Profitability Analysis · Lymington
Know exactly where your profits are and are not.
Most business owners have a rough sense of turnover but far less clarity on where the money actually goes. A proper profitability review changes that: you see which services, customers, or product lines are carrying the business and which are quietly draining it. Fixed-fee pricing, 21 years of commercial accounting experience, and replies within one working day.
- Clear picture of margin by product, service, or customer
- Pricing decisions grounded in what the numbers actually show
- Loss-making activity identified before it does more damage
- Management accounts reviewed and explained in plain English
No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with cleaner books and a clearer picture than you started with.
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Sound familiar?
Turnover looks fine. Margins are another story.
A lot of Lymington business owners are working hard, revenue is coming in, and yet the bank balance never quite reflects it. The problem is usually not total income — it is that some parts of the business are profitable and others are quietly subsidised by the parts that are. Without a structured look at the numbers, it is very difficult to know which is which.
- ✕ Turnover growing but take-home pay is not following it
- ✕ No reliable view of which jobs, clients, or services make money
- ✕ Pricing set by gut feeling rather than actual cost and margin data
What a proper profitability review gives you
A structured analysis of where your money comes from and where it goes. You find out what is working and what to stop doing, or price differently. That clarity tends to change the decisions you make.
- ✓ Margin by revenue stream visible, so you know what growth is actually worth
- ✓ Loss-making or low-margin activity identified and costed accurately
- ✓ Pricing reviewed against real costs so decisions are based on numbers
- ✓ Fixed-fee engagement, scoped to your business — no open-ended billing
What Lymington clients say after working with us
Small business owners and sole traders across Hampshire who wanted more than just compliance — and got it.
Very clear and gives excellent clarity on all situations when I am in doubt. Communication is always prompt, professional, and easy to understand, which makes dealing with finances far less stressful. They take the time to explain things.
Stuart is a thorough efficient worker who produces good quality results at a reasonable price.
Three things your engagement covers
A profitability engagement with Supreme Consulting is not a one-off spreadsheet exercise. It runs alongside your accounts to give you an ongoing picture.
Profitability Review and Margin Analysis
Your revenue streams, cost of sales, and overhead allocation are broken down so you can see actual margin by area of the business. This is not a high-level summary — it is specific enough to make decisions from. Most clients find at least one thing they would price or structure differently as a result.
Core advisory serviceManagement Accounts and Dashboards
Quarterly management accounts give you a consistent, comparable view of performance across the year. Delivered with a short commentary in plain English so you are not left interpreting figures alone. Cash flow and profitability sit alongside each other so the connection between them is visible.
Quarterly reportingCash Flow and Profit Planning
A forward view of where profit is likely to land, built from your actual numbers rather than industry averages. Useful before hiring, investing, or changing your pricing structure. Updated as the business moves so the model stays relevant.
Ongoing advisoryClients across Hampshire, consistently satisfied
From sole traders to owner-managed limited companies, the pattern is the same: clarity where there was confusion, and a response when it is needed.
Grateful for Help With Small Business
“I’m so grateful for the help received with my small cleaning business. Stuart holds your hand and advises throughout!”
Thorough Work, Reasonable Price
“Stuart is a thorough efficient worker who produces good quality results at a reasonable price.”
Prompt, Professional, Easy to Understand
“Very clear and gives excellent clarity on all situations when I am in doubt. Communication is always prompt, professional, and easy to understand, which makes dealing with finances far less stressful.”
What makes the difference in practice
Most accountants will file your numbers accurately. Fewer will tell you what those numbers mean for the decisions in front of you.
Commercial context, not just figures
Stuart Green has worked directly with owner-managed businesses since 2005 across construction, hospitality, professional services, and property. That means a profitability review is grounded in what is normal for your type of business, not just what the model says. You get a view that is commercially relevant, not abstractly accurate.
Real-time data via cloud accounting
Certified in Xero and QuickBooks Online, the firm works from live figures rather than year-end snapshots. Profitability analysis built on current, reconciled data is considerably more useful than one built on books that are six months behind. Setup and migration are handled as part of the engagement if needed.
Fixed fee, scoped upfront
The scope of work and the price are agreed before anything starts. You will not receive an invoice with line items you were not expecting. For ongoing management accounts and advisory work, a monthly retainer is available so the cost is predictable and the relationship continues beyond a single piece of work.
Up and running in four steps
The process is designed to require as little from you as possible at the outset. Most of the legwork is on this side.
Start with a discovery call
A no-obligation conversation to understand your business, how it is currently structured, and what you are trying to understand from a profitability perspective. You do not need to prepare anything — just talk through where things stand.
Receive a fixed-fee proposal
A clear written proposal covering exactly what is included, the timeline, and the monthly or one-off cost. No vague scope, no hourly billing. You know what you are agreeing to before signing anything.
We handle the setup
Access to your accounting software is arranged, records are reviewed and tidied where needed, and any cloud migration is managed without requiring your involvement beyond initial access. Catch-up work is built into the scope if the books need attention first.
Ongoing clarity, not a one-off report
Quarterly management accounts arrive with commentary. Your profitability picture is updated as the business moves. Questions get answered the day you ask them. Which is, frankly, the way it should work.
“I’m so grateful for the help received with my small cleaning business. Stuart holds your hand and advises throughout!”
Things people usually ask before getting started
Can you analyse profitability for a business with several different income streams or services?
Yes, and that is typically where the exercise is most useful. If you are running multiple services, product lines, or customer types under one business, the overall P&L will average out what is working and what is not. The analysis separates those revenue streams, allocates costs appropriately, and gives you a margin view for each. Some clients discover that one part of the business is effectively funding a loss-making part they had assumed was profitable.
What does a profitability analysis engagement cost?
Pricing depends on the size of the business, how many revenue streams need separating, and whether management accounts are needed on an ongoing basis. A one-off profitability review for a small owner-managed business is quoted as a fixed fee once the scope is understood. Ongoing quarterly management accounts and profitability reporting are available as a monthly retainer. A free quote is available without commitment, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
My books are a bit behind — do you need everything up to date before starting?
Not necessarily. A catch-up exercise can be scoped and costed as part of the engagement. It is worth knowing upfront that analysing profitability from incomplete or unreconciled records produces unreliable results, so tidying the books is part of the process rather than a prerequisite you need to sort yourself. The cost of catch-up work is stated clearly in the proposal so there are no surprises.
Is there a minimum contract or lock-in period?
There is no long-term lock-in. Ongoing retainer engagements run on a rolling monthly basis with reasonable notice to end. For project-based work such as a one-off profitability review, the engagement ends when the work is delivered. The intention is that clients stay because the service is useful, not because they are contractually obliged to.
How does this differ from just looking at my year-end accounts?
Year-end accounts are a compliance document — accurate but retrospective, and structured for HMRC rather than for management decisions. A profitability analysis is built for internal use: it can be broken down by product, service, customer, or time period, and it is designed to answer the question of where margin is coming from and where it is going. The two serve different purposes, and most owner-managers find the management view considerably more actionable.
Will this help me understand my tax position as well as my commercial profitability?
The two are connected but distinct. Management accounts and profitability reviews are built on accounting profit, which is then adjusted for tax purposes to arrive at taxable profit. Stuart works across both, so as your commercial picture improves, any tax planning opportunities — timing of expenditure, dividend strategy, or structuring decisions — can be identified alongside the operational analysis rather than treated as a separate conversation.
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A no-obligation discovery call takes 20 minutes. You will leave knowing what a profitability review involves, what it costs, and whether it makes sense for your business.