We help founders, owners, and boards unlock transformational value, whether scaling, exiting, acquiring, or evolving.
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Our advisors bring 15+ years of hands-on experience coaching, consulting, and advising SME leaders.
Clients investing in our growth and scale-up coaching typically see an additional £14 of net profit for every £1 invested.
Including construction, engineering, manufacturing, technology, professional services, healthcare, consumer, and specialist industries.
Whether acting as a coach, consultant, or non-executive, Chalkhill Blue is 100% results orientated
In every case, success is measured by return on investment, increased enterprise value, and long-term optionality not billable hours.
Our eight core services are designed to generate tangible return whilst supporting founders, owners, and boards through the critical moments, bringing board-level thinking, commercial clarity, and hands-on experience to every engagement.
Create profitable growth with stronger margins, healthier cash flow, and clear priorities.
Reduce founder dependency and unlock ROI through leadership, systems, and accountability.
Increase exit value and certainty through structured preparation and experienced challenge.
Deliver step-change improvement by fixing the biggest constraints holding performance back.
Acquire with discipline and integrate effectively so growth creates value, not complexity.
Secure the right funding, on the right terms, aligned to your strategic plans.
Board-level governance, challenge, and perspective to improve strategic decision-making.
Expert advice on EOT suitability, feasibility & transaction delivery. Provision of Independent Trustee/s.
Driving growth & value beyond limits 24/7. Sam, the Chalkhill Blue AI Agent, gives instant guidance powered by our proven scale-up frameworks.
Growth Coaching
Avoiding common mistakes
Explore risks quietly before they escalate
Scaling operations
Test assumptions without pressure
Leadership challenges
Systemising the business
Preparing for investment
The fastest route to return is knowing where to focus. Our diagnostic tools are designed to identify where coaching, consulting, or non-executive input will generate the greatest ROI and where it won’t.
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Chalkhill Blue helped Whatley & Co (Pewsey) Limited significantly improve profitability and operational performance using its Scale Up Coaching programme, delivering 35 percent turnover growth, 113 percent gross profit growth, and 283 percent net profit growth within three years, alongside a strategic acquisition to accelerate scale.
February 2026
Chalkhill Blue helped a founder led grounds maintenance and tree surgery business move from low profitability and operational strain to structured growth using Growth Coaching and Funding Advisory, resulting in turnover exceeding £1m, doubled profitability and a successful funding strategy to support accelerated expansion.
January 2025
Chalkhill Blue helped a fast growing groundworks and landscaping business overcome operational chaos and founder dependency using its Growth Coaching programme, resulting in improved cashflow, stronger margins and a more accountable team within six months.
April 2024
Chalkhill Blue helped an owner managed childcare business overcome burnout, capacity constraints, and stalled growth using its Growth Coaching programme, resulting in multi site expansion, a seven figure turnover, and a complete leadership transformation.
April 2024
Chalkhill Blue helped an owner managed electrical contracting business overcome founder dependency, inconsistent profitability and operational strain using its Growth Coaching programme.
April 2024
Chalkhill Blue helped the UK subsidiary of a major US pet product group overcome declining margins, brand erosion and strategic drift using its Business Transformation Advisory service.
April 2024
Chalkhill Blue helped Grey Matter Learning transition from a traditional face to face training provider to a scalable e learning business using its Exit Planning and Exit Readiness framework.
February 2026
Chalkhill Blue helped a fast growing electrical services business in Jersey move from uncertainty and operational strain to structured scale using its Scale Up Coaching programme.
February 2026
Chalkhill Blue helped a long-established specialist agricultural air conditioning parts distributor reignite growth and strengthen leadership alignment using Scale Up Coaching and Non Executive Advisory services, resulting in improved performance, international expansion across Western Europe and Ireland, and a more strategic board led approach to the company’s future.
February 2026
Chalkhill Blue helped a specialist consulting firm evaluate its exit options and transition to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), securing a structured, tax efficient shareholder exit and long term cultural continuity within 10 months.
February 2026
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Events designed to help business owners make better decisions, with Confidence. Educational webinars and in-person events that create clarity, reduce risk, and connect you with a community of like-minded business owners.
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Royal Wootton Bassett Rugby Football Club, Malmesbury Road, Royal Wootton Bassett SN4 8DS
Whether you’re looking to scale, exit, transform, or regain control, the next step is a focused, commercial conversation. No pressure. No generic pitch. Just experienced insight designed to deliver a return on your time and investment.