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Finance transformation, strategic advisory and expert accountancy for growing businesses, charities and social enterprises navigating growth, change or complexity
Whether you need stronger financial foundations, better information or a finance function built for what comes next, Awake helps turn finance into a strategic advantage
Recognised Trusted Recommended
Recognised Trusted Recommended
Featured by Boost, Lancashire's Business Growth Hub
North West Business Insider – Lancashire Ones to Watch
CIMA & ACCA-qualified finance professionals
Experience across PwC, public sector central banking, commercial organisations and the third sector
Is any of this familiar?
Is any of this familiar?
Reporting takes too long.
We do not trust our management information.
We have acquired another business.
Finance cannot keep up with growth.
The Board needs better information.
Cashflow feels uncertain.
We need stronger governance.
We need one reliable version of the numbers.
Three ways awake can help
Three ways awake can help
✓ Foundation
✓ Foundation
Get finance right
Reliable accounting, tax, compliance and financial processes that give your organisation a strong foundation.
Accounts • Tax & VAT • Payroll • Cloud accounting • Compliance • Controls
Best for: organisations that want dependable finance handled properly and proactively
↗ Performance
↗ Performance
Turn finance into better decisions
Move beyond historic accounts with better management information, forecasting and commercial insight
Management information • KPIs • Forecasting • Cashflow • Board reporting • Strategic support
Best for: leaders who want greater clarity, stronger reporting and an experienced finance partner alongside them
✓ Transformation
✓ Transformation
Build the finance function your future requires.
For organisations where growth, acquisition or change means the existing finance function is no longer enough.
Finance transformation • Acquisition integration • Systems • Controls • Reporting architecture • Finance-function redesign
Best for: organisations navigating growth, acquisition, restructuring or significant change
The awake Performance Cycle™
The awake Performance Cycle™
We uncover what the numbers are really telling you.
That creates clarity.
Clarity enables better decisions.
Better decisions improve performance.
Stronger performance creates growth and new opportunities.
Then the cycle begins again.
Continuous improvement. Endless potential
Real work, better decisions - what some of our clients think of us
Real work, better decisions - what some of our clients think of us
Finance transformation
"awake has supported Afia through a significant finance transformation... strengthening processes and helping us gain much clearer visibility over sales, margins, stock, customer concentration, forward orders and cash flow."
Nick Kelly, Founder, Afia Ltd
Strategic financial insight
“Paul has supported the organisation to develop a real understanding of its finances and challenged our thinking about operational costs—enabling us to make informed financial decisions.”
Victoria Blakeman, CEO, The Big Food Project – Blackpool
Acquisition support
“I had the pleasure of working with Paul on the evaluation of a potential acquisition. The materials he provided were valuable and assisted us with our deal sourcing and review.”
Martin Lightbowne, Profits Boosted
“Paul is detail-oriented with a keen eye for the long-term vision. He is an action taker, a great listener and someone you can rely on to get the job done.”
Carl Pate, entrepreneur and author
“I had a great meeting with Paul yesterday that ended up as a brainstorming session and I came away with so much. I can highly recommend spending some time with him – great brains to be picked!”
Dona Kirkham – Owner, Travel Counsellors
“Awake has quickly and effortlessly taken the stress of the accounts away from our Community Association. By taking the time to understand our requirements and limitations, they've made it easy to work together to submit our annual returns. We are looking forward to having your support with all of our bookkeeping and accountancy needs going forward.”
Lucy MacNeill – Trustee, Westview Community Association CIC
Why Awake?
Why Awake?
Credentials and recognition
Credentials and recognition
Featured and recognised
Featured and recognised
Featured by Boost, Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub (February 2025), and in North West Business Insider’s Lancashire Ones to Watch (May 2025).
We were also nominated for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 2026 Responsible Finance Team of the Year
Nearly 30 years across PwC, public sector central banking, Kantar and owner-led organisations.
CIMA and ACCA-qualified finance professionals.
Commercial, board-level and charity governance experience.
Practical delivery—not theory or generic recommendations.
Modern systems, management information, modelling and forecasting.
Complex financial information translated into clear decisions.
We help organisations at moments that matter.
We help organisations at moments that matter.
Growing and owner-managed businesses
Charities and social enterprises
Manufacturing and distribution businesses
Professional services firms
Start-ups and growth companies
Organisations navigating acquisition, new leadership or rapid change
Finance should never hold an organisation back.
Finance should never hold an organisation back.
It should provide the clarity, control and confidence leaders need to move forward.
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