Business Plans
Execution-ready business plans that combine market analysis, commercial strategy, operational planning and financial projections into a single, decision-grade document for boards, investors, lenders and management teams.
- Timeline
- 3–6 weeks from kick-off to final delivery
- Investment
- From £8,000 for a focused plan to £30,000+ for institutional mandates
- UK coverage
- London HQ + UK-wide remote
Who it's for
- Established businesses planning growth, expansion or a new line of business
- Corporates and institutions preparing board or shareholder approval papers
- Management teams seeking bank finance, asset finance or institutional capital
- Investors and sponsors requiring an independent plan behind an investment case
Outcomes you can expect
- A plan that withstands board, lender and investor questioning
- Clear alignment between strategy, operations and financial projections
- A credible implementation roadmap with owners, milestones and metrics
- A single source of truth for planning and performance tracking
What you get
- Full written business plan with executive summary and investment case
- Market analysis with sizing, segmentation and demand drivers
- Competitive landscape and commercial positioning
- Operating model, resourcing and implementation roadmap
- Integrated five-year financial projections with scenarios
- Risk register with mitigation and sensitivity analysis
Typical scope of work
A full business plans engagement typically includes the following workstreams. We tailor the scope to your stage, sector and round size during the discovery call.
- 01Strategic and commercial review of the current business
- 02Market sizing, segmentation and demand analysis
- 03Competitive benchmarking and positioning
- 04Revenue, cost and capital expenditure planning
- 05Integrated financial projections and scenario analysis
- 06Implementation roadmap, KPIs and governance structure
- 07Risk analysis, sensitivities and mitigation plan
Our process
- 01
Discovery
Structured workshops with leadership to frame objectives, audience and constraints.
- 02
Analysis
Market, competitor, pricing, regulatory and operational research.
- 03
Build
Plan, financial projections and supporting analysis developed in parallel.
- 04
Review
Stress-testing against board, lender and investor scrutiny before sign-off.
Sectors we work across
Why clients choose Platform01
- Senior-led delivery — the people who scope the work do the work
- Financial rigour behind every commercial assumption
- Plans written for the audience that has to approve them
- Fixed scope and fixed fee agreed before we start
UK coverage
London headquarters at 66 Paul Street, EC2A 4NA, with delivery for clients across Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool, Belfast, Cambridge and Oxford, and for international clients operating in the UK.
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