Restoring Control, Confidence and Value
Senior operational leadership for businesses facing pressure, change or difficult decisions.
INICIO works with owners, boards, lenders and investors when cash, margin, organisational cost or stakeholder confidence needs to be brought under control.
Start a confidential conversationSituations where control and confidence are at risk
Something important is becoming difficult to see or control.
Capital & stakeholder pressure
A refinancing, funding round, covenant discussion or investor review is approaching and the story needs to stand up to scrutiny.
Cash pressure
Cash is tightening, collections are slowing or supplier/HMRC pressure is starting to constrain decisions.
Cost & structural pressure
The organisation or leadership structure no longer fits the business and difficult restructuring decisions are approaching.
Margin & contract pressure
Fixed-price work is busy but profitability is uncertain and management cannot clearly see where margin is leaking.
Selected experience & results
Technology Manufacturer
PE-backed | International | Flexible electronics
SITUATION
Major investor withdrawal created an immediate funding and restructuring challenge across a complex international group.
INTERVENTION
Led the recovery and restructuring, reorganised the international group, restructured intercompany debt and subsequently took full executive leadership of the business.
RESULT
Cut manufacturing burn rate 55% in six months; raised $27m in equity and debt; grew revenue from $3m to $25m.
Technology Services Business
Angel/HNWI-backed | Interim COO
SITUATION
Investor-backed growth business lacked robust financial systems, timely reporting and the operating structure needed to support expansion.
INTERVENTION
Rebuilt financial controls and reporting, implemented ERP, reorganised sales and finance and introduced disciplined operating processes.
RESULT
Achieved break-even within 12 months; delivered 100% year-on-year sales growth; reduced month-end reporting from three months to days.
International Technology Business
International | CEO | Manufacturing
SITUATION
Engineering-led international technology business needed commercial restructuring, stronger margins and a more sustainable operating model.
INTERVENTION
Restructured international operations, moved manufacturing and design to Asian partners, refocused the business around sales and strengthened operational and financial control.
RESULT
Doubled sales while cutting overheads 25%; improved product margins 30%; reduced manufacturing costs 20%.
WHO'S BEHIND INICIO
Tim Burne
Tim Burne has spent more than 26 years leading technology, manufacturing and services businesses through periods of growth, restructuring and operational pressure. He has operated at CEO, COO and board level across owner-managed and investor-backed businesses in the UK and internationally, combining hands-on operational leadership with experience of fundraising, restructuring, stakeholder management and strategic transactions. More recently, his work has focused on interim and fractional leadership, helping businesses restore control, make difficult decisions and prepare for their next stage.
26+ years
Senior operational leadership
CEO / MD / COO
Owner-managed and investor-backed businesses
UK & International
Operational assignments
Technology / Manufacturing / Services
Sector experience
WHERE WE CAN START
Four focused interventions
Different situations call for a different starting point. Each is a short, focused piece of work, not a long-term commitment.
Lender & Investor Readiness
Getting the story, the numbers and the narrative ready before you face lenders or investors.
For businesses raising debt or equity, refinancing, or preparing for a serious board/investor update.
Cashflow Control
Visibility, control and breathing room before cash pressure becomes a crisis.
For businesses with tightening cash, slow-paying customers, or supplier/HMRC pressure.
Organisational Right-Sizing
An objective view of whether structure and cost still fit the business you run.
For businesses whose cost base has drifted, or leadership facing a restructuring decision.
Contract & Margin Risk
Finding out where margin is really going before the next contract makes it worse.
For engineering and contracting businesses running fixed-price work or multiple live contracts.
Transparency. Discipline. Empathy. Facts first. Clear decisions. Respect for the people affected.
If cash, margin, structure or stakeholder confidence is becoming difficult to control, a confidential conversation can establish whether INICIO can help.
Speak to Tim