Solaris. We install commercial and corporate control.
Demand systems, cashflow control, and internal controls.
If your business is strong at delivery but weak on control, growth becomes guesswork. Pipeline swings, margins leak, cash drifts, and decisions rely on judgement instead of visibility.
Solaris installs the commercial routines and internal controls that make performance predictable. You get clearer demand, tighter conversion, stronger margin discipline, and cash that shows up when it should.
This is not theory and not a report that gathers dust. It is practical control you can run weekly, with artefacts your team can follow and a governance posture that reduces risk.
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Why Solaris exists
Most SME leaders are overloaded, not under-skilled. When demand, cashflow, and internal controls are informal, the business becomes founder-dependent and risk increases quietly.
Solaris exists to install commercial control that compounds. Clear priorities. Simple routines. Decision-grade visibility. The business runs better without you carrying everything.
Where AI is used, it is governed and measurable. The purpose is reliability and reduced admin drag, not hype.
If any of this feels familiar, Solaris is for you
Good at delivery, light on demand
You rely on word of mouth, repeat work, or a handful of relationships. When they slow down, so does your pipeline.
Revenue stuck below where it should be
You are pushing hard for the same turnover each year and you know the business is capable of more.
Everything depends on you
You are involved in every key decision, major client, and important deal. If you step away, things slow down or stop.
Follow up is inconsistent
Enquiries land, proposals go out, and then nothing. There is no repeatable routine to move people from interest to yes.
Margins feel too thin
You suspect pricing, discounts, or scope creep are draining profit, but there is no commercial routine to stop it.
Data exists, but it is not driving decisions
You sit on years of quotes, jobs, and client information, but it is not being used to tighten targeting, pricing, or cash collection.
What Solaris actually does
1. Get More Clients
We install demand systems that produce better enquiries and reduce reliance on referrals. Positioning, offer clarity, follow-up routines, and visibility so you can see what is working and what is not.
2. Commercial Accelerators
We install cashflow control and commercial discipline. Quoting and margin rules, payment terms, debtor follow-up, and weekly visibility so more of the work you win turns into profit and cash.
3. Commercial Consulting
We install internal controls that reduce risk and improve decision-making. Operating cadence, reporting packs, approval trails, and governed automation where it improves reliability.
For founders and smaller businesses
If you are earlier-stage or under £750k turnover and not yet ready for full advisory or accelerator work, Solaris offers a structured entry point through the Strategic Foundations – Founders Pack.
This covers practical commercial basics such as pricing, cashflow, offers, websites, early demand, and fixed-scope support, with a clear path into Solaris’ core services as the business grows.
What we install
Demand systems
Offer and messaging clarity, enquiry capture, follow-up routines, and weekly visibility so demand is trackable, not hoped for.
🔹 Messaging and offer page structure
🔹 Enquiry intake and response rules
🔹 Follow-up cadence and pipeline visibility
Cashflow control
Pricing and terms discipline, invoice accuracy, debtor follow-up, and a weekly cash position that management can trust.
🔹 Terms, invoicing, and collection rules
🔹 Debt-chasing sequence and templates
🔹 Weekly cash and aged debt visibility
Internal controls
Decision routines, approval trails, reporting packs, and governed automation to reduce risk and remove founder dependency.
🔹 Weekly numbers pack and decision cadence
🔹 Approval and documentation trail
🔹 Governed automation to reduce errors
Outcome: fewer surprises, faster decisions, tighter execution, and a business that is easier to run and easier to sell.
How we work together
1. Focused discovery call
A direct conversation about where control is weak, what is costing you money or time, and the single priority that matters most right now.
2. Clear deliverables and cadence
We agree what is being installed, what good looks like, and the minimum reporting cadence needed to keep it running without constant chasing.
3. Install and tighten
We implement with you, then tighten based on results so control becomes normal, not a one-off push.
About our founder
I am David, founder of Solaris. Over the past decade I have held senior leadership and board roles, scaling multi-million-pound businesses, leading strategic and financial transformation, and installing governance that improves decision-making and reduces risk.
Solaris exists to bring commercial discipline and corporate control to owner-led businesses that are ready to run tighter, grow faster, or prepare for exit without gambling on guesswork.
Credentials:
🔹 MBA with Distinction
🔹 Certificate in Business Valuation
🔹 Level 7 Strategic Leadership qualification
🔹 10+ years in senior leadership and director roles
Governance matters here. Clear artefacts, clear accountability, and clear decision trails. That is how you reduce risk and improve outcomes.
Strategic Management and Leadership Level 7
Master of Business Administration with Distinction
Certificate in Business Valuation
If you want commercial control that actually runs, start with a call.
Solaris FAQs
What does Solaris actually do?
Solaris installs demand systems, cashflow control, and internal controls so SMEs can run with fewer surprises and better decision-making. This usually includes offer clarity, follow-up routines, pricing and terms discipline, and weekly visibility that management can trust.
Who is Solaris for?
Established UK SMEs, typically £750k to £10m turnover, often in services, engineering, construction, distribution, and similar operational businesses. If delivery is strong but demand, margin, cash, or control feels informal, you are usually a fit.
What do you usually install first?
One priority that unlocks control quickly: demand visibility and follow-up, margin discipline, cash collection, or a weekly numbers pack that makes decisions easier. Solaris focuses on practical movement, not long reports.
Do you offer fixed-scope products, or only consulting?
Both. Many engagements start with a defined, fixed-scope install (for example demand system setup, a commercial diagnostic, or a cashflow and payment control pack). Advisory support is available where ongoing governance or oversight is useful.
Do you build AI systems and automation?
Yes, where it is governed and measurable. Solaris uses modern tools, including AI, to improve follow-up, intake, reporting, and routine decision support. The goal is reliability and control, not experimentation.
Do you do company valuations?
Yes, where it supports a wider commercial goal such as growth, restructuring, investor conversations, or exit planning. Valuation is treated as part of decision-making, not a standalone identity.