Performance Advisory: providing practical, impactful solutions

The Leonard Curtis Performance Advisory team, led by Director Phil Lyons, delivers specialised services to businesses to help them achieve their potential in terms of financial performance – a service that sits perfectly alongside Leonard Curtis’ wider restructuring expertise.

What is Performance Advisory?

Performance Advisory is the latest service line offering from Leonard Curtis – our expert team guides organisations through both rapid change and complex transformation.

How do I know whether my client needs Performance Advisory support?

Symptoms of client underperformance can include:

  • Fall in turnover.
  • Reduced/negative EBITDA.
  • Net cash outflow.
  • Post-deal performance issues.
  • Upcoming sale of business.

Upcoming organisational change can also be a key driver in the need for transformation planning.

What are your solutions?

Every initial business review is bespoke, and a core strength of the Leonard Curtis team is the personalised, hands-on approach. We will work closely with your clients to identify and implement solutions together, building strong, reliable relationships that you can count on.

Once we have an understanding of the business need, we are able to provide solutions including:

  • Cost reduction.
  • Process/controls improvement.
  • Business plan review.
  • Product profitability review.
  • Post-deal synergy/efficiency identification.
  • Transformation planning.
  • Transformation implementation.
  • Course correcting Project Management Office (PMO).

Given the challenges facing the UK economy, especially the increase in costs for business with the upcoming enforcement of the latest Budget measures, the need for targeted action to protect profit is clear.

If you have any questions, contact your local team on 01489 550440 or 01202 712810.

Meet the team

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Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Millie Egan

Membership Manager

Bury

Business Services

Virtualnonexecs

Jenny Fell

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Company & commercial

Joph Young

Director

Worcester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Nara Fullbrook

HR Business Partner

Bury

HR

Sophie McDonough

Senior Manager

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Joshua White

Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Samuel Wood

Senior Manager

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Richard Miller

Associate Director - Head of Funder Relationships

Manchester

Funding

Business advisory

Helen Hales

Administrator

Manchester

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Paul Haworth

Head of Group Compliance

Bury

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Isabelle Messenger

Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Lauren Fitton

Associate Director

Bury

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John Buchanan

Associate Director

London

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Corporate Insolvency, Restructuring Advisory

Andrew Poxon

Director – Head of North and Scotland

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Robyn Snape

Senior Relationship Manager

Preston

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Ben Hopwood

Supervisor

Bury

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Sean Ward

Associate Director

Cardiff, Bristol

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Ellie Avery

Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Samantha Fishwick

Compliance Senior

Bury

Compliance

Andrew Pitts

Director

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Olivia White

Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Daniel Whitaker

Junior Administrator

Jersey

Restructuring and Insolvency

Aslam Mulla

Manager

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Sandie Williams

Client Director

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Joanne Stubbs

Account Manager

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Jennifer Moore

Solicitor | Director - Head of Corporate and Commercial

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

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Deborah Patrick

Senior Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Matthew Naylor

Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Harish Bhojwani

Manager

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Restructuring and Insolvency

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Anthony Bailey

Manager

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Mala Patel

Manager

Manchester

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Christine Bailey

Office Support

Preston

Support

Lorraine Webley

Office Support

Birmingham

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Chris Knott

Director

Stoke

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Andrew Lawrie

Associate Director

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Steven Eyre

Advisory Manager

Manchester

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Katharine Lawrenson

Solicitor | Director - Head of Insolvency

Manchester

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Conor Jones

Advisory Analyst

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Sam Wakeman

Junior Administrator

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Michael Wain

Head of Memberships | Consultant

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Gavin Snell

Non-Executive Chairman

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Davitt Lynch

Director

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Beth Eagles

Design and Digital Marketing Executive

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Martin Maloney

Director

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Sarah Hewitt

Head of Commercial Real Estate

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Amelia Smith

Administrator

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Sharon Tyson

Cashier Manager

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Khalid Suli

Senior Administrator

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Jonathan Britstone

Case Manager

Bury - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

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Mariam Asif

Junior Administrator

Bury

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Alfie Yearsley

Graduate Data Analyst

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IT - Data

Anthony Milnes

Director

Huddersfield

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Klaudia Turonek

Office Administrator

Manchester

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Sophie Smith

Associate Director

Guernsey

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John Crolla

Senior Manager

Bury

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Chris Cunnane

Relationship Manager

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Kay Gee

Senior Consultant

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Adrian Graham

Director

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Restructuring and Insolvency

Harry Ball

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Insolvency

Brian Walters

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Newsource Commercial Finance

Rachael Bentley

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Insolvency

Stephen Jones

Business Development Manager

London

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Amy Mehers

Director - Head of Personal Insolvency

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Kathryn Ferns

Manager

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Personal insolvency

Catherine Ormerod

Supervisor

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Steve Dunwell

Director

Barlborough

Funding

Commercial finance brokerage

Charlotte Thompson

Administrator

Bristol

Restructuring and Insolvency

Gary Cain

Head of Business Services

Manchester

Exec Team, Business Services

Kristie Bowden

Trainee Cashier

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Nia Park

Junior Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Jonathan Roberts

Solicitor | Director

London

Leonard Curtis Legal

Corporate and commercial

Paula Castle

Brand and Communications Director

Manchester

Marketing

Daniel Jeanes

Business Development Manager

Cardiff

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Neil Bennett

Director

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Eve Johnson

Junior Administrator

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Stephen Beverley

Director

Sheffield, Rotherham

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Finnlay Walsh

Senior Administrator

Bury

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Spike Flint

Junior Administrator

Manchester

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Jane Carey

Associate Director

Bury

Compliance

Diane Shovelton

Compliance Director

Bury

Compliance

Chelsea Hanson

Office Manager

Barlborough

Support

Sarah Gray

Business Development Manager

Gateshead

Lifecycle

Joe Douglas

Senior Manager

Manchester

Funding

Business advisory

Sidhra Qadoos

Assistant Manager

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Sarah Mann

Director of Operations | Consultant

Bury

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Virtualnonexecs

Zak Travis

IT Support Engineer

Bury

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Catherine Reynolds

HR Director

Bury

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Ian Lomas

Consultant

Manchester

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Advisory services - property & construction

Helen Hutchinson

Administrator

Liverpool

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Karen Assiak

Senior Consultant

Manchester

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Advisory services - property & construction

Angie James

Cashier

Hampshire

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Rochelle Schofield

Director

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Peter Vinden

Director | Consultant

Manchester

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Sally Adjemian

Payroll Manager

London

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Dan Bell

Head of Broker Relations

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Newsource Commercial Finance

Catherine Greathead

Senior Administrator

Preston

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Becky Owen

Head of Funding

Manchester

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Nicola Carlton

Senior Administrator

Manchester

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Zara Mehmood

Management Accountant

Bury

Finance

Charlotte Bradley

Marketing & Communications Executive

Manchester

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