# Wickham Advisory

> Independent financial modelling and advisory practice in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, for Queensland councils, body corporates and growing businesses. Fixed fees, every figure traced to a source document, and clients keep the unlocked model. Delivered personally by the principal, Rhury McDonough.

Contact: https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/contact · rmcdonough@wickhamadvisory.com.au · ABN 59 966 884 389

## Services

### Councils
- [Financial Health Check](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/financial-health-check): Know where the council stands before someone else tells you. From $4,500 + GST ($4,950 incl. GST); 10 business days.
- [Fees, Charges and Cost Recovery Review](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/fees-and-charges-review): Charge what services cost, and be able to show why. From $12,000 + GST ($13,200 incl. GST); 6 to 8 weeks.
- [Long Term Financial Planning](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/long-term-financial-planning): A ten-year plan that survives the next budget. From $20,000 + GST ($22,000 incl. GST), scoped; 8 to 12 weeks.
- [Business Cases and Feasibility Studies](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/business-cases): A business case a funding body will read past page two. From $15,000 + GST ($16,500 incl. GST), scoped; 6 to 10 weeks.
- [Procurement Spend Analysis](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/procurement-spend-analysis): See where the money actually goes. From $10,000 + GST ($11,000 incl. GST); 4 to 6 weeks.

### Body corporates
- [Body Corporate Sinking Fund Forecast](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/sinking-fund-forecast): A sinking fund forecast the committee can stand behind. From $6,000 + GST ($6,600 incl. GST); 4 to 6 weeks.
- [Annual Refresh (Sinking Fund or LTFP)](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/annual-refresh): Keep the forecast current without starting again. From $2,000 + GST ($2,200 incl. GST); 2 weeks.

### Growing businesses
- [Tender Pricing and Commercial Response](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/tender-pricing): Price the bid to win it and still make money. From $2,500 + GST ($2,750 incl. GST) per bid; Aligned to the tender close.
- [Finance Ready Pack](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/finance-ready-pack): Walk into the bank with the numbers already answered. $3,000 to $8,000 + GST ($3,300 to $8,800 incl. GST), scoped; 3 to 4 weeks.
- [Business Operating Review](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/services/business-operating-review): Find out what is really holding the business back, and what fixing it is worth. $5,500 + GST ($6,050 incl. GST); extended $8,500 + GST ($9,350 incl. GST); 3 weeks.

## Key facts
- What does Wickham Advisory do? Wickham Advisory is a Brisbane-based financial modelling and advisory practice. It builds financial models and decision-ready reports for Queensland councils, body corporates and growing businesses: financial health checks, fees and charges reviews, long-term financial plans, business cases, procurement spend analysis, tender pricing, finance-ready packs for lenders, sinking fund forecasts and business operating reviews.
- Where do you work? The practice is based in Brisbane and works with clients across Queensland. Most work is done from your documents, so regional councils and schemes are served the same way as those in South East Queensland.
- Where does the name Wickham come from? From Wickham Terrace, the street running from Brisbane’s city centre up to Spring Hill that has long been home to the city’s specialists. The name is a statement of the standard we work to. The practice is situated in Brisbane.
- Are your fees fixed? Yes. Every engagement is a fixed fee for a written scope, agreed before work starts. Half is invoiced on signing and the balance on delivery, payable within 14 days. Anything outside the scope is quoted in writing before it starts.
- Do your prices include GST? Fees are quoted plus GST, and the website shows the GST-inclusive amount next to each one. Every tax invoice shows the GST separately.
- Who does the work? Every engagement is delivered personally by the principal, Rhury McDonough: the person on the first call builds the model and presents the findings.
- Do we keep the model? Yes. You receive the model unlocked, formula-driven and documented, with no macros and no licence fee, so your team can run the scenarios after the engagement ends.
- Is this financial advice? No. Wickham Advisory provides financial modelling and advisory services to organisations. It does not provide personal financial product advice, legal or tax advice, audit, building inspection or valuation services.
- Do you use AI tools? Yes, to help read and organise the documents you send and to draft working papers. Every figure is checked against its source document, the model's own checks must pass, and every deliverable is reviewed and signed off by the principal before it is issued.
- How do we get started? Book a 20-minute call through the contact page. You will receive a fixed-fee proposal within three business days, setting out the scope, deliverables, timetable and exclusions.

## Pages
- [Fees and payment terms](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/fees)
- [Worked examples and results](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results)
- [Questions answered](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/answers)
- [How we work](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/how-we-work)
- [Team](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/team)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/privacy)

## Worked examples
- [Finding $1.5m in a council's operating result](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/regional-council-health-check) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Forecast operating result improved: $1.5m a year
- [Recovering $380,000 a year the schedule was giving away](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/council-fees-and-charges) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Additional recovery at full phase-in: $380,000 a year
- [Closing a $14.6m funding gap before it arrived](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/council-long-term-financial-plan) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Funding gap identified and closed: $14.6m over 10 years
- [Choosing the $6.2m cheaper option, with the numbers to prove it](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/aquatic-centre-business-case) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Whole-of-life saving (NPV, 30 years): $6.2m
- [Finding $610,000 a year in supplier spend](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/council-procurement-spend) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Estimated saving from consolidation: $610,000 a year
- [Winning a $2.4m tender at a price that made money](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/civil-contractor-tender) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Margin protected on this job: $146,000
- [A $1.2m equipment loan approved in three weeks](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/manufacturer-equipment-finance) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Finance approved: $1.2m loan + $250,000 overdraft
- [Avoiding a $4,375-per-lot special levy](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/gold-coast-sinking-fund) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Special levy avoided: $420,000 ($4,375 per lot)
- [Saving owners $18,000 at the next AGM](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/sinking-fund-annual-refresh) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Lower contributions next year: $18,000
- [$275,000 a year of profit hiding in a busy business](https://www.wickhamadvisory.com.au/results/trade-business-operating-review) (representative example with narrative-driven figures, not a specific client engagement): Added to profit a year: $275,000