Financial foresight for ambitious businesses

To plan for tomorrow, you need to know exactly where you are today.

At Business Prophet, we provide clarity for growing businesses by sharpening your financial reporting and offering smart, objective advice.

Our enhanced financial control will help you to grow your business, boost profits, manage cash flow, plan for the future and achieve an enjoyable work-life balance.

We’ll work alongside your existing accounting function and deliver valuable insight and trusted guidance that’s based on over 30 years’ experience of working with businesses big and small.

Let’s discuss where you want take your business – and plot a path to get there.

Realise your business potential

We offer services for businesses at every stage of growth. Start-ups will value the sound financial advice and develop the good habits that are needed to foster a successful business, while established companies will benefit from a structured finance function that will deliver greater control and direction.

You may have been operating for some time and have your own established, bookkeeping package (Sage, for example). We’ll work with you to get the very best out of your systems, and your team, through coaching, guidance and mentoring. Be better informed through more accurate and up-to- date reporting.

We're ready to help you with

  • Financial and commercial advice to maximise both income and capital values
  • An external viewpoint to develop new ideas
  • Wide-ranging business sector knowledge
  • Preparation of business forecasts and performance monitoring
  • Coaching and mentoring of finance staff
  • Professional, personal service with no disruption to existing adviser relationships
  • A great platform for value-added advice

Building profitable relationships

Business Prophet was established in 2001 by Managing Director, Andrew Walter. A former partner in a specialist firm of Chartered Accountants, Andrew is a highly experienced accountant with particular expertise in Business Development.

Andrew set-up the company to make advisory services more affordable for SMEs, and typically works with owner-managed businesses with a turnover of up to £15m. These clients are drawn from a broad range of industries throughout the private sector.

In recent years, a growing number of businesses have used Business Prophet’s affordable advisory services to complement the traditional compliance services offered by their existing accountants; these collaborative relationships can be highly effective and are always conducted in a sensitive, professional manner.

An added benefit for Business Prophet clients is that they can enjoy improved relationships with their banks, which always welcome the greater financial visibility and improved control that results from working with us.

Ultimately, we focus on providing a personable, professional service and enjoy long relationships with the majority of our clients, helping them to mature and prosper.