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It begins with a call. We take the time to understand your business, where you are now, and where you want to get to.
About Tectona
Experienced financial leadership - designed to fit the needs of your business.
We work with growing UK businesses that have outpaced their current finance structure and need senior financial leadership — without the cost or commitment of a full-time FD.
Tectona in a nutshell
Your success is our passion.
Growing a business brings opportunity — but it also brings complexity. At some point, instinct and experience alone are no longer enough. You need clear numbers, structured thinking, and confident decision-making. That’s where we come in.
Tectona Partnership provides experienced, part-time Finance Directors to owner-managed and growing businesses — helping you gain clarity, control, and momentum without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. We don’t just report the numbers. We help you use them.
Tectona was founded by Mark Nicholls with a simple aim: to give growing businesses access to the kind of financial leadership typically reserved for much larger organisations.
Today, we are a team of 15 highly experienced Finance Directors, each bringing deep expertise across a range of sectors — from professional services and technology to manufacturing, construction, and beyond. That breadth of experience matters. It means we can quickly understand your business, your challenges, and your opportunities — and bring proven thinking that works in the real world, not just in theory.
The model
The fractional model, simply put.
A full-time CFO can cost £150k+ a year. Most growing businesses don't need one full-time — they need the direction a CFO brings.
We deliver it in the days you actually need each month. Board packs, cashflow, forecasts, funder conversations, difficult decisions — same seniority, a fraction of the cost.
You get a named partner, not a rotating team. Someone who knows your numbers, your rhythm, and the questions worth asking next.
Our principles
How we work.
Find the Right Fit
If we can help, we’ll match you with the right Finance Director for your business — not just technically, but personally. The relationship matters.
Work Alongside You
Your part-time CFO/FD becomes part of your team, bringing structure, insight, and challenge where needed — helping you make better decisions, consistently over time.
How do you know if the timing's right?
If you’re unsure whether you have the financial clarity and control your business needs, or whether a part-time CFO / FD can add value and help you to navigate the stage you're at, then the best place to start is with our free Financial Health Check. It’s a simple way to understand where you are, where the gaps might be, and what to do next.
Meet the team
The Tectona Team.
A team of highly experienced Finance Directors, each bringing deep expertise across a range of sectors. Select a name to read their experience, specialisms and what clients say.
Stroud · Gloucestershire
Rooted in the Cotswolds. Trusted across the UK.
Based in Stroud, Gloucestershire — with clients from London to Manchester, in professional services, manufacturing, technology and consumer businesses.
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