Ascardo Limited

The business group includes: • UK Corporate Recruitment • UK Corporate Training • Pennine Trent Interim Management The business is owned and managed by Simon Hindley and Andrew Knight, who are two very experienced Chartered Certified Accountants Pennine Trent Limited has been trading since April as the interim management business originally set up by Andrew. Engagements have been undertaken on behalf of senior management, banks, asset based lenders, shareholders, venture capitalists and Insolvency Practitioners in a variety of business sectors and roles. Typical projects have included- Covering for staff vacuums - Acquisitions and disposals - Cashflow Management - New Business Set-Up work - Strategic Reviews - Change Management - Mentoring and development - Business plans, forecasts and budgets - IT Project Implementation - Recruitment of New Teams - Benchmarking - Improving Management Information Systems - Project management - Investigation work on behalf of third parties - Supply chain review and process Mapping Common features of businesses requiring our services- Ineffective, hesitant and weak management - Cashflow pressure - Poor lender relationships - Exhausted finance function - Over diversification - Lack of operating controls - Market Lag - Explosive Growth and inadequate resources - Precarious customer base - Family v Business Objectives - Operating without a business plan or corporate strategy - Poor succession planning - Low staff morale