London is the UK's financial capital — home to thousands of owner-managed businesses, fintech scale-ups, and professional services firms looking for senior finance leadership without the £250K salary. Board-ready management accounts by the 5th, every month.
No contracts · Cancel anytime · From £1,995/mo
London's fintech sector alone accounts for over 2,500 companies, from seed-stage startups navigating their first FCA authorisation to Series C scale-ups preparing for institutional fundraising. Each of these businesses needs investor-grade financial reporting — board packs, cohort analysis, and runway modelling — but few can justify a permanent Finance Director at this stage.
The City's professional services ecosystem — law firms, consultancies, and recruitment agencies — generates complex revenue recognition challenges. Multi-partner compensation models, WIP tracking, and project-level profitability analysis demand finance leadership that understands utilisation rates and lock-up days, not just debits and credits.
Private equity-backed businesses headquartered in London face relentless reporting cycles: monthly management accounts, quarterly board packs, annual audits, and ad-hoc due diligence requests. A fractional FD delivers this institutional-grade rigour at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire in one of the world's most expensive employment markets.
London's regulatory environment adds further complexity. Companies House filings, HMRC compliance, VAT on cross-border digital services, and sector-specific regulations (FCA, SRA, CQC) all require a finance leader who can navigate reporting obligations while keeping the business focused on growth.
Full P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow by the 5th. FRS 102-compliant with variance commentary.
13-week rolling forecast with scenario modelling. Know your runway before the board asks.
Institutional-quality board decks with KPIs, commentary, and forward-looking analysis.
Year-end preparation, audit support, and ongoing compliance with UK accounting standards.
Making Tax Digital compliance, VAT returns, PAYE oversight, and CIS management.
Pricing strategy, fundraising support, M&A preparation, and scenario planning.
We work with London businesses via cloud accounting platforms (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage), shared dashboards, and regular video calls. You get the same deliverables — management accounts, board packs, cash-flow forecasts — as an in-house FD, with faster turnaround because we're not sat in traffic on the Tube.
An accountant records what happened. A Finance Director tells you what it means and what to do next. We deliver forward-looking analysis — cash-flow forecasting, scenario planning, board-level reporting — that drives commercial decisions, not just compliance.
Three tiers: Controller at £1,995/mo, Finance Director at £3,495/mo, and FD + Cross-Border at £5,995/mo. No contracts, cancel anytime. That's a fraction of the £150K–£250K a London-based full-time FD commands.
Stuart prepares monthly reporting packs to institutional standards, supports quarterly board meetings, produces working papers for annual audits, and handles ad-hoc data requests from lenders and investors. Seven years as Group Finance Director for a portfolio of small businesses under private ownership in London, with earlier roles at Arle Capital Partners and Bancroft.
30-minute discovery call. We'll review your current finance setup, identify the gaps, and show you what institutional-grade management accounts look like. No pitch — just proof.
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