Analytics Desk
Recurring reporting, dashboards, management information and ad-hoc analysis for practices that need capacity without a new permanent role.
From approximately £1,250/month
Open the Analytics Desk pageServices
Three ways to add analytical capacity. Pick the shape, not a software stack.
Analytics Desk, Embedded Analytics, or a Decision Intelligence Pod. Indicative starting points only. The work sets the fee.
Embedded Analytics
A dedicated analytical resource supporting the practice or a defined client portfolio: reporting, forecasting, commercial analysis and KPI development.
From approximately £2,500/month
Open the Embedded Analytics pageDecision Intelligence Pod
A managed, multi-disciplinary analytical team for practices that want decision support across reporting, forecasting, data preparation and automation.
From approximately £5,000/month
Open the Decision Intelligence Pod pageIndicative starting points. Final pricing depends on analytical scope, data complexity and required capacity.
How to choose
| Analytics Desk | Embedded Analytics | Decision Intelligence Pod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best when | Occasional packs, stuck Excel questions, extra capacity in a busy month | The same clients need a repeating forecast, contribution view and commentary | You are productising insight across several clients and need analysis, data and FP&A together |
| What you are buying | Flexible analytical capacity | A dedicated rhythm behind the practice | A managed multi-disciplinary function |
| Cadence | On request, within an agreed monthly envelope | Tied to the accounts timetable | A managed calendar across reporting, forecast and data work |
| Not for | A whole-portfolio advisory product | A one-off spreadsheet question | A single ad-hoc chart |
What the work covers
These are delivery capabilities. Clients buy the answer, not the tool list. The charts are the fictional demonstration, reduced to the shape of each capability.
Twelve months, one revenue series
Data and BI
Can the same number be trusted from one month to the next?
- Power BI dashboards
- Data modelling
- SQL
- Data integration
- Automated reporting
- KPI frameworks
Monthly variance, £000
FP&A
Where does the forecast diverge from the budget?
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Scenario modelling
- Cash-flow forecasting
- Variance analysis
- Management reporting
Contribution by named account
Commercial analytics
Which accounts earn their keep after the invoice?
- Customer profitability
- Product profitability
- Margin analysis
- Pricing analysis
- Sales performance
- Working-capital analysis
Gross margin, percent
Business analysis
What should the margin figure actually mean?
- Requirements analysis
- Process analysis
- Reporting requirements
- Data requirements
- Systems analysis
- Business-case modelling
Order volume, same definition
Automation and AI
Which pack should rebuild itself next month?
- Reporting automation
- Analytical workflows
- AI-assisted analysis
- Document and data extraction
- Recurring insight generation
- Workflow automation
Worked example
Cable management
148 days
Cable management holds stock far longer than the rest of the book, on a 16.1% margin.
Illustrative figures from the fictional Northbridge Distribution Ltd pack. Not an SPC client, and not a measured result.
Analytics Performance Diagnostic
See what your existing data could tell management before committing to an ongoing analytics service.
Indicative fee £500–£1,000. Indicative starting points. Final pricing depends on analytical scope, data complexity and required capacity.
Unsure which service fits?
Tell us about one client and the question the management accounts are not answering. We will recommend the lightest service that can actually produce the output.