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Projects

See how Lock & Ledger transformed a renewable energy business with a scalable 5-year strategic growth plan, ISO certifications, CRM, and KPI-led operations to unlock sustainable expansion.

Fractional Finance Director delivering 5-year growth strategy for UK renewable energy SME

Explore how ERP implementation gave critical margin insight, halved product lines, and improved profitability through focused SKU strategy and 80/20 analysis.

Chartered Accountant implementing Sage 200 system to optimise SME manufacturing margins

See how audit time was reduced from 3 months to 2 weeks through finance automation, internal controls, and a single source of digital documentation truth.

Fractional FD streamlining audit process with integrated financial controls for SME

Explore how Lock & Ledger aligned financials, systems, and operations during the acquisition of a vehicle paint shop, cutting duplication and boosting ROI.

Fractional Finance Director managing SME retail acquisition and integration of paint shop

Discover how barcoding, rolling stocktakes, and bin-level inventory control cut a UK manufacturer's monthly stock variance by 97%, from £30,000 to under £1,000.

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Discover how we reduced debtor days from 97 to 46 for a fast-paced manufacturing firm, improving cash flow and strengthening working capital with finance-led credit control strategy.

Business Meeting Analysis

Learn how smarter supplier engagement and structured negotiation delivered £90k annual savings, enhanced transparency, and better purchasing power for a growing manufacturer.

SME manufacturing team reducing supplier costs with outsourced Finance Director support

Uncover how we created a clear, disciplined budget for a major £5M retail expansion project, controlling costs, forecasting risk, and supporting profitable growth.

Retail SME planning £5 million expansion with budgeting support from outsourced FD

Read how Lock & Ledger prepared a manufacturing subsidiary for a successful sale by driving valuation clarity, forecasting, and due diligence readiness.

Outsourced Finance Director strengthening SME manufacturing stock integrity and reporting

A growing UK engineering business couldn't trust its own monthly numbers. Lock & Ledger rebuilt the foundations in 8 weeks with structured month-end close, WIP tracking, and a segmented P&L that finally showed where the profit was actually coming from.

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