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Relevant experience
We focus on what someone has actually delivered — not simply who is available.
Fractional CFO Network
Exceptional CFOs.
When businesses need them.
The Fractional CFO connects ambitious UK businesses with experienced CFOs and Finance Directors who bring the judgement, track record and leadership needed for the situation ahead.
Relevant experience matters more than availability.That principle should define the entire network.
Why relevant experience matters
The right CFO depends on what your business is facing.
A fundraising CFO is not necessarily the right turnaround CFO. A SaaS scale-up needs different experience from a family-owned business preparing for sale.
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Senior operators
Experienced CFOs and Finance Directors, not generic finance freelancers.
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Human judgement
Introductions based on business context, not automated CV matching.
When do you need a fractional CFO?
Where a fractional CFO can make the difference.
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Growth
The business is scaling faster than its finance capability.
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Cash
Visibility is weak and decisions need a firmer financial basis.
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Fundraising
A raise needs credible planning, materials and investor dialogue.
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Turnaround
Performance, cash or confidence needs to be stabilised quickly.
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M&A and exit
A transaction needs experienced financial leadership.
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Finance transformation
Systems, reporting and the team need to catch up.
A network built around experience
Depth across sectors, stages and situations.
Our network brings together CFOs and Finance Directors with experience across different sectors, ownership structures and stages of growth.
SaaS & TechnologyFMCG & E-commerceHealthcareManufacturingProfessional ServicesPropertyPE-backedVC-backedFounder-ledInternationalScale-upTurnaround
How it works
Finding the right CFO should be straightforward.
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Tell us what is happening
We understand the business, the challenge and the outcome you need.
Find a CFO02
We consider the network
We identify CFOs with genuinely relevant experience.
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We make the introduction
You meet the people we believe are worth speaking to.
Insights from the network
Thinking from the CFO seat.
Practical perspective from finance leaders who have dealt with the decisions themselves.
Growth
When does a growing business actually need a CFO?
The trigger is rarely revenue alone. It is usually the point at which financial complexity starts to outrun the systems and support around the business.
Read insightCash & Working Capital
Profit is not cash: the working-capital trap in growth
A business can report a profit and still struggle to pay its bills. Growth often makes that tension more visible, not less.
Read insightFundraising
What investors expect from finance before a fundraise
A persuasive story gets attention. A credible financial case gives investors something they can test.
Read insightFor fractional CFOs
Independent doesn't have to mean alone.
Join a network built around peer relationships, referrals, collaboration, visibility and opportunity.
Need senior finance leadership?
Tell us what is happening in your business.