Frequent Asked Questions
Running projects and managing staff is tough enough. Our FAQs give East Midlands construction & engineering SMEs straightforward answers on VAT, CIS, and payroll.
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How do I get started?
Start With a Free Financial Health Check, reviewing your current accounts, cash flow, reporting, and systems. You’ll get honest, practical feedback, on what’s working, what’s missing, and where you’re exposed.
It’s completely free, and you’ll walk away with insight you can act on whether you choose to work with us or not.
If we’re a good fit, we’ll kick things off with an initial 3-month engagement.
This allows us to:
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Fully understand your operations and business model
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Get hands-on with your numbers, processes, and team
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Deliver value quickly, without locking you into anything long-term.
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How do you charge for your services?
Our core service is offered as a monthly subscription, just like hiring your own in-house finance team, but without the overheads.
As your business scales, so does our involvement. We offer three tiers:
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Foundations (Start-ups and early-stage SMEs)
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Scale-Up (Growing businesses with leadership teams)
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CFO Partner (Mature businesses needing strategic finance oversight)
Each tier includes increasing levels of reporting, site visits, forecasting, board support, and system integration.
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Who are your services for?
Construction and Engineering Firms – from start-up builders to established contractors managing multi-phase projects.
SMEs Without an In-House Finance Team – if you’ve outgrown your bookkeeper but aren’t ready to hire a full-time FD, we fill that gap. We become your remote, hybrid finance function.
Directors Who Want Visibility and Control – we work with business owners, leadership teams, and boards who are serious about scale and need clear financial insight to make confident decisions.
Start-Ups with Big Plans – if you’re just getting off the ground but want to build things properly from day one, cash flow, systems, forecasts, the lot we’ll lay the foundations that can support real growth.
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How secure is my financial data?
Very secure. We use encrypted cloud-based platforms and follow strict data protection protocols in compliance with GDPR and industry standards.
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Do You Only Work With Construction and Engineering Businesses?
No - We work with ambitious, growth-focused businesses across the UK in all different industries.
If your business is growing, evolving, or struggling to make sense of the numbers behind it, we’re your outsourced finance partner.
We don’t just keep you compliant. We give you clarity, control, and confidence to grow.
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Do you work remotely?
Most services are delivered remotely using secure cloud accounting platforms. However, we also work onsite to strengthen trust, ensure alignment, and maintain clear communication combining the best of remote efficiency with in-person connection.
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What’s the difference between an accountant and your service?
Traditional Accountants Focus on the past. - They’ll file your taxes, prepare your year-end accounts, maybe send you a P&L if you ask nicely.
We don’t just crunch last year’s numbers, we help you use them to plan what comes next. Whether you're growing, hiring, launching new services or just trying to get control, we turn your data into direction.
Strategic planning, forecasting, budgeting, pricing models, cash flow, cost control, it’s all part of how we help you make smarter decisions for next month, next quarter, and next year.