Staffing and HR, finance, compliance, premises and day-to-day operations, for schools, charities and growing businesses. I’ve spent twenty years inside organisations under pressure. I find out where things really stand, set out where they should be, and work alongside your team to get there.
Most organisations don’t need another specialist. They need someone who can see how the pieces fit together: the regulator, the staff, the money, the buildings and the day-to-day running.
Every engagement starts with a free consultation. From there, we choose what fits.
A specific problem, such as an HR restructure, a policy overhaul, an inspection, a building project or your finance function. I come in, fix it and hand it back in good order.
A clear report on where your organisation stands, where it should be and a practical plan to get there.
A defined piece of work with an agreed scope, timeline and fee, from a CQC registration to a new reporting system.
Ongoing support each month for leaders who want someone senior on hand without a full-time hire.
Schools, charities, emergency services and commercial disputes, each with different pressures and the same need for things to run well.
National charity supporting schools
Staff time, school billing, consultant payments, events and resources were spread across spreadsheets and inboxes, with no single picture of the organisation.
I’m building one platform to run it: time logging, billing, consultant payments, school records, a portal for schools and a live view of every school’s Ofsted position.
Volunteer emergency medical service
A volunteer ambulance service that needed to operate to the standard of a CQC-registered provider.
As Director of Operations I’ve led CQC registration and compliance, HR and volunteer management, finance, fundraising and trustee relations.
Long-established volunteer community charity
A charity doing important work that had grown faster than its structure.
As part-time operations lead I’m setting up fundraising and grant applications, recruitment, communication with members and the structure to support them.
Independent and faith schools
Schools facing Ofsted and registration inspections, building work, staffing changes and contracts that had never been properly reviewed.
I’ve taken schools through registration and Ofsted inspections, managed extensions and renovations, restructured staff teams, rebuilt finance and fundraising, and renegotiated supplier contracts.
UK and international companies and credit insurers
Large sums owed, disputes going nowhere and several parties with a stake in the outcome, often under real time pressure.
For ten years I negotiated with directors, finance teams, lawyers and insurers to recover commercial and international debts and settle disputes, then helped businesses put the credit control and reporting in place to stop it happening again.
Book a free consultation. We’ll sit down, look at where things stand and talk through where I can make a real difference. No obligation and no sales pitch. If I’m not the right fit, I’ll tell you.