in-house after we leave.
Cash-flow restructuring
Late payments and lumpy receivables choke growth. We renegotiate payment terms with your top ten debtors, set up rolling thirteen-week cash forecasts, and connect you with invoice-finance providers where the numbers make sense. Average improvement: seventeen days off debtor days within the first quarter.
Operational efficiency
Warehouse layouts, shift rotas, procurement cycles: we observe your operation for a full week before recommending anything. The fixes are usually unglamorous, things like resequencing pick routes or consolidating supplier orders, but the savings are real and measurable within sixty days.
Growth planning
Before you hire or invest, we stress-test the plan. We model three scenarios, pessimistic, base and stretch, using your actual data rather than industry averages. You get a financial model in a spreadsheet you already own, not a proprietary tool you will never open again.
A bit about us
Value Integrity Consulting was founded in Manchester in 2016 by two former finance directors who were tired of watching businesses pay for advice they could not implement. Our team now numbers nine: five consultants, two analysts and two project coordinators.
We work almost exclusively with companies turning between £2 million and £40 million. That range matters because the problems are specific. You are big enough for complexity but too lean for a full-time strategy department. We fill that gap on a project basis, usually for twelve to sixteen weeks.
Every engagement starts with a paid diagnostic. We charge £1,800 for the first two days on site because we want both sides to know whether the fit is right before committing to a longer programme. If we cannot see a clear path to at least three times our fee in recoverable value, we say so and walk away. That has happened eleven times in eight years. We are proud of that number because it means we only take on work where the outcome is likely to be substantial.
Where to find us
Our office is in central Manchester, a short walk from Piccadilly station. We also travel to client sites across the North West, the Midlands and occasionally London.
Address: 7 Weimann Bank, Manchester M1 5AN, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 161 283 2770
Email: [email protected]