Owner-Dependency Audit
A structured look at where the business relies on you, and what that costs.
- Decisions, knowledge and relationships mapped
- Risks ranked by impact
- A clear, prioritised action plan
For owner-run manufacturers · Yorkshire & the North
A business that runs without you in every decision.
We help owner-managed manufacturers turn what lives in the owner's head into systems the team can run. Less firefighting, a stronger business, and real options when you want to step back or sell.
Sound familiar?
The business still depends on one person.
Most owner-run manufacturers grow on the owner's knowledge and energy. That works until it becomes the ceiling.
- Quotes, prices and lead times wait until you've looked at them.
- Suppliers and key customers ring your mobile, not the office.
- How things are made lives in your head, not in drawings, BOMs or work instructions.
- A week away means problems are waiting when you get back.
- You'd like to step back or sell one day, but the business isn't ready to be bought.
How we work
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
Find it, fix it, keep it fixed.
Every engagement starts with an audit, so the work is aimed at what actually matters in your business. After that you choose how far to go.
Fixed-price build projects
We build the systems the audit calls for, scoped and priced up front.
- Processes, documentation and controls
- Production and operations systems
- Automation where it pays back
Monthly retainer
Ongoing support so the systems stick and keep improving.
- Regular reviews with you and your team
- Help with new problems as they come up
- A sounding board for bigger decisions
Our background
We've stood on the factory floor and sat in the owner's chair.
Headfully is built on hands-on experience of running and improving manufacturing businesses, not theory. We know the pressures of an owner-run firm because we've lived them.
We work practically and on site, with the people who'll run the systems once we've gone.
20+ yearsrunning an owner-managed business
Factory automationand FMCG production management
Product & systemsdesign, CAD and process engineering
Get in touch
Tell us where the business still leans on you.
Send a short email about your business and what you'd like to change. We'll reply personally to arrange a conversation.
Email us
simon@headfully.co.uk