The charity, SAFE!, has recently been successful in bidding for our largest-ever contract to deliver services to young victims of crime across the Thames Valley, extending our services across a much broader geographic scope than before. As a small organisation, going through the tendering exercise was a new and challenging process, so we approached Jonathan Lane (SR Consulting) and Holger Garden (Mercury Communication & Strategy) for advice. As SAFE!’s Chair of Trustees, I can’t praise Jonathan and Holger highly enough. From the outset, it was clear that we would benefit from Holger’s considerable expertise in the area of contract bidding and writing, and Jonathan’s extensive knowledge of the charitable, statutory and criminal justice sectors. Despite tight timescales and a large volume of work, they responded swiftly to each of our queries and read through our tender documents, providing detailed feedback on every part of our bid, offering lots of advice on how to promote our charity in the most positive light, always with our client’s requirements in mind. We are immensely grateful to Jonathan and Holger for their support at a pivotal time in our charity’s journey.

Jonathan and I met a few months ago for the SR Consulting Business Barometer process. A series of detailed, searching and (in some cases) tough questions about me and my business were posed by Jonathan in an approachable, professional and considerate manner . He puts you at ease, discuses each aspect fully before inputting your answers and encourages honesty to get the most accurate results. SR Consulting processed my input and a report was produced very quickly and their Business Barometer process has helped me clarify where I need to focus my effort and attention as it highlighted hot-spots for action. A very worthwhile process to go through for any business.

Jonathan is an incredibly insightful man who sees straight in to the heart of you and your business and offers intelligent, constructive advice tailored to your needs. He delivers guidance in a way that makes it clear and concise. I have no hesitation in recommending him.

Recently I have been thinking about building up my business. I knew Jonathan and Patrick offered a business health check using their Business Barometer so I asked them to help me. It was a great starting point for me as after a couple of hours discussing my business with them and going through their questions I had a really good insight into the strengths of my business that I could use as a starting point for taking it to its next logical stage. Jonathan and Patrick have since been working with me to grow my business in a way that suits me personally and my circumstances. I would certainly recommend the SRC Business Barometer as a great starting point for developing your business

I have recently been working with SR Consulting to develop a practical and actionable plan for my business that will result in profitable growth. Through the combination of a series of exercises and some insightful questioning we looked at the key issues and threats that my business faces, identified where the business is doing well and agreed what actions need to be taken to unlock further growth potential in the business. The approach taken by SR Consulting ensures that the strategic options I pursue will be easier for me to implement and are more likely to succeed because they take into account the culture of my business, my style of working and my personal goals and ambitions. The process takes place in an informal, friendly working environment that can be thought-provoking and challenging at times, but the sessions move along at a good pace and deliver workable action plans. I have no hesitation in recommending SR Consulting.

Patrick and Jonathan could not have been more professional in their approach, they were always extremely well prepared and each session ran smoothly and efficiently as a result. It was evident that they had spent a considerable amount of time working ensuring that the consultancy sessions were as productive as possible. Jonathan and Patrick listen, really listen, and build their approach around what they hear. They have a wealth of knowledge and skill across many areas and this enabled them to help us distinguish the wood from the trees in a way that ensured our company ethos and values were brought to the fore. It was a genuine pleasure to work with Jonathan and Patrick, their good humoured personable approach made our sessions enjoyable as well as productive. We hope to build a long term relationship with SRC as our consultants as they add such tremendous value. I have no hesitation in recommending SRC.

First of all, a big thank you to Jonathan of SR Consulting and Pippa of Hutchinson Consulting, for helping me with my business growth strategy and for sharing your wealth of knowledge and expertise. I am already reaping the rewards and we have only just completed the planning stage! It has been, and I'm sure it will continue to be, a really positive and enjoyable experience working with you both!

I am happy to recommend SR-Consulting; Jonathan and Patrick are always prepared, bring insight and creativity to the discussion, work hard, and always come back following a discussion with additional considerations and developed ideas on how to take the solution further. They are easy to work with and good team players.

Jonathan and Patrick took me through their very clever Business Barometer tool, which only took two hours and highlighted some areas of my business that I need to work on. One of these was creating a Business Plan. I've always been put off trying to develop one, but Jonathan really listened to what was important to me and my business. Between us we came up with a simple yet really effective Business Plan that I believe it. I can see how to use it to grow my business in exactly the way I want to. If you're looking to refocus your business, or take it to the next level, ask for the Business Barometer and some of Jonathan's or Patrick's expertise to help you get the best results.

Working with Pippa and Jonathan of SR Consulting has been brilliant and transformational for my business on lots of levels. It has given me insight, confidence about my success so far, and clarity around where I'm heading. Pippa and Jonathan have a wealth of experience and this, alongside lots of coaching and practical advice that's shared in a fun and down-to-earth way, helps you to crystallise where you are going with your business. This combination sets them apart from any other business consultants.  The result of the business planning workshops is a very detailed plan of how you are going to get to where you want to be, organised in priority order, with the offer of ongoing support and advice at any point. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with SR Consulting and I believe that they are a must for any business looking to change in any way, whether that's to grow or improve if things aren't going well.

Over the past 4 years SR Consultancy have been invaluable to MJ Bookkeeping Services Ltd. Jonathan and Patrick have guided me from an independent bookkeeper to now employing 4 members of staff through their planning workshops. I would definitely recommend SR Consultancy to other small business owners.

We had got to a point in our business’ growth where our lack of business strategy and direction was prohibiting us from taking the business forward. Discussing our business history and aspirations with Pippa and Jonathan was a breath of fresh air and gave us the confidence to start running a ‘grown up‘ business. Over the last 9 months, they have provided us with a clear strategy and direction, with actionable and bitesize objectives. Without their support, guidance and enthusiasm, we honestly believe that we would not have doubled our turnover in the last year. We are excited and motivated by their advice and feel reassured to have their continued support as we take the next steps in our growth plans.

I worked with Jonathan and Pippa at a time when my business had been growing very quickly, and I needed a plan and some structure to take it to where I wanted it to go. I thoroughly enjoyed the Barometer and workshops and plan to do more with SR Consulting in the future. This was nothing like the business advice that I had received in the past. Jonathan offered clear advice, ideas and an outsider's view of my business which was invaluable. The insight that he provided allowed me to see my business in a different light and make some big changes which will make it a much better place for both my staff, as well as freeing up more time for myself. He is full of ideas and concrete recommendations - he didn't expect me to have all the answers which was really refreshing. I can highly recommend the service that he offers - he can really transform your business, in a way that many other business advisors cannot

Hi-Tech Coatings based in Aylesbury is the market specialist in the development and manufacture of high-performance coatings used by the printing and packaging industries. Our business has a turnover in excess of £10m per annum and growing. Following a re-location to larger premises and the introduction of a new IT system, I wanted to ensure that our existing internal processes were still fit for purpose and I also wanted the team to pro-actively look for opportunities to continuously improve as the business grows. To this end I asked Jonathan, Patrick and Pippa to undertake a comprehensive process review. Kicking off with a ‘Business Barometer’ which provided a very valuable insight into the current health of Hi-Tech, Jonathan, Patrick and Pippa then quickly immersed themselves in the business, holding a sequence of highly interactive workshops with the team to fully understand our day to day operations. Gaining a wealth of feedback, this was combined with the consultants own findings and as a result we now have a very clear and actionable set of recommendations which will be instrumental in underpinning the next stage in Hi-Tech’ s organisational growth and development.

We found the Care Home Barometer a useful tool, highlighting the importance of the link between operational capability and strategic direction.