Organisation size
Headcount, turnover, management capacity and the number of affected teams.
Proportionate pricing
Support shaped around your business—not a standard tariff.
Hennessey works predominantly with SMEs. Every proposal reflects the organisation’s size, complexity, risk and the outcome it needs to achieve.
Discuss your requirementsOur approach
Clear scope. Transparent proposal. No surprises.
A small owner-managed business should not pay the same as a multi-site or private-equity-backed organisation facing a complex transaction or turnaround.
We begin by understanding the issue, the level of support genuinely required and the value of a successful outcome. We then recommend the most proportionate engagement model and agree the scope before work begins.
Organisation and engagement profile
A pricing model that grows with complexity.
| Organisation profile | Typical context | Proportionate approach |
|---|---|---|
| Micro and owner-managed | A focused need, a small team or an early-stage business. | Light-touch advice, defined reviews and practical fixed-scope packages. |
| Small business | A growing organisation with emerging management, people or safety requirements. | Regular support or a clearly scoped project matched to current priorities. |
| Growing SME | More employees, sites, systems or leadership demands. | Senior-led diagnostics, transformation projects and fractional support. |
| Established or complex SME | Multi-site, regulated, international, investor-backed or operationally complex. | A bespoke scope reflecting risk, governance, stakeholders and delivery demands. |
| Transaction or critical event | Acquisition, integration, turnaround, investigation or urgent intervention. | Specialist resourcing, clear workstreams and milestone-based commercial terms. |
How each proposal is assessed
The factors that shape the fee.
Two organisations with the same headcount can carry very different levels of operational, people, safety or transaction risk. We therefore assess the full context.
Scope and outcomes
What needs to be diagnosed, designed, resolved or delivered.
Complexity and risk
Regulation, workplace hazards, employee relations, commercial exposure and operational consequence.
Locations and jurisdictions
The number of sites, countries, legal frameworks and local advisers involved.
Stakeholders
Owners, boards, investors, lenders, employee representatives, regulators and professional advisers.
Urgency and timing
The required response, timetable, availability and intensity of support.
Information readiness
The quality, accessibility and reliability of the evidence and documentation available.
Delivery model
Remote or on-site support, project leadership, retained advice or fractional executive input.
Ways to work with us
Choose the support—not a one-size-fits-all package.
Focused advice
Targeted senior input for a defined question, decision or immediate concern.
Fixed-scope review
A clear diagnostic, audit or assessment with agreed outputs and timescales.
Project support
A defined programme of work with milestones, responsibilities and deliverables.
Monthly partnership
Ongoing access to advice and scheduled support at a level suited to the organisation.
Fractional leadership
Regular senior leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time appointment.
Critical intervention
Responsive support for urgent, sensitive, high-risk or transaction-led situations.
What you can expect
A commercial conversation before any commitment.
The initial conversation is confidential and designed to establish whether Hennessey is the right fit.
- A clearly defined scope and intended outcomes
- The proposed delivery model and responsible lead
- Agreed milestones, assumptions and client responsibilities
- Transparent treatment of travel and third-party costs
- Advance agreement before any material change to scope
Where specialist legal, financial, tax or country-specific advice is required, those professional costs are identified separately.
Start with the business need