Bringing a Finance Director Into the Business Without a Full-Time Hire
Cranatt Construction Ltd is a builder of bespoke, high-end homes across the Cotswolds. Delivering projects in an industry where accurate margins and strong cashflow management are essential, the business depends on clear, reliable financial insight to support growth and ease day‑to‑day pressure on the leadership team.
Case Study
Why They Came to Us
Cranatt’s Managing Director, Andrew, often found himself swept up in the daily running of the business without the visibility needed to understand true profitability. This created cashflow pressures and unnecessary stress, prompting our Managing Director, Ian Price, to suggest bringing in Pascal to provide the support Andrew needed.
Once I had talked the proposal through with Ian, I could see the value in it. My only question was whether Pascal would understand my business and fit in with my team.
Our Services
What We Did
Through our Fractional FD service, Pascal began working closely with Andrew and the Cranatt team to prepare and present monthly management accounts. From the outset, the focus was on getting to know the business properly – understanding how it operates, the pressures it faces and the decisions it needs to make. Pascal now delivers clear monthly reporting, provides forecasting, and meets with the team each month to review performance and challenge Andrew to support stronger, more informed decision‑making.
Pascal has been excellent and is very much part of the Cranatt team. His monthly reporting is delivered on time and always very thorough. This has given me much more confidence in making informed decisions and planning for the future.