GAP provides experienced finance leadership for international expansion, business and finance transformation, not-for-profit sustainability and independent finance systems. Established in 2001, we combine senior executive judgement, practical delivery and an established specialist network, through focused assignments and ongoing part-time support.
Stronger performance. Responsible growth. Lasting capability.
GAP helps organisations make growth and change work in practice, with commercial rigour and a social conscience. Our four services share the same disciplines: financial judgement, operating-model design, systems and controls, people development and practical implementation.
We consider the financial case, the effects on people and services, and the responsible use of resources. Clear ownership, capability transfer and a sustainable handover are part of delivery. For not-for-profit organisations, these skills strengthen the ability to sustain the mission; for businesses, they support responsible growth and durable performance.
Where GAP can help
Experienced finance leadership, applied to four areas where practical delivery makes a lasting difference.
International expansion and establishment
Evaluate an overseas opportunity, establish the finance arrangements and build the capability to grow. Connect the business case, cash, reporting and controls with specialist local, legal and tax advice.
Business and finance transformation
Senior hands-on leadership for operating-model redesign, finance recovery, shared services, acquisition integration, carve-outs and complex change. Turn the plan into reliable operations and measurable results.
Not-for-profit finance leadership and sustainability
Clearer cash and service economics, stronger reporting and controls, and practical support for leaders and trustees. Help with growth, financial pressure, change or a gap in senior finance capacity.
Finance systems and AI-enabled growth
Choose systems that support your ambitions and put AI to practical use. Identify valuable opportunities, test one workflow and sustain improvements as you grow. Advice remains independent of software suppliers.
Ongoing support, shaped around your organisation
You may need experienced finance leadership regularly, without a full-time appointment. GAP can work alongside your team through an agreed monthly commitment, with clear priorities, responsibilities and fees.
International operations: management reporting, cash planning, coordination of local advisers and support as the operation grows.
Business and finance transformation: programme oversight, executive decision support, implementation follow-through and tracking agreed benefits.
Not-for-profit organisations: cash and forecasts, service performance, trustee reporting and delivery of agreed improvements.
Finance systems: reporting improvements, process ownership, user development and oversight of suppliers and further changes.
We agree the time required, availability, outputs and review points before work starts. A focused assignment can lead into regular support where that is useful; ownership and capability remain with your team.
Additional commercial and transformation assignments
We also take on selected interim CFO, acquisition, integration, carve-out and exit-readiness assignments where our experience matches the need.
Value Creation Diagnostic
A focused, evidence-led assessment that identifies root causes, the vital few priorities and the right 90-day response.
Typical engagement: leadership interviews, evidence review, prioritised findings and Board-ready recommendations with a practical 90-day roadmap.
90-Day Performance & Finance Repair
Days 1–15 diagnose and listen; days 16–30 align priorities and measures; days 31–60 stabilise critical processes and controls; days 61–90 embed reporting, ownership and capability.
Outcome: visible control, reliable management information, clearer accountability and a sustainable handover.
Transformation Programmes
Senior leadership for finance transformation, operating-model redesign, shared services, ERP recovery, M&A integration, carve-outs and value-creation programmes.
Typical engagement: outcome-led programme with clear governance, milestones, value measures, executive reporting and capability transfer.
Shareholder Exit Readiness & Value Realisation
Preparing businesses and shareholders for a successful exit by strengthening performance, resolving value risks and creating the financial, operational and governance foundations required for due diligence and transaction completion. Support can extend from initial readiness assessment and value-creation planning through carve-out, negotiation, transition agreements and post-sale separation.
Typical engagement: exit-readiness assessment, value-improvement plan, investor-grade reporting, due-diligence preparation, carve-out support, negotiation support, transition and service agreements, and post-sale separation.
CFO Leadership — Matched to the Need
Virtual CFO — recurring remote reporting, forecasting and decision support where integration needs are limited.
Fractional CFO — regular strategic leadership integrated with the management team without a full-time appointment.
Interim CFO — temporary executive accountability during a vacancy, instability or a defined transition.
Transformation CFO or Director — intensive leadership for repair, carve-out, integration, ERP or material operating-model change.
An appropriately assessed consultant works through the GAP delivery approach so diagnosis, implementation, governance and measurable outcomes remain connected.
Human-controlled, AI-enabled delivery
AI is used selectively to accelerate analysis, pattern recognition and management information. Every output requires source traceability, professional validation, appropriate data and security controls and a named accountable reviewer.
Build the capability to sustain your mission
When funding pressure leaves little room to invest, the systems, processes and skills needed for lasting improvement can remain out of reach. GAP works with not-for-profit leaders and trustees to identify what must change, build an affordable plan and deliver the improvements with their teams.