Waterfront Ventures
How it works

Clear steps.
Real results.

How we work with you, from the first conversation to a lasting result, and how Waterfront Advisory fits with the rest of Waterfront Ventures.

The process

Four steps. One outcome.

01

Listen

A first conversation

We understand the business, the pressure you’re under and what a good outcome looks like.

02

Diagnose

Using your data

We build a baseline from your own numbers, not generic benchmarks.

03

Model

Options, costed

We model the realistic choices, with cost, service and risk side by side.

04

Plan

Ready to act

A prioritised, costed plan and, if you want it, a route to delivery within the group.

The model

Different by design.

How we work, compared with the way it’s usually done.

FeatureWaterfront AdvisoryTypical consultancy
Senior people do the workAlwaysOften delegated
Built on your own dataYesSometimes
A costed, prioritised planAlwaysVaries
Can carry through to deliveryYes, within the groupRarely
Advice stays independent of who deliversAlwaysNot always
What we believe

Our principles.

01

Commercially grounded

Every recommendation comes with a cost, a value and an owner.

02

Independent

Our advice stays objective even where another group company could deliver the work.

03

Practical

We recommend what your business can actually implement.

Our work
Strategy, diagnostics and operating-model work for businesses in manufacturing, energy, consumer goods, retail, food service, education and public healthcare. Client names are withheld.
See our work
Part of Waterfront Ventures

Draw on the wider group.

Every Waterfront company works to the same standards, and one relationship gives you access to all of them.

All companies
BankStreet PartnersProcurement, planning and working capitalHouse of TuringAI adoption, governance and automationSecond TideCircular design, returns and recovery

Want an honest view of where you stand?

Start with a conversation. We’ll tell you honestly whether there’s an opportunity worth pursuing.