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The Finance Partner for Project-Based Businesses

Revenue is up.
Cash is still the problem.

We give you 13-week cash flow visibility, clarity on where your profit is actually coming from, and senior finance support to help you stay ahead of problems before they hit.

Senior commercial finance partner · 25+ years · Project-based businesses

Take the Free Cash Flow Assessment

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5 min
to complete
Free
No financial data
Instant
Results

Cash Visibility Scale

30-day view
Limited
60-day view
Minimal
90-day view
None

This is where most project-based businesses start. The assessment shows you where you are, and what it costs you.

Sound Familiar?

The three problems we hear most often

You don't know where your cash will be in 90 days

Revenue looks fine on paper. But payables stack up, milestone payments slip, and your bank balance tells you nothing until the problem has already arrived.

Your most profitable-looking projects might be destroying margin

Scope creep without variation orders, on-site overruns, delayed invoicing, and unrecovered costs hide in plain sight. You find out too late to fix them, when the numbers are already locked.

Big decisions land without the numbers to back them

A new hire, a contract bid, a supplier commitment. You're making calls that affect cash for months, often without a model to stress-test them before you commit.

Who You're Working With

I've spent 25 years inside businesses that got finance right, and businesses that didn't.

I'm Christina. My career spans senior commercial finance roles across engineering, software, and utilities. I've seen what happens when a business has real financial visibility, and what happens when it doesn't.

I started Dorset Finance Partners because project-based businesses deserve the same quality of financial thinking I saw inside well-resourced companies. A Finance Partner who tells you what the numbers mean, what decision is in front of you, and what to do before the problem arrives.

I work with a small number of clients at any one time. You get direct access to me, not a junior account manager.

Read the full story
Christina Ding, Founder of Dorset Finance Partners
What We Find

In a first session with a new client, this is almost always the picture

Not because you've done something wrong. Because these are the gaps a monthly report and a year-end accountant simply can't fill.

Cash position

The owner doesn't know their exact cash position 30 days out. The bank balance is the proxy. There's no rolling forecast, no view of what's coming in and when.

Project margins

At least one active project is losing money that nobody has spotted yet. Costs are assigned at invoice, not at delivery. WIP is untracked or unreliable.

Decision-making

The last major commercial decision (hire, price, contract) was made without a financial model. The owner used experience. Good instincts, but no numbers to back them.

This isn't unusual. It's the natural ceiling of a business that's grown beyond basic bookkeeping but hasn't yet invested in proper financial oversight.

Find out where you stand. Free. In 5 minutes.

The Cash Flow Visibility Assessment gives you a clear picture of your cash position and forward visibility, based on your answers. No financial data required.

5 minutes · Free · Instant results

Take the Free Assessment
Services

Three tiers of support. You choose where to start.

Each tier is designed for a specific stage. Pick the one that describes your situation, not just your turnover.

Tier 1

Clarity

£1,500/month

"I need a clear picture of my cash and numbers, without hiring someone full-time."

✓Rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, updated monthly
✓Monthly management accounts with clear commentary
✓Monthly finance review call focused on decisions
This sounds like me
Best Fit for Growth

Insight

£2,250/month

"I'm managing growth but can't tell which work is profitable and which is quietly draining cash."

✓Everything in Clarity, plus:
✓Project and customer profitability analysis
✓Quarterly scenario modelling for key decisions
This sounds like me
Tier 3

Command

£3,750/month

"I need financial leadership across cash, delivery risk, and commercial decisions at pace."

✓Everything in Insight, plus:
✓Weekly cash monitoring with Monday updates
✓Quarterly board packs and strategic reviews
This sounds like me

Compare all tiers in detail, including what's included and pricing

A Quick Test

Three questions. Answer honestly.

1

Do you know your exact cash position in 30, 60, and 90 days?

2

Can you name your three least profitable projects right now?

3

The last major decision you made: did you model the cash impact first?

If you can't answer all three, the assessment tells you exactly where the gaps are and what to focus on first.

Take the Free Cash Flow Assessment