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

David Manning

Manager

Hampshire

Restructuring and Insolvency

Ramez Wakileh

Digital Marketing Executive

Manchester

Marketing

Jane Carey

Associate Director

Bury

Compliance

Nick Myers

Director

London

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Laurence Ollerton

Assistant Manager

Bury

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Ben Powell

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

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Business advisory

Mike Parkinson

Completions Coordinator

Bury

Funding

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Eleanor Doyle

Legal Executive

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Angie James

Cashier

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Allison Whyborn

Compliance Assistant Manager

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Nicola Harcombe

Assistant Manager

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Director - Head of Midlands

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Manager

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Junior Administrator

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Arvin Charchi

Information Security Manager

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Harish Bhojwani

Manager

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Director

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Sidhra Qadoos

Assistant Manager

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Toby Rolls

Head of M&A Advisory - Director

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Chloe Hobson

Senior Administrator

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Ian Lomas

Consultant

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Funding Relationship Manager

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Associate Director

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Senior Manager

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Lauren Fitton

Director

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Sarah Harnett

Administrator

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Senior Manager

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Natasha Lee

Administrator

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Administrator

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Non-Executive Director

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Andrew Knowles

Director

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Senior Administrator

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Office Administrator

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Administrator

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Director

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Director

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Natasha Phillimore

Senior Administrator

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Abi Conah

Administrator

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Marc Williams

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Administrator

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Richard Bradley

Senior Manager

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Zahidur Miah

Senior Administrator

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Adam Hembrough

Head of Development

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Ben Kelly

Administrator

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Kane Jones

Solicitor

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Marketing and Events Executive

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Manager

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Digital Marketing Manager

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Assistant Manager

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Director

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Jason Martin

Senior Manager

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Amy Lockwood

Office Manager

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Samantha Fishwick

Compliance Senior

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Amelia Smith

Administrator

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Chris Rodger

Group Financial Controller

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Ellise Townsend

Senior Administrator

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Christine Bailey

Office Support

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Ryan Holdsworth

Director

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Nicola Carlton

Senior Administrator

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Dave Nash

Office Administrator and Systems Support

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Legal Secretary

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Director

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Administrator

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Structured Debt Manager

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Office Manager

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Assistant Manager

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Senior Administrator

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Junior Administrator

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Director

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Olivia White

Administrator

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Gary Cain

Head of Business Services

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Trainee Cashier

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Joseph Carter

Senior Administrator

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Director

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Sarah Hewitt

Director - Funding Partnerships

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Talent Acquisition Partner

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Director

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Director

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Director | Consultant

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Director

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Director

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