Profit Recovery Sprints - £500k to £2m Service Businesses
We find what's draining your profit margin across six operational areas and fix it with your team in 4 weeks.
01
Quotes go cold.
No follow-up system means revenue you've already paid to generate sitting unconverted.
02
Paid hours aren't all billable.
Admin, rework, travel. Most businesses bill 60-65% of paid time. The best run at 80%+.
03
Existing customers could be worth three times more.
No aftermarket strategy means your most profitable revenue, from people who already trust you, never gets made.
01
Pricing & True Cost-to-Serve
Most businesses price on instinct. We calculate the real cost to deliver each service and show you the gap.
Typical recovery: £15k–£40k/yr
02
Unconverted Quotes
We find your quote-to-win rate and set up automated follow-up that converts 15–25% more without extra effort.
Typical recovery: £10k–£30k/yr
03
Booking-to-Bank Flow
Deposit structure, invoice timing, payment terms, reminders. We rebuild the flow so cash moves faster.
Typical recovery: £8k–£50K/yr
04
Team Utilisation
We find the scheduling and admin gaps burning capacity you've already paid for.
Typical recovery: £10k–£30k/yr
05
Aftermarket & Repeat Revenue
We design the follow-up or service plan that turns existing customers into a second revenue stream.
Typical recovery: £10k–£35k/yr
06
Overhead & Supplier Waste
We go through subscriptions, tools, suppliers, insurance costs that made sense once and never got reviewed.
Typical recovery: £3k–£15k/yr
WEEK ONE
Fit Call & Kickoff
30 minutes. We work out whether there's a real opportunity. If there isn't, we'll say so.
WEEK TWO
Identify the Leaks
Every leak identified and quantified in pounds. You know exactly what each one costs before we fix anything.
WEEK THREE
Fix With Your Team
We implement the 2–3 highest-impact fixes directly with you. Not advice.
WEEK FOUR
Lock It In
Simple systems so the gains hold. One number at the end: profit recovered.
WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH
Profit recovered
A number implemented during the sprint, not a projection in a report.
Operational fixes
The 2–3 biggest issues resolved with your team. Built in, not handed back.
Systems that hold
Simple processes your team runs without you. Gains compound after we leave.
Exit value uplift
Every pound recovered is worth 2–4x on exit. E.g., £47k recovered = £140k more on exit at 3x.
THE BUSINESS
£500k–£2M revenue
Service-based
Founder-led
Consistent revenue, thin margins
RIGHT FIT
Busy but margins don't reflect it
Open to fixing how it runs
Wants fixes, not a report
Thinking about exit value
NOT A FIT
Pre-revenue or early stage
Needs sales or marketing help
Won't involve the team
Wants a report, not action
SPECIALIST CARE
Wig restoration & aftercare
Bookings were manual, payment was chased via email, and pricing hadn't been built around true cost-to-serve. Growth was limited by operational friction, not lack of demand. Sprint fixes: upfront payment capture via no-code booking system, value-based repricing separating core and add-on services, supplier review reducing operating costs by 15%, and automated follow-up post-service.
RESULT
x18.75 monthly booking uplift
HOME SERVICES
Plumbing & heating service
Quotes were going out with no follow-up system and annual service plans were never offered to the 340-strong existing customer base. Sprint fixes: automated quote follow-up recovering 22% of previously cold leads and a boiler service plan introduced to existing customers generating immediate recurring revenue.
RESULT
87% annual profit uplift
Dan - Founder