About Results Driven
Results Driven
Established in 2014 by Phil Southern, Results Driven is committed to assisting business owners and leaders free up time and improve decision making.
Phil Southern
A practical thinker who enjoys problem solving and making a difference.
Phil chose a portfolio career helping businesses and their owners grow and adapt after a 20-year career with a complex, £850m highly target driven business.
Using his Finance and Operations Director experience, he has helped others gain a better understanding of their business operations.
28 Years Post Qualification Experience, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
8 Years Part-Time Finance Director working with a portfolio of ambitious businesses
7 Years Executive Board Member in a privately owned, £850m turnover, highly target driven, motor retail group
28 Years of Results
Results Driven
Active Clients
Acquisitions/Sales
EMI Schemes
Employee-Owned Trusts
Services
Explore ideas
Gain the objective view of an impartial outsider
Challenge norms
Determine the reality of problems and explore alternatives
Business planning
Model (and re-model) business strategies and their financial sensitivities
Team roles
Clarify expectations, levels of authority and training needs
Relevant focus
Introduce systems and techniques of measuring lead and lag measures
Valuable reporting
Feedback the outcome of the team’s effort; what’s the score?
Tighten control
Increase understanding and accept challenge at all levels of business operation.
Develop the finance team
Ensure the basics are completed efficiently and build understanding and ability
Funding
Secure funding so focus is on meeting the business objectives rather than worrying about cashflow.
Due diligence
Maintain a tidy business by keeping employee, supplier, and customer contracts up to date at all times
Governance
Determine key risks and put relevant policies in place, in order to meet legal and statutory requirements
Accessing value
Recognise exit and succession planning, leadership team development, value sharing, and work-life balance
Our Clients
Results with industry leaders | Turnover £2m - £20m+
Lighting Wholesaler
£20m Turnover
Building Service (Mechanical and Electrical)
£18m Turnover
Industrial Power Tools Franchisee
£6m Turnover
Professional Services
£2m - £10m Turnover
Recruitment Agency
£5m Turnover
B2B Service Provider
£7m Turnover
Manufacturer
£4m Turnover
Property
Management
£2m Turnover
Property Development
£6m Turnover
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Ecommerce
£5m Turnover
Our News
Black Sheep Big Spoon Bike Ride (2017)
Great Yorkshire Bike Ride (2016)
2017 - A scenic ride around Wensleydale (mainly into a headwind), raising money for a Children charity (Wooden Spoon Charity).
2016 - The Great Yorkshire Bike Ride is an annual 70 mile sponsored charity cycle ride from Wetherby to Filey. This ride takes in some of Yorkshire best countryside through the Howardian Hills and the Yorkshire Wolds to the coast.
Every year 2,000 cyclists of all ages and abilities take on the challenge of this great Yorkshire event.
Mosaic Mentor
Founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2007, Mosaic's mentoring programmes create opportunities for young people growing up in our most deprived communities. Mosiac's vision is for all young people to be supported to realise their potential by boosting confidence, self-efficacy and long term employability. Initially taking a group of Year 11 students through the Enterprise Challenge, Phil's now completed 2 years of Secondary School mentoring at Hanson School and 1 year at Dixon Kings.
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