Our Approach
Strong Today – Too many businesses lose capacity for development when they become trapped in trying to solve small reparative issues – making sure the day-to-day controls are in place enables time to develop future strategy.
Strong Tomorrow – We are part of an ever changing environment and we believe strongly that development driven by insight and an organised approach to budgeting and planning can be the difference between success and failure
Strong Future – Nothing lasts forever and being on top of what is relevant to your market and what is changing is key to success. We believe commercial development looks wider than doing what we do now and that it should include the potential to try new things and develop new income strategies when required.
Strong Infrastructure – A commercial strategy is only as strong as the foundations it is built on and without partnership working and cross-organisational collaboration the success of any venture will be limited. We believe that the whole team should know what is being done, and why, and that success lies in everyone being engaged in common shared goals.
Our Story
Thirty years after starting in business, we are proud to be supporting some leading commercial operations in the UK in the delivery of their business processes and operations.
We are delighted to deliver this across a wide portfolio of services from project management, revenue protection and logistics through to systems integration, operational development, coaching and advising the next generation of commercial leaders.
Most recently our approach to inventory management and allergen legislation has helped several companies meet this challenge head-on and deliver a relevant service to our valued clients.
Our ability to innovate across a range of commercial activities has made for an interesting journey and has consistently helped deliver results.
We continue to relish the opportunity to take on all new challenges and look forward to working with you.
Creative
We believe that the challenges in any organisation are best resolved by using the best ideas from within the team and the sharing of what best practice should look like.
Sustainable
We believe the best solution will be one that is sustainable and that can move over time to meet the changing needs of the organisation
Engaging
We believe in getting the best from everyone in a team and making sure everyone has a voice in deciding what great looks like.
Honest
We believe that being honest with our partners and clients about their business is key to building on their strengths and to meeting their challenges.
Collaborative
We believe in creating a lasting culture change and developing behaviours which embed strong positive practices within teams who share a common goal
Meet the Team
We look forward to working with you
NICK BARNES
Director – LinkedIn
Nick has worked within the hospitality, retail & events industry for 30 years, focused primarily in front and back office systems – specialising in stock control.
He has supported many clients to improve commercial performance and operating efficiency – typically improving results by 2%.
He enjoys working at grass roots level, working out where stock is being wasted and also seeing the opportunities to boost incremental sales performance.
GRAEME WOOD
Director – LinkedIn
From his time at college to the present day, Graeme has spent all his life involved in the hospitality industry. He specialises in Business Planning, Event Management, Team Leadership and Training. Recent projects have included a major Development and Restructuring exercise which included a significant amount of change management and procurement responsibilities. He is an enthusiastic and energetic operational manager who sets himself very high standards.
Graeme has extensive knowledge of managing multi-site locations with high turnover. He brings a unique and dynamic skill set to Moneypennys and has overseen its growth from small beginnings to the present day.
JO O’NEILL
Project Management Consultant – LinkedIn
Jo specialises in Project Management, Career Coaching, Executive Coaching and Facilitation
Experienced in supporting clients at varying stages of transition whether considering a complete change of direction, starting up a new business venture or taking active retirement.
A credible Coach and Facilitator, delivering either face to face or remotely. She is pragmatic and has a practical approach which is both friendly and relaxed, able to quickly put clients at ease and build a strong and dependable relationship
HELEN HOLMES
Project Management Consultant – LinkedIn
Helen holds a PRINCE2 Practitioner Project Management qualification, and has led many projects, including sourcing and upgrading back office and IT systems. Helen has carried out project work for some key clients, including Center Parcs and The Hurlingham Club. Helen has previously spent many years as a Buyer for both Center Parcs and Boots, where she gained considerable experience of purchasing products across a broad range of categories. She has extensive experience of product sourcing, tendering, negotiating and performance analysis, together with comprehensive product and supplier management skills.
MARK HARRIES
Project Management Consultant
Marc has a wide range of experience in various sectors of the hospitality industry and is passionate about improving the performance of the business he works with. Mark started work with Bass Breweries in the 1990s and we first worked with him when he was working with Molson Coors where he led the NUS licensed trade account management for a number of years.
Specialising in procurement, tenders, customer service, commercial strategy, and logistics Marc has helped a number of companies to meet their challenges and build financial sustainability with his friendly approach and detailed analysis.
JO BARTON
Operational Management Consultant – LinkedIn
Jo has over 20 years of Operational and Development management experience across licensed trade and catering in the hospitality industry, from cafes to nightclubs.
She is focused on service standards, SOPs, stock management controls, along with team leadership and development. Jo is qualified in allergen management, nutrition and health & safety, alongside being a personal licence holder and also a member of the Institute of Hospitality.
She is passionate about delivering the best customer experience and ensuring an engaged team. She also contributes and achieves the developed team and operational plans.
NIGEL HALLAM
Commercial Management Consultant – LinkedIn
Nigel is formally trained in Hospitality, with a varied commercial background in industrial catering, retail, licensing, entertainment and Common User Service contracts (ships, oil platforms & construction sites) of over 39 years).
He has experience of both unit management and the senior management of multi site/multi discipline operations with significant turnovers.
NICK PRIME
Auditing & Compliance Consultant
Nick has a catering and hospitality background, predominantly working in hospitality audit and IT solutions.
Nick has project managed the development and implementation of IT solutions and audit controls with numerous multi-outlet hospitality operators including military, retail, stadia, leisure, local authority, healthcare, university, education, contract catering and facilities management organisations.
Nick has over thirty years with a leading IT Solutions Hospitality provider – Ten years as a senior consultant, Twenty years as Company Director, Ten years as Company Chief Executive, Three years as a Non-Executive Director.
CLAIRE TAYLOR
Client Database Consultant – LinkedIn
Claire has managed all aspects of stock databases for many years in multi-outlet, multi-million-pound environments. She has experience with all aspects of recipe building, product maintenance, price changes, wastage recording and analysis, creation of discounts and offers, as well as till screen layouts to facilitate speed of service and accurate stock depletion.
As a Commercial Resources Manager Claire was responsible for a team processing over ten thousand delivery notes annually. Claire has overseen stocktakes for bars, catering and retail environments and has enabled managers to increase their profit margins through effective procedures. She has also been responsible for the maintenance of over 50 tills and PDQs.
Additionally, Claire’s previous experience has included the creation and implementation of standard operating procedures to prevent stock loss in environments predominantly staffed by non-permanent members of staff.
ANGELA JANAWAY
Client Database Analyst – LinkedIn
Angela has worked in data and financial analysis for many years, managing Retail and Food and Beverage stock control and epos systems. She has expertise in system selection, data migration, implementation and training, always achieving exemplary and timely project completion.
Angela has great attention to detail with excellent Microsoft skills, having worked with large volumes of data, involving analysis and reporting as required.