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Fractional CFOs and finance coaching for $1M to $5M companies in the UK

A founder of a $1M to $5M company in the UK can hire a fractional CFO or learn the work and keep it in house. This page lists both: 4 firms and practitioners offering fractional CFO work and 2 programs on finance, fundraising and exit preparation for founders and CEOs.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Firms and practitioners 4 Programs 2 Order published rule

Hire: fractional CFO

A fractional CFO owns cash, forecasting, reporting, banking and investor relations, and sits between the bookkeeper and the board.

$2,410per month, median published
  • Hours4 to 16 hours a week
  • Minimum term3 months
  • Published fees$2,280 to $2,540
  • Month oneAccess to the books, a cleaned-up close, a 13-week cash flow forecast and a first monthly reporting pack the CEO can read in ten minutes
  • Firms for $1M to $5M4 firms
  • Cost guideWhat a CFO costs

Learn: finance coaching for founders

You keep the work in house and learn to run it yourself, with a coach, a course or a peer group.

Prices on requestnone of these programs publishes one

Hire: fractional CFOs

First on the list are The CFO Centre, Leadership Services and ScaleWithCFO. 2 publish a monthly fee, from $2,280 to $2,540 a month. The other 2 quote. Most fractional CFOs at a $1M to $50M company work 4 to 16 hours a week, usually one fixed day plus the close and the weeks before a board meeting or a raise. Month one is access to the books, a cleaned-up close, a 13-week cash flow forecast and a first monthly reporting pack the CEO can read in ten minutes.

Fractional CFOs for $1M to $5M companies
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The CFO Centre Editor's pick Hire Names $1M to $5M

Firm, Swindon, UK. CFO. $1M to $100M.

6 named clients Founded 2001, 750+ people
Fee on request

Learn: coaching for founders

2 programs on finance, fundraising and exit preparation for founders and CEOs, open to companies in the UK.

Finance coaching

How this page is built. The firms and practitioners offer fractional CFO work and say they serve $1M to $5M companies in the UK. The programs cover finance, fundraising and exit preparation and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.