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Sectors / Manufacturing

Finance that finds the margin in your process.

In manufacturing, profit hides in cost accounting and stock. Get contribution, inventory and capital financing right and the whole business breathes. I make those numbers visible and useful.

Book a deep dive

The problem

Full order book, machines running, but cash still tight?

As you move from jobbing production to standardised manufacturing, you invest in machinery, systems and stock, and cash gets locked up in all three. Without proper cost accounting you cannot see your true contribution per product, and without stock control the working capital quietly disappears. Standard year-end accounts tell you none of this in time to act.

Darren Jasper presenting to business owners

What I do for manufacturers

Profitability from the shop floor up.

Cost accounting and contribution

Understand the real cost and contribution of each product line, so pricing and product decisions are based on fact, not feel.

Inventory and working capital

Get stock holding to the right level. Free up the cash tied up in inventory without starving production.

R&D on process improvements

Process and product improvements often qualify for R&D relief. I identify the qualifying work and claim it properly.

Capital allowances on plant and machinery

Maximise the allowances on plant, machinery and automation, improving both your tax position and cashflow as you invest to grow.

The difference

Detail that connects shop-floor numbers to tax and wealth.

Manufacturing rewards detail, and detailed financial analysis is exactly where I add value. As a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser I link the shop-floor numbers to the tax position and to your personal wealth. I sit alongside your existing bookkeeper and accountant, doing the proactive work in between.

How this plays out

A typical first 90 days with a manufacturing client.

  1. 01

    Deep dive

    Cost each product line properly, review stock and WIP, and audit the process work that could qualify as R&D but has never been claimed.

  2. 02

    Quick wins

    File the R&D claim, land capital allowances on plant and machinery, and free up cash by right-sizing stock without starving production.

  3. 03

    Ongoing rhythm

    Product-level contribution reporting, working-capital forecasts and tax planning that keeps pace as you invest in automation and growth.

Client outcomes

Real transformations, not just case studies.

Moved from Sage to Xero and supported with Fractional CFO work through a management buy-out: significant change in both systems and ownership.

Solum SW Ltd

From employee, through redundancy, to running a £1.5m business. Forecasting, tax planning, monthly meetings and personal tax in one holistic relationship.

Ability Care Solutions Ltd

After 43 years with a compliance-only accountant: succession planning, restructuring, refinancing and bringing the next generation into the business.

Combers Limited

FAQs

Common questions from manufacturers.

Want to see the true contribution of each product line?

No jargon, no pressure. Just a clear look at your numbers and the decisions that will improve them. Let's start with a deep dive.

Worth a conversation?