Strategic support for businesses serious about growth.

25 years working with over 50 businesses
From global corporates to ambitious SMEs.
Trusted by founders, directors & leadership teams
Across all sectors, nationally and internationally.
From challenge to action in less than 12 days
Straight speaking, no nonsense style.
Fixed price programs with no hidden costs
Accessible support within your budget.

Our Clients

42 Bedford Row
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Arquiva
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AstraZeneca
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BASF
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British Airways Engineering
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Bunzl
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Co-op
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FRA
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Mobica
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NHS
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Northern Powergrid
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Outer Temple
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Rolls Royce
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Royal Sun Alliance
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Thames Water
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TVCA
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United Utilities
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University of Manchester
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42 Bedford Row
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Arquiva
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AstraZeneca
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BASF
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British Airways Engineering
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Bunzl
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Co-op
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FRA
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Mobica
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NHS
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Northern Powergrid
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Outer Temple
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Rolls Royce
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Royal Sun Alliance
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Sequence
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Thames Water
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TVCA
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United Utilities
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Our Services

Four ways we can
work together

01 Review
Strategic Review
A focused, high-impact review of your business, delivered in two days. Clear thinking, honest challenge, and a prioritised action plan you can act on immediately.
Strategic Review30 Day Action PlanFixed Price
Ideal for founders, managing directors and leadership teams who know something needs to change but are not sure what to prioritise. We come in, get to grips with your business, and give you the clarity to move forward with confidence.
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02 Sprint
12 Week Sprint
Twelve weeks. A fully developed strategy and the roadmap to execute it. Built with your team, stress-tested against your market, ready to go from day one.
Strategic Review90 Day Action PlanLeadership Team SupportFixed Price
Ideal for businesses with a defined strategic challenge: entering a new market, repositioning, building for acquisition, or simply getting back on track.
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03 Advisory
12 Month Advisory
Your own senior advisor, in your corner for the year. A dedicated monthly partnership built around your business, giving your leadership team the clarity, challenge and support to move further and faster than you would alone.
Strategic Review12 Month Action PlanLeadership Team and Board SupportFixed Price
Best suited to founders, managing directors and leadership teams who want a trusted thinking partner at their side through growth, transition, fundraising, or sustained change.
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04 Bespoke
Bespoke Consultancy
For larger or more complex clients that need something built around them. Board-level advisory, multi-workstream delivery, or investor-backed growth, scoped entirely around your challenge, your timeline and your ambition.
Customised ScopeOn Your Terms
Typically suits scaling businesses, investor-backed management teams, and organisations navigating significant change. Priced on scope.
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How We Work

Structured. Focused.
Accountable.

Every engagement follows a clear process so you know exactly where you are at all times.

01

Discovery Call

A straight speaking, no commitment conversation about your business.

02

Strategic Review

Understanding your challenges and opportunities for growth.

03

Programme Delivery

Partnership working focused on achieving agreed outcomes.

04

Results & Action Plan

Clear deliverables and a sustainable plan.

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Our Expertise

Everyone you need
under one roof

“The Strategy House brings together the right combination of specialists for every engagement, drawing on our network of associates and partners to give you exactly what you need, without the overhead of the large consultancies we have come from.”
— Siobhan McArdle

Our Services

01
Business Strategy & Planning
Defining where you are going, how you will get there, and what you should stop doing, including assessing new markets and building the commercial strategy to compete and win. Clear, actionable, and built around your commercial goals.
02
Growth & Scaling
Building the foundations for sustainable growth: commercial models, pipelines, team structures, and the operational capability and automations that hold it all together at scale.
03
Financial Performance
Improving margins, identifying cost opportunities, and building financial clarity that enables better decisions at every level of the business.
04
Fundraising & Investment
Building the commercial narrative, financial models and investment case that gives investors confidence; and through our networks, helping you access the right funding and finance.
05
Turnaround & Recovery
Stabilising businesses under pressure, identifying the root causes of underperformance, and building a credible path back to profitability and momentum.
06
Leadership & Organisational Development
Strengthening leadership capability, building high-performing teams, and creating the strategic dialogue and staff engagement that aligns your people behind your vision. We help you to develop the organisational structures that enable growth and resilience at every level.
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Our Sector Experience

About

A picture of our CEO and Founder

Siobhan McArdle, Founder

“We were doing fractional long before it was fashionable”
— Siobhan McArdle, Founder

The Strategy House was founded on a simple principle: ambitious SMEs need serious strategic support at a price that makes sense. We offer affordable, pragmatic thinking, implementation support and access to the right funding and finance networks, to grow in a sustainable way.

We do not work with everyone. We work with founders, managing directors and leadership teams who can see the opportunities, or know something needs to change and who have the ambition to do something about it.

We work regionally, nationally and internationally.

What to expect:

Confident...we say what we think.

Incisive...we get to the point fast.

Warm...our work is personal.

Grounded...we are commercial and pragmatic.

Let's talk

The questions everyone asks

Got a different question?

Just reach out, we love talking all things business.

MY Question

  • If you are not sure, start with the 2 Day Review. It gives you a clear picture of where your business is, what is getting in the way, what to do about it, and naturally points toward the right next step. For businesses with a defined challenge and the appetite to move fast, the 12 Week Sprint is the right fit. The 12 Month Advisory suits founders who want an ongoing strategic partner in their corner. If you are a larger or more complex organisation, our Bespoke Consultancy will be a better fit. A short discovery call will make it clear.

  • Our SME services are typically focused on businesses with up to 250 employees and turnover up to £40M. We have worked with early stage businesses scaling fast, investor backed businesses and established businesses looking to exit. Our Bespoke Consultancy practice is typically focused on larger, more complex organisations.

  • Your return on investment will be a measurable improvement in business performance and bottom line results. Our clients typically see a step change in clarity, decision-making and commercial outcomes, alongside a sustainable improvement plan your team can own and execute.

Let's talk about
your business

Just drop us a line as we love talking all things business. Yours and ours.

Response within one business day. This is a conversation, not a commitment.

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