Foundations
Clean books, proper tracking and operations and finance working as one. Set up right, or tidied up and kept that way.
FoundationsCommercial finance, strategy and technology · startup to scale-up
We climbwith you.
L&S works alongside ambitious founders and their teams, from the first solid foundations to the biggest strategic calls. We set the route together, keep the footing firm and walk every step of it with you.
Base camp0 m
On the ropeAn extension of your team, not advisers who drop in. We're involved, so we see things early.
Eyes on the routeWe read the ground ahead, set the guardrails and keep you moving with confidence.
Ready for the next climbFoundations, numbers, technology and strategy that grow as you do.
Every business climbs its own mountain. The summit keeps moving, because ambitious people keep raising it.
Some routes are steep, some wind, and no climb is perfectly smooth. What makes the difference is a clear goal, a solid plan and the right people on the rope with you.
That's what we bring. We get to know your business quickly, build the structure underneath it, and stay with you as it grows, from founder-led energy to a business with direction, rhythm and room to scale.
Why we think about it as a summitWhat we do together
One team for the whole journey.
Reporting, planning and KPIs
Monthly numbers you trust, budgets and forecasts that guide decisions, and KPIs that align the whole team on the route.
The Summit SystemStrategic projects
Business cases, transformation, valuation, fundraising readiness and fractional CFO support, whenever the moment calls for it.
Strategic projectsTechnology that keeps pace
Built to move at the speed you do.
Business moves faster every year, so we built L&S to keep up. Automation and AI take care of the heavy lifting, so our time goes on what matters: understanding your numbers and helping you act on them.
Faster packs
Monthly and quarterly packs produced in days, not weeks, from the systems you already use.
Live decisions
Business cases and forecasts you can test in the room. Change an assumption and see the outcome.
Numbers you can trust
Every figure comes from your data through fixed, checked calculations. Technology drafts, people decide.
Signed off by a person
A named member of our team reviews and signs off everything we send you.
Why founders climb with us
We've been on your side of the table.
Chartered AccountantsQualified, Deloitte-trained, and we stand behind our numbers.
Built inside businessesCareers in commercial finance and strategy at Betway and Sage, not just advisory.
Founders ourselvesWe've built ventures from zero, so we know what the early climb feels like.
Athletes at heartClear goals, a plan and a team around you. We train and work the same way.
Start the climb
Where is your business heading next?
Tell us where you are and where you want to get to. We'll come back within one working day with how we'd climb it together.