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MVP & Business Launch
UK Ltd SetupProductized Services30-Day Revenue

Launch Your UK Consulting Business in 30 Days

From Ltd Registration to First Revenue

30
Days to Revenue
Proven launch playbook
£8.5K+
First Project Value
Transparent pricing
5
Retainer Clients
Recurring revenue target
£500
Total Startup Cost
Fully compliant
What Is a One-Person Consulting Agency Launch?

Launching a one-person consulting agency means registering a UK Ltd, getting professional indemnity insurance, turning your expertise into fixed-scope services, building a personal brand website, and signing your first paying clients within 30 days. It ties together legal compliance (Companies House, IR35, Hiscox) with positioning, niching, and retainer systems built for solo operators targeting £8.5K–£14.5K engagements.

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You've got deep expertise but no idea how to package it into something sellable So you write bespoke proposals for every lead, burn hours on scoping calls, and still end up undercharging.
IR35 rules are opaque, and one wrong determination costs you thousands in back-taxes HMRC reclassifies your contracts — suddenly you owe employer NICs plus penalties, retroactively.
No website No LinkedIn presence. No proof you exist as a business. Prospects Google your name, find nothing, and hire someone who looks the part.
You registered an Ltd but skipped professional indemnity insurance One client dispute over a failed migration and you're personally on the hook for negligence claims.
You're pricing by the hour instead of by the outcome Income stays capped at billable hours — you can't scale, systematize, or take a week off.
No retainer system means feast-or-famine cash flow from month one You close a £14K project, celebrate, then watch three months of empty pipeline roll by.

コンプライアンス

UK Ltd via Companies House

We register your limited company with Companies House, set up a virtual registered office, and structure your director and shareholder setup correctly. Clients see a real entity from day one — not a freelancer with an invoice template.

IR35 Compliance via Qdos Contractor

Every contract goes through an IR35 status determination via Qdos Contractor before you sign. We build contract templates and working practices documentation that protect your outside-IR35 status.

Hiscox Professional Indemnity Insurance

We walk you through Hiscox's online application for professional indemnity cover tailored to consulting and platform migrations. Policies typically run £200–£600/year and protect you against negligence claims.

Productized Service Packaging

We turn your expertise into 2–3 fixed-scope offers with clear pricing: a discovery audit, a full migration sprint, and a monthly retainer. No more custom proposals — clients pick a package and book.

Personal Brand Website

A fast, conversion-focused Next.js site covering your positioning, service packages, pricing, bio, testimonials, and booking system. Deployed on Vercel with a 95+ Lighthouse score.

Retainer & Billing Systems

Stripe subscriptions, automated invoicing, proposal templates, and a lightweight CRM pipeline. Your first 5 clients go through a repeatable onboarding system — not a chain of ad-hoc emails.

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Niche Positioning Strategy

We define your ideal client profile, competitive angle, and one-line positioning statement so every piece of content and outreach lands with the same message.

Transparent Pricing Page

A public pricing page with tiered packages — £2.5K audit, £8.5K–£14.5K migration, £1K–£3K/mo retainer — that filters out bad-fit leads before they even book a call.

LinkedIn Authority System

Profile optimisation, a content calendar, and 30 days of drafted posts targeting your niche — built to pull in inbound enquiries from around day 10.

Automated Booking & Onboarding

Cal.com scheduling, Stripe checkout, welcome email sequences via Resend, and a client portal showing project scope and milestones.

30-Day Revenue Playbook

A week-by-week execution plan: Days 1–3 legal setup, Days 4–10 productisation, Days 11–20 outreach, Days 21–30 close your first paying client.

Contract & Proposal Templates

IR35-safe engagement contracts, scope-of-work templates, and a one-page proposal format that converts — all checked against UK consulting best practices.

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01

Discovery & Positioning

We audit your expertise, target market, and competitors. You come out with a niche, a positioning statement, and 2–3 productised service definitions with pricing attached.
Week 1
02

Legal & Compliance Setup

Ltd registration at Companies House, a Qdos IR35 assessment, a Hiscox professional indemnity application, a business bank account, and a virtual office — all up and running.
Week 1–2
03

Website & Brand Build

A Next.js personal brand site covering services, pricing, about, testimonials, and integrated booking. Deployed on Vercel with analytics and SEO fundamentals in place.
Week 2–3
04

Systems & Automation

Stripe billing, Cal.com scheduling, email sequences, proposal templates, and a lightweight pipeline tracker. Everything your first 5 clients will actually touch.
Week 3
05

Outreach Blitz & First Close

LinkedIn content goes live. Direct outreach to 50+ qualified prospects. Free audit offers deployed. The goal: one signed engagement before day 30.
Week 3–4
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よくある質問

How much does it cost to register a UK Ltd for a consulting business?

Companies House charges £12 for standard online registration or £30 for same-day. A virtual registered office runs £10–£50/month if you'd rather keep your home address off the public record. Business bank accounts are free with providers like Starling or Tide. Total legal setup sits around £50–£200 before insurance and accounting.

Do I need professional indemnity insurance as a solo consultant?

Worth it. If a client claims your advice caused financial loss — say a migration went sideways — professional indemnity covers your legal defence and any damages. Hiscox offers policies from around £200/year for consultants. Many enterprise clients won't sign a contract without proof of PI cover. It's cheap relative to what it protects against.

What is IR35 and how does it affect one-person consulting agencies?

IR35 determines whether HMRC treats you as an employee or a genuine business for tax purposes. If your contract falls inside IR35, you pay employee-level tax and NICs. Qdos Contractor handles status determinations and contract reviews. Getting this wrong can mean backdated tax bills running into tens of thousands. Assess every engagement before you sign.

Can I realistically earn revenue within 30 days of launching?

Yes, if you productise before you start selling. A fixed-scope discovery audit priced at £2,500–£4,000 is an easy first sale — low commitment for the client, useful signal for you. Pair that with 10 outreach conversations a day from week two, and closing one engagement by day 30 is realistic. The key is having a clear offer ready before you pick up the phone.

How do I price productized consulting services in the UK?

Price by outcome, not by the hour. A platform migration audit runs £2.5K–£4K. A full end-to-end migration sprint is £8.5K–£14.5K depending on complexity. Monthly retainers for ongoing optimisation sit at £1K–£3K. Put prices on your website — it pre-qualifies leads and signals that you know what you're worth. Transparent pricing converts faster than "get in touch for a quote."

What should my consulting website include to convert leads?

Five pages at launch: a homepage with your positioning statement, a services page with productised packages and pricing, an about page with your background, a case studies or testimonials section, and a contact page with embedded booking. Build on Next.js for speed. A 95+ Lighthouse score and clear calls-to-action will outperform any elaborate design.

Full Agency Launch from £8,500
Fixed-fee. 30-day post-launch support included.
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