Client Stories
Learn how our experience and expertise gives business owners a clear view of what’s ahead.
From financial forecasting to operational strategy, our team equips business owners with clear, actionable insights, so you can make proactive decisions, minimise risk, and seize opportunities before your competitors do.
Clients we work with
These are just some of the businesses who have trusted us to deliver our fractional CFO services
“FDPack allows me to really have the visibility I need to run my business”
”Now I have a live forward-looking forecast, and a really clear picture of my cash flow month by month. That level of clarity has been a complete game changer”.
Rebecca Hunter, Founder & CEO, Jolene
''I can now sleep better at night''
FDPack helped us pull our figures together and gave us a clear picture of where the business stood. That clarity has made a real difference to how we run the business day to day.
William Moore, CEO AirBox Systems
“ FDPack gives us a forward view so that better business decisions are made.“
It’s been great to see FDPack being used so effectively in Board meetings. It leads to richer conversations about current financial performance and most importantly gives us a forward view so that more timely and informed business decisions can be made.
Jim Rathbone, Executive Chairman, Rathbone Results
“FDPack helped us to cut the cost of our finance team, and prepared the company for a successful sale.”
FDPack helped us to reduce the amount we spent on the finance team, simplifying and consolidating our systems and preparing the company for a successful sale at retirement.
Amanda Howell, Managing Director, SURE
“FDPack gives investors confidence in our numbers''.
FDPack have helped us to reduce the cost of our admin staff, integrate our sales pipeline into a forecasting model, improve accuracy of monthly accounts and forecasts, and give potential investors confidence about the integrity of the numbers. The web application is a great addition to the service.
Nigel Phillips, Finance Director, Govtech Solutions
“FDPack is central to each board meeting, providing the forward-focused views which are key to our decision making.”
Spencer has become an invaluable member of the team playing a critical role in implementing major changes to our tools and processes. The FDPack reporting tool is central to each board meeting, providing consolidation of our operating companies and the forward-focused views which are key to our decision making
Chris Lewis, CEO of Chris Lewis Group
“We get full monthly reporting and forecasts, without the cost of a finance team”.
FDPack gives us complete monthly financial reporting across actuals and forecasts, without the cost of building an internal finance function.
Gadi Sonnino, CEO, Innovative Design Orthopaedics
“I am happy to commend FDPack to any business preparing for sale.”
FDPack significantly improved the accuracy and presentation of the company’s financial information, critical when preparing a business for exit.
Simon Bursell, Independent Corporate Finance Adviser to Peterkin (UK) Limited
“We’re now confident in the growth decisions we’re making”
FDPack provides the technical expertise of an in-house finance director and helped us build a strategic plan we now track monthly. They’re an integral part of our management team and a pleasure to work with.
Ross Brain, Managing Director, Barratts Solicitors
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The FDPack story, so far…
FDPack was built to solve a problem, not sell a product. As a seasoned Finance Director, our founder Spencer Smith created FDPack to help businesses make better decisions through clarity, simplicity and smart financial insight.
Inspired by the Lotus ethos, “Simplify, then add lightness,” Spencer set out to demystify finance and remove unnecessary complexity. What began as an Excel tool has evolved into a powerful online platform. Today, FDPack combines proprietary software with expert support, delivering cost-effective, high-quality management information. With our new online capabilities, this is just the beginning of what’s possible.
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Useful content for you designed to simplify and demystify a range of financial subjects
Working Capital Optimisation: Unlocking “Hidden Cash” to Fund Growth Without Debt
Many businesses look externally for funding when they need to grow. In reality, a significant portion of that funding already exists within the business. Working capital represents cash tied up in receivables, payables, and inventory. When these are not managed effectively, cash becomes delayed, restricted, or invisible. Optimising working capital is not about generating new…
The Hidden Cost Of “Finance Bloat”: Why Big Departments Often Produce Slower Decisions
Larger finance teams do not necessarily produce better decisions. In many cases, they slow them down. As finance functions grow, they accumulate layers of process, reporting, and approval. This increases complexity, delays the flow of information, and distances decision-makers from the underlying reality of the business. The issue is not the size itself. It is…
Why Month-End Shouldn’t Take Weeks (And What’s Really Slowing It Down)
A slow month-end is not a timing problem. It is a structural one. When closing the books takes weeks, it usually reflects issues with data quality, process discipline, and system design. The delays are not caused by the closure itself, but by the work that needs to be corrected before it can happen. A fast…
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