Business Health Check

Most leadership teams know something is not quite right — margins drifting, decisions slowing, controls straining as the business grows — but lack an objective, whole-business view of where the real problems sit. A business health check provides exactly that: an experienced outside eye across every dimension of the organisation, delivered quickly enough to act on.

It is the natural first step before a fundraise, an acquisition, a new strategic plan, or simply a new financial year — and the most common starting point for clients who go on to use our wider risk and assurance services.

What the Health Check Covers

We assess five dimensions of the business. Financial: the quality and timeliness of management information, cash and working capital discipline, and financial controls. Operational: process efficiency, capacity and key-person dependencies. Governance: board arrangements, delegation, decision-making and accountability. IT: system resilience, security basics and fitness of core systems for the business you are becoming. Strategic: whether plans, budgets and resources actually line up.

The output is a performance dashboard giving you clear visibility across all five areas — with each risk identified before it escalates into a material issue, not after.

What You Receive

A concise, board-ready report: a red-amber-green view of the business across the areas assessed, the specific risks and root causes behind each rating, and a prioritised set of practical recommendations aligned with your objectives — quick wins separated from structural fixes. Where the findings touch board assurance, strategic planning or investment readiness, we set out a structured path to strengthen each.

When to Commission One

Typical triggers: preparing to raise investment or debt and wanting to fix issues before due diligence finds them; a new CFO, FD or CEO wanting an independent baseline; growth outpacing controls and systems; recovering from a difficult year and needing to know where to focus; or a board simply wanting objective assurance that the picture management presents is the whole picture.

Fast, Fixed and Senior-Led

Health checks are time-bound with budget certainty and are typically completed within one to two weeks. The work is done by senior people — not delegated to juniors learning on your time — drawing on 20 years of diagnostic experience across corporate, public sector and not-for-profit organisations.

What You Get With Acumon

• Whole-business diagnostic across finance, operations, governance, IT and strategy
• Performance dashboard with a clear red-amber-green view of the business
• Risks identified objectively, before they escalate into material issues
• Prioritised, practical recommendations — quick wins separated from structural fixes
• Board assurance, strategic planning and investment readiness strengthened
• Typically completed within one to two weeks, at a fixed budget

Why Acumon for Business Health Check?

• 20 years of business health check experience at national and mid-tier company level
• Ad-hoc engagements typically completed within 1-2 weeks

Get a Fixed-Fee Quote

Tell us what you need and we'll come back within one business day with a clear scope and a fixed price — no hourly-rate surprises. Call 020 8567 3451 or use the form and we'll be in touch.