It tends to happen at a milestone: preparing a seed or Series A round, taking on a first institutional investor who expects proper board reporting, or planning a regulated product whose development costs and timelines are hard to forecast.
A full-time CFO at that stage is expensive and often underused. Doing without one usually means the CEO builds the model at midnight, investor questions go unanswered for days, and cash surprises arrive too late to fix.
An investor-grade model that reflects how your business really works, including long development timelines, regulatory milestones and grant income.
Round sizing, use of funds, valuation thinking, data room preparation and support through due diligence and term sheet negotiation.
A clear monthly or quarterly pack that keeps your board and investors informed without taking over your week.
Scenario planning and controls that show you how long your cash lasts and what changes it, well before it becomes urgent.
Costed budgets for Innovate UK and other grant applications, aligned with your equity raise and cash plan.
Bookkeeping, payroll and statutory accounts stay with your accountants. We make sure the numbers they produce support the decisions you need to make.
Fractional engagements typically run as a monthly retainer of a few days, scaled up around a fundraise and down once it closes. You work with the same director throughout. When you are ready for a full-time finance lead, we help you hire them and hand over cleanly.
Planning a raise in the next few months? The two-week Investor Readiness Review is often the right first step before a longer fractional engagement.