From Binman To
Boardroom.
"Most accountants learn business theory from a textbook; I learned it on the shop floor. I started my career with no qualifications, working in the gritty reality of factories, warehouses, and tyre-fitting bays. I then spent a decade behind the wheel of a refuse vehicle before working my way through operations, supply chain, and project management into the world of finance. Along the way I have worked for major PLCs such as Travis Perkins and Jaguar Landrover.
This journey gave me a perspective that a lecture hall simply cannot provide. I am a CIMA Member in Practice and a Qualified Lean Six Sigma Practitioner, meaning I operate at the exact intersection of financial rigour and operational efficiency.
I built Neuvantage to bridge the gap between the manual reality of the shop floor and the strategic strategy of the boardroom. Whether you are battling thin margins in a warehouse or drowning in spreadsheets in a finance department, I find the hidden "Operational Waste Tax" that is draining your profits."
Founder & Operational Profit Architect
The Neuvantage Operating System
As a business consultant specialising in operational profit, we help businesses, small and large across Northants and beyond to move beyond the balance sheet to identify the systemic friction holding back growth.
But this isn't about one person's opinion or knowledge. Our Founder, Gavin Simpson ACMA CGMA, has used his decades of unique experience and knowledge and has built it into scalable frameworks that allow our entire team to see what he sees.
Neuvantage PROFIT-ABILITY Framework™
We don't rely on "gut feel." We use a structured diagnostic engine to identify the 6 Universal Wastes. This allows any Neuvantage Architect to locate profit leaks with the same precision I learnt on the shop floor.
The "Spiky Profile" Advantage
As an Autistic founder, I have a "Spiky Profile"—an ability to hyper-focus and spot patterns others miss. I have built these traits into our audit processes, ensuring every client benefits from deep analytical rigour.
The Bilingual Standard
Every member of the Neuvantage team is trained to speak two languages: Operational Reality and Financial Strategy. We ensure the warehouse understands the budget, and the boardroom understands the bottleneck.
Our Mission: Unlocking Potential
My journey from a binman with no qualifications to a Chartered Accountant was hard fought. It shouldn't be that hard for the next generation.
Neuvantage has a core social mission: To harness Neurodivergent and Working Class Talent.
We are building a pathway for people who "think differently" through cognitive and background diversity to enter the world of high-performance finance. We believe that unique perspectives—born from different ways of thinking and different life experiences—are exactly what modern business needs.