business review, business process re-engineering, performance improvement


		Is your company experiencing:

		operational/financial problems
		Would you like a ...
		Company Health Check

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This involves working three to five days on site, and results in a formal report from Collingwood regarding the way forward for the client firm. The report produced:

Summarises the main activities of the business.
Looks at the basic strengths and weaknesses of the client company.
Highlights the main issues facing the client company.

The report is often discussed on a pro bono basis at a separate meeting between the client and Collingwood.


		'Turnaround' Project Summaries


		IT services group (£20m) Sep 00 to Mar 01 As CEO and CFO, re-financed the business, established a continental presence, and restored company to break even after £7m losses in the previous year.

		Patisserie (£6m) July 04 to Dec 04 As operations director, restored the company to profit after five years of losses.

		Manufacturer (£6m) Nov 04 to Oct 05 As CFO then CEO, moved company to £200k pa profit from £650k pa losses.

Data required by Collingwood to carry out this study include:

The last several months (at least four) management accounts.
A review of company funding.
Costing information including staff costs, and margin analysis.
Key business statistics used by management to run the business (this latter will vary from business to business).

Senior staff should be made available to Collingwood during the introductory review.