The problem
Growing companies reach the point where decisions need a governance view in the room — related-party approvals, delegated authority, investor rights — long before they can justify a full-time governance head.
Governance is cheapest to build in the years nobody is asking to see it.
A senior partner sits with your board on a continuing basis: reading the papers before the meeting, testing decisions before they are taken, and giving the promoter a second opinion that is not on the payroll.
What’s included
- A retained senior governance partner, not a support desk
- Pre-board review of proposals, risks and approvals
- Governance framework, policies and delegation of authority
- Related-party, conflict and disclosure oversight
- Quarterly governance scorecard and board reporting
- Continuity through funding, expansion and leadership change
What you receive
- Governance Scorecard, reviewed quarterly
- Board Advisory Report
- Governance Roadmap
- Compliance Dashboard
- Annual Governance Health Review
How it works
We assess how decisions are made, minuted and evidenced, then hand you a Governance Scorecard.
A written Risk Assessment Report: what exposes the company, what exposes the directors, what can wait.
A Governance Roadmap with named owners and dates, plus a clean transition from your existing advisors.
A senior advisor, a live Compliance Dashboard and a monthly reporting pack your board can read.
Why boards and promoters bring us in
Proof
The businesses we advise and what changed.
“Bequip Advisory is an excellent partner for company secretarial, legal, taxation, financial and consultancy services. They provide a complete package for setting up and running a business. Their monthly newsletters and compliance calendar are particularly useful in keeping the business organised and compliant.”
“Bequip Advisory is one of the best management consultancies for company secretarial, corporate legal, project structuring, amalgamations and strategic mergers, management consultancy and franchise advisory. Their prompt reminders and timely delivery make managing complex business requirements much easier.”
“Bequip Advisory helped us bring greater structure and clarity to our corporate governance. Their understanding of board processes, compliance and business requirements gave us the confidence to make decisions with better oversight and accountability. They are more than compliance advisors — they bring a strategic perspective to governance.”
Before you ask
Questions founders ask
about Virtual Governance Office.
Something else on your mind? Ask us directly — a senior adviser replies, fast.
Which stage of business does Bequip work with?
All three. Set Up — businesses establishing, restructuring or formalising. Step Up — businesses that have outgrown informal systems and founder-led decision-making. Scale Up — businesses preparing for expansion, capital, transactions or institutionalisation. Most clients arrive at a transition between stages; that is exactly the moment we are built for.
When does a business need a Fractional CFO?
Usually at Step Up — when revenue is growing faster than your visibility of it: numbers arrive late, cash flow isn’t clear, and the founder still drives every financial decision. A Fractional CFO brings senior financial leadership — planning, MIS, forecasting, management reviews — without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Does Bequip replace our CA / auditor?
No — and we don’t try to. Your CA keeps the books and the statutory work; your auditor stays independent. Bequip takes the layer above: governance, structuring, transitions, transactions, and CFO-level decision support. Most engagements run alongside a CA the client already likes. We brief them, not around them.
When should a business consider restructuring or transition advisory?
Before the pressure point, not after it — when the founder is still in every decision, when the next generation is entering, when a partnership has outgrown its deed, or when a raise or transaction is 12–24 months away. Structures are cheapest to change while nothing is forcing the change.
Can Bequip support one specific business transition?
Yes. Many engagements are a single defined transition — a corporatisation, a founder-to-management handover, a family succession, a fund-raise, an India entry. We agree the scope and the deliverable up front, and if it later grows into standing advisory, that is your call, not our assumption.
Considering Virtual Governance Office? Bring us in early.
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