Host Companies

Host Companies
London-Based Organisations. Live Business Issues.
Our host companies are London-based organisations and each project is built around issues of genuine relevance to them. Host companies are selected to align with the subjects we cover: Finance, Engineering, and Law.
Business & Finance
Strategy, growth, operations, finance, market research, customer insight, and more.
Engineering
Design constraints, optimisation, sustainability, feasibility, trade-offs, and more.
Law
Case analysis, risk, compliance, argument structure, written advocacy, and more.
Sample Company A
Sector: Business & Finance
Focus: London-Based Fractional CFO & Growth Advisory Firm
Company Profile

This specialist growth advisory firm works with scaling businesses across the UK and Europe. With a team of experienced finance directors and strategic advisers, the firm supports companies navigating critical stages of expansion.

This firm provides part-time Chief Financial Officers to growing businesses that need high-level financial leadership without building a full in-house executive team.

Their clients typically include businesses in capital-intensive and operationally complex sectors, including: e-commerce and global logistics; franchise network expansion; and wholesale and industrial distribution.

The firm operates at the centre of high-growth decision-making. Its advisers work directly with founders and executive teams on issues that shape the future of the business; from cashflow strategy and financial controls to investor communications and fundraising preparation.

The firm’s work sits at the intersection of finance, strategy, and growth, supporting companies as they move from early traction to sustainable scale.

Sample Project Brief
CFO Dashboard Design for Scaling Businesses
The firm wants to standardise how it presents monthly financial performance to founder-led clients.

The company provides (1) an anonymised monthly CFO reporting slide currently used internally and (2) a short note from a founder/client explaining their current concerns and difficulties.

Students must design a Founder Finance Dashboard showing 8–10 key metrics a scaling business should monitor. They must define each metric clearly, explain why it matters, and propose a clear visual layout suitable for a board meeting.
Sample Company B
Sector: Law
Focus: London Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice
Company Profile

This mid-sized commercial litigation firm specialises in business disputes, with a particular emphasis on specialist contractual, proprietary, and intellectual property rights, as well as asset recovery. With a team of approximately 30 lawyers, the practice focuses on high-value, high-stakes cases requiring detailed analysis and strategic judgment.

The firm advises on matters such as: contract and commercial disputes; shareholder and partnership conflicts; patent and trademark infringement; and banking and financial market disputes. Its clients include small and medium-sized enterprises, professional partnerships, insolvency practitioners, and high-growth founders navigating moments of legal and financial tension.

Matters are often strategically complex and commercially sensitive. Cases frequently involve extensive evidence review, forensic financial analysis, structured written argument, and court or arbitration advocacy.

The culture of the practice is analytical, disciplined, and commercially aware. Strategy is developed with both legal reasoning and business consequence in mind. Every matter requires careful evaluation of risk, cost, leverage, and potential outcome.

Sample Project Brief
Contract Dispute Risk Assessment
A commercial contract between two UK businesses has broken down following delivery delays and alleged breach of exclusivity terms.

The company provides a simplified contract extract and dispute summary.

Students must identify the key contested clauses, assess and compare legal and commercial risks for both parties, and outline their proposed resolution strategy.