Reporting takes too much work.
Every management meeting starts with another round of exports, spreadsheets and checking whose numbers are right.
One trusted view of performance, ready when you need it.
London-based analytics consultancy
Know your numbers.
Improve how you work.
We help UK service businesses turn scattered data into dependable reporting, understand what drives performance and improve everyday operations. Practical solutions, built with your team and ready to use.
Talk through your challenge A free 30-minute conversation with Liam
Work directly with Liam, from the first conversation to delivery and handover.
Best suited to recurring reporting or operational problems, with a finance or operations owner available to support the work.
Explore the analysis Illustrative data
Which clients are really driving profit?
Invoices + Time records + Delivery costs
Annual performance by client
RevenueGross profit
Select a client to see what sits behind the numbers.
The largest client is the least profitable.
- of revenue
- 35%
- of delivery time
- 50%
- of gross profit
- 9%
What could a pricing change mean?
What-if modelAnnual gross profit
£12k to £24k
Gross margin
10% to 18.2%
Assumes the client accepts the fee increase, with workload and delivery costs unchanged.
Built around your business.Reporting & forecastingData connectionsAutomation & practical AI
Start with what is getting in the way
Use your data to run the business.
Spend less time pulling it together.
For growing service businesses with important information spread across finance, CRM, delivery tools and spreadsheets.
Management reporting and dashboards
Performance is under pressure. The cause is unclear.
Margins are slipping, deadlines are harder to meet or work keeps building up in the same place. You need to understand why and what to change.
Understand the causes and put practical improvements into use.
Routine admin slows the team down.
People copy the same information between systems, chase approvals and check progress by email. Work slows down when the next step is unclear.
Fewer manual steps, with clear responsibilities and human review where it matters.
Our services
Reliable information.
A better way to work.
Choose a focused project to make your reporting dependable or improve an operational process. Add continuing expertise where your business needs it. We will help you find the right starting point.
A focused project
Data & Reporting
Turn disconnected systems and spreadsheets into reporting you can trust. We connect the data, agree the definitions and build a clear view of business performance.
- Connected data and quality checks
- Dashboards and management reports
- Training and a usable handover
Typically 6–10 weeks
Explore Data & Reporting A focused project
Operational Analytics & Improvement
Understand what is holding performance back and put a better way of working into practice. We use analysis, workflow changes and useful automation to address the cause.
- Margin, capacity and process analysis
- Workflow improvements and practical AI
- Testing and measurement of progress
Typically 6–10 weeks
Explore operational improvement An ongoing partnership
Ongoing Analytics & AI Partner
Keep your reporting dependable and your improvement plans moving. Work directly with Liam each month for senior expertise, clear priorities and practical delivery.
- Reporting reliability and data quality
- Regular reviews and clear ownership
- One agreed improvement at a time
Three-month minimum · Three founder days per month
Explore the ongoing partnership Projects have an agreed scope and fixed fee. You can start an ongoing partnership around your existing systems. If the work is unlikely to justify the investment, we will say so.
A clear route from problem to progress
Start small enough
to get it right.
Start with one problem, agree what needs to improve and build something your team can use in its day-to-day work.
- 01
Talk through the problem.
A free 30-minute conversation about what is not working, what it costs your team in time or effort and whether Sightline could help.
- 02
Take a closer look, if it helps.
If there is a potential fit, we may offer one free walkthrough of up to 45 minutes. Your team shows us the relevant report or process at a high level, using redacted or representative information.
- 03
Agree the work. Build it. Put it to use.
The proposal confirms the outcome, fee and scope. Paid delivery includes the necessary design, build, testing and training, followed by handover or agreed ongoing support.
An accountable partner
Senior experience.
Hands-on delivery.
Liam SoaneFounder, Sightline Analytics
A London-based consultancy, with direct access to the person doing the work.
Liam brings director-level analytics leadership and hands-on delivery experience across healthcare, property and complex commercial environments.
He leads each engagement and stays accountable from the first conversation through delivery and handover. Where a specialist is needed, their role is agreed with you in advance.
Previous experience: analytics at Foxtons
As Lead Analyst at Foxtons, Liam led an analytics team and worked on predictive models, area targeting and marketing-return analysis to help guide commercial decisions.
This is Liam’s previous employment experience, separate from Sightline’s client work.
View Liam’s professional profile ↗Before we talk
A few useful
answers.
Which service is right for us?
Choose Data & Reporting when the priority is dependable information. Operational Analytics & Improvement investigates a performance problem and puts changes into practice. The ongoing partnership provides continuing ownership and delivery. You do not need to decide before the first conversation.
Do we need better data before we start?
No company-wide clean-up is required. We identify the information needed for your priority and address the issues that would affect the result within the agreed scope.
Will you work with our existing team and systems?
Yes. Sightline works alongside your team and suppliers, using your current systems where sensible. We add tools or infrastructure only when the agreed outcome needs them.
Does every project use AI?
No. A better report, a reliable integration or rules-based automation may solve the problem. Where AI has a useful job, we make review, permissions, exceptions and ownership clear.
What happens in the free conversation?
We discuss what is not working, the effect on your business and whether Sightline could help. If there is a potential fit, we may offer one free walkthrough of up to 45 minutes, led by your team. These free stages do not include process mapping, data analysis, solution design, prioritisation, a business case or a written roadmap.
For advisers and implementation firms
Analytics delivery alongside your client work.
When a client needs more than their standard reporting or system setup can provide, Sightline can deliver a defined analytics or workflow project alongside your team.
Agree the responsibilities before work starts.
You bring the client relationship and your area of expertise. Liam scopes and delivers the agreed data, reporting or operational improvement. We agree who contracts with the client, access permissions, review points and handover before delivery.
Each engagement needs an agreed scope and available capacity. Any subcontracting, confidentiality or client-facing arrangement is confirmed in writing.
Discuss a potential delivery project ↗Let’s find the useful next step
What would you
like to work better?
Tell Liam what is taking too much time, what you cannot see clearly or where performance needs to improve. Liam usually replies within two working days to arrange a free 30-minute conversation.
No preparation needed for the first call. Please leave confidential or personal client information out of your enquiry.
enquiries@sightline-analytics.co.uk ↗