County Durham

Fractional CFO Durham

Strategic finance leadership for Durham businesses. Experienced CFO support across Durham City and County Durham — without the cost of a full-time hire.

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Durham CFO Services

The CFO-level expertise Durham businesses need

County Durham has a growing base of ambitious businesses — from professional services and technology firms to manufacturing and healthcare businesses. At the right stage of growth, all of them need the same thing: financial leadership that matches their commercial ambition.

County Durham

Financial leadership for growing Durham businesses

Durham businesses often find that their financial function becomes a constraint on growth — not because their team isn't capable, but because the complexity of the business has outpaced the infrastructure. Management accounts that worked at £2m aren't giving leadership the visibility they need at £10m.

Wynyard Advisory works with Durham founder-led and PE-backed businesses to build the financial rigour that allows confident, fast decision-making — and to prepare the businesses that are building toward exit or investment for the scrutiny that comes with those processes.

Professional services and consulting businesses scaling across the North East
Healthcare, life sciences and technology firms at growth stage
Manufacturing businesses seeking growth capital or approaching exit
PE-backed Durham businesses with investor reporting obligations
Founders preparing for their first institutional funding round

Services

What we deliver

Fractional CFO

Embedded in your Durham leadership team — one to two days per week. Board attendance, investor relations, financial strategy and commercial oversight.

Financial Infrastructure

Building the reporting, forecasting and process infrastructure that growing Durham businesses need — from KPI frameworks to board packs.

Exit Readiness

Preparing Durham businesses for sale or investment — building the 18-month financial trend, data room readiness and quality of earnings narrative.

Common Questions

Frequently asked questions

Are you close to Durham?

Yes. Wynyard Advisory is based in Wynyard, approximately 20–25 minutes from Durham City. We're available for regular in-person engagement across County Durham.

What do your Durham clients typically look like?

Most are founder-led or PE-backed businesses with revenue between £1m and £40m, operating across professional services, manufacturing, healthcare or technology. They need CFO-level thinking but aren't yet ready for a full-time hire.

How does a fractional CFO compare to hiring a full-time FD?

A fractional CFO gives you the same quality of strategic finance leadership at typically 20–30% of the cost of a full-time hire, with the flexibility to scale the engagement up or down as your business needs change.