About..

Finantrophy is founded on a simple, often-overlooked principle:

small charities and growing businesses deserve high-quality financial expertise suited to their scale.

Our brand name reflects three core ideas resulting in uniquely 'Finantrophy':

Finance — expert, disciplined financial guidance
Trophy — a focus on achievement and meaningful results
Philanthropy — purpose-led work that creates wider benefit

Our Purpose

We use financial insight to help worthwhile organisations succeed and strengthen communities.

We work best with UK charities, social enterprises and owner-led businesses turning over about £0.15m–£20.00m, experiencing growth, profitability challenges, funding changes, governance issues, finance process bottlenecks, insufficient audit support capacity or requiring better organisation financial insights.

We bring corporate finance expertise gained over three decades in a multicultural environment in the UK, Middle East, Africa and South Asia region across a broad spectrum of service-led organisations, organisations and charities.

Leadership

Our 5 core values are:

(1) Integrity

We make principled decisions guided by strong ethics and sound judgment.

(2) Trust

We are honest and reliable; we deliver on our promises with consistency and transparency.

(3) Financial Intelligence

We work with data to extract insights for actionable business decisions.

(4) Learning & Development

We build capability by developing ourselves and training teams to support business continuity.

(5) Community Development & Philanthropy

We support our communities and encourage each other to champion causes we care about.

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Mike Bharwani, Director

EVP, SVP and Board-level stakeholder leader with Finance and Governance expertise in UK, Middle East, Africa & South Asia region.

Extensive experience in FP&A, Finance Processes, Business Planning, Cost Management & Efficiencies, Maangement Accounting, Pricing Models, Strategy and Charity SORP.

Strong capabilities in Corporate Governance, Internal controls, Audits and ERM.

CEO

Lords Group Trading plc UK

"An absolute asset to our growth story. We have expanded tremendously since the days of Chandos, and your efforts were a core driver of our success."

Finance Head

FedEx

ME, India & Africa

"Meticulous analysis and influential strategy led to the successful automation of pricing models in the MEIA region. Consistently balanced team needs with shareholder value. Pioneered profitability analysis at a country level."

Head of Mission Personnel

Serving in Mission UK

“A pleasure and privilege to serve alongside you on the Leadership Team, grateful for the way you have carried significant responsibility with humility and excellence.”

George Lines

“Consistently demonstrated the qualities of an outstanding FD, combining meticulous attention to detail with clear financial insight and sound commercial guidance.”

Regional VP

Western Union

South Asia

"One of the finest finance professionals that I have known. Adds value to every discussion/decision, by bringing the right balance between data and business realities.”