About BFY
Our team’s dedication to the BFY mantra, delivering exceptional work for clients, is the core driver behind our fast-growing reputation as one of the UK’s leading management consultancies.
Ian Barker
Managing Partner
About BFY
One of the UK's fastest-growing management consultancies
BFY Group is one of the UK’s fastest-growing management consultancies, trusted by leading organisations in Energy, Utilities, and Private Equity. We build strong partnerships with our clients, working practically to tackle their toughest challenges, realise opportunities, and achieve lasting results.
Since our founding in 2004, we’ve been proud to remain an independent, privately owned firm based in Nottingham, working with clients throughout the UK.
Our deep expertise is what sets us apart. We bring in leading talent directly from the sectors we serve, equipping them with the consulting skills they need to make a lasting impact with our clients.
Our team’s experience covers every level from senior leadership roles to operational, with backgrounds at companies like E.ON, British Gas, and npower.
We specialise in Transformation, Strategy and Commercial Excellence, Operational Turnaround and Recovery, and ESG and Carbon Reduction.
When working together, we really value the contribution and material impact made by BFY's team, creating an ambitious and high achieving project environment whilst also passing on their expertise to the team.
Managing Director
Water Retailer
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Recognised as industry leaders
We’re proud of the recognition we've received for our growth and impact. We’ve been named one of the UK’s Leading Management Consultants by the Financial Times, featured in The Sunday Times Hundred as one of the fastest-growing private companies, and earned multiple Best Workplaces awards. Ian Barker, our Managing Partner, also made The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders list in 2024.
We work with a wide range of organisations across Energy, Utilities, and Private Equity. This includes leading energy retailers - where we support 75% of the UK market - as well as emerging firms. We also support companies throughout the broader energy value chain and utilities sector, covering water, energy services, infrastructure, and more.
What sets us apart is our team’s blend of industry experience and consulting expertise. We’ve hired leading experts from the sectors we serve, and helped them build the consulting skills needed to become trusted advisors for clients, who drive lasting change.
Our clients consistently rate our service as excellent. They value our hands-on approach, deep industry expertise, and ability to seamlessly integrate with their teams. Over the last 20 years, we’ve built strong, long-lasting relationships with many organisations, who we continue to work with today.
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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
BFY’s thought leadership has an ability to cut through complex datasets to arrive at true insight which has been great. I’ve seen them working really well with my team and being incredibly supportive, ensuring they will be set up for success.
Transformation Director
Energy Retailer
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Working with our team
We work closely with our clients to build strong, collaborative partnerships, helping them to overcome their toughest challenges and realise new opportunities. With leading industry experience, we understand the complexities you face, bringing empathy and a commitment to drive transformative change in every project we deliver.
Our focus is on practical, effective solutions that achieve lasting results, bringing ideas that inspire new ways of thinking and working
We uphold this approach through our core values:
- Dynamic
- Resilient
- Ambitious
- Smart
- Team First
- Self Starter
We’re also recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces by Great Place To Work UK. 2024 saw us feature amongst the Top 100 Best Workplaces across four categories:
- Best Workplaces (Overall - Small Organisations)
- Best Workplaces for Development
- Best Workplaces for Wellbeing
- Best Workplaces for Women
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About BFY
Our Leadership Team
Ian Barker
Managing Partner
Ian shapes the BFY vision and inspires our team to bring it to life, while remaining central to complex client engagements in Strategy, Commercial, and Operations.
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Rachel Littlewood
Director
Rachel leads our Financial Optimisation work streams, working with leaders to improve profitability & cashflow
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Tom Bromwich
Director
Tom leads client engagements with a particular focus on commercial strategy, pricing, customer acquisition and retention.
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Kelly Payne
Director
Kelly helps clients achieve operational excellence to improve customer outcomes, employee engagement, and optimising cost to serve.
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Kevin Scott
Director
Kevin leads client engagements with a laser focus on empowering clients to navigate large-scale events and market challenges.
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