About BFY
Our people, services, and capabilities are all aligned to one shared goal – delivering exceptional results for our clients. It’s for this reason that we’ve gained a market-leading reputation in Energy and Utilities.
Ian Barker
Managing Partner
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Knowledge and experience you can count on
Our position in the market is due to our ability to solve the most intractable challenges our clients face, creating new opportunities for them to increase their profitability.
Whatever needs unlocking to enable you to deliver your financial commitments, we have the knowledge, experience and expertise required.
Here's a bit more about us:
- Founded in 2004
- Headquartered in Nottingham
- Independent, privately owned UK company
- Expertise in Energy, Water, and Financial Services
- Work with around 75% of UK Energy suppliers
- Recognised as a Great Place To Work
- Listed as one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services
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Dedicated to helping you succeed
A great company culture is something that is very important to me. You spend a lot of time at work, so you need to know you will enjoy being there. BFY has a great culture with a friendly and family-like approach, which is focussed on delivering exceptional results for our clients. Jonathan Paton Senior Manager
Case Studies
Celebrating our clients’ success
Challenger supplier reduces debt book by ~£30m with improved processes and new campaigns
Challenger energy supplier facing ~£75m debt book increase due to inefficient processes, a lack of collection campaigns, and little progress towards Ofgem smart meter install targets.
Identifying a ~£1m cost avoidance opportunity in a large supplier's customer migration
We supported a large energy supplier with the migration of its customer base to a new system provider. As this was a background migration, we helped the supplier to cleanse their existing customer data, ensuring that any potential risks were recognised in advance and managed effectively.
Accelerated M&A process on behalf of a Senior Secured Creditor
We deployed our accelerated M&A team to conduct due diligence analysis of the domestic retailer, modelling the business, and customer book, at pace to prepare for all disposal options.
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Insight from industry experts
Improving debt maturity in a challenging Water industry
In Water, B2B suppliers are facing a battle to be 'front of wallet', as the economic crisis continues to increase pressure on collections processes. To maintain stability, improvements to internal debt capabilities are essential.
Is it possible to deliver a large-scale customer migration, without large problems?
You might be thinking about re-platforming as your path to the future in Utilities, and rightly so. But before taking your first step, don’t underestimate the power of preparation. A properly structured approach will take more time to kick off, but this is always better than recovering from a false start.
BFY Group supports LDC and UniHomes on their partnership to drive continued growth
We're really pleased to have supported LDC and UniHomes on their new partnership, providing advice on the energy implications of UniHomes' continued expansion. Our team delivered insight covering customer journeys, commercial arrangements, energy price scenarios, and regulatory risk management.