Nick Thompson

FD/CFO

London SE

Nick Thompson In 60 Seconds

I am an experienced FD/CFO who works with business owners to help achieve their ambitions. In the last 6 years, I was MD of a fast-growing green coffee import business. Prior to that I worked as Principal with The CFO Centre with a varied customer portfolio. Before that I was FD with aspirational businesses in the restaurant, retail and hospitality space, working closely with owners around exit events.

Specialist Skills

Leadership

Managing Director of a fast-growing business in challenging times - 2017 to 2023.

Exit Planning

Supported 4 entrepreneurs to sell their businesses.

Business Planning

Produced high level plans and detailed budgets for many businesses.

Strategic Thinker

Spent the last 25 years capturing owner aspirations acting as a sounding board and contributory thinker.

Banking Relationship

Succeeded in presently forecasts to support working capital requirements with most UK clearing banks over the last 15 years.

Track Record Highlights

Successful Principal at The CFO Centre building up a large and varied portfolio.

MD role responsible for handling the challenges of Brexit, COVID and post pandemic impacts in the last 6 years.

Designed and implemented Brexit strategy building a new EU business as a result.

Managed many complex bank refinancing exercises in UK/EU to finance continued growth.

Worked at the centre of many VCT/PE-driven transactions as FD.

Served as FD of a wide variety of high growth, ambitious businesses.

Sector Experience

Retail & Consumer Products: Soft Commodity trading (green coffee)

Design & Architecture

Hospitality & Tourism

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics

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