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[ Industry advisory · Professional services ]

Strategic advisory for certification and inspection practices.

Building certifiers and inspection firms carry an unusual combination of high inspection volume, real professional indemnity exposure, and fees that rarely move as fast as the cost of doing the work. We help owners see per-inspection margin clearly, structure the practice properly around PI and personal risk, and plan capacity around the work that's actually coming.

[ What we hear, again and again ]

The pressures inside building certifiers & inspection firms.

These questions need the business’s information and circumstances to be understood. They are not, on their own, evidence of the cause or the right solution.

  • 01Per-inspection margin eroding as drive time, reporting and admin grow
  • 02PI insurance, accreditation and CPD cost rising faster than fee schedules
  • 03Real personal and professional risk poorly reflected in the firm's structure
  • 04Volume work (Class 1a, pool) blended with complex commercial in one P&L
  • 05Pipeline tied to a small number of builder and developer relationships

[ How we work ]

What the accounting and advisory work can cover.

  1. 01

    Per-inspection and per-job margin tracked by work class and complexity

  2. 02

    Drive time, reporting and admin cost fully loaded into the real fee number

  3. 03

    Structure designed for PI, personal risk and asset protection deliberately

  4. 04

    Capacity modelled across inspectors, reviewers and admin support

  5. 05

    Tax, super and wealth planned outside the operating firm, not inside it

[ The numbers that matter ]

Measures that help owners understand performance.

Not a long list — the handful of numbers that, watched consistently, change how the business is run.

  • 01

    Margin per inspection

    Fully loaded — including travel, reporting and review

  • 02

    Inspections per certifier / week

    Real throughput by class of work

  • 03

    PI and accreditation as % of revenue

    The real cost of being able to sign

  • 04

    Work-class mix

    Volume residential vs complex commercial — separately

  • 05

    Client concentration

    Revenue exposure to top builders and developers

[ Across the year ]

Through the year — not just a tax-time call.

See how we work →

These are possible review topics, not a standard calendar. We agree the work, reporting and meeting frequency for your business. Agreed actions have clear responsibilities and are followed up.

  • 01

    Utilisation, WIP and realisation review

  • 02

    Partner / owner conversation on profitability and capacity

  • 03

    Tax, structure and partner / shareholder economics

  • 04

    Long-term plan — equity, succession and wealth outside the firm

[ The honest line ]

Certifiers and inspectors who price for the real cost of the work — and structure the firm around the real risk of the signature — build practices that survive the cycle and the claim environment.

[ The next conversation ]

Price for the risk, not just the inspection.

Bring the messy stuff. The numbers, the pressures, the decisions you've been putting off. The first conversation is structured, candid and obligation-free.

Book an introductory call →See Business Advisory

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