Provide independent judgement when the stakes are high.

Struan provides independent counsel to senior leaders facing decisions where the consequences — financial, political or organisational — genuinely matter, and where an outside, unconflicted view materially improves the quality of the decision.

Where we help

• Major investment decisions

  Independent scrutiny before significant capital is committed.

• Strategic options & direction

  Testing the real options, not just the preferred one.

• Independent reviews

  Unconflicted review of a programme, function or decision.

• Executive challenge & sounding board

  A senior, independent perspective for the CEO or chair.

• Organisational decisions

  Judgement on structure, leadership and organisational design questions.

• Complex stakeholder situations

  Navigating boards, shareholders, elected members, communities and government together.

• Major programme decisions

  Independent counsel at programme decision points that carry real consequence.

• Independent assurance

  Assurance that genuinely tests rather than confirms.

Where advisory adds the most value

• Before a major commitment. When significant capital, organisational or political commitment needs scrutiny before council or board approval.
• When internal views are insufficient. When the organisation needs a perspective that isn’t shaped by internal incentives or history.
• When the environment is complex. When board, shareholder, elected member, community and central government dynamics all need to be read at once.
• When governance is not working. When accountability, decision rights and assurance between a council, a CCO board and management aren’t functioning as they should.

Advisory can be engaged as a standalone proposition, or alongside a broader Recover or Build intervention.