BHS. The £571 Million That Was in the Accounts All Along.
How the BHS pension deficit went from a £43m surplus to a £571m hole, and the hidden liabilities that do the same in smaller businesses.
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The Board Read the Numbers Every Month. The Numbers Were Fiction.
S U M M E R S C H O O L · L E S S O N 4 O F 7 Lesson 4: Patisserie Valerie, and why “I trust my finance person” is a feeling, not a control. Welcome back to Summer School. Last week Gymshark showed us what it looks like when…
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Kids Company Financial Failure: Why Mission Can Never Outrank Money
Kids Company’s financial failure stands as one of the most high-profile charity collapses in the UK. In this Corporate Autopsy, we uncover how weak financial governance, not lack of passion, caused the downfall of a charity once hailed for helping vulnerable young people. The Corporate Autopsy, Vol. IV: Kids Company Our fourth Corporate Autopsy turns…
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The Price of Hype: Why the Fractional CFO is Your Essential Governance Firewall
The Historian’s Ledger, Vol. II: The South Sea Bubble, 1720 A Fractional CFO is more than a financial advisor, they are your modern-day governance firewall. If last week’s lesson from Constantinople was about the fatal cost of ignoring innovation, this week addresses something more corrosive: the catastrophic cost of dishonesty and greed in the boardroom….
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Running a Great Board Meeting: A CFO’s Perspective
Welcome to WrightCFO News, your weekly business newsletter provided by London’s leading Fractional CFO consultancy. Board meetings are a cornerstone of effective corporate governance. They provide a platform for strategic discussions, decision-making, and oversight. While the specific agenda and topics may vary, the core purpose remains consistent: to steer the company towards its long-term goals….
