FMCG & Manufacturing
Supply chain working capital, inventory turn control, and retail margin math.
Consumer goods and manufacturing companies face brutal gross margin pressures from raw material inflation, distributor deductions, and supermarket payment terms. We build robust SKU profitability models.
Serving FMCG & Manufacturing Businesses in London
FMCG and manufacturing businesses supplying London retailers face brutal margin pressure from raw material inflation, listing fees and supermarket payment terms.
Ruddham builds true landed-cost and SKU profitability models that account for freight, duties and retailer clawbacks.
Our finance team helps London and UK manufacturers secure trade finance and invoice discounting facilities to fund production runs without tying up working capital in inventory.
Key Sector Challenges
Retailer Promo & Listing Clawbacks
Opaque supermarket deductions eroding net landed product margin.
Inventory Cash Traps
Capital tied up in raw materials and finished goods stock.
Complex Bill of Materials (BOM)
Fluctuating packaging, freight, and component costs breaking target margins.
How We Solve It
Landed Cost & SKU Profitability
True margin tracking including freight, duties, wastage, and retailer promos.
Inventory Working Capital Facility Design
Securing trade finance and invoice discounting lines to fund production runs.
Standard Costing & Variance Analysis
Identifying manufacturing price and volume variances monthly.
Core Services for FMCG & Manufacturing
Fractional CFO
Senior financial leadership from Big 4 accounting firms, embedded in your executive team at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
Finance Transformation & Automation
Re-engineering legacy accounting functions into automated, decision-ready financial engines.
Corporate Finance
M&A sell-side preparation, due diligence, valuation, and capital raising support.
Advisory Services
Strategic clarity for high-stakes business pivots, restructurings, and growth inflection points.
Audit Support
Eliminating year-end friction with audit-ready workpapers and technical accounting rigor.
Investor Readiness
Building bulletproof data rooms, financial models, and board narratives that get funding rounds closed.
Financial Planning & Analysis
Turning static historical spreadsheets into dynamic 3-statement predictive financial models.
Exit Readiness
Preparing founders and finance functions for a clean, value-maximising sale or acquisition process.
End-to-End Accounting & Finance Function
A fully outsourced finance department, from daily bookkeeping through to board-ready reporting.
Scale your FMCG & Manufacturing business with senior finance support
Book a 15-minute consultation with our industry leads to review your unit economics and cash runway.