Advisory for independent businessesEst. 2014 · Remote-friendlyLeeds 08:40

Your business,

OpeningNext 4 weeks · 14 openings
Today
Morning light falling through blinds across two wooden desks
Fig. 01 — The studio, 08:40
Taking 3 new clients this quarterNext opening Tue 29 Sept, 10:00
One page. Four weeks. A plan you can run on Monday.
Most engagements finish in under six weeks, and most clients never need us twice.

Tavrel is a two-person advisory practice. We untangle how your business runs — pricing, operations, hiring and the tools in between — and hand you a plan that fits on one page.

made simpler.

140 independent businesses since 2014 · a few of them

Harbour Dental

Clinic

Loaf & Ledger

Bakery

Brightwater Joinery

Trade

Northlight Architects

Studio

Stem & Stone

Florist

Kinetic Physio

Clinic

Venn Interiors

Studio

Ferris Electrical

Trade

Brook Pilates

Studio

Frew Veterinary

Clinic

(01) In one paragraph

Most small businesses don’t need a strategy deck. They need someone to sit in, see where the hours and the money actually go, and fix the three things that matter. That’s the whole job. We do it in weeks, in plain English, and we leave when it works.

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Businesses since 2014
0.0 wks
Median engagement
0%
Never needed us twice
(03) How it works

Twelve weeks at most. You always know which one you’re in.

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Every engagement follows the same four phases. The dates go in your calendar on day one, and nothing is billed that isn’t on this line.

W01
W02
W03
W04
W05
W06
W07
W08
W09
W10
W11
W12
Week 01 · Day 1
Listen.

We sit in on how the business really runs: the calls, the inbox, the till and the spreadsheet nobody admits to.

Weeks
01–02
Your time
3 h a week
What happens
  • 01Six short interviews with you and your team
  • 02A week shadowing the actual work
  • 03Numbers pulled straight from your tools
What you get
  • A plain-English diagnosis
  • The three things costing you most
A cream mug on stone tiles in low sunlight
Fig. 02
(04) Who it’s for

Different trade, same three problems: time, price and the way the work moves. Pick yours.

For studios: fewer freebies, steadier months.

+31%
Margin per project, 6 months later
Sounds familiar
  • Scope creeps on every job
  • Three clients pay for everything
  • Nobody owns the pipeline
A typical plan
  • W01–02Time audit of the last 40 jobs
  • W03–04Scoping template and change-order price list
  • W05–08Retainer offer and a Monday pipeline hour
A drafting table and stool in a white studio
Studio
(05) Packages

Three ways to work with us. Prices on the page.

01

Diagnosis

Two weeks. We find the three things costing you most and write them down plainly.

£2,400fixed
Book a diagnosis
  • —Six team interviews
  • —A week shadowing the work
  • —Numbers pulled from your tools
  • —A plain-English diagnosis
  • —A 60-minute read-out
02
Most chosen

Plan & Fix

Twelve weeks at most. The diagnosis, the one-page plan, and the fixes done with you.

£9,800fixed
Start with a call
  • —Everything in Diagnosis
  • —The one-page plan
  • —Tools set up and documented
  • —Weekly 45-minute check-ins
  • —Training and an operating manual
  • —Reviews at 30 and 90 days
03

Retainer

A standing hour a week and a phone line, for owners who want a second pair of eyes.

£1,500/ month
Ask about a retainer
  • —Weekly one-hour session
  • —Same-day replies on weekdays
  • —Quarterly numbers review
  • —Pause or cancel any month

Prices exclude VAT. Spread payments are interest-free, taken on the 1st of the month.

(07) The record
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Businesses helped since 2014
From two-person studios to a 40-seat clinic
0.0 wks
Median engagement
Longest: 12 weeks. Shortest: 9 days.
0%
Never needed a second project
The goal is to not be needed
0.0/5
Average client rating
From 118 written reviews

(08) In their words

They found the three things costing us most in the first week, and none of them were what I would have guessed.

They found the three things costing us most in the first week, and none of them were what I would have guessed.

They found the three things costing us most in the first week, and none of them were what I would have guessed.

RA

Ruth Aldane

Owner

·

Aldane Opticians

No jargon, no deck. A single page on the office wall that the whole team actually follows.

No jargon, no deck. A single page on the office wall that the whole team actually follows.

No jargon, no deck. A single page on the office wall that the whole team actually follows.

MO

Marcus Oyelaran

Director

·

Oyelaran Build

We raised our prices by 18% and lost one client. One. I should have done this years ago.

We raised our prices by 18% and lost one client. One. I should have done this years ago.

We raised our prices by 18% and lost one client. One. I should have done this years ago.

PV

Priya Venn

Founder

·

Venn Interiors

Tavrel sat with my team for a week and gave us back ten hours each. Nobody felt judged.

Tavrel sat with my team for a week and gave us back ten hours each. Nobody felt judged.

Tavrel sat with my team for a week and gave us back ten hours each. Nobody felt judged.

TH

Tom Hesketh

Managing partner

·

Hesketh & Rowe

The best money we have spent on the business, and the shortest project we have ever run.

The best money we have spent on the business, and the shortest project we have ever run.

The best money we have spent on the business, and the shortest project we have ever run.

AB

Alina Brook

Owner

·

Brook Pilates

They left when it worked. That is rarer than it should be.

They left when it worked. That is rarer than it should be.

They left when it worked. That is rarer than it should be.

DM

Dev Marlowe

Co-founder

·

Marlowe Studio

Every week I knew exactly what was happening and what they needed from me. Two hours, as promised.

Every week I knew exactly what was happening and what they needed from me. Two hours, as promised.

Every week I knew exactly what was happening and what they needed from me. Two hours, as promised.

SF

Sian Frew

Practice manager

·

Frew Veterinary

Our quotes went from a week to the same day. Customers noticed before we did.

Our quotes went from a week to the same day. Customers noticed before we did.

Our quotes went from a week to the same day. Customers noticed before we did.

CF

Callum Ferris

Owner

·

Ferris Electrical

(09) Questions

Straight answers, before you ask.

Prices, timing, how much of your week it takes, and what happens if it does not work. If yours is not here, ask us on the first call.

Ask a question

What kind of businesses do you work with?

How long does an engagement take?

How much of my time will it take?

Do you work remotely?

Are the prices really fixed?

Can I spread the payment?

What if it does not work?

Do you take commission from software companies?

(10) Book a call

Thirty minutes. The three things we’d look at first.

Pick a time, tell us a little about the business, and we’ll confirm by email within a working day. No preparation needed.

Pick a time for a 30-minute call
September
Choose a time, or leave it and we’ll suggest one.

(11) Journal

Notes on running a calmer business.

All notes

Method

The one-page plan, and why it beats a deck

5 min

→

Money

How to raise your prices without losing your best clients

7 min

→

Clinics

No-shows are a design problem

4 min

→

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