Revenue per employee is one of the simplest measures in the business and one of the most revealing.
Know which work makes money.
Margins, cash, forecasting and reporting in one place, every month, in the systems you already have. We work with Managed IT, Architects & Engineers, Software & SaaS and E-commerce businesses.
No new systems. No disruption.
Just numbers you can act on.
One hour of your time in the first thirty days is all we ask for.
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We look at what you’ve already got
Read-only access to your existing accounts and systems. No migration, no new software, no timesheet overhaul.
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You get a clear read on the business
Which work makes money, where cash is going, what needs attention — monthly, in plain English.
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We stay to run it
The same named lead every month. Not a different account manager each quarter.
Clients stay because the work
keeps paying for itself.
The value isn't the reporting.
It's knowing which numbers matter this month.
Working with Nina and the Upscale team has changed how I make decisions, both for Humanly and for my own financial future. Our planning sessions gave me a clear picture of what the business needs to earn to break even and to grow profitably, and helped me turn our annual plan into practical decisions about how I run it day to day. Nina also improved our administrative processes and helped me make confident choices on areas such as pension contributions. I now lead with the numbers, not gut feel.
We run an international architecture practice across the UK, Europe and Southern Africa. Nina and the Upscale team have been invaluable, supporting us with cross-border tax, invoicing and payroll. Knowledgeable, responsive and genuinely invested in our business, they are a true finance partner.
Our approach
Where you are, and where this goes.
Most businesses start at one or two. We build from wherever you are.
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Confidence
Clean books, closed on time.
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Numbers you can trust
Errors caught early
Month-end without the scramble
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Foresight
Cash seen weeks ahead.
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Cash pressure seen weeks ahead
Hiring timed, not rushed
Plans you can test before committing
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Performance
Which work makes money.
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Know which work genuinely pays
Margin leaks made visible
See how you compare with your industry
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Strategy
Decisions before you commit.
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Big decisions properly costed
Growth planned, not chased
Finance-director thinking at the table
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Infrastructure
Systems that scale with you.
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Systems that talk to each other
Reporting without the manual work
A finance stack that holds at 3x your size
Pricing
Three levels. One flat monthly fee.
The difference isn't how much work we do. It's how much of the thinking we do with you.
Clarity
£650
per month
You finally understand what your numbers are telling you.
Direction
£1,450
per month
Numbers that arrive before the decision, not after it.
Partner
£2,750
per month
Someone accountable for the finance function, not just the reporting.
All levels: no new systems, no long tie-in, one named lead.
Compare what's included ›Where finance breaks depends on how you make money
Different businesses hit different walls. Where the finance function strains depends on how you make money — recurring contracts, project fees, stock, or seats.
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Recurring contracts, project fees, stock or seats. Each one strains the finance function somewhere else.
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E-commerce and product
Revenue is the easy number. Profit hides in landed cost, payment fees, returns and discounting, all of it applied after the sale is booked. We show you contribution by SKU and channel, and what your stock is costing you in cash.
Software and SaaS
Technology businesses live by metrics. Founders and leadership teams need reporting that shows growth, runway and performance clearly: the kind that drives both operational decisions and investor conversations.
Managed IT and Cybersecurity
You can report SLA performance to the percentage point. Margin by agreement is harder. We separate recurring from project revenue, load the true cost to serve, and show which contracts are actually paying.
Architecture, Design & Engineering
Fee is agreed at the start; profitability is decided over the following months. We track recoverability against time spent, profit by project and the cash timing of stage payments, while there's still room to act.
Built on real work: senior finance for scaling businesses.
Turn your accounts, forecasts and KPIs into decisions — with finance-director thinking on tap, not on payroll.
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