Business Consultancy & Strategic Advice

Consultancy · Beyond compliance

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When generic advice won’t cut it.

Sometimes you need more than an accountant who files things on time. You need someone who’ll sit at your kitchen table or boardroom, look at the numbers and the story behind them, and tell you what to do next. That’s where consultancy starts.

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Fixed scopeOr sprint-priced

ACCA & CTA qualifiedSenior on every engagement

Free scoping call45 mins

Outcome-focusedRecommendations in writing

Senior thinking, scoped to what you actually need

Most consulting firms either send a graduate with a laptop or charge enterprise rates for a slide deck. We don’t do either.

Our consultancy work is led by a senior, chartered-qualified consultant (ACCA, CTA) who has run the numbers on hundreds of UK businesses. We agree the question, agree the deliverable, agree the price up front. You get clear answers and a written recommendation you can act on, not a 60-slide deck and an open-ended invoice.

In your fixed fee

What we help with

Strategic financial reviews
Three-statement modelling and forecasting
Fundraising support (debt, equity, SEIS/EIS, grants)
Operational efficiency and unit-economics reviews
Pricing strategy
Cash-flow turnaround and runway extension
Pre-acquisition financial due diligence
Post-acquisition integration
Board reporting and KPI design
Founder/MD coaching with a financial lens

Why Mercian

Why clients stay

A genuinely modern approach

Cloud accounting, MTD-ready workflows and secure document portals — no shoeboxes of receipts, no surprise emails in March.

Fixed fees, no clock-watching

A clear monthly price agreed up front. Call us as often as you need without worrying about a meter running.

Senior advice, not call-centre answers

Every client has a named accountant who knows your business — not a ticket queue.

FAQ

Common questions

How is this different from your advisory service?

Advisory is ongoing tax and structural advice for existing clients. Consultancy is project-based: a defined question, a written answer, a fixed price. You do not have to be a Mercian client to engage us for consultancy work.

What does a typical consultancy engagement look like?

A 30-min scoping call, a written proposal with a fixed price and deliverable, then 1-4 weeks of work depending on scope. You get a written recommendation document and a 60-min walkthrough at the end.

Do you take a percentage of money raised on fundraising work?

No. We charge a fixed fee for the work itself. No success fees, no equity, no conflicts of interest.

Will you sign an NDA?

Yes, standard practice. Send yours or we can send ours.

Can you support our existing finance team rather than replace them?

Yes, most engagements are alongside an in-house FD or finance manager, not instead of them.

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Ready to talk to a real accountant?

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